Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

James I. Allen

James I. Allen

Jul 10, 2018

AIKEN, SC – JAMES I ALLEN, 72, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at his residence.

Born in Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1945 and growing up in Amarillo, TX, James was a son of the late James Olin and Inga Katrina Johnson Allen. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving 6 years during Vietnam, achieving the...

Ernestine Cox Sellers

Ernestine Cox Sellers

Jul 6, 2018

AIKEN, SC – ERNESTINE COX SELLERS, 88, widow of P. H. Sellers, died peacefully in her sleep, Friday, July 6, 2018.A native of Horry County, SC, Ernestine was a daughter of the late Fernie and Dora Fowler Cox. She lived in Aiken since 1957 and retired from the Savannah River Site. She was a dedicated member of Millbrook Baptist Church.Survivors...

Robert Daniel Fogle

Robert Daniel Fogle

Jul 5, 2018

WINDSOR, SC – ROBERT DANIEL FOGLE, 69, died Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.A native of Columbia, SC, Robert was a son of Ann Beverly Fogle and the late Robert Legere Fogle. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS in Structural Engineering and was a licensed architect. He worked with a number of...

Bill Bainbridge

Bill Bainbridge

Jul 4, 2018

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM RILEY “BILL” BAINBRIDGE, 73, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at his residence after a long illness.

Born on April 6, 1945 to Helen Jenkins and Richard Warren Bainbridge in Jenkins County Georgia, Bill attended High School in Donalsonville, GA.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Vietnam War.

He graduated from...

Stephen Frank Peterson

Stephen Frank Peterson

Jul 2, 2018

AIKEN – Dr. Stephen F. “Steve” Peterson, 76, died Monday, July 2, 2018.

He was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, godfather and friend. He is loved by many.

Steve was born in Lafayette, Indiana, son of the late Joseph E. Peterson and the late Elizabeth Stephens Peterson.  He was a graduate of the University of Indiana and Cornell University....

Ruth Holmes Cordahi

Ruth Holmes Cordahi

Jul 2, 2018

AIKEN - After more than fifty years of marriage, Ruth Holmes Cordahi (March 5, 1933 – July 2, 2018) and Antoine Nicolas Cordahi (March 2, 1932 – September 25, 2019) Rest in Peace. Though they met while teaching half-way around the world, it was Aiken where they rooted their last, forty years. Ruth was born from Scandinavian parents in Hibbing,...

Jack Connors, Sr.

Jack Connors, Sr.

Jul 2, 2018

WAGENER, SC – JOHN FRANCIS CONNORS, SR. (Jack), 74, beloved husband and best friend of Anne Albee, died Monday, July 2, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hartford, CT, Jack was the son of the late William T., Sr., and Angelyn Lecours Connors.  Jack was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. OooRAH! He was employed...

Lendon Earl Weisner, Jr.

Lendon Earl Weisner, Jr.

Jun 28, 2018

AIKEN – Mr. Lendon Earl Weisner, Jr., 88, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Augusta University Medical Center. Born in Wilmington, DE, Mr. Weisner was a son of the late Anna Venita Toy Weisner and Lendon Earl Weisner, Sr. He attended The Clemson Agricultural College of SC graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950, at the...

Bobby Gene Hammonds

Bobby Gene Hammonds

Jun 21, 2018

AIKEN, SC – BOBBY GENE HAMMONDS, 80, widower of Julia Hammonds, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

A native of Talladega County, AL, Bobby was a son of the late James Edward and Georgia Ann Horn Hammonds. He lived in Aiken County for 46 years and was a retired truck driver.

Survivors include four daughters, Cathye...

Jo Abercrombie Ziegler

Jo Abercrombie Ziegler

Jun 19, 2018

AIKEN, SC – JO ABERCROMBIE ZIEGLER, 66, beloved wife of Joseph D. Ziegler, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her residence.

