Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Mackey Scott, Jr.

Mackey Scott, Jr.

Jun 4, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Mackey Scott, Jr., 88, loving husband of Barbara Raffield Scott, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Aiken’s First Baptist Church with The Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will be held privately in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. A lifelong resident of...

William Beranek

William Beranek

Jun 2, 2017

William Beranek, an academic whose financial insight influenced thousands of students and colleagues, died on June 2, 2017 In Aiken, SC at the age of 94. Born in Milwaukee, WI, he was the fourth of five children of Joseph and Barbara Beranek, immigrants from Prague in what is now the Czech Republic. He served in the Pacific with the US Army...

Alexander John Love

Alexander John Love

Jun 2, 2017

Mr. Alexander John Love, 76, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017. Mr. Love was born in Muirkirk, Scotland to the late Alexander and Isabella Love. His family immigrated to Canada when he was 9 years old, eventually immigrating to America when he was 17. He became an American citizen at the age of 21 and went on to become a...

Eleanor Rose Schaab Riley

Eleanor Rose Schaab Riley

Jun 1, 2017

AIKEN - Eleanor Rose Schaab Riley entered into eternal rest in Aiken, SC, on June 1st.   She was born in New York City on January 14, 1928, to George Schaab and Hermine Marahrens. In 1949, she married Robert Lincoln Riley who died in 1989. She is survived by her children; Robin (Marcy) Riley of Aiken SC, Lynn (John) Lipkvich...

Idell Bridges Wyatt

Idell Bridges Wyatt

Jun 1, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Idell Bridges Wyatt, 87, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clint Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Town Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home at 2:00 PM. Mrs. Wyatt was...

Franklin Jay Wren

Franklin Jay Wren

May 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Franklin Jay Wren, 59, passed away Sunday May 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Unity Holiness Church, 1615 Edgefield Hwy., Aiken, SC 29801 with the Rev. Robbie Sharpe officiating. The family will receive friends at the church at 10:00 AM. Pallbearers will be Jerry McCarty, Roger Godwin, Junior Snipes,...

Barbara C. Wise

Barbara C. Wise

May 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC - BARBARA C. WISE, 82, beloved wife of David S. Wise, Jr., passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at her residence following a long illness. A native of Aiken County, Barbara was a daughter of the late Jason and Beatrice Key Chapman. She lived most of her life in Aiken and ran a day care out of her...

Patricia Ann Wilkins

Patricia Ann Wilkins

May 26, 2017

AIKEN, SC – PATRICIA ANN WILKINS, 39, died Friday, May 26, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Patricia was a daughter of Jean B Wilkins and the late Robert H. Wilkins, Jr. She was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church and The Daughters of the King. Survivors include her mother, Jean; a daughter, Taylor Reece...

Reid Earnhardt Talbert

Reid Earnhardt Talbert

May 25, 2017

  AIKEN, SC – REID EARNHARDT TALBERT, 38, beloved husband of Erica Cromer Talbert, died Thursday, May 25, 2017. Born in Augusta, GA, Reid was a son of Kay Buckner and the late Steve Earnhardt Talbert.  He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and graduated from Aiken High School.  Reid never met a stranger and would give you the shirt...

Lois Kathryn Brown Hatcher

Lois Kathryn Brown Hatcher

May 25, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Lois Kathryn Brown Hatcher, 78, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be C.J. Canty, James Setters, Jeremy Pittman, Donald Hatcher, Kevin Hatcher, Matt Lindler and...

Carey Mathison

Carey Mathison

May 24, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Carey Mathison, 82, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Mathison was born in Clayton, AL, a son of the late Elias Taft Mathison and Willie Mae Fillingim Mathison. He had been a resident of Aiken since 1954, and retired from USC Aiken where he was an electrician. He was of Methodist faith,...

Dorothy L. Moore

Dorothy L. Moore

May 24, 2017

AIKEN, SC - DOROTHY L. MOORE, 96, beloved mother of Sandra Hartigan, died Wednesday evening, May 24, 2017 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.Mrs. Moore has been conveyed to Ocala, FL to be buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL under the direction of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Service.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Jack James Leslie Sharpe

Jack James Leslie Sharpe

May 21, 2017

AIKEN, SC – JACK JAMES LESLIE SHARPE, 71, beloved husband of Dianna Marie Barrett Sharpe, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family. A native of Akron, OH, Jack was a son of the late Gazzie Leonard Sharpe and Thelma O. Long Sharpe. He grew up in Miami, FL. He was a...

George Andrew Skovran, Jr.

George Andrew Skovran, Jr.

May 19, 2017

AIKEN, SC – GEORGE ANDREW SKOVRAN, JR., 75, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at his residence. A native of Warren, OH, George was a son of the late George Andrew Sr., and Mary Gentile Skovran. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from General Motors. George lived in Aiken since2007 and was a member of Cedar...

