Recent Obituaries

May 6, 2002

Aiken, SC-A memorial mass will be celebrated Thursday, morning, May 16, 2002 at 10 at St. Helen?s Catholic Church, Vero Beach, FL. Mrs. Ball, 87, passed away Monday, evening, May 6, 2002 in Aiken, SC. She was pre-deceased by her husband Dr. Carleton Ball.

Mrs. Ball retired to Vero Beach, FL, in 1982 from Glen Rock, NJ....

May 5, 2002

Aiken, SC-A memorial service for Mrs. Barbara J. Commons will be private. Mrs. Commons, 73, of Aiken, SC, and a former thirty year resident of Crystal River, FL, wife of Mr. Robert ?Bob? Commons, died Sunday, afternoon, May 5, 2002 University Hospital, Augusta, GA

Born in Chicago, IL, she was the only child of the late Tom...

May 4, 2002

Aiken---Mrs. Esther ?Chris? Blount, 94, wife of the late Jimmy Blount, died Saturday, May 4 at Eden Gardens, Aiken. Funeral services will be held 3pm Monday, May 6, 2002 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, New Ellenton, SC, with the Rev. Randy Taylor officiating. Burial will be held in the Church Cemetery. She was a native of Holladay, Tenn.,...

May 1, 2002

Aiken, SC-A memorial service for Mrs. Blanche Laura ''Bianca'' Alchesky will be held Saturday, May 4, 2002 at 11 AM at South Aiken Presbyterian Church, Aiken, SC, with Reverend John Frye officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the church. Interment will be private. Mrs. Alchesky, 79, of Aiken, SC, wife of the late Robert...

Apr 29, 2002

Aiken?John Bertram Humphries, 84, husband of Jacquelyn Humphries, died April 29, 2002 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A memorial service will be held 2pm Saturday, May 4, 2002 at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel. Burial will be private. Mr. Humphries was a native of Stamford, CT, and moved to Aiken in 1989. He was a graduate of the...

Apr 29, 2002

Dr. Rolf K. Aadland, 60, husband of Ute Aadland, died April 29, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at South Aiken Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John Frye officiating.

Dr. Aadland has been living in Aiken for 13 years after moving from Columbia. He was a...

Apr 26, 2002

Mrs. Lizzie Mae Morris Peacock

Homemaker

Aiken, SC-Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Mae Morris Peacock will be held Monday, April 29, 2002 at 3 PM at Shiloh Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Rev. Louie L. Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Morris, Edward Morris, Jerry Raborn, Matt Morris,...

Apr 26, 2002

Aiken, SC-Funeral services for Asia Nyleeah Franklin, infant daughter of Theodore Franklin, Jr. and Melissa Annette Hardy will be held Friday, May 3, 2002 at 2 PM from the graveside in Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken, with Sister Dianne Copeland officiating. Asia went to be with the Lord Friday, morning, April 26, 2002 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Asia...

Apr 24, 2002

Mr. John M. Blake

Sales and Management Consultant

Aiken, SC-A memorial service for Mr. John M. Blake will be held Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 1 PM at South Aiken Presbyterian Church, Aiken, SC, with Rev. John Frye officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 27, 2002 from 12:30 until 1 PM and following...

Apr 24, 2002

Robert Walter Freiday, 37, of Alpharetta, GA. died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 4pm Saturday, April 27 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sheila Rogers officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be Private. Mr. Freiday was born...

Apr 14, 2002

Aiken---Dr. Elizabeth S Bell, 56, wife of Ronald Bell, died Sunday, April 14, 2002 at her residence. A memorial service will be held 2pm Wednesday April 17, 2002 at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel. She was the daughter of the late James and Louise Shugart, native of Franklin, KY, and moved to Aiken 23 years ago from Louisville,...

Apr 12, 2002

Mrs. Rita Helen Silvay Dichiara

Jackson, SC

Mrs. Rita Helen Silvay Dichiara

Homemaker

Jackson, SC-Funeral services for Mrs. Rita Helen Silvay Dichiara will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at 2 PM from the graveside in Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Jackson, SC, with Father John Lawlor officiating. Pallbearers will be Andrew Keller,...

Apr 12, 2002

Mr. William C. ?Bill? Dannenhauer

Retired Ornamental Iron Worker

Aiken, SC-Mr. William C. ?Bill? Dannenhauer passed away on Friday, April 12, 2002 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

Mr. Dannenhauer was born in Liberty Boro, PA, on January 20, 1906. An avid gardener and baseball fan, Mr. Dannenhauer resided in Glassport, PA, until 1989...

Apr 9, 2002

Mrs. Mary Margaret Benton Kissiah

Homemaker

New Ellenton, SC-Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Margaret Benton Kissiah will be held Friday, April 12, 2002 at 3 p.m. at Pineview Baptist Church, New Ellenton, SC, with Rev. Grady Yonce and Rev. Gary Hanna officiating. Mrs. Kissiah will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Friday. Interment...

Apr 7, 2002

Cap Paris Jones

Graveside services for Cap Paris Jones, 87, who died Sunday, April 7, 2002, at his residence, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Ken Nelson officiating.

Mr. Jones was a native of Maben, W.Va., and had lived in Aiken since 1952. He was...

Apr 5, 2002

Mrs. Tucker

Funeral Services for Mrs. Patricia Jane Boatwright Tucker will be held Monday April 8, 2002 at 3:00pm at George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken with Rev. David Harper Officiating. Interment will follow at Clearwater Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 1:00pm until the time of the...

Apr 4, 2002

Joseph Larry Morelli, 76, died April 4, 2002.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. J.B. Redd officiating.

A native of Charleston, he was a son of Joseph G. and Ruth Alma Morelli. He had been living in this area since 1976...

Apr 4, 2002

Aiken---Mrs. Leona Badonsky, 92, wife of the late Paul Badonsky, died April 4, 2002, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held Sunday, 3pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gerald Reiter officiating. Burial will be held at Sunset Memory Gardens, Graniteville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. George Funeral Homes,...

Apr 4, 2002

Warrenville---Rev. Lynwood C. Williams, 64 of Warrenville, SC, husband of Mrs. Ida Williams, died Thursday, April 4, 2002 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held 2pm, Saturday, April 6, 2002 at George Funeral Homes, Historic Downtown Chapel, with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leppard and Reverend Roy Newman officiating. Pallbearers will be Wallace Rabon, Jim Staton, Bob...

Apr 2, 2002

Mr. Earl Keel Gregory

Owner of Carolina Leasing

Aiken, SC-Funeral services for Mr. Earl Keel Gregory will be held Friday, April 5, 2002 at 3 PM at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Aiken, SC, with Reverend Marion F. Britton officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Aiken, SC. Pallbearers will be Bobby Day, Bobby Carpenter,...