Recent Obituaries

Aug 17, 2021

Carol B. Connelly, Jr., 71, of Batesburg passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born in Newberry, SC, he was the son of the late Carol B. Connelly, Sr. and Iris Evelyn O'Shields. Mr. Connelly retired after 38 years from Norfolk Southern Railroad as an Engineer. He raced cars as a hobby and loved riding his Harley motorcycle. Mr. Connelly was...

Aug 17, 2021

Steve Eugene Olsen, 57, of Salley, cherished husband of Valerie, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Born in Charleston, SC on January 5, 1964, he was a son of Patricia Anne Teston Olsen and the late Stanley Clifton Olsen. Steve owned and operated Straight Shot Express, LLC trucking company. Known to most to be a tuff man, he was the...

Aug 16, 2021

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Hunter Brown Britegam, of Railroad Ave., age 27, passed away August 16, 2021.

Hunter was born September 4, 1993 in Denver, Colorado to Kristine Gallagher and Jeffery Britegam. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon Eugene. He was a landscape architect by trade and was employed with Cranston Engineering in...

Aug 15, 2021

Tara Angela Quattlebaum Wheeler, 46, of Batesburg passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021. Born in Lexington County, she was the daughter of the late Archie Edwin "Bo" Quattlebaum and Mary Anna Swygert. Tara was a graduate of Batesburg High School, where she loved playing softball. She enjoyed collecting arrowheads, spending quality time with her baby girl, and making others feel...

Aug 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Charles Harold Irwin, age 92, died August 14, 2021.

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by

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

Expressions of sympathy for the family may be left by visiting www.georgefuneralhomes.com

Aug 12, 2021

Barbara Holland Lewis Freeland, 90, of Batesburg passed away peacefully Thursday, August 12, 2021. Born in Royal Oak Township, Michigan on April 29, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Kathleen Johnson Holland. Mrs. Freeland worked until her retirement with Batesburg Insurance Agency. After retirement, she and her late husband, Andy, remained very active and loved to...

Aug 11, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Eleanor H. Rorex, 101, of Aiken, SC, passed away August 11, 2021 in the comfort of her daughter’s home, where she had resided for the past 17 years.

Born in Carmi, Illinois, on February 2, 1920 to the late Carson L. and Lora Ann Vinyard Hughes, she met and married Edward C. Rorex in...

Aug 11, 2021

Chuck Brent Smith, 44, of Monetta, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021. The funeral service for Mr. Smith will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, August 16th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home, 115 N. Pine Street, Batesburg. The family will greet friends immediately following the service at the funeral home. Mr. Smith was born in Georgia, a son of the...

Aug 8, 2021

WARRENVILLE, SC – Cody Wayne Edward Jones, age 25, passed away from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on August 8, 2021.

Cody was born December 8, 1995 in Aiken, SC to Anthony Gary Jones and Carolyn Mundy Jones. Cody was a life-long area resident and was a landscaper by trade. He enjoyed gaming, anime, music, and...

Aug 7, 2021

Georgia Wood Lamb, 94, widow of Clyde E. Lamb, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Trinity on Laurens.

Mrs. Lamb was born in Edgefield, SC on August 15, 1926. She moved to Aiken in 1951. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church.

Surviving her are daughters, Iris Youmans of Aiken and Clydia (Mark)...

Aug 7, 2021

Ernest Bolin, 80, of Leesville, was greeted by his heavenly father, Saturday, August 7, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, August 10th, at Hulon Baptist Church Cemetery. The Rev. Judd Hook will officiate. Active pallbearers will be Tommy Sullivan, Ray Hutto, Brandon Gantt, Austin Murphy, Josh Brown, Kevin Brown, Chase Taylor and Bubba Bolin. Mr....

Aug 4, 2021

April Michelle Coleman, 46, passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon, Monday, August 9, 2021 at Milton Shealy Funeral Home. The Rev. Dr. Amos O'Harling will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be: Chris Choe, Jerry Ridlehoover, Willie Carrol, and...

Aug 3, 2021

JACKSON, SC – Ursula Gabard, age 74, entered into rest Tuesday, August 3, 2021.

Mrs. Gabard was born February 8, 1947 in Mannheim, Germany to the late Friedrich Klepsch and Ingeborg Achstätter. She immigrated to the United States on September 7, 1977. She had been an area resident for the past thirty years and worked as a...

Aug 2, 2021

Sherry Mayhall Poindexter, 73, of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on August 2, 2021. She was born Sherry Jane Mayhall on February 15, 1948, to Samuel Mayhall and Mary Jane Divine, in Louisville, Kentucky, where her family has resided for many generations. There she attended Assumption High School, during which time she...

Jul 31, 2021

After a lifetime of love, Cora “Alice” Ferrell passed away at home aged 94 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-five years, Romie Ferrell; children, Doug Ferrell, Corky Ferrell, and Becky Johnson; siblings, Dean Roberts, Jenny Miller, Tom Paxton, Nina Bartlett, Brooks Paxton, Bob Paxton, and Kenny Paxton; and her parents, Worthy Porter...

Jul 31, 2021

Charles McKay, 78, of Monetta, SC died Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home. Born in Aiken County, SC, he was the son of the late William Chapman McKay and Mattie Lou Jones McKay. A life long resident of Monetta, Mr. McKay was known as a hard worker who owned and operated McKay grocery and worked in flooring. He was...

Jul 31, 2021

Ruthel Enlow Boatwright, 73, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021. The funeral service for Mrs. Boatwright will be held at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, August 3rd at Milton Shealy Funeral Home with burial to follow in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. The Rev. Bobby Smith and Rev. Rusty Trotter will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday,...

Jul 30, 2021

James Leo Jeffcoat, 63, of Aiken passed away Friday, July 30, 2021. Born in Columbia, SC, he was a son of Clara Shumpert Jeffcoat and the late Cornelius Jeffcoat. James was employed by Shaw Industries for over 35 years. He was known to many as a good man who loved his family. James was a member of Pine Grove Baptist...

Jul 30, 2021

Eric Scott Walker, Jr., 55, of Saluda, passed away Friday, July 30, 2021. Born in Laurens, SC, Scott was employed with Lonza and was a US Marine veteran. He was known to many as a selfless, and caring man who loved to cook, was an avid outdoorsman and a fitness fanatic. Scott was a faithful member of Cedarwood Community Church...

Jul 29, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Janice Earline Baynham, age 64, passed away July 29, 2021.

Mrs. Baynham was born July 17, 1957 in Aiken, SC to the late Earl and Mary Holsenback Carpenter. She was a life-long resident and employed for over twenty years with SRS. She loved her family and her dog dearly.

Survivors include a...