Recent Obituaries

May 6, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Esther Emma Catino entered into rest peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 after 94 years of a wonderfully lived life.

Mrs. Catino was born March 7, 1926 in Northampton County, PA to the late Paul Frey and the late Verna Frey. She had made Aiken, SC her home since 1978 when she and her...

May 4, 2020

Barbara Jean Sox, loving wife and loving mother, of Leesville, only through HIS grace and mercy was called home to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday May 4, 2020 at her home, with the family at her side. She went ahead of her loving and blessed soul mate of 50 years, Jimmie M. Sox Sr. She is also...

May 2, 2020

AIKEN, SC -Sylvia Susan McDavid, age 66, entered into rest Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center.

Susan, as she was affectionately known, was born March 13, 1954 in Augusta, GA to the late Lloyd Lee and the late Francis Bishop Lee. She had made the area her home since 1991, having previously lived in...

May 2, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Robert Louis Fent, age 87, went to be with his Lord, Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Bob, as he was affectionately known, was born December 18, 1932 in Flint, Michigan to the late Lewis Evan Fent and the late Phyllis Jean Fent. He was a veteran of the US Air...

May 2, 2020

Jeffrey Raborn Leaphart, 56, of Batesburg, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. A private memorial service will be held. Jeffrey was born in Columbia, son of Doretha Raborn Leaphart and the late Lester Blair Leaphart. Jeffrey attended and graduated from Batesburg-Leesville High School in 1981. After high school, he graduated from Columbia Beauty School, he was an instructor throughout the...

May 1, 2020

BEECH ISLAND – Mrs. Tina Marie DiFranco-Alexander, 57, wife of Mr. William “Bill” Paul Alexander, passed away May 1, 2020.

Born October 17, 1962 in Cleveland, Oh, she was the daughter of Wilda Ann Eckler Nowocin and the late Gerald DiFranco.

Tina made her home in Aiken after moving from Alabama. She met and married...

Apr 30, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Joyce Margaret Eden, age 80, entered into rest Thursday, April 30, 2020 at her residence surrounded by family.

Margaret, as she was affectionately known, was born February 27, 1940 in Wake County, North Carolina to the late Malcom J. Holder and the late Emma Adell West Holder. She was an area resident for the...

Apr 30, 2020

AIKEN, SC—Erline Scott Piper, age 89, entered into rest Thursday, April 30, 2020.

Mrs. Piper was born February 21, 1931 in Aiken, SC to the late Leon and Katie Scott. She was a long-time area resident and member of Shiloh Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Apr 29, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Jared Brooke Boulware, age 44, entered into rest Tuesday, April 29, 2020.

Jared was born June 27, 1975 in Aiken, SC to Steven and the late Donoza “Doni” Boulware. He was a life-long area resident and employed by Lewis Tree Service. He enjoyed his job as a heavy machine equipment operator, and is recognized...

Apr 28, 2020

Benjamin Henry Bowman, 86, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020. A private memorial graveside service will be held at Ridge Crest Memorial Park. Mr. Bowman was born in New York. He is survived by his friends, Leonard and Nellie Rish. His friends would like to give a special thanks to C M Tucker Jr Nursing Care Center and Prisma Health...

Apr 25, 2020

Allen (Allie) Delano Reynolds, 85, passed away Saturday evening, April 25, 2020 at his residence at Trinity on Laurens in Aiken. He will always be remembered as a kind and loving husband and father, a steady, stable and hard-working man of strong character and a warm heart.

Born November 3, 1934 in McCook, Nebraska, Allie grew up...

Apr 21, 2020

Gladys Ione Putbres Otey, 67, of Batesburg, passed away April 21, 2020. Mrs. Otey was born in Port Arthur, TX, daughter of the late Robert Mason and Teresa Schneider Putbres. She was a hippie chick who loved music, cooking and her dogs! Mrs. Otey is survived by her children, Lana (Vince) Filipponi, Frederick H. Otey, Jr all of Lexington; grandchildren,...

Apr 20, 2020

Earnest Arnold Lingle, 72, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020. A family graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 25, at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. In light of the recent Novel COVID-19 virus, a celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Active pallbearers will be his grandsons. Mr. Lingle was born in...

Apr 17, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Albert A. Miskulin, age 94, entered into rest peacefully at his residence on Friday, April 17, 2020.

Mr. Miskulin was born March 29, 1926 in Racine, Wisconsin to the late John and Mary (nèe Drzey) Miskulin. He graduated from Horlick High School in 1944 and served two years in the US Army during WWII....

Apr 16, 2020

Cameron Rodney O’Connor, age 87, peacefully passed away Thursday, April 16, 2020. Rodney, as he was known, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 14, 1932.

He was the loving son of the late Cameron Fanning O’Connor and Rosamond Moore O’Connor. Rodney was preceded in death by his brother, Robert O’Connor, and sisters Lois Hopkins, Jean...

Apr 15, 2020

Elda Valerie San Marco, age 93, passed away on April 15, 2020, in Aiken, South Carolina. Elda was born in North White Plains, New York to Umberto Galli and Lucia Ubaldi Galli.

Elda was preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, Vincent James San Marco. They shared an enjoyment of gardening, bowling and cooking...

Apr 13, 2020

Thomas (Tommy) A. Matarazzo, passed away on April 13, 2020, in Newberry, South Carolina. He was sixty-eight years old, and had been a resident of South Carolina for the past ten years. Prior to that he was born in Paterson, New Jersey, living many years in West Milford, New Jersey before moving to Winter Haven, Florida. Tommy was born on...

Apr 12, 2020

Beatrice Rowe Harris, 92, of Saluda, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020. A graveside service will be held at Travis Park Cemetery with Rev. Burton Campbell officiating. Active pallbearers will be Charles Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Alfred Rodgers, Stephen Byrd, Jamie Anderson and Tom Anderson. Mrs. Harris was born in Saluda County, daughter of the late Kinard and Ora Riddlehoover Rowe....

Apr 10, 2020

AIKEN, SC - Dr. David Alan Filler, 73, lost his battle with amyloidosis on April 10, 2020.

He was the son of the late Opal Bertrand Filler and Natalie Schwartz Filler and late brother Russell Filler. He was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He was a graduate of South Side High School and obtained a B.S. in...

Apr 8, 2020

Richard “Rick” Eugene Lester, 57, passed away April 8, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Lester was born in Mullens, West Virginia, son of the late Tyree Quinton and Elsie Mae Spencer Lester. Surviving are his wife, Sharon Rinehart Lester; sons, Casey Lester, Ricard E. Lester, Jr.; daughters, Jessica Lester Delp, Amanda Mitchell; brothers,...