Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Robert L. Bankston
Mar 5, 2016
AIKEN, SC – ROBERT LEE BANKSTON of Aiken, SC, died March 5, 2016. Born January 7, 1935 in Birmingham, AL, Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Preston T. and Ida Lee, four brothers, Talmadge, Byron, Charles and William and a son, Robert Scott. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Kathy, three children and their spouses,...
Dominick M Contrastino
Mar 1, 2016
WINDSOR, SC - DOMINICK M. CONTRASTINO, 81, husband of the late Carol Ann Contrastino, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC
William M Rourk
Feb 29, 2016
AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM M. ROURK, 70, beloved husband of Kathryn Honeycutt Rourk, died Monday evening, February 29, 2016 at his residence. A native of Charleston, SC, William was a son of the late William Marion and Virgie Benton Rourk, Jr. He retired as Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force serving in Vietnam. After he retired from the...
Sarah Hart Moore
Feb 28, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Sarah Hart Moore passed away surrounded by her family on February 28th, 2016 at the age of 67. Sarah is survived by her adoring husband Ralph P. Moore (Aiken, SC); her loving daughters Melissa Bonafonte (Ralph) (Miami, Fl) and Katy Hartnett (Willie) Aiken, SC, and son Steve Moore (Salt Lake City, UT); her grandchildren Sophia Bonafonte, Rafi...
Allen Truman Devore
Feb 28, 2016
AIKEN – Mr. Allen Truman Devore, 81, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Henry Chennault officiating. Interment with full U.S. Air Force honors will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Mr. Devore was born in Edgefield County, a son of the...
Vera Keisler
Feb 27, 2016
AIKEN, SC – VERA RISH KEISLER, 90, beloved wife of Lamar L. Keisler, died Saturday evening, February 27, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Vera was a daughter of the late William Doby and Maggie Lee Garvin Rish. She graduated from Wagener High School and retired from the South Carolina Employment Security...
Susan Ellen Kinney Podewils
Feb 26, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Susan Ellen Podewils (“Sue”) née Susan Ellen Kinney died peacefully in her home on February 26, 2016 in Aiken, South Carolina at the age of 72 years. Sue is survived by her loving husband, Robert Clark Podewils “Bob”; her devoted children, Lisa Podewils Korologos of New York, NY, Robert Vernon Podewils of Charlotte, NC and John David...
William Russell Bishop, Sr.
Feb 26, 2016
AIKEN, SC - William Russell Bishop, Sr., 83 of Aiken, SC, beloved husband of Leona Larsen Bishop of 62 years, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at his residence. Bill was the son of the late Russell Thurman and Maude Johnson Bishop in Union, SC. Survivors in addition to his wife, include three daughters, Sandra Waddell, Denise Collins (Gearl),...
Sidney Lee Steadman, Jr.
Feb 24, 2016
AIKEN, SC – SIDNEY LEE “DUKE” STEADMAN, Jr., 75, husband of the late Barbara Joe Stokes Steadman, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at his residence. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Duke was a son of the late Sidney Lee and Sarah Powell Steadman, Sr. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from SCE&G. Duke...
Dr. Niren Vyas
Feb 22, 2016
AIKEN, SC – DR. NIRANJAN (NIREN) M. VYAS, 78, died Monday, February 22, in Aiken, SC. Dr. Vyas was born in India on November 18, 1937. He received an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Cleveland State University. He also held a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of South Carolina. He was a committed academician and...
Elva Christine Wilson
Feb 21, 2016
AIKEN, SC - ELVA CHRISTINE WILSON, 92, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Cumberland Village. Mrs. Wilson has been conveyed to Berry Funeral Home, Knoxville, TN. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC
Lenore Ward
Feb 20, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Lenore Ledbetter Ward, of Aiken, entered into Heavenly rest on Saturday evening, February 20, 2016. She was born in Galesburg, IL in 1927, to the late Shep Randle and Bernice Cunningham Ledbetter. She was married for 63 wonderful years to her “Honey”, the late James William Ward. She had resided in State College, MS and Cambridge, MA...
Morris Lee Turner
Feb 19, 2016
AIKEN – Lt. Colonel Morris Turner, US Army, (Ret.), 95, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016. He was born in Henry Co., Missouri, a son of the late Romie and Nell Turner, and spent his formative years in Atlanta, GA where he fondly remembered taking a nickel to the Fox Theatre to catch a film. Morris met his wife, Gena...
Billy Dale Medlin
Feb 18, 2016
AIKEN, SC – BILLY D. MEDLIN, 83, husband of the late Margie Blizzard Medlin, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at his residence in Aiken, SC. A native of Acme, NC, Billy was a son of the late Fitzhugh and Alma Settlemeyer Medlin. He grew up in the Northwest Community and was a member of All Souls Episcopal Church. He graduated...
Patricia A. Pallon
Feb 17, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Patricia Ann Pallon, 79, of Aiken, South Carolina, peacefully passed away on February 17, surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be held at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home in Aiken, South Carolina on Sunday, February 21st. The Reverend Art Dalupang of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church will be officiating. Visitation will be held at 12...
