Recent Obituaries

Mar 27, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Rona Jean Boone, age 64, entered into rest Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Augusta University Hospital.

Mrs. Boone was born October 6, 1956 in Columbia, SC to the late Robert and Elizabeth Phillips. She was a resident of the area for the past thirty years. She was a hospice CNA by trade. Mrs. Boone...

Mar 27, 2021

Rachel Ann Kneece, 74, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 1, at Bethel Baptist Church. Ms. Kneece was born in Aiken, SC, the daughter of the late Earl and Josie Mae Kneece. She loved cats, puzzles and strawberries. Ms. Kneece was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Monetta....

Mar 24, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Sac Thi Pham, died March 24, 2021.

Arrangements are private.

Mar 23, 2021

Ruth "Sam" Smith Bledsoe, 90, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 27th, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Bledsoe was born in Ward, SC, a daughter of...

Mar 21, 2021

Agnes Nash McGinty, loving knowing as “Skip” & beloved wife of Bernard “Barney” McGinty, 88, a resident of Cumberland Villages, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2021 following an illness.

Born in Amelia County, VA on July 5, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William Henry & Violet Judith Farley Nash. Mrs. McGinty was...

Mar 20, 2021

Annie Lynne Howell Hawkins, 80, widow of the late James Oliver Hawkins, passed away Saturday evening, March 20, 2021 at the Aiken Regional Medical Facility following an illness.

Born in Aiken, SC on March 13, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur Gay and Nora Alice Kibler Howell. Mrs. Hawkins spent 54 years of her...

Mar 20, 2021

Debra McCullough Surber, 64, of Batesburg, SC passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born in Monetta, SC she was the daughter of Betty Jean Hughes McCullough and the late Vernon “Freck” McCullough. Always a hard worker, Ms. Surber was employed at Wellington, The State Newspaper, and Wiz’s Convenience Store. She was known to many for her favorite job, the Ice...

Mar 20, 2021

Sherrill Bland Hartley, 86, of Batesburg, SC died Saturday, March 20, 2021 at his home. Born on June 15,1934 in Batesburg-Leesville, he was a son of the late Homer Charles Hartley and Izona Turner Hartley. Mr. Hartley retired from the Savannah River Site with 30 years of service and was the owner of Hartley Equipment Company. He was a member...

Mar 19, 2021

Carol Graham Merriam, 73, beloved wife of David Ralph Merriam, passed away peacefully Friday evening, March 19, 2021 at the Augusta University Medical Center following an illness.

Private family services will be held at a later time.

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

Mar 18, 2021

William Mills Hirbe, age 82, entered into rest on Thursday, March 18, 2021.

Bill was born in Highland Park, MI, a suburb of Detroit, MI to the late Harry Thomas and Bretna Lang Hirbe and was raised in Norwalk, OH. He joined the Marine Corps after high school and then pursued a 37 year career with Norwalk...

Mar 18, 2021

Tweetie Carolyn Lea Hill, 85, widow of the late Clyde E. Hill passed away peacefully Thursday morning, March 18, 2021 at the Pruitt Health Augusta Hills Nursing Facility following an extended illness.

Born on July 30, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Stubo and Mary Elizabeth Daniels Lea. She was a homemaker and was a...

Mar 18, 2021

George Marion Lewis, age 88, passed away on Thursday, March 18th. He was born on November 12, 1932, in Batesburg, SC, to the late George Ray and Geneva Parrish Lewis. He graduated from Batesburg-Leesville High School in 1950 and served in the United States Navy on the carrier USS Oriskany during the Korean War. Marion married Betty Jean Long on...

Mar 17, 2021

Carroll Eugene Dobbins, 68, of Gilbert, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 20th at Old Samaria Baptist Church with interment in Hall Town Cemetery with Rev. Barry Anderson officiating. Mr. Dobbins was born in Aiken County, a son of the late Holland Rollins and Eunice Hall Watson. He was an...

Mar 17, 2021

Robert Earl Holladay, Sr, 88, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 20th, at his home place with Rev. Bill Padgett officiating and military honors. Active pallbearers will be Robert Earl Holladay, Jr, Ryan Dorn, Jamie Strother, Darrin Griffin, Sunny Hardee, and Joseph Eadie. Mr. Holladay was born in Manning,...

Mar 17, 2021

Peggy Ann Smith Alveshire, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, of Ridge Spring, departed from this life on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Mrs. Alveshire was 85 years old and was born in Saluda, SC. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Mabel McCarty Smith. She was a member of West Creek Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, Gene (Sherry),...

Mar 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Sandra Jean Bryant, 75, widow of Maurice C. Bryant, Jr., of Aiken, passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born March 27, 1945 in Carlisle, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Ballentine Cook and Verda Busey Rook.

Sandra moved to Aiken in 1966 with...

Mar 12, 2021

Aurora “Rory” Holcombe, 86, of Leesville, passed away peacefully at Lexington Medical Center with her loving family by her side. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, March 15th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bobby Jackson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service beginning at 3:00 p.m. and other...

Mar 8, 2021

"No Farewell Words Were Spoken,

No Time To Say Goodbye,

You Were Gone Before We Knew It,

And Only God Knows Why."

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AIKEN, SC: Clarence S. “Tuck” Miller, 53, husband of Jaci Fox Miller, of Aiken, passed away March 8, 2021.

Born November 28, 1967 in...

Mar 6, 2021

Fronice Edward Kneece, 81, beloved husband of Carolyn Arthur Kneece passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday evening, March 6, 2021.

Born in Windsor, SC on September 11, 1939, he was the son the late Ervin and Viola Bonnette Kneece. He was a retired Maintenance Millright with the Carpenter’s Union of...

Mar 6, 2021

Ronnie Allen Risinger, 56, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021. A graveside service will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 12th, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be Greg West, Ricky West, Lee Black, Michael Keisler, Sammy Shealy, Bryan Black, Skeet Anderson, and Erstin Black. Mr. Risinger was born in Lexington County, a son of the late L.H....