Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Donald Bradsher Hursey
Mar 4, 2020
COLUMBIA, SC – DONALD BRADSHER HURSEY, 67, passed away, unexpectedly, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Aiken, SC.
A native of Columbia, SC, Donald was a son of the late Donald H. and Marie Wall Hursey. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and lived most his life in Columbia. He loved music and was a blues guitarist.
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Connie Bradberry
Mar 3, 2020
AIKEN, SC – CONNIE BRADBERRY, 69, beloved wife of Porky Bradberry, went to Heaven, Tuesday evening, March 3, 2020.
A native of Tellico Plains, TN, Connie was a daughter of the late Clyde and Louise Hunt Wilson. She lived in Aiken most of her life and was a member of Mercy Church. Connie owned and operated Connie’s Cleaning Solution,...
Madelon Carol Ross
Feb 29, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Madelon Carol Ross, 80, beloved wife of James W. Ross, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020.
Funeral services will be held 1:00PM Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with The Rev. Dr. Henry Chennault officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends following the burial at the gravesite. Pallbearers...
Bonnie Kennedy
Feb 28, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Bonnie Lee Hatch Kennedy died peacefully at home on February 28, 2020.
Bonnie was born February 9, 1932 in Falls City, Nebraska to her parents, Orris Clinton and Amelia Helene Hatch. Bonnie was predeceased by her parents and a sister, Beverly Ann Hatch. She is survived by her husband Robert, son Michael, daughters Marsha and Marta, grandsons...
Varyene Williamson Burleson
Feb 28, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Varyene Williamson Burleson, 89, loving widow of the late James Norman Burleson, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 on their wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be held 3PM Monday, March 2, 2020 at Redds Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Richard McWhite officiating. Interment will follow the funeral in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be her...
Jessica Gail Pruiett
Feb 27, 2020
AIKEN, SC – JESSICA GAIL BRUNO PRUIETT, 47, died Thursday, February 27, 2020 at AU Medical Center, Augusta, GA.
Jessica grew up in Louisville, KY and Havelock, NC. She graduated from Havelock High School, where she was the Valedictorian of her class. She was a member of the National Honors Society, played on the school tennis team and played flute...
Frank L. Boyd
Feb 26, 2020
JACKSON, SC – FRANK L. BOYD, 70, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at his residence.
A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Frank was a son of the late Haskell John and Ruby O'nita Duncan Boyd. He retired from the Savannah River Site and was a former volunteer fireman and part-time farmer. He attended Heights Church.
Survivors...
Robert Ladson Toole
Feb 22, 2020
MONTMORENCI, SC – ROBERT LADSON TOOLE, 88, beloved husband of Billie Jean Daniel Toole, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his residence.
A native of Aiken County, Robert was a son of the late Johnny S. and Evie Anna Johnson Toole. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He retired from Carolina Metals as a health...
James R. "Boots" Beatty
Feb 19, 2020
Aiken – Mr. James R. “Boots” Beatty, 99, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020.
Mr. Beatty was born on August 2, 1920, in Doerun, GA, a son of the late John Vernon Beatty and Lula Maggie Hilton Beatty. Boots proudly served his country in combat in the European Theater during World War II as a member of the First Special...
Phyllis Thomas
Feb 17, 2020
AIKEN, SC – PHYLLIS GAIL THOMAS, 58, died Monday, February 17, 2020 at her residence.
A native of Augusta, Phyllis was a daughter of Irene Franklin and the late Bernard Eugene Franklin. She was a homemaker and a loving wife, daughter, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, Turby F. “Zack” Thomas III; daughter, Ginger Irene Samples; granddaughter, Aleiya Bre...
Emily Watts Armstrong
Feb 17, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Emily Armstrong, 74, died on February 17, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Nellie McDaniel Watts and Brother Joe Watts. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Robert Armstrong of Aiken, son, Rob (Aimee) Armstrong and grandsons Ryan and Evan Armstrong of Pittsburgh, PA, daughter, Sharon (Tony) Bondhus, and...
Hazel Stevens Skidmore
Feb 15, 2020
AIKEN, SC – HAZEL STEVENS SKIDMORE, 91, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her residence.
Born Hazel Beatrice Stevens in Loudon County, Tennessee in 1928, Hazel grew up in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Losing her mother at age two and her father at age twelve, she was raised by three loving aunts and her paternal grandmother who instilled an...
Annette Gentilucci
Feb 12, 2020
AIKEN, SC – SUSAN “ANNETTE” GENTILUCCI, 82, beloved wife of Joseph A. Gentilucci, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
A native of Scotland, Annette was the daughter of the late Daniel and Agnes Lennox Grimley. In 1952, at the age of 15, she immigrated with her family to the United States. They settled in Niagara Falls,...
