Recent Obituaries

Aug 16, 2020

Kenneth Dupree Laws, 84, passed away Sunday, August 16th, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 22nd, at Wagener Cemetery. Mr. Laws was born in Spartanburg, SC, the son of the late Oscar and Annie Kate Israel Laws. He was married to the late Sadie A. Laws. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving...

Aug 15, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Michael Kaminsky Jr., age 93, died Saturday, August 15, 2020 at University Hospital following a brief illness.

Mr. Kaminsky was born April 24, 1927 in Carnegie, PA to the late Michael Kaminsky Sr. and the late Christine Pruss Kaminsky. He loved education and was the only student at his school to receive a full...

Aug 15, 2020

Glenn Edward Swygert, 74, of Gilbert, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 15th, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, August 18th at Beulah United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tony Rowell officiating. Mr. Swygert was born in Gilbert, SC, a son of the late Albert F. and Vera...

Aug 11, 2020

AIKEN - Steven Richard "Steve" Buchmiller, 71, entered peacefully into rest August 11, 2020 at The Ridge Rehabilitation facility and nursing care after a long-term illness.

Steven was born August 27, 1948. Native to Aiken, SC, he graduated from Aiken High School in 1968. He spent most of his life in security work before retiring. Steven had...

Aug 10, 2020

Ralph Corbesero, Jr, 89, of Lexington, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, August 23, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Corbesero was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of the late Ralph Corbesero, Sr and Bertha Youhess. He was married to the late Sharon Grace Smith Corbesero. Mr....

Aug 9, 2020

Patricia (Knapp) Mullen, 70, formerly of Beaver Falls, passed away suddenly at her home in Warrenville, SC and entered a brand new and glorious life on August 9th, 2020.

After graduating from Beaver Falls High School in 1968, she attended Penn State University; where she earned a degree in Elementary Education. For over 35 years in the...

Aug 8, 2020

Aiken, SC – Deane Frank Brown, 81, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the Aiken Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Deane is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Wynell (Winnie) A. Brown whom he married on March 28, 1984 in Aiken SC.

Deane was born in Gilbertville, MA to his parents, the...

Aug 8, 2020

Martha Ellen Amick, 89, of Gilbert, SC passed away eighth of August, 2020. She was born in Gilbert, SC on February 14, 1931, the third of ten children to the late Horace Clayburn Amick and Eva Rosabelle Frick Amick. Martha attended the Gilbert School System grades 1-12. She was unable to complete the last few weeks of her 12th grade...

Aug 6, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Mary Ann Kolar, age 86, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020.

Mary Ann was born August 24, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Charles G. Kolar and the late Anna Clair Kolar. She received her Bachelor of Education in English from Siena Heights University in Adrian, MI. She was a former Adrian Dominican...

Aug 5, 2020

Mrs. Phyllis Jean James, 87, of Aiken, passed away on Wednesday August 5, 2020.

Funeral services will be private at Southlawn Cemetery and are under the care of GEORGE FUNERAL HOME.

Born on November 20, 1932, in Tazewell, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Velma Summers. Phyllis lived in Clay, West Virginia in...

Aug 5, 2020

James Ray Rikard, 92, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 surrounded by his wife and children. Graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, August 8, at 3:00 PM at Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Roger Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. He was born on August 18, 1927 to Horace S. and Lizzie...

Aug 4, 2020

Michael Christopher “Tweety Bird” Terrell, 53, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020. He was born in Abbeville, SC son of William R. Terrell Sr, and Donna J. Wise. He worked as a Boiler Maker and Welder for 35 years. He liked to hunt, fish and play golf. Surviving are his mother and step-father, Donna J. Wise and Jean C. Wise...

Aug 1, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Alexis Caraballo Sr., age 59, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020.

Al was born September 18, 1960 in Caguas, Puerto Rico to the late Wifredo Caraballo and Saturnina Vega. At the age of nine, he moved to Brooklyn, NY. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force. He had been a resident...

Aug 1, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Steven James Apida, age 54, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 1, 2020.

Steven was born in Glen Ellyn, IL to Rod Apida and the late Diane Richie. He had been a resident of Aiken, SC for the past three years, having previously lived in Merriam, KS. He had an amazing mechanical mind and...

Aug 1, 2020

Robert E. “Bobby” Miller, 74, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020. A celebration of life will be held at a later date due to COVID-19 concerns. Mr. Miller was born in New Holland, a son of the late John R. and Mattie Baughman Miller. Before Bobby was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he enjoyed truck driving and gardening. He was a loving...

Jul 31, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Robert Joseph Vachon of 3168 Montcastle Drive Aiken passed away peacefully on July 31, 2020. Mr. Vachon was born in Bennington, Vermont on February 1, 1927. The son of the late Joseph T. Vachon and Alice Houran Vachon, Mr. Vachon graduated from Bennington schools and after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II attended...

Jul 31, 2020

Donna Marie White,64, of Leesville, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, August 3, at Bethel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Bethel P.H. Church Road, Leesville, SC 29070. Rev. Roger Phillips and Rev. Tom Mims will be conducting the service. The family will receive friends after the service in the church fellowship hall....

Jul 30, 2020

JACKSON, SC – Edith Lois Dichiara, age 71, entered into rest Thursday, July 30, 2020.

Edie, as she was affectionately known, was born September 18, 1948 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Edwin G. Parke Sr. and the late Alice Elizabeth Parke. She had been a resident of the area since 1983. She was an...

Jul 30, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Henry Edward Krippner, age 87, passed away at home on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

Henry was born on January 19, 1933 to the late Henry Krippner and the late Marie Kotnaur Krippner in Chicago, Illinois.

Henry spent the first 64 years of his life in Illinois, where he raised three sons and...

Jul 30, 2020

James Edward Yates, Sr, 81, passed away Thursday, July 30th, 2020. A private graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 1st at West Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Steve Jones officiating. Mr. Yates was born in Fayette City, PA, a son of the late John Thomas and Annabel Kepple Yates. He was married to the late Frances Elizabeth...