Recent Obituaries

Jun 29, 2020

Our father, Ellis F. Temples, left us Monday morning, June 29, 2020, after a short period of rapid decline. He was born August 25, 1918, and would have been 102 in August. Our mother, Girlie Turner Temples, is still with us and is 96 years. He was the son of Jacob Seabron and Palm Corley Temples. He graduated from Sardis...

Jun 28, 2020

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Della Skipper Garrick, age 64, entered into rest at her home surrounded by family on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

Della was born August 28, 1955 in Kingstree, SC to the late Alfred Edison Skipper and the late Dorothy Cox Skipper. She had made the local area her home for the past twenty-four years....

Jun 28, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Elizabeth Therese Strycharz, age 89, entered Heaven’s gates, June 28, 2020.

Mrs. Strycharz was born in Suffield, CT to the late Walter Falkowski and the late Christine Falkowski.

From CT her life’s journey took her to the state of NH and finally to Aiken, SC to be near her son and daughter....

Jun 27, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Santiago Cruz Cortes, age 29, died June 27, 2020 after injuries sustained from an automobile accident.

Santiago was born in Temaxcaltepec, Mexico to Arturo Cruz and Margarita Cortes.

The viewing will be Friday, July 3, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at George Funeral Home. Santiago will be conveyed to Funeral...

Jun 27, 2020

Faye Louise Wilson McGee, 79, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 30, at Mt. Ebal Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Chris Addy, Rev. Ray Massey and Rev. Bill Paulling officiating. Active pallbearers will be Jeffery Rodgers, Marty Henry, Bobby McGee, Brad Benac, Banri Cole and Steve Hall....

Jun 24, 2020

Jackie Lawson, 77, of Batesburg, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020. A celebration of life will be held at a later date at Kathy’s Bar and Grill. Private graveside services will be held at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Mr. Lawson was born in Lexington County, son of the late William and Gurly Rowe Lawson. He was married to the late...

Jun 24, 2020

Paul Valentine Yost, 77, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ Wednesday, June 24, 2020 surrounded at home by family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 27th at Pine Pleasant Baptist Church. Due to Covid-19 Social Distancing guidelines, only the immediate family along with pallbearers will be allowed in the sanctuary. The service will...

Jun 23, 2020

Beverly Jane Shelley left us peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Aiken, South Carolina. Eighty-eight years old at her death, she was born in Glens Falls, NY on July 20, 1931, to Gordon and Ruth Culligan. In 1953, Beverly married Thomas Harold Shelley at St. Joseph’s Church in Fort Edward. Their marriage lasted 43 years...

Jun 22, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Therese A. McCreesh, age 86, entered into rest Monday, June 22, 2020.

Therese McCreesh was born June 20, 1934 in New York to parents Francis and Elivra Schidmt Kelly. She married Bernard McCreesh in 1956 and together they raised five children on Long Island, NY. Therese moved to Aiken, SC in 2001 and made...

Jun 22, 2020

Lottie Louella Gray Cumbee, of Ridge Spring, daughter of William Wesley and Dora Bunch Gray, entered Heaven’s gates on June 22, 2020. She was born on January 7, 1927 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was a loving mother, homemaker, and was a faithful member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. She is survived by her children, Danny (Becky) Cumbee, John (Vickie)...

Jun 20, 2020

Christine Miller Burgess Poole, 77, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 23, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Dr. Elton Dunbar officiating. Mrs. Poole was born in Leesville, SC, daughter of the late Lever Issac and Rose Taylor Miller. She had a bubbly personality with an infectious laugh. She...

Jun 19, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Jacqueline “Jackie” Harper James, age 85, entered into eternal rest Friday, June 19, 2020.

Mrs. James was born July 15, 1934 in Anderson, SC to the late Samuel Barrett Harper and Katherine Rebecca Harper. She grew up in Durham, NC and graduated from Business School. She would meet her husband, Rev. Robert E. James,...

Jun 19, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Bivian Marie Haggerty, age 99, entered into rest Friday, June 19, 2020.

Mrs. Haggerty was born October 12, 1920 in Ashburn, GA to the late John Raymond West and the late Fannie Mae Bearden West. She had made Aiken, SC her home since 1952 as an original “DuPonter” when her husband, Don, went to...

Jun 19, 2020

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – Betty Chapman George entered into rest on Friday, June 19, 2020 in Hilton Head, SC.

Betty was born in Aiken, SC on February 28, 1930 to the late Dewey Chapman and the late Eulalie Chapman. She was preceded in Death by her brother, H. R, (Sonny) Chapman.

She is survived...

Jun 18, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Graham Stewart Poindexter, 71, of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home with family at his side on June 18, 2020. He is survived by the love of his life, Sherry, his wife of 52 years. True partners together since high school, their life together with their two daughters was an adventure.

Graham...

Jun 11, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Glynna Bachman Ferguson, age 53, entered into rest Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Glynna was born June 15, 1966 in Newark, Ohio to Barbara Freeman and the late Charles Ray Bachman.

Survivors, in addition to her mother Barbara Freeman of Aiken, SC, include her husband, Thompson “Eric” Ferguson, Aiken, SC; three daughters, Toshia...

Jun 11, 2020

AIKEN – Mrs. Charlotte Faye Drawdy, 67, wife of Mr. Henry E. “Hank” Drawdy, entered gently into rest Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Born January 29, 1953 in Aiken, SC, she was the daughter of Pauline Alexander and the late Grover “Mac” Alexander.

Faye, a lifelong resident of Aiken, was a beloved member of Pineview Baptist...

Jun 11, 2020

Lucia “Merle” Summer, 64, of Lexington, died Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Lexington Medical Center. Merle was a kind and outgoing person with an infectious laugh. She never met a stranger and was always thinking of others. She loved to dance and tell stories of her family. Her children and grandchildren were her pride and joy. Born on November 12,...

Jun 10, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Joyce M. Johnson, age 86, entered into rest Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at her home, surrounded by family.

Mrs. Johnson was born October 17, 1933 in St. Paul, MN to the late John Peter Leguil and the late Irene Ida Leguil. She had made Aiken, SC her home since 2004 and was a communicant...

Jun 10, 2020

Shirley Patricia Quattlebaum Kirkland of Batesburg, died on June 10, 2020. She was born on August 28, 1936 to James Lambert (Jack) and Margaree Miller Quattlebaum. She was married to Carl Boreal (Buddy) Kirkland, Sr. for 65 years. They had five children: Sharon Kirkland Wash, Melanie K. Hall (Joseph), Carl B. Kirkland, Jr. (Martha), Ronald J. Kirkland (Beth), and Brian...