Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Earl Martin

Earl Martin

Aug 30, 2017

NEW ELLENTON, SC – EARL MARTIN, 89, husband of the late Bettye Banks Martin, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his residence.A native of Springville, AL, Earl was a son of the late James Benjamin and Rose Zanna Simmons Martin, Sr. He served in the United States Marines during World War II. Earl moved to Aiken County in 1953 to...

Sophie Christopher Gregory

Sophie Christopher Gregory

Aug 26, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Sophie Christopher Gregory, 103, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center.  Born May 9, 1914, in Savannah, GA, her family moved shortly thereafter to Mytilene, Greece. Returning to Savannah in 1920, she graduated from Chatham County public schools. In 1936, she married Euthymios Athan Gregory and they settled in Aiken. In 1984,...

Loretta Frazier

Loretta Frazier

Aug 24, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Loretta Jean Cauley Frazier, 48, beloved wife of Randy Frazier, passed away August 24, 2017.A native of Aiken, SC. Loretta was the daughter of the Norma Jean Dubose Cook and the late Maurice Cauley. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother, daughter and grandmother. She loved to travel and go shopping. She was a...

Amy Taylor

Amy Taylor

Aug 23, 2017

Amy Corazza Lance Taylor, 98, of Aiken, SC died peacefully on Wednesday August 23rd in North Augusta, SC of complications from a stroke. She lived a long life filled with joy and challenge and the love of so many near and far. She was strong and brave and, above all, loving and giving and kind to family, adopted family, friends...

Jane Gentry Clemons

Jane Gentry Clemons

Aug 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC – JANE GENTRY CLEMONS, 79, beloved wife of Walter L. Clemons, died Wednesday morning, August 16, 2017 at Anchor Rehab and Health. A native of New York, Jane was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary Dudley Thomas.  She was a retired home health aide.  She and her second husband, the late Wayne Gentry moved to Jackson,...

James Randall "Randy" Weeks

James Randall "Randy" Weeks

Aug 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mr. James Randall "Randy" Weeks, Jr., 66, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Clear Water Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Mike Catoe officiating. Interment will be held in the church cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends at the church...

William George Saddington, Jr.

William George Saddington, Jr.

Aug 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM GEORGE SADDINGTON, JR., 70, beloved husband of Georgeanne Marinan Saddington, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, William was a son of the late William George Saddington, Sr. and Miriam Kuntz Saddington. He served in the U. S. Navy during Vietnam. He was a retired building contractor and retired to...

Janet Bernice Kruchten

Janet Bernice Kruchten

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Janet B. Kruchten, 78, nee McGillivray, of Aiken, South Carolina, formerly of Lakeview, Arkansas and Chicago, Illinois, passed away on, Tuesday, Augusta 15, leaving behind Les, her loving husband of 53 years; her three children, Lorraine Ward, Douglas Ward and Lawrence (Christie) Kruchten. Janet also leaves behind her sisters, Karen (Robert) Majka; Kathy (Richard) Wojcik; and Linda...

Pauline Thompson Moseley

Pauline Thompson Moseley

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Pauline Thompson Moseley, 87, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 19, 2017 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Mary Frances Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Moseley was a lifelong resident of Aiken County, a daughter of the late...

Thomas Odom Bodie, Jr.

Thomas Odom Bodie, Jr.

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC – THOMAS ODOM BODIE, JR., 62, beloved husband of Carol Faye Hoover Bodie, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Lexington County, SC. Tom was the son of the late Thomas Odom Bodie, Sr. and Reta Mae Fulmer Bodie. He was a graduate of Newberry College. During his career,...

Frances Williams Duke

Frances Williams Duke

Aug 15, 2017

KNIGHTDALE, NC - FRANCES WILLIAMS DUKE, 83, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her daughter's residence in Aiken, SC.She has been conveyed to Knightdale, NC for funeral services and interment under the direction of L. Harold Poole Funeral Service.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Betty Ruth Grice

Betty Ruth Grice

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC – BETTY RUTH GRICE, 86, widow of James Raymond Grice, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center, A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Betty was a daughter of the late George Mayfield and Florence Olive Lazar Kinard.  She was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church.  She was a “Mama”,...

Mildred Fell

Mildred Fell

Aug 9, 2017

WAGENER, SC - MILDRED FELL, 88, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Pruitt Health of Aiken.Services will be private.Surviving is her partner, David Pierce.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Lynn Kramp

Lynn Kramp

Aug 8, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Lynn Close Kramp, born Lynn Morton Tate, died peacefully in her home in Aiken, SC, August Eighth, 2017 at the age of 67, surrounded by family and close friends. Lynn is survived by her husband, Joseph Kramp, and daughters, Katherine Dickinson Goldman (nee Close) and Carolyn Chapman McKenzie-Bush (nee Close) (Joe Bush). She is also survived by...

