Recent Obituaries

Dec 12, 2021

Andrew "Andy" Alan Dunham, 58, of Pelion, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M., Thursday, December 16th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mr. Dunham was born in Peoria, Illinois, a son of the late Vincent Scott and Linda Lou Tyler Dunham. He worked for Lexington County for 34 years as a...

Dec 4, 2021

David Paul Ruehmer, age 50, of Aiken, South Carolina passed away on December 4, 2021. David was born in Warrensville Heights, Ohio to Carl and Thea Ruehmer on January 12, 1971. He attended Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, Ohio. David followed in the footsteps of his paternal grandfather, Gustav Ruehmer and...

Dec 3, 2021

Louie "David" Cato, 84, of Batesburg, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m, on Tuesday, December 7th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home with private entombment to follow in Ridge Crest Memorial Park Mausoleum. The Rev. Vollie Gibbs will officiate. Born in Aiken, SC on January 26, 1937, he was the son of the...

Nov 27, 2021

Mary Lou was born August 17, 1931 in Logansport, Indiana, to the late Fred Thomas and Leila Chambers Martin. She was raised in Bloomington, Indiana with her brothers, George and John, where she was active in Job's Daughters and 4-H Service on the Home Front during WWII. Mary Lou was a charter member of the "Dirty Dozen plus Three,"...

Nov 26, 2021

Peter Constant Conrad, 63, of Aiken, SC formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away on Friday morning, November 26, 2021 following a sudden illness.

Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 20, 1958, he was the son of the late Cletus & Mary McEowen Conrad. He was a retired carpenter.

Surviving are five sisters, Anne...

Nov 26, 2021

Lisa Warren McDonaugh, 55, of Pelion, passed away Friday, November 26th, 2021. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Daniel Legare Warren and Sandra Canady Warren Vick. She was a graduate of The University of South Carolina, where she earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting. Lisa was employed within Prisma Health as an accountant. She...

Nov 25, 2021

Willie Eugene Thomas, 89, of Piper Road, Aiken, fell into the gentle sleep of death on Thanksgiving morning, November 25, 2021 and awoke to spend his first Thanksgiving in Heaven with his precious son Mark and his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Born in Johnston, SC on September 5, 1932, he was the son of the late...

Nov 25, 2021

A life well lived. A life full of challenges, perseverance, independence, and adventure. Dorothy Rita Daniel took her last breath on Thanksgiving Day 2021, after being on this earth for 86 years. She lived life on her own terms and died when she was ready.

Born to very young parents during a Florida hurricane, Dorothy entered this...

Nov 22, 2021

Eddie Lewis Larsen, 86, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 1st at Millbrook Baptist Church. The Rev. Bill Howard will officiate. Eddie was born in Buhl, Idaho, one of nine children to the late Leland and Leola Denney Larsen. Eddie graduated from Aiken High School, Class of 1953....

Nov 19, 2021

Shelby Jean Miles Brazell, 83, of Batesburg, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC she was the daughter of the late Cora Bell and Franklin Miles. She was a loving mother, sister, wife and grandmother who will be greatly missed. A visitation will be held from 5 until 7 p.m., Friday evening, December 3rd at Milton...

Nov 18, 2021

Thomas Eugene Martin, 59, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Martin was born in Columbia, SC, a son of the late Wilkie Lee Martin and Susan Miller Holley. He was a master mechanic and carpenter, enjoying fixing and building projects. Surviving are his children, Thomas E. Martin, Jr, Ashley...

Nov 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Nancy was born and raised February 25, 1939 in Orlando, FL and died of kidney failure on November 14, 2021.

She has lived in Aiken, SC since her retirement on July 1, 2004.

Nancy attended schools at Princeton Elementary; Memorial Jr. High School; Edgewater High School; and The King’s College, Briarcliff Manor, NY....

Nov 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Margaret Ann Roberts, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 14, 2021, in the presence of her daughter, Corley, and husband, Bill.

Mrs. Roberts was born October 19, 1934 in Paris, Arkansas to the late Oliver Jesse Corley and Violet Lucille O’Kelly Corley.

Margaret was a resident of Woodside...

Nov 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Philip Mason Sheridan, age 93, husband of Karen Sheridan, died peacefully at home on November 14, 2021. Interment will be private at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery.

The Historic George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC 29801 (803.649.6234), has charge of arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy for the family...

Nov 14, 2021

Mack Charles Hartley, 80, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021. A private memorial service will be held. Mr. Hartley was born in Samaria, SC, a son of the late Silas Hartley and Lottie Hartley Senterfeit. Charles was an entertainer. He loved to go to the dirt track, fishing and cooking. But most of all he loved his family....

Nov 12, 2021

BATH, SC - Mrs. Ella Powell Fields Priest, 89, beloved wife of the late Frank Fields and A. J. Priest, entered into rest on Friday, November 12, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Connie Diane Fields Stone, her parents, Lee Roy and Pearl Powell. She was born in Edgefield County and had...

Nov 12, 2021

Joyce Ann Cameron, 76, passed away at her home on Friday, November 12, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 20th at Convent Baptist Church. The Rev. Travis Crumpton will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Friday, November 19th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. Mrs. Cameron was born in Kokomo,...

Nov 11, 2021

Columbia, SC: Mr. John Martin Leitch, fondly known as Buff, 77, of Columbia, SC, husband of Mary Ergle Leitch, passed away November 11, 2021 at home surrounded by his family.

Born August 11, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, he was the only son born to the late Alfred Leitch and Madolin Leitch.

Buff attended St Angela...

Nov 11, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Patsy Ruth Hudson Carlin, age 82, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Mrs. Carlin was born December 20, 1938 in Aiken County, SC to the late Murray and Cora Hudson. She was a life-long area resident and member of Edisto Baptist Church. She enjoyed bowling, fishing, and spending time with her grandchildren.

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Nov 11, 2021

Loretta Gail Harmon Burton, 66, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021 at her home. Born in Batesburg, SC on July 10, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Ruben and Pearl Senterfeit Harmon. Mrs. Burton loved scrapbooking and she attended Convent Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother who will be missed tremendously. Surviving are...