Recent Obituaries

Jun 3, 2004

Mrs. Patricia M. Scirghi, 77, wife of Thomas A. Scirghi, died Thursday, June 03, 2004 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11AM, Saturday, June 26, 2004 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. A Vigil service will be held 7PM, Friday, June 25, 2004 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Burial will...

May 31, 2004

Funeral Services for Mrs. Olivia Douglas Schroder Garvin will be held on Thursday June 3, 2004 at 11:00 at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. Burial will be private for family members. Visitation will be this evening from 6-8pm at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. Memorial donations may be directed to the Aiken County...

May 31, 2004

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Maralyn P. Flanagan will be celebrated Saturday, June 5, 2004 at 10 AM at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Aiken, SC. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends Friday, June 4, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, 211...

May 30, 2004

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Mae Carr will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at 2 PM at George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC, with Pastor Grady Yonce officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 1, 2004 from 6 until 8 PM at the funeral home.

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...