Richard Marcus Huff

Richard Marcus Huff

Aug 5, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Richard “Marcus” Huff, Jr., passed away August 5, 2017 at his residence. He was born September 26, 1935 in Charleston, SC He was a graduate of Wofford College, a member of the golf team and lettered all four years. He was a member of Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Marcus served our country in the...

Matthew "Matt" Beecher Fry

Matthew "Matt" Beecher Fry

Aug 5, 2017

AIKEN, SC – MATTHEW BEECHER “MATT” FRY, 58, beloved husband of Mary Ann McLean Fry, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at his residence after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Groton, CT and a native of Bethesda, MD, Matt was a son of Tanya O’Jeda Fry and the late John Craig Fry, Sr. He was...

Katherine Adams

Katherine Adams

Aug 5, 2017

AIKEN, SC – KATHERINE R. ADAMS, 100, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at HarborChase of Aiken. A native of Atlanta, GA, Mrs. Adams was a daughter of the late Frank G. and Bernice Duren Reagin.  Preceded in death by her husband Ebb F. Adams. She lived most of her life in Atlanta, after retirement she and her husband moved to Lake Lanier,...

Elise Franklin Eubanks

Elise Franklin Eubanks

Aug 1, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Elise Helen Franklin Eubanks, 86, went home peacefully to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, August 4, 2017 at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Philip Dunn officiating. The family will then receive friends at the church followed by interment in Aiken Memorial Gardens....

Ruby Pugh Jones

Ruby Pugh Jones

Aug 1, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Ruby Pugh Jones, 95, widow of the late Horace Jones, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, August 4, 2017 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Hyder officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ridge...

Marie Hilton

Marie Hilton

Aug 1, 2017

ATHENS, GA – Mrs. Marie Threatt Hilton, 95, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Marie Hilton was born in Jefferson, SC, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Lillian Bird Threatt. She lived in Aiken, SC from 1940 until 2010.  With her love of children, she taught preschool at First Baptist Church, Memorial Baptist Church, and Millbrook Baptist Church for...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Earl Martin

Earl Martin

Aug 30, 2017

NEW ELLENTON, SC – EARL MARTIN, 89, husband of the late Bettye Banks Martin, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his residence.A native of Springville, AL, Earl was a son of the late James Benjamin and Rose Zanna Simmons Martin, Sr. He served in the United States Marines during World War II. Earl moved to Aiken County in 1953 to...

Sophie Christopher Gregory

Sophie Christopher Gregory

Aug 26, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Sophie Christopher Gregory, 103, entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Lexington Medical Center.  Born May 9, 1914, in Savannah, GA, her family moved shortly thereafter to Mytilene, Greece. Returning to Savannah in 1920, she graduated from Chatham County public schools. In 1936, she married Euthymios Athan Gregory and they settled in Aiken. In 1984,...

Loretta Frazier

Loretta Frazier

Aug 24, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Loretta Jean Cauley Frazier, 48, beloved wife of Randy Frazier, passed away August 24, 2017.A native of Aiken, SC. Loretta was the daughter of the Norma Jean Dubose Cook and the late Maurice Cauley. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother, daughter and grandmother. She loved to travel and go shopping. She was a...

Amy Taylor

Amy Taylor

Aug 23, 2017

Amy Corazza Lance Taylor, 98, of Aiken, SC died peacefully on Wednesday August 23rd in North Augusta, SC of complications from a stroke. She lived a long life filled with joy and challenge and the love of so many near and far. She was strong and brave and, above all, loving and giving and kind to family, adopted family, friends...

Jane Gentry Clemons

Jane Gentry Clemons

Aug 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC – JANE GENTRY CLEMONS, 79, beloved wife of Walter L. Clemons, died Wednesday morning, August 16, 2017 at Anchor Rehab and Health. A native of New York, Jane was a daughter of the late Harry and Mary Dudley Thomas.  She was a retired home health aide.  She and her second husband, the late Wayne Gentry moved to Jackson,...

James Randall "Randy" Weeks

James Randall "Randy" Weeks

Aug 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Mr. James Randall "Randy" Weeks, Jr., 66, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Clear Water Branch Baptist Church with The Rev. Mike Catoe officiating. Interment will be held in the church cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends at the church...

William George Saddington, Jr.

William George Saddington, Jr.

