Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Vila Ann Rodgers Dillon

Vila Ann Rodgers Dillon

Nov 7, 2017

AIKEN, SC - VILA ANN RODGERS DILLON, 82, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center.A native of Tyrone, PA, Vila was a daughter of the late Frank and Grace Dobbs Rodgers.Survivors include daughters, Janice Hoffman (Steve), Aiken, SC, Jayne Dillon, Tyrone, PA; son, Don Dillon, Tyrone. PA.Funeral services will be held in Tyrone, PA with burial in...

Jeannette Howe Shoemaker

Jeannette Howe Shoemaker

Nov 7, 2017

AIKEN, SC – JEANNETTE HOWE SHOEMAKER, 61, beloved wife of Steven R. Shoemaker, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at her residence.      A native of Rochester, NY, Jeannette was a daughter of Carmen G. Howe and the late Elvin James Howe. She spent most her life in upstate New York prior to moving to Aiken in 2011. She was past...

Betty Foreman Prawdzik

Betty Foreman Prawdzik

Nov 6, 2017

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BETTY FOREMAN PRAWDZIK, 90, widow of Chester Joseph Prawdzik, Sr., died Monday, November 6, 2017 in University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Oak Park, GA, Betty was a daughter of Dewitt and Belle Kirkland Foreman. She grew up in Mims, FL and Douglas, GA. She lived in New Ellenton since 1964 and was of the...

James "Jim" Glenn Conard

James "Jim" Glenn Conard

Nov 2, 2017

AIKEN, SC – MAJ JAMES G. CONARD, USMC, Ret., 74, beloved husband of Brenda Gardner Conard, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Agape Hospice House, Lexington, SC. A native of Coshocton, OH, Jim was a son of the late Arthur Leo and Lela Norris Conard.  He graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1966 and entered Officer Candidate School.  He was commissioned First...

Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Jr.

Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Jr.

Nov 1, 2017

AIKEN - Mr. Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Jr., 83, beloved husband of Jennifer Etheredge Garvin, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his residence.   Lonnie Garvin was born in Charleston, SC, in 1933 the son of Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Sr. and Hazel Brewer Holcombe. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 with a degree in Business Administration....

Hugh James Jones

Hugh James Jones

Oct 30, 2017

AIKEN, SC - HUGH JAMES JONES, 67, formerly of Roseburg, OR, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Uptown Division.A native of Salem, IL, Hugh was a so of the late Earl W. and Elizabeth Almeda Royer Jones.  He was veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam.  He was a retired cosmetologist and former...

Donald Herbert Turno

Donald Herbert Turno

Oct 30, 2017

AIKEN - Mr. Donald Herbert Turno, 90, beloved husband of Sara McClurkan Turno, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017.A memorial service with military honors will be held 2:00 PM Monday, November 13, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church with The Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter and The Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following...

Elizabeth Speiden Thompson

Elizabeth Speiden Thompson

Oct 29, 2017

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH VIRGINIA SPEIDEN THOMPSON, 81, beloved wife of Bobbie Lloyd Thompson, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Aiken, SC. Born in Warrenton, VA, Betsy was a daughter of the late Marion Coote and Rebecca Virginia McNeil Speiden. Following an accounting career in her 40s she and her husband started Thompson Tax Associates in 1980 in Gaithersburg, MD....

Beverly Ann Knapp

Beverly Ann Knapp

Oct 29, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Beverly Ann Knapp, 84, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. “Bev” was born August 31, 1933 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her father Roy Struthers, her mother Elvira (Shelkey) Brookes and her husband Clarence Knapp. She was raised and educated in Brattleboro, Vermont. She graduated from Brattleboro...

Gerald D. Shuford

Gerald D. Shuford

Oct 29, 2017

  AIKEN, SC – GERALD D. SHUFORD, 81, husband of the late Shirley P. Shuford, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast, Concord, NC.      A native of Celo, NC, Gerald was a son of the late Carl and Dorothy Shuford. He moved to Aiken in 1952 and graduated from Aiken High School. He served in the...