A native of Chickamauga, GA, Jo was a daughter of the late Jack Avery and Grace Stoker Abercrombie. She graduated from UT Chattanooga with a BS in mechanical engineering. She retired from the Savannah River Site. Jo was a...

Karen Arsenault Shiley

Karen Arsenault Shiley

Jun 19, 2018

GRANITEVILLE – Mrs. Karen Arsenault Shiley, 70, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her residence.

Karen was born in New Haven, CT, a daughter of the late Eldrick and Adeline Asmus Arsenault.  She had lived in Graniteville for 44 years, and was a Registered Nurse working for the Aiken County Health Department and Aiken Regional Medical Centers.  She received...

Kenneth "Kenny" Gordon Kight

Kenneth "Kenny" Gordon Kight

Jun 18, 2018

Deltona, Florida – Kenneth Gordon Kight (Kenny), 73, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018. Mr. Kight was born in Aiken, S.C. the son of the late Harry Gordon Kight and Elizabeth Reardon Kight. He grew up in Aiken and loved all sports. He excelled in baseball and basketball in high school and beyond. He attended USC in Columbia before...

Jean Betty Rundorff

Jean Betty Rundorff

Jun 16, 2018

AIKEN - Mrs. Jean Betty Kemp Rundorff, 92, loving widow of the late William J. Rundorff, Sr., passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018. Mrs. Rundorff was born in Burlington, Iowa to the late James and Amber Meilahn Kemp and married her late husband on May 19, 1946.    While she will be best remembered for her role as wife, mother, grandmother...

Anthony Dominick Signorelli

Anthony Dominick Signorelli

Jun 15, 2018

Aiken – Mr. Anthony Dominick Signorelli, 93, married to Ann Signorelli, the love of his life for over 70 years, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 at his residence. Born in Paterson, NJ, Mr Signorelli was a son of the late Diego and Pauline Vivino Signorelli. He served his country as a SSGT in the Army Infantry with G. Company...

Carrie O Moyer

Carrie O Moyer

Jun 15, 2018

AIKEN, SC – CARRIE OWENS MOYER, 85, beloved wife of Jesse L. Moyer, died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Agape Hospice House, Lexington, SC.

     A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Carrie was a daughter of the late Barney F. and Annie Sizemore Owens. She was an active member of Talatha Baptist Church where formerly served as the...

James Edward Nixon

James Edward Nixon

Jun 15, 2018

AIKEN - Mr. James Edward Nixon, 86, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018.James was born in Buckhannon, WV, a son of the late Cecil Clay and Wilda Wilson Nixon.  He had been a resident of Aiken since 1995, and was a former sales agent for the iron and steel industry.He is survived by his children, Beth Kramer and Mark Nixon;...

Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner

Jun 11, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Kevin Gene Turner, 44, beloved husband of Alisha Kay Turner, passed away on June 11, 2018. Born in Augusta, GA, Kevin was the son of Larry Gene and Ann Toole Turner. He was a life long resident of Aiken and graduated from South Aiken High School. He worked for the City of Aiken in the Parks and...

Lorraine MacLean Teese

Lorraine MacLean Teese

Jun 10, 2018

AIKEN, SC – LORRAINE MacLEAN TEESE, 93, widow of Philip Alanson Teese, died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

A native of Newark, NJ, Lorraine was a daughter of the late Nicholas Michael and Rose Marie Rank MacLean.  She earned her BS from New Jersey State Teachers College and her MA from Columbia University.  She was retired...

Geraldine Schwartz Bankoff

Geraldine Schwartz Bankoff

Jun 9, 2018

AIKEN – Mrs. Geraldine Schwartz Bankoff, 87, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018.

Mrs. Bankoff was born in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Minkoff Schwartz. She retired after more than 25 years of service as a Connetquot Teacher on Long Island, NY. She was a former president of the Retired Teachers Union on Long Island,...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

James I. Allen

James I. Allen

Jul 10, 2018

AIKEN, SC – JAMES I ALLEN, 72, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at his residence.