Marie Eifert Stevens
Feb 11, 2020
On February 11th at 2:48 p.m. Laurie Marie Eifert Stevens quietly and peacefully slipped the bonds of this earth and stepped into Glory – into her Eternal Home – where she was so eager to see her Blessed Redeemer and be reunited with her beloved Frank. Marie’s abounding love for her four boys and her enduring devotion to her husband...
Horace Adams, Jr., Ph.D.
Feb 9, 2020
Aiken — Dr. Horace Adams, Jr., 96, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020.
Dr. Horace (“Pat”) Adams, Jr. was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Horace Adams, Sr. and Lucile Nichols. After graduating from Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, VA in 1943, Dr. Adams served in the US Navy as an Ensign during World War II. He married...
Mary Ethel Payton Moseley
Feb 6, 2020
AIKEN, SC – MARY ETHEL PAYTON MOSELEY, 84, widow of Julian Moseley, passed away, Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her residence.
A native of Aiken, Mary was a daughter of the late Carey and Clovis Wiggins Payton. She was a homemaker and loved gardening and sewing. She was a member of Apostolic Lighthouse Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Gwendolyn Riggs...
Ellen Poulas Poston
Feb 4, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Ellen Poulas Poston, 94, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Darlington, SC on March 1, 1925 to the late James and Ethel Waddell Poulas. Her father emigrated here from Greece as a young man where he met his wife with the two having 11 children,...
Alice Nelson Burdette
Feb 3, 2020
AIKEN, SC – ALICE NELSON BURDETTE, 93, widow of Harry Lee Burdette, passed away Monday, February 3, 2020 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.
A native of Belle, WV, Alice was a daughter of the late Youell Wayne and Ruth Bleau Nelson. She lived in Aiken since 1953 and was a homemaker. She was a member of St....
Marie J. Cutler
Feb 2, 2020
AIKEN, SC – MAREDO JEAN "MARIE" JOHNSON CUTLER, 82, widow of Stanley E. Cutler, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.
A native of Ware Shoals, SC, Marie was a daughter of the late Leslie and Ellen Cann Johnson. She retired from Owens Corning Fiberglass and was a longtime member of Montmorenci First...
Patricia Coffey Kitchings
Jan 29, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Patricia Coffey Kitchings, 77, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2PM Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Anthony Smith, Neal Smith, Nicholas Willing, CJ Wendt, Alvin Boatwright...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Donald Bradsher Hursey
Mar 4, 2020
COLUMBIA, SC – DONALD BRADSHER HURSEY, 67, passed away, unexpectedly, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Aiken, SC.
A native of Columbia, SC, Donald was a son of the late Donald H. and Marie Wall Hursey. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and lived most his life in Columbia. He loved music and was a blues guitarist.
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Connie Bradberry
Mar 3, 2020
AIKEN, SC – CONNIE BRADBERRY, 69, beloved wife of Porky Bradberry, went to Heaven, Tuesday evening, March 3, 2020.
A native of Tellico Plains, TN, Connie was a daughter of the late Clyde and Louise Hunt Wilson. She lived in Aiken most of her life and was a member of Mercy Church. Connie owned and operated Connie’s Cleaning Solution,...
Madelon Carol Ross
Feb 29, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Madelon Carol Ross, 80, beloved wife of James W. Ross, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020.
Funeral services will be held 1:00PM Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with The Rev. Dr. Henry Chennault officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends following the burial at the gravesite. Pallbearers...
Bonnie Kennedy
Feb 28, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Bonnie Lee Hatch Kennedy died peacefully at home on February 28, 2020.
Bonnie was born February 9, 1932 in Falls City, Nebraska to her parents, Orris Clinton and Amelia Helene Hatch. Bonnie was predeceased by her parents and a sister, Beverly Ann Hatch. She is survived by her husband Robert, son Michael, daughters Marsha and Marta, grandsons...
Varyene Williamson Burleson
Feb 28, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Varyene Williamson Burleson, 89, loving widow of the late James Norman Burleson, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 on their wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be held 3PM Monday, March 2, 2020 at Redds Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Richard McWhite officiating. Interment will follow the funeral in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be her...
Jessica Gail Pruiett
Feb 27, 2020
AIKEN, SC – JESSICA GAIL BRUNO PRUIETT, 47, died Thursday, February 27, 2020 at AU Medical Center, Augusta, GA.
Jessica grew up in Louisville, KY and Havelock, NC. She graduated from Havelock High School, where she was the Valedictorian of her class. She was a member of the National Honors Society, played on the school tennis team and played flute...
Frank L. Boyd
Feb 26, 2020
JACKSON, SC – FRANK L. BOYD, 70, died Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at his residence.
A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Frank was a son of the late Haskell John and Ruby O'nita Duncan Boyd. He retired from the Savannah River Site and was a former volunteer fireman and part-time farmer. He attended Heights Church.
Survivors...