Patricia Ann Johnson Fogle

Patricia Ann Johnson Fogle

Oct 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Funeral services for Patricia Ann Johnson Fogle, 79, of Aiken, SC will be held Monday, October 30th at 4PM at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home with The Reverend Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will be in Bethany Cemetery. The visitation will be from 2:30 until 4:00 at the funeral home prior to the service. In lieu of...

Robert Logan Bailey

Robert Logan Bailey

Oct 27, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Robert Logan Bailey peacefully received from Jesus his gift of eternal life at home on October 27, 2017, surrounded by family and close friends. Bob was born in Montgomery, Alabama on December 17, 1937 and received his early education in the public schools of Montgomery, Charleston and Barnwell, SC. He earned his degree in industrial management/engineering at...

Gary Marshall Phillips

Gary Marshall Phillips

Oct 26, 2017

AIKEN, SC – GARY MARSHALL PHILLIPS, 66, beloved husband of Judy Smith Cooke Phillips, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his residence. A native of Wellford, SC, Gary was a son of the late Aubrey and Ella Johnson Phillips. He grew up in Spartanburg County, graduated from James F. Byrnes High School and The University of South Carolina. He also...

Marie Parsons Simpson

Marie Parsons Simpson

Oct 22, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Marie Parsons Simpson, 81, beloved wife of Leland Frank Simpson III, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at her home.   Born in Maysville, NC, Marie was a daughter of the late Joseph Robert and Rachel Elizabeth Provow Parsons.  She was a loving mother, devoted wife, beloved grandmother, fun-loving traveler, and enjoyed gardening, walking on the beach,...

Holly Ivison Mims Westcott

Holly Ivison Mims Westcott

Oct 21, 2017

  AIKEN, SC - Holly Mims Westcott, beloved wife of Warren Westcott, died in her home on Saturday, October 21 surrounded by books, cats, and her family after bravely fighting pancreatic cancer for over a year. Born in Columbia, SC, on September 13, 1938, Holly was the daughter of the late Thomas Eugene and Della Lee Turnipseed Mims. Holly was...

Lorne L. Vincent

Lorne L. Vincent

Oct 19, 2017

AIKEN – TSgt Lorne L. Vincent, USAF Retired, 81, beloved husband of Caroleen “Carol” Vincent, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017.   Born in Foxworth, MS, Mr. Vincent was a son of the late Fred M. and Jeanette Varnado Vincent, Jr. He served in the US Air Force stateside as well as in Germany and Pakistan. After retiring from the...

Kay Hovey

Kay Hovey

Oct 11, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mary Kay Hovey died October 11th, 2017 at Harbor Chase Assisted Living Home in Aiken, SC, where she was cared for by the loving staff of the Memory Care Unit and nurses of Alliance Hospice. She was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, to the late William P. and Mary P. Conklin on April 3, 1934. She is...

Michael "Bird" Walker Miller

Michael "Bird" Walker Miller

Oct 11, 2017

HILTON HEAD, SC – MICHAEL WALKER "BIRD" MILLER, 41, died Tuesday, October 11, 2017 in Hilton Head.      Born in Norwich, CT, Michael was a son of William D. and Susan Siart Miller. His early childhood was spent in Uncasville, CT prior to moving to Aiken when he was 14 years old. He was a friend to many, old and young...

Alfred Paul Lista

Alfred Paul Lista

Oct 10, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Lt. Col. Alfred Paul Lista, USAF Retired, 100, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at his residence. Born in Long Branch, NJ., Lt. Col. Lista was a son of the late Paul G. and Lucy DeNucci Lista. He served in the USAF during WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Survivors include...

Bishop Daly Pope Garnett

Bishop Daly Pope Garnett

Oct 5, 2017

Bishop Daly Pope Garnett of Asheville, NC, tragically passed away on Thursday, October 5th at the age of 37. The second son of Stanford Taylor Garnett III of Columbia, SC and Leslie Pope Garnett of Mobile, AL, Bishop was born on April 12, 1980 in Aiken, SC.  He attended Mead Hall, Aiken Preparatory School and Aiken High School. He was...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Vila Ann Rodgers Dillon

Vila Ann Rodgers Dillon

Nov 7, 2017

AIKEN, SC - VILA ANN RODGERS DILLON, 82, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Pepper Hill Nursing Center.A native of Tyrone, PA, Vila was a daughter of the late Frank and Grace Dobbs Rodgers.Survivors include daughters, Janice Hoffman (Steve), Aiken, SC, Jayne Dillon, Tyrone, PA; son, Don Dillon, Tyrone. PA.Funeral services will be held in Tyrone, PA with burial in...