Aug 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM GEORGE SADDINGTON, JR., 70, beloved husband of Georgeanne Marinan Saddington, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at his residence. A native of Baltimore, MD, William was a son of the late William George Saddington, Sr. and Miriam Kuntz Saddington. He served in the U. S. Navy during Vietnam. He was a retired building contractor and retired to...

Janet Bernice Kruchten

Janet Bernice Kruchten

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Janet B. Kruchten, 78, nee McGillivray, of Aiken, South Carolina, formerly of Lakeview, Arkansas and Chicago, Illinois, passed away on, Tuesday, Augusta 15, leaving behind Les, her loving husband of 53 years; her three children, Lorraine Ward, Douglas Ward and Lawrence (Christie) Kruchten. Janet also leaves behind her sisters, Karen (Robert) Majka; Kathy (Richard) Wojcik; and Linda...

Pauline Thompson Moseley

Pauline Thompson Moseley

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Pauline Thompson Moseley, 87, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 19, 2017 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Mary Frances Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Moseley was a lifelong resident of Aiken County, a daughter of the late...

Thomas Odom Bodie, Jr.

Thomas Odom Bodie, Jr.

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC – THOMAS ODOM BODIE, JR., 62, beloved husband of Carol Faye Hoover Bodie, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Lexington County, SC. Tom was the son of the late Thomas Odom Bodie, Sr. and Reta Mae Fulmer Bodie. He was a graduate of Newberry College. During his career,...

Frances Williams Duke

Frances Williams Duke

Aug 15, 2017

KNIGHTDALE, NC - FRANCES WILLIAMS DUKE, 83, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at her daughter's residence in Aiken, SC.She has been conveyed to Knightdale, NC for funeral services and interment under the direction of L. Harold Poole Funeral Service.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Betty Ruth Grice

Betty Ruth Grice

Aug 15, 2017

AIKEN, SC – BETTY RUTH GRICE, 86, widow of James Raymond Grice, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center, A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Betty was a daughter of the late George Mayfield and Florence Olive Lazar Kinard.  She was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church.  She was a “Mama”,...

Mildred Fell

Mildred Fell

Aug 9, 2017

WAGENER, SC - MILDRED FELL, 88, died Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Pruitt Health of Aiken.Services will be private.Surviving is her partner, David Pierce.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Lynn Kramp

Lynn Kramp

Aug 8, 2017

AIKEN, SC - Lynn Close Kramp, born Lynn Morton Tate, died peacefully in her home in Aiken, SC, August Eighth, 2017 at the age of 67, surrounded by family and close friends. Lynn is survived by her husband, Joseph Kramp, and daughters, Katherine Dickinson Goldman (nee Close) and Carolyn Chapman McKenzie-Bush (nee Close) (Joe Bush). She is also survived by...

Richard Marcus Huff

Richard Marcus Huff

Aug 5, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Richard “Marcus” Huff, Jr., passed away August 5, 2017 at his residence. He was born September 26, 1935 in Charleston, SC He was a graduate of Wofford College, a member of the golf team and lettered all four years. He was a member of Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Marcus served our country in the...

Matthew "Matt" Beecher Fry

Matthew "Matt" Beecher Fry

Aug 5, 2017

AIKEN, SC – MATTHEW BEECHER “MATT” FRY, 58, beloved husband of Mary Ann McLean Fry, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at his residence after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Born in Groton, CT and a native of Bethesda, MD, Matt was a son of Tanya O’Jeda Fry and the late John Craig Fry, Sr. He was...

Katherine Adams

Katherine Adams

Aug 5, 2017

AIKEN, SC – KATHERINE R. ADAMS, 100, died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at HarborChase of Aiken. A native of Atlanta, GA, Mrs. Adams was a daughter of the late Frank G. and Bernice Duren Reagin.  Preceded in death by her husband Ebb F. Adams. She lived most of her life in Atlanta, after retirement she and her husband moved to Lake Lanier,...

Elise Franklin Eubanks

Elise Franklin Eubanks

Aug 1, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Elise Helen Franklin Eubanks, 86, went home peacefully to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, August 4, 2017 at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Philip Dunn officiating. The family will then receive friends at the church followed by interment in Aiken Memorial Gardens....

Ruby Pugh Jones

Ruby Pugh Jones

Aug 1, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Ruby Pugh Jones, 95, widow of the late Horace Jones, passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, August 4, 2017 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Hyder officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Ridge...

Marie Hilton

Marie Hilton

Aug 1, 2017

ATHENS, GA – Mrs. Marie Threatt Hilton, 95, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Marie Hilton was born in Jefferson, SC, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Lillian Bird Threatt. She lived in Aiken, SC from 1940 until 2010.  With her love of children, she taught preschool at First Baptist Church, Memorial Baptist Church, and Millbrook Baptist Church for...