Recent Obituaries

Feb 16, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Michael Wayne Church, age 67, entered into rest February 16, 2021, at Aiken Regional Medical Center, following a brief illness.

Michael was born August 29, 1953 in Pike County, KY to the late Von and Edna Church. He was a resident of Aiken for the past twenty-three years. He was a retired truck driver...

Feb 15, 2021

Teddy Odell Kneece, 63, of Batesburg died Monday, February 15, 2021. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Odell Kneece Jr. and Dorothy Hughes Kneece. Mr. Kneece attended Batesburg-Leesville High School, worked at Wellington for many years and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He is survived by, Annette Hall Kneece; daughters, Jennifer Kneece Wyatt (Rusty),...

Feb 12, 2021

Sheila Ann Corley, 80, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021. A visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Thursday, February 18th at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Corley was the daughter of the late Rhett Griffin and Thera Lizette Oswald Corley. In her spare time she loved to watch westerns, crotchet, read books, and color. Surviving...

Feb 11, 2021

Retired Fire Captain James C. “Jim Bob” Busbee, Jr, 68, widower of the late Michelle Robinson Busbee, of North Augusta, S.C., passed away February 11, 2021 at Augusta University Medical Center following an illness.

Born in Oakland, CA on January 8, 1953, he was the son of Mrs. Roseanne Hubbard Cooper of Aiken and the late retired...

Feb 10, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Shirl Hope Kampfer O’Neill (age 97) passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday, February 10th, 2021. Memorial service to be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church 125 Pendleton St. SW Aiken, SC 29801.

Shirley was...

Feb 7, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Arthur Richard Pohle, age 91, entered into eternal rest on Sunday February 7, 2021 in the comfort of his family. He was born in Plainfield, NJ on June 8, 1929 to Arthur Karl and Marion Pohle.

Art served in the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1952. A graduate of Rider College, he...

Feb 7, 2021

Tammy Cumbee (Cockrell), 53, of Batesburg, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 11th, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery, 1186 Mt. Calvary Road, Johnston, SC 29832. The Rev. Mark Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Active pallbearers will be: John Watts,...

Feb 6, 2021

Angie Denise Wingard Umbarger, 47, of Batesburg, died Saturday, February 6, 2021. Born in Prosperity, SC, she was a daughter of the late Reba Ann Day Wingard Philbeck and Marvin Keith Wingard. She was a attended Batesburg Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her children, Kody R. Keisler, Angel Denise Umbarger and Matthew A. Umbarger; a sister, Cecelia...

Feb 5, 2021

Robert Ernest Danch entered into rest Friday, February 5, 2021. Robert was born June 16, 1932 in Shinnston, WV to the late Alexander and Elizabeth Danch.

Robert, the youngest of four children, graduated high school in 1950, and attended Rider College. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War where he was stationed in Okinawa...

Feb 4, 2021

Gayle Smith Williams, 74, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021. A private family gathering will be held. Mrs. Williams was born in Greenwood, SC, a daughter of the late Carlton and Sophie DeLoache Smith. She was a teacher’s assistant for over twenty years at Saluda Elementary School. Mrs. Williams was a Saluda High School graduate where she won...

Feb 3, 2021

RIDGE SPRING, SC – Thomas Wayne Gregory, age 53, of Ridge Spring, SC, formerly of Maroa, IL, died Wednesday February 3, 2021. He was raised in Cerro Gordo, IL, graduated from Cerro Gordo High School, and attended Southern Illinois University. He worked at Continental Carbonic, Airgas, 300Below and together with his father-in-law owned Gregory’s Grille.

Tommy was...

Feb 3, 2021

Julienne Marie “Julie” Burgeson-Butkus, 55, of Cross Hill, SC passed away Wednesday , February 3, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 13th, at 11:00 A.M. at Pine Pleasant Baptist Church in Saluda. Julie was born in Jamestown, New York and was raised by her grandmother having lost her mom at a very young age. She moved...

Feb 2, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Philip Burke, 89 years old, passed away on Tuesday February 2, 2021.

Born in Richmond Hill, Long Island, NY, he was the youngest of eight children of George and Nora (Moran) Burke. After graduating from St. George Academy, Manhattan, NY, he worked in the banking industry until enlisting in the Air Force in December...

Feb 2, 2021

Linda Armstrong Rooney, a well-known Aiken chef and restaurant owner, died on February 2, 2021 in Aiken. She was 74.

A native of Ottawa, Canada, Linda came to Aiken as an exercise rider in the 1970s for prominent Aiken trainer James W. Maloney at the Aiken Training Track. Following her equine career, she nurtured her interest in...

Feb 2, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Flora C. Carroll of Aiken, SC, entered into rest February 2, 2021 at Augusta University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Mrs. Carroll was born December 6, 1934, in Horry County SC, the daughter of Parlett Tillman and Dessie Canady Caines. She graduated from Loris High School, Columbia Business School and South Carolina Bankers School. She retired from...

Feb 2, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Susan Kay Royer, 66, wife of Robert (Bob) Royer, of Aiken, passed away February 3, 2021 surrounded by her family.

Born March 27, 1954 in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late William J. Lee and Wanda McGuire Lee. She was a long time member of the Aiken Garden Club. She enjoyed...

Jan 30, 2021

AIKEN, SC – William “Bill”Joseph Tinney (85 years old) of Aiken, SC passed away at his home on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

William was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on October 20, 1935 to Wilmont and Azile Tinney. He graduated in 1953 from the Oxford High School and attended a semester’s study at the University of Alabama before...

Jan 30, 2021

Major (Ret) Walter T. Tomihiro,82, of Columbia, passed away on January 30, 2021. Born on the Big Island of Hawaii, Walt entered the Army after college and served two tours in Vietnam where he earned the bronze star. He retired with 21 years of service as a Major in the Army at Fort Jackson, having served as Deputy Provost Marshal....

Jan 29, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Carolyn P. (Patty) Moseley Brown 85 went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Henry Platt Moseley, Sr. and Marie Harsey Moseley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years James A. Brown, Sr. and her son, James A. Brown, Jr. Mrs. Brown was...

Jan 28, 2021

John Franklin (Frank) Jordan, Jr., 79 of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away on January, 28, 2021 in Aiken, after losing his month-long battle with COVID-19. Family and friends will celebrate his life during a memorial mass held on November 27, 2021 at St. Mary Help of Christians, Fairfield St., at 10:00 am.

Frank is remembered as a...