Jeannette Howe Shoemaker

Jeannette Howe Shoemaker

Nov 7, 2017

AIKEN, SC – JEANNETTE HOWE SHOEMAKER, 61, beloved wife of Steven R. Shoemaker, died Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at her residence.      A native of Rochester, NY, Jeannette was a daughter of Carmen G. Howe and the late Elvin James Howe. She spent most her life in upstate New York prior to moving to Aiken in 2011. She was past...

Betty Foreman Prawdzik

Betty Foreman Prawdzik

Nov 6, 2017

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BETTY FOREMAN PRAWDZIK, 90, widow of Chester Joseph Prawdzik, Sr., died Monday, November 6, 2017 in University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Oak Park, GA, Betty was a daughter of Dewitt and Belle Kirkland Foreman. She grew up in Mims, FL and Douglas, GA. She lived in New Ellenton since 1964 and was of the...

James "Jim" Glenn Conard

James "Jim" Glenn Conard

Nov 2, 2017

AIKEN, SC – MAJ JAMES G. CONARD, USMC, Ret., 74, beloved husband of Brenda Gardner Conard, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Agape Hospice House, Lexington, SC. A native of Coshocton, OH, Jim was a son of the late Arthur Leo and Lela Norris Conard.  He graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 1966 and entered Officer Candidate School.  He was commissioned First...

Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Jr.

Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Jr.

Nov 1, 2017

AIKEN - Mr. Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Jr., 83, beloved husband of Jennifer Etheredge Garvin, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at his residence.   Lonnie Garvin was born in Charleston, SC, in 1933 the son of Lonnie Arnold Garvin, Sr. and Hazel Brewer Holcombe. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1958 with a degree in Business Administration....

Hugh James Jones

Hugh James Jones

Oct 30, 2017

AIKEN, SC - HUGH JAMES JONES, 67, formerly of Roseburg, OR, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Uptown Division.A native of Salem, IL, Hugh was a so of the late Earl W. and Elizabeth Almeda Royer Jones.  He was veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam.  He was a retired cosmetologist and former...

Donald Herbert Turno

Donald Herbert Turno

Oct 30, 2017

AIKEN - Mr. Donald Herbert Turno, 90, beloved husband of Sara McClurkan Turno, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017.A memorial service with military honors will be held 2:00 PM Monday, November 13, 2017 at First Presbyterian Church with The Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter and The Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following...

Elizabeth Speiden Thompson

Elizabeth Speiden Thompson

Oct 29, 2017

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH VIRGINIA SPEIDEN THOMPSON, 81, beloved wife of Bobbie Lloyd Thompson, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Aiken, SC. Born in Warrenton, VA, Betsy was a daughter of the late Marion Coote and Rebecca Virginia McNeil Speiden. Following an accounting career in her 40s she and her husband started Thompson Tax Associates in 1980 in Gaithersburg, MD....

Beverly Ann Knapp

Beverly Ann Knapp

Oct 29, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Beverly Ann Knapp, 84, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. “Bev” was born August 31, 1933 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was preceded in death by her father Roy Struthers, her mother Elvira (Shelkey) Brookes and her husband Clarence Knapp. She was raised and educated in Brattleboro, Vermont. She graduated from Brattleboro...

Gerald D. Shuford

Gerald D. Shuford

Oct 29, 2017

  AIKEN, SC – GERALD D. SHUFORD, 81, husband of the late Shirley P. Shuford, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center Northeast, Concord, NC.      A native of Celo, NC, Gerald was a son of the late Carl and Dorothy Shuford. He moved to Aiken in 1952 and graduated from Aiken High School. He served in the...