Robert Jordan Freschi

Robert Jordan Freschi

May 18, 2017

  AIKEN, SC - ROBERT JORDAN FRESCHI, 69, beloved husband of Susan Thielemann Freschi, died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Bergen County, NJ, Bob was a son of the late Jordan Lawrence and Eva Lucille Naughton Freschi.  He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.  He lived most his life in Bergenfield, NJ and...

Wanda "Tommie" McGill Bowman

Wanda "Tommie" McGill Bowman

May 17, 2017

AIKEN, SC – WANDA McGILL “TOMMIE” BOWMAN, 86, widow of Donald Burke Bowman, died, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Cumberland Hills. A native of Clinton, TN, Tommie was a daughter of the late Lanania Jane Ring McGill and Rev. John Frederick McGill. She lived in Aiken since 1952. She worked for Manning Owens as a sales representative and buyer for...

Joshua Ward Skeen

Joshua Ward Skeen

May 16, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Joshua Ward Skeen, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, May 19, 2017 at Aiken Memorial Gardens with The Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Skeen was born in Kentuck, WV to the late Henry Beecher and Ora Hamon Skeen. He...

Margaret Holley-Taylor

Margaret Holley-Taylor

May 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC - MARGARET HOLLEY-TAYLOR, 82, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Margaret was a daughter of the late Lewis and Dessie Beck Cushman. She was the owner of Aiken Office Supply. She formerly served on the board of directors for Peoples Community Bank, USC-Aiken Partnership, Aiken Chamber...

Ethel Mae Dobbs

Ethel Mae Dobbs

May 14, 2017

CUMBERLAND, MD - ETHEL MAE DOBBS, 51, beloved daughter of Harry E. and Ethel P. Davis Dobbs, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Cumberland, MD.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

David Marion Isiminger, Sr.

David Marion Isiminger, Sr.

May 14, 2017

AIKEN, SC – DAVID MARION ISIMINGER, SR., 88, beloved husband of Lois Snyder Isiminger, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Pruitt Health of Aiken. A native of Washington, PA, David was a son of the late Wilbert D. and Ina Mae Ferrell Isiminger. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force in the Strategic Air Command. He...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Mackey Scott, Jr.

Mackey Scott, Jr.

Jun 4, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Mackey Scott, Jr., 88, loving husband of Barbara Raffield Scott, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Aiken’s First Baptist Church with The Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will be held privately in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. A lifelong resident of...

William Beranek

William Beranek

Jun 2, 2017

William Beranek, an academic whose financial insight influenced thousands of students and colleagues, died on June 2, 2017 In Aiken, SC at the age of 94. Born in Milwaukee, WI, he was the fourth of five children of Joseph and Barbara Beranek, immigrants from Prague in what is now the Czech Republic. He served in the Pacific with the US Army...

Alexander John Love

Alexander John Love

Jun 2, 2017

Mr. Alexander John Love, 76, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017. Mr. Love was born in Muirkirk, Scotland to the late Alexander and Isabella Love. His family immigrated to Canada when he was 9 years old, eventually immigrating to America when he was 17. He became an American citizen at the age of 21 and went on to become a...

Eleanor Rose Schaab Riley

Eleanor Rose Schaab Riley

Jun 1, 2017

AIKEN - Eleanor Rose Schaab Riley entered into eternal rest in Aiken, SC, on June 1st.   She was born in New York City on January 14, 1928, to George Schaab and Hermine Marahrens. In 1949, she married Robert Lincoln Riley who died in 1989. She is survived by her children; Robin (Marcy) Riley of Aiken SC, Lynn (John) Lipkvich...

Idell Bridges Wyatt

Idell Bridges Wyatt

Jun 1, 2017

AIKEN – Mrs. Idell Bridges Wyatt, 87, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clint Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Town Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home at 2:00 PM. Mrs. Wyatt was...

Franklin Jay Wren

Franklin Jay Wren

May 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Franklin Jay Wren, 59, passed away Sunday May 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Unity Holiness Church, 1615 Edgefield Hwy., Aiken, SC 29801 with the Rev. Robbie Sharpe officiating. The family will receive friends at the church at 10:00 AM. Pallbearers will be Jerry McCarty, Roger Godwin, Junior Snipes,...

Barbara C. Wise

Barbara C. Wise

May 28, 2017

AIKEN, SC - BARBARA C. WISE, 82, beloved wife of David S. Wise, Jr., passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at her residence following a long illness. A native of Aiken County, Barbara was a daughter of the late Jason and Beatrice Key Chapman. She lived most of her life in Aiken and ran a day care out of her...