Robert Ladson Toole
Feb 22, 2020
MONTMORENCI, SC – ROBERT LADSON TOOLE, 88, beloved husband of Billie Jean Daniel Toole, died Saturday, February 22, 2020 at his residence.
A native of Aiken County, Robert was a son of the late Johnny S. and Evie Anna Johnson Toole. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He retired from Carolina Metals as a health...
James R. "Boots" Beatty
Feb 19, 2020
Aiken – Mr. James R. “Boots” Beatty, 99, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020.
Mr. Beatty was born on August 2, 1920, in Doerun, GA, a son of the late John Vernon Beatty and Lula Maggie Hilton Beatty. Boots proudly served his country in combat in the European Theater during World War II as a member of the First Special...
Phyllis Thomas
Feb 17, 2020
AIKEN, SC – PHYLLIS GAIL THOMAS, 58, died Monday, February 17, 2020 at her residence.
A native of Augusta, Phyllis was a daughter of Irene Franklin and the late Bernard Eugene Franklin. She was a homemaker and a loving wife, daughter, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, Turby F. “Zack” Thomas III; daughter, Ginger Irene Samples; granddaughter, Aleiya Bre...
Emily Watts Armstrong
Feb 17, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Emily Armstrong, 74, died on February 17, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Nellie McDaniel Watts and Brother Joe Watts. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Robert Armstrong of Aiken, son, Rob (Aimee) Armstrong and grandsons Ryan and Evan Armstrong of Pittsburgh, PA, daughter, Sharon (Tony) Bondhus, and...
Hazel Stevens Skidmore
Feb 15, 2020
AIKEN, SC – HAZEL STEVENS SKIDMORE, 91, died Saturday, February 15, 2020 at her residence.
Born Hazel Beatrice Stevens in Loudon County, Tennessee in 1928, Hazel grew up in Lenoir City, Tennessee.
Losing her mother at age two and her father at age twelve, she was raised by three loving aunts and her paternal grandmother who instilled an...
Annette Gentilucci
Feb 12, 2020
AIKEN, SC – SUSAN “ANNETTE” GENTILUCCI, 82, beloved wife of Joseph A. Gentilucci, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
A native of Scotland, Annette was the daughter of the late Daniel and Agnes Lennox Grimley. In 1952, at the age of 15, she immigrated with her family to the United States. They settled in Niagara Falls,...
Marie Eifert Stevens
Feb 11, 2020
On February 11th at 2:48 p.m. Laurie Marie Eifert Stevens quietly and peacefully slipped the bonds of this earth and stepped into Glory – into her Eternal Home – where she was so eager to see her Blessed Redeemer and be reunited with her beloved Frank. Marie’s abounding love for her four boys and her enduring devotion to her husband...
Horace Adams, Jr., Ph.D.
Feb 9, 2020
Aiken — Dr. Horace Adams, Jr., 96, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020.
Dr. Horace (“Pat”) Adams, Jr. was born in Richmond, VA, the son of the late Horace Adams, Sr. and Lucile Nichols. After graduating from Hampden-Sydney College in Farmville, VA in 1943, Dr. Adams served in the US Navy as an Ensign during World War II. He married...
Mary Ethel Payton Moseley
Feb 6, 2020
AIKEN, SC – MARY ETHEL PAYTON MOSELEY, 84, widow of Julian Moseley, passed away, Thursday, February 6, 2020 at her residence.
A native of Aiken, Mary was a daughter of the late Carey and Clovis Wiggins Payton. She was a homemaker and loved gardening and sewing. She was a member of Apostolic Lighthouse Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Gwendolyn Riggs...
Ellen Poulas Poston
Feb 4, 2020
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Ellen Poulas Poston, 94, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Darlington, SC on March 1, 1925 to the late James and Ethel Waddell Poulas. Her father emigrated here from Greece as a young man where he met his wife with the two having 11 children,...
Alice Nelson Burdette
Feb 3, 2020
AIKEN, SC – ALICE NELSON BURDETTE, 93, widow of Harry Lee Burdette, passed away Monday, February 3, 2020 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.
A native of Belle, WV, Alice was a daughter of the late Youell Wayne and Ruth Bleau Nelson. She lived in Aiken since 1953 and was a homemaker. She was a member of St....
Marie J. Cutler
Feb 2, 2020
AIKEN, SC – MAREDO JEAN "MARIE" JOHNSON CUTLER, 82, widow of Stanley E. Cutler, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.
A native of Ware Shoals, SC, Marie was a daughter of the late Leslie and Ellen Cann Johnson. She retired from Owens Corning Fiberglass and was a longtime member of Montmorenci First...
Patricia Coffey Kitchings
Jan 29, 2020
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Patricia Coffey Kitchings, 77, passed away peacefully Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2PM Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Glen Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Anthony Smith, Neal Smith, Nicholas Willing, CJ Wendt, Alvin Boatwright...
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