Patricia Ann Johnson Fogle

Patricia Ann Johnson Fogle

Oct 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Funeral services for Patricia Ann Johnson Fogle, 79, of Aiken, SC will be held Monday, October 30th at 4PM at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home with The Reverend Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will be in Bethany Cemetery. The visitation will be from 2:30 until 4:00 at the funeral home prior to the service. In lieu of...

Robert Logan Bailey

Robert Logan Bailey

Oct 27, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Robert Logan Bailey peacefully received from Jesus his gift of eternal life at home on October 27, 2017, surrounded by family and close friends. Bob was born in Montgomery, Alabama on December 17, 1937 and received his early education in the public schools of Montgomery, Charleston and Barnwell, SC. He earned his degree in industrial management/engineering at...

Gary Marshall Phillips

Gary Marshall Phillips

Oct 26, 2017

AIKEN, SC – GARY MARSHALL PHILLIPS, 66, beloved husband of Judy Smith Cooke Phillips, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his residence. A native of Wellford, SC, Gary was a son of the late Aubrey and Ella Johnson Phillips. He grew up in Spartanburg County, graduated from James F. Byrnes High School and The University of South Carolina. He also...

Marie Parsons Simpson

Marie Parsons Simpson

Oct 22, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Marie Parsons Simpson, 81, beloved wife of Leland Frank Simpson III, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at her home.   Born in Maysville, NC, Marie was a daughter of the late Joseph Robert and Rachel Elizabeth Provow Parsons.  She was a loving mother, devoted wife, beloved grandmother, fun-loving traveler, and enjoyed gardening, walking on the beach,...

Holly Ivison Mims Westcott

Holly Ivison Mims Westcott

Oct 21, 2017

  AIKEN, SC - Holly Mims Westcott, beloved wife of Warren Westcott, died in her home on Saturday, October 21 surrounded by books, cats, and her family after bravely fighting pancreatic cancer for over a year. Born in Columbia, SC, on September 13, 1938, Holly was the daughter of the late Thomas Eugene and Della Lee Turnipseed Mims. Holly was...

Lorne L. Vincent

Lorne L. Vincent

Oct 19, 2017

AIKEN – TSgt Lorne L. Vincent, USAF Retired, 81, beloved husband of Caroleen “Carol” Vincent, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017.   Born in Foxworth, MS, Mr. Vincent was a son of the late Fred M. and Jeanette Varnado Vincent, Jr. He served in the US Air Force stateside as well as in Germany and Pakistan. After retiring from the...

Kay Hovey

Kay Hovey

Oct 11, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mary Kay Hovey died October 11th, 2017 at Harbor Chase Assisted Living Home in Aiken, SC, where she was cared for by the loving staff of the Memory Care Unit and nurses of Alliance Hospice. She was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, to the late William P. and Mary P. Conklin on April 3, 1934. She is...

Michael "Bird" Walker Miller

Michael "Bird" Walker Miller

Oct 11, 2017

HILTON HEAD, SC – MICHAEL WALKER "BIRD" MILLER, 41, died Tuesday, October 11, 2017 in Hilton Head.      Born in Norwich, CT, Michael was a son of William D. and Susan Siart Miller. His early childhood was spent in Uncasville, CT prior to moving to Aiken when he was 14 years old. He was a friend to many, old and young...

Alfred Paul Lista

Alfred Paul Lista

Oct 10, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Lt. Col. Alfred Paul Lista, USAF Retired, 100, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at his residence. Born in Long Branch, NJ., Lt. Col. Lista was a son of the late Paul G. and Lucy DeNucci Lista. He served in the USAF during WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War. Survivors include...

Bishop Daly Pope Garnett

Bishop Daly Pope Garnett

Oct 5, 2017

Bishop Daly Pope Garnett of Asheville, NC, tragically passed away on Thursday, October 5th at the age of 37. The second son of Stanford Taylor Garnett III of Columbia, SC and Leslie Pope Garnett of Mobile, AL, Bishop was born on April 12, 1980 in Aiken, SC.  He attended Mead Hall, Aiken Preparatory School and Aiken High School. He was...