Recent Obituaries

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...

Jul 28, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Donald Lewis Lemponen, age 88, entered into rest Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at the home of his daughter surrounded by his loving family.

Don, as he was affectionately known, was born December 21, 1932 in Austinburg, OH to the late Rufus and Marian Lemponen. He was drafted into the US Army on his twenty-first...

Jul 28, 2021

Gerald Raymond Swygert, 83, went Home to his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. A private graveside service will be held at Concord Baptist Church, where he was a faithful servant. Pastor Zak Knight will officiate. Mr. Swygert was born in Lexington County, a son of the late Raymond and Nola Shealy Swygert. He loved his Heavenly Father, his...

Jul 24, 2021

Rodger Franklin Anderson, 66, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 Noon at Amick Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Rev. Rusty Trotter will officiate. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Anderson was born in Newberry, SC, a son of the late Odell Franklin and...

Jul 23, 2021

Aline H. Hartley, 89, of Lexington, died Friday, July 23, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, July 25th, at Woodridge Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Toby Blewer, Trey Brown, Dave Flowers, Lane Felder, Mason Flowers and Mike Duke. Mrs. Hartley was born in Neeses, SC on December 17, 1931 to the late Lawrence E...

Jul 22, 2021

Lacey Ashley Lyne Pifer, 35, of Aiken passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Lacey was born on September 1, 1985 in Sacramento, CA, the daughter of the late Michael Edward Pifer and Deborah Lynne Griffis Condalario of Gillette, WY. Lacey was a hairstylist.

Surviving in addition to her mother are...

Jul 22, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Ronald Walter Malanowski, age 75, entered into rest July 22, 2021.

Ronald was born January 13, 1946 in Coverdale, PA to the late Walter and Mary Malanowski. He was a mechanical engineer by trade and retired as a project manager in environmental restoration for Westinghouse and the Department of Energy. He lived in five...

Jul 21, 2021

Sylvia Faye Pitts Cumbee, beloved wife of the late Rev. Luria Erastus Cumbee slipped from this earth into the arms of her Savior of Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Aiken Regional Medical Center following an illness.

Born in Newberry, SC on September 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Madison & Sarah Duncan Pitts. She...