Patricia Ann Wilkins

Patricia Ann Wilkins

May 26, 2017

AIKEN, SC – PATRICIA ANN WILKINS, 39, died Friday, May 26, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Patricia was a daughter of Jean B Wilkins and the late Robert H. Wilkins, Jr. She was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church and The Daughters of the King. Survivors include her mother, Jean; a daughter, Taylor Reece...

Reid Earnhardt Talbert

Reid Earnhardt Talbert

May 25, 2017

  AIKEN, SC – REID EARNHARDT TALBERT, 38, beloved husband of Erica Cromer Talbert, died Thursday, May 25, 2017. Born in Augusta, GA, Reid was a son of Kay Buckner and the late Steve Earnhardt Talbert.  He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and graduated from Aiken High School.  Reid never met a stranger and would give you the shirt...

Lois Kathryn Brown Hatcher

Lois Kathryn Brown Hatcher

May 25, 2017

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Lois Kathryn Brown Hatcher, 78, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be C.J. Canty, James Setters, Jeremy Pittman, Donald Hatcher, Kevin Hatcher, Matt Lindler and...

Carey Mathison

Carey Mathison

May 24, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Carey Mathison, 82, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Mathison was born in Clayton, AL, a son of the late Elias Taft Mathison and Willie Mae Fillingim Mathison. He had been a resident of Aiken since 1954, and retired from USC Aiken where he was an electrician. He was of Methodist faith,...

Dorothy L. Moore

Dorothy L. Moore

May 24, 2017

AIKEN, SC - DOROTHY L. MOORE, 96, beloved mother of Sandra Hartigan, died Wednesday evening, May 24, 2017 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.Mrs. Moore has been conveyed to Ocala, FL to be buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL under the direction of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Service.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Jack James Leslie Sharpe

Jack James Leslie Sharpe

May 21, 2017

AIKEN, SC – JACK JAMES LESLIE SHARPE, 71, beloved husband of Dianna Marie Barrett Sharpe, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his family. A native of Akron, OH, Jack was a son of the late Gazzie Leonard Sharpe and Thelma O. Long Sharpe. He grew up in Miami, FL. He was a...

George Andrew Skovran, Jr.

George Andrew Skovran, Jr.

May 19, 2017

AIKEN, SC – GEORGE ANDREW SKOVRAN, JR., 75, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at his residence. A native of Warren, OH, George was a son of the late George Andrew Sr., and Mary Gentile Skovran. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from General Motors. George lived in Aiken since2007 and was a member of Cedar...

Robert Jordan Freschi

Robert Jordan Freschi

May 18, 2017

  AIKEN, SC - ROBERT JORDAN FRESCHI, 69, beloved husband of Susan Thielemann Freschi, died Thursday, May 18, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Bergen County, NJ, Bob was a son of the late Jordan Lawrence and Eva Lucille Naughton Freschi.  He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.  He lived most his life in Bergenfield, NJ and...

Wanda "Tommie" McGill Bowman

Wanda "Tommie" McGill Bowman

May 17, 2017

AIKEN, SC – WANDA McGILL “TOMMIE” BOWMAN, 86, widow of Donald Burke Bowman, died, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at Cumberland Hills. A native of Clinton, TN, Tommie was a daughter of the late Lanania Jane Ring McGill and Rev. John Frederick McGill. She lived in Aiken since 1952. She worked for Manning Owens as a sales representative and buyer for...

Joshua Ward Skeen

Joshua Ward Skeen

May 16, 2017

AIKEN – Mr. Joshua Ward Skeen, 91, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, May 19, 2017 at Aiken Memorial Gardens with The Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Skeen was born in Kentuck, WV to the late Henry Beecher and Ora Hamon Skeen. He...

Margaret Holley-Taylor

Margaret Holley-Taylor

May 16, 2017

AIKEN, SC - MARGARET HOLLEY-TAYLOR, 82, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Margaret was a daughter of the late Lewis and Dessie Beck Cushman. She was the owner of Aiken Office Supply. She formerly served on the board of directors for Peoples Community Bank, USC-Aiken Partnership, Aiken Chamber...

Ethel Mae Dobbs

Ethel Mae Dobbs

May 14, 2017

CUMBERLAND, MD - ETHEL MAE DOBBS, 51, beloved daughter of Harry E. and Ethel P. Davis Dobbs, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Cumberland, MD.SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

David Marion Isiminger, Sr.

David Marion Isiminger, Sr.

May 14, 2017

AIKEN, SC – DAVID MARION ISIMINGER, SR., 88, beloved husband of Lois Snyder Isiminger, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Pruitt Health of Aiken. A native of Washington, PA, David was a son of the late Wilbert D. and Ina Mae Ferrell Isiminger. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force in the Strategic Air Command. He...