Born in Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1945 and growing up in Amarillo, TX, James was a son of the late James Olin and Inga Katrina Johnson Allen. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving 6 years during Vietnam, achieving the...

Ernestine Cox Sellers

Ernestine Cox Sellers

Jul 6, 2018

AIKEN, SC – ERNESTINE COX SELLERS, 88, widow of P. H. Sellers, died peacefully in her sleep, Friday, July 6, 2018.A native of Horry County, SC, Ernestine was a daughter of the late Fernie and Dora Fowler Cox. She lived in Aiken since 1957 and retired from the Savannah River Site. She was a dedicated member of Millbrook Baptist Church.Survivors...

Robert Daniel Fogle

Robert Daniel Fogle

Jul 5, 2018

WINDSOR, SC – ROBERT DANIEL FOGLE, 69, died Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.A native of Columbia, SC, Robert was a son of Ann Beverly Fogle and the late Robert Legere Fogle. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS in Structural Engineering and was a licensed architect. He worked with a number of...

Bill Bainbridge

Bill Bainbridge

Jul 4, 2018

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM RILEY “BILL” BAINBRIDGE, 73, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at his residence after a long illness.

Born on April 6, 1945 to Helen Jenkins and Richard Warren Bainbridge in Jenkins County Georgia, Bill attended High School in Donalsonville, GA.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in the Vietnam War.

He graduated from...

Stephen Frank Peterson

Stephen Frank Peterson

Jul 2, 2018

AIKEN – Dr. Stephen F. “Steve” Peterson, 76, died Monday, July 2, 2018.

He was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, godfather and friend. He is loved by many.

Steve was born in Lafayette, Indiana, son of the late Joseph E. Peterson and the late Elizabeth Stephens Peterson.  He was a graduate of the University of Indiana and Cornell University....

Ruth Holmes Cordahi

Ruth Holmes Cordahi

Jul 2, 2018

AIKEN - After more than fifty years of marriage, Ruth Holmes Cordahi (March 5, 1933 – July 2, 2018) and Antoine Nicolas Cordahi (March 2, 1932 – September 25, 2019) Rest in Peace. Though they met while teaching half-way around the world, it was Aiken where they rooted their last, forty years. Ruth was born from Scandinavian parents in Hibbing,...

Jack Connors, Sr.

Jack Connors, Sr.

Jul 2, 2018

WAGENER, SC – JOHN FRANCIS CONNORS, SR. (Jack), 74, beloved husband and best friend of Anne Albee, died Monday, July 2, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hartford, CT, Jack was the son of the late William T., Sr., and Angelyn Lecours Connors.  Jack was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. OooRAH! He was employed...

Lendon Earl Weisner, Jr.

Lendon Earl Weisner, Jr.

Jun 28, 2018

AIKEN – Mr. Lendon Earl Weisner, Jr., 88, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at Augusta University Medical Center. Born in Wilmington, DE, Mr. Weisner was a son of the late Anna Venita Toy Weisner and Lendon Earl Weisner, Sr. He attended The Clemson Agricultural College of SC graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1950, at the...

Bobby Gene Hammonds

Bobby Gene Hammonds

Jun 21, 2018

AIKEN, SC – BOBBY GENE HAMMONDS, 80, widower of Julia Hammonds, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

A native of Talladega County, AL, Bobby was a son of the late James Edward and Georgia Ann Horn Hammonds. He lived in Aiken County for 46 years and was a retired truck driver.

Survivors include four daughters, Cathye...

Jo Abercrombie Ziegler

Jo Abercrombie Ziegler

Jun 19, 2018

AIKEN, SC – JO ABERCROMBIE ZIEGLER, 66, beloved wife of Joseph D. Ziegler, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her residence.

