Recent Obituaries

May 30, 2004

Mrs. Nancy Ingram Covington, 73, of Aiken, died Sunday May 30, 2004 at Eden Gardens Care Center in Aiken. Private funeral services are under the direction of George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC. Memorial donations may be directed to the American Lung Association, 61 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10006 or the...

May 27, 2004

Ms. Wanda Lee Barden, 49, died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at C.M. Tucker Nursing Home, Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be private

Ms. Barden, a native of Orlando, FL., moving to Aiken as a child. She was the daughter of the late Roland Barden, Sr. and Betty Barden. She was an avid reader.

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May 23, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Joan Silverberg will be private. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 25, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC.

Mrs. Silverberg, 69, of Aiken, SC, wife of Mr. Eric Silverberg, died Sunday, morning, May 23, 2004 at her home....

May 23, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Mary Trinkl LaRoche will be celebrated Monday, June 14, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on September 18, 1909, the daughter of the late Robert H. and Anna Milligan Abbott, Mrs....

May 22, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Doil Leon ?Bud? Kohler will be held Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at 6 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Randy Knight officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends Tuesday, May 25, 2004 from 4PM until service time at the funeral home.

May 12, 2004

Mrs. Edith M. Simons, 96, of Aiken, SC, died Wednesday, morning, May 12, 2004 at her home. Funeral services will be held in Vincentown, NJ under the direction of Lankenau Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Vincentown, NJ 08088. 609-859-5522. Local services provided by George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC.

May 6, 2004

A memorial service for Mr. Dennis J. Gossett will be held Saturday, May 15, 2004 at 1 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC, with Bishop Don Graham officiating. Mr. Gossett, 85, of Aiken, SC, died Thursday, morning, May 6, 2004 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Born in Matthews, MO, a son...

Apr 30, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Walter Lee Mercer will be private. Mr. Mercer, 61, of Jackson, SC, son of the late Walter Lee Mercer, Jr. and the late Cynthia Mercer, died Friday, morning, April 30, 3004 at his home.

Born in Augusta, GA and a lifelong resident of Jackson, SC, he was a retired painter. He proudly served...

Apr 26, 2004

Mrs. Nancy J. Villani, 70, wife of Arthur Villani, died Monday, April 26, 2004 at her residence. Services will be private. Born in Clarksville, PA to the late John Hughes and Regina Comstock Hughes. She was a Graduate of California State Teachers College, California, PA. Formerly of Omaha, NE Mrs. Villani moved to Aiken in January of 2002. She...

Apr 24, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Calvin Vincent Snipes will be held Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 3 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC with Pastor Phillip Napier officiating. Interment will follow in Clearwater Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Billy Wood, Ricky Cook, Keith Harp, Clyde Condrey, Chad and...

Apr 23, 2004

Mr. Vernon Fulmer, 75, of Aiken, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. Funeral services took place in Jacksonville, FL. Local arrangements were by George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken.

He was best known as the ''Waving Man'' who sat out in front of his home on...

Apr 23, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. Nick Gallos will be held Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 11 AM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC, with Father Michael Monos officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Tim Bell, Pete Haldezos, Pete Moutzouris, Sam Thomas, Andy Oswald, and Mike Caruso and...

Apr 23, 2004

Mr. Vernon Fulmer, 75, of Aiken, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. Funeral services took place in Jacksonville, FL. Local arrangements were by George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken.

He was best known as the ''Waving Man'' who sat out in front of his home on...

Apr 18, 2004

Funeral services for Mr. John T. Halbrook will be private.

Mr. Halbrook, 65, of Burnettown, SC, husband of Mrs. Karen Tomich Halbrook, died Sunday, night, April 18, 2004 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Born in Guntersville, AL, a son of the late Ezra Hosea and Berta Tubbs Halbrook, he had been a resident of Burnettown,...

Apr 16, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Ramberg Gillette will be privately held in Aiken, SC and Wheaton, IL. Mrs. Gillette, 94, formerly of Rochester Hills, MI, died Friday, April 16, 2004, in Aiken, SC. She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. Gillette; her son, Kenneth Gillette, Jr., brother, Wallace Ramberg and grandson, Kristoffer Gillette, also predeceased her.

Apr 12, 2004

Funeral services for William Warren Stewart will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 3pm at Earle Church of God with Rev. Tony Garrett and Rev. John Christmas officiating. Interment will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, 6-8 pm at the church. Memorial donations may be directed to Earle Church of God, 341...

Apr 12, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Pansy Fulmer Temples will be held Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 3 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Pastor Taylor Wells officiating. Serving, as pallbearers will be Ray Blanks, Ryan Blanks, Steve Cain, Phillip Cain, Doug Temples, and Mark Thomas. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at...

Apr 11, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Kay Carpenter will be held Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 1 PM at Central Baptist Church, Aiken, SC with Pastor Louie Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Carpenter will be placed in the church at Noon Tuesday. The family will receive friends Monday, April 12, 2003 from 6 until 8...

Apr 10, 2004

Memorial services for Mrs. June Roby Wright will be private.

Mrs. Wright, 80, of Aiken, SC, wife of Mr. Fay E. Wright, died Saturday, afternoon, April 10, 2004 at the University Hospital, Augusta, GA.

Born in Uniontown, PA, a daughter of the late John and Olive Hull Roby, she was a Housewife and had been...

Apr 10, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. John Van Schaick will be celebrated Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at 11 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC. The Rosary will be recited Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 6:15 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211 Park Ave.,...