A native of Chickamauga, GA, Jo was a daughter of the late Jack Avery and Grace Stoker Abercrombie. She graduated from UT Chattanooga with a BS in mechanical engineering. She retired from the Savannah River Site. Jo was a...

Karen Arsenault Shiley

Karen Arsenault Shiley

Jun 19, 2018

GRANITEVILLE – Mrs. Karen Arsenault Shiley, 70, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her residence.

Karen was born in New Haven, CT, a daughter of the late Eldrick and Adeline Asmus Arsenault.  She had lived in Graniteville for 44 years, and was a Registered Nurse working for the Aiken County Health Department and Aiken Regional Medical Centers.  She received...

Kenneth "Kenny" Gordon Kight

Kenneth "Kenny" Gordon Kight

Jun 18, 2018

Deltona, Florida – Kenneth Gordon Kight (Kenny), 73, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018. Mr. Kight was born in Aiken, S.C. the son of the late Harry Gordon Kight and Elizabeth Reardon Kight. He grew up in Aiken and loved all sports. He excelled in baseball and basketball in high school and beyond. He attended USC in Columbia before...

Jean Betty Rundorff

Jean Betty Rundorff

Jun 16, 2018

AIKEN - Mrs. Jean Betty Kemp Rundorff, 92, loving widow of the late William J. Rundorff, Sr., passed away Saturday, June 16, 2018. Mrs. Rundorff was born in Burlington, Iowa to the late James and Amber Meilahn Kemp and married her late husband on May 19, 1946.    While she will be best remembered for her role as wife, mother, grandmother...

Anthony Dominick Signorelli

Anthony Dominick Signorelli

Jun 15, 2018

Aiken – Mr. Anthony Dominick Signorelli, 93, married to Ann Signorelli, the love of his life for over 70 years, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 at his residence. Born in Paterson, NJ, Mr Signorelli was a son of the late Diego and Pauline Vivino Signorelli. He served his country as a SSGT in the Army Infantry with G. Company...

Carrie O Moyer

Carrie O Moyer

Jun 15, 2018

AIKEN, SC – CARRIE OWENS MOYER, 85, beloved wife of Jesse L. Moyer, died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Agape Hospice House, Lexington, SC.

     A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Carrie was a daughter of the late Barney F. and Annie Sizemore Owens. She was an active member of Talatha Baptist Church where formerly served as the...

James Edward Nixon

James Edward Nixon

Jun 15, 2018

AIKEN - Mr. James Edward Nixon, 86, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018.James was born in Buckhannon, WV, a son of the late Cecil Clay and Wilda Wilson Nixon.  He had been a resident of Aiken since 1995, and was a former sales agent for the iron and steel industry.He is survived by his children, Beth Kramer and Mark Nixon;...

Kevin Turner

Kevin Turner

Jun 11, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Kevin Gene Turner, 44, beloved husband of Alisha Kay Turner, passed away on June 11, 2018. Born in Augusta, GA, Kevin was the son of Larry Gene and Ann Toole Turner. He was a life long resident of Aiken and graduated from South Aiken High School. He worked for the City of Aiken in the Parks and...

Lorraine MacLean Teese

Lorraine MacLean Teese

Jun 10, 2018

AIKEN, SC – LORRAINE MacLEAN TEESE, 93, widow of Philip Alanson Teese, died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

A native of Newark, NJ, Lorraine was a daughter of the late Nicholas Michael and Rose Marie Rank MacLean.  She earned her BS from New Jersey State Teachers College and her MA from Columbia University.  She was retired...

Geraldine Schwartz Bankoff

Geraldine Schwartz Bankoff

Jun 9, 2018

AIKEN – Mrs. Geraldine Schwartz Bankoff, 87, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018.

Mrs. Bankoff was born in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Minkoff Schwartz. She retired after more than 25 years of service as a Connetquot Teacher on Long Island, NY. She was a former president of the Retired Teachers Union on Long Island,...