Thomas Lyle Stilp
Feb 15, 2016
AIKEN - Mr. Thomas Lyle Stilp, 86, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016. Services will be private. Mr. Stilp was born in Neenah, WI to the late Irving Henry and Charlotte Newby Stilp. Mr. Stilp spent his career working for Kimberly-Clark. Mr. Stilp was of Presbyterian faith and will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather. He is survived...
E. J. Lindsay
Feb 14, 2016
NEW ELLENTON, SC – E. J. LINDSAY, 85, husband of the late Janice Lilly Lindsay, died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hinton, WV, E.J. was a son of the late James Edmond and Eva Lilly Lindsay. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He lived in Aiken...
Robert B. Fulmer
Feb 12, 2016
ANNANDALE, VA – ICC Chief, US Navy (Ret.) Robert Brunson “Boss” Fulmer, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Reverend Vollie Gibbs officiating. Viewing and Visitation prior to service at 10 AM. Interment with full military honors will follow in the church...
Carlene Brantley Proctor
Feb 12, 2016
Aiken – Ms. Carlene Brantley Proctor, 65, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:30 PM on Monday, February 15, 2016, and a memorial service will follow at 3:30 PM in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Beau Bradberry officiating. Carlene was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late James Carlton and...
Nancy Ann Waldrop
Feb 12, 2016
AIKEN, SC – NANCY ANN WALDROP, 60, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at her residence in Aiken, SC. A native of Heidelberg, Germany, Nancy was a daughter of Ann Robinson Waldrop and the late COL Max L. Waldrop, USA, Ret. She attended the University of Mississippi playing women’s volleyball and graduating with a Master’s degree in Education. Nancy was...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Robert L. Bankston
Mar 5, 2016
AIKEN, SC – ROBERT LEE BANKSTON of Aiken, SC, died March 5, 2016. Born January 7, 1935 in Birmingham, AL, Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Preston T. and Ida Lee, four brothers, Talmadge, Byron, Charles and William and a son, Robert Scott. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Kathy, three children and their spouses,...
Dominick M Contrastino
Mar 1, 2016
WINDSOR, SC - DOMINICK M. CONTRASTINO, 81, husband of the late Carol Ann Contrastino, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC
William M Rourk
Feb 29, 2016
AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM M. ROURK, 70, beloved husband of Kathryn Honeycutt Rourk, died Monday evening, February 29, 2016 at his residence. A native of Charleston, SC, William was a son of the late William Marion and Virgie Benton Rourk, Jr. He retired as Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force serving in Vietnam. After he retired from the...
Sarah Hart Moore
Feb 28, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Sarah Hart Moore passed away surrounded by her family on February 28th, 2016 at the age of 67. Sarah is survived by her adoring husband Ralph P. Moore (Aiken, SC); her loving daughters Melissa Bonafonte (Ralph) (Miami, Fl) and Katy Hartnett (Willie) Aiken, SC, and son Steve Moore (Salt Lake City, UT); her grandchildren Sophia Bonafonte, Rafi...
Allen Truman Devore
Feb 28, 2016
AIKEN – Mr. Allen Truman Devore, 81, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Henry Chennault officiating. Interment with full U.S. Air Force honors will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Mr. Devore was born in Edgefield County, a son of the...
Vera Keisler
Feb 27, 2016
AIKEN, SC – VERA RISH KEISLER, 90, beloved wife of Lamar L. Keisler, died Saturday evening, February 27, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Vera was a daughter of the late William Doby and Maggie Lee Garvin Rish. She graduated from Wagener High School and retired from the South Carolina Employment Security...
Susan Ellen Kinney Podewils
Feb 26, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Susan Ellen Podewils (“Sue”) née Susan Ellen Kinney died peacefully in her home on February 26, 2016 in Aiken, South Carolina at the age of 72 years. Sue is survived by her loving husband, Robert Clark Podewils “Bob”; her devoted children, Lisa Podewils Korologos of New York, NY, Robert Vernon Podewils of Charlotte, NC and John David...
William Russell Bishop, Sr.
Feb 26, 2016
AIKEN, SC - William Russell Bishop, Sr., 83 of Aiken, SC, beloved husband of Leona Larsen Bishop of 62 years, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016 at his residence. Bill was the son of the late Russell Thurman and Maude Johnson Bishop in Union, SC. Survivors in addition to his wife, include three daughters, Sandra Waddell, Denise Collins (Gearl),...
Sidney Lee Steadman, Jr.
Feb 24, 2016
AIKEN, SC – SIDNEY LEE “DUKE” STEADMAN, Jr., 75, husband of the late Barbara Joe Stokes Steadman, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at his residence. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Duke was a son of the late Sidney Lee and Sarah Powell Steadman, Sr. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from SCE&G. Duke...
Dr. Niren Vyas
Feb 22, 2016
AIKEN, SC – DR. NIRANJAN (NIREN) M. VYAS, 78, died Monday, February 22, in Aiken, SC. Dr. Vyas was born in India on November 18, 1937. He received an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Cleveland State University. He also held a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of South Carolina. He was a committed academician and...
Elva Christine Wilson
Feb 21, 2016
AIKEN, SC - ELVA CHRISTINE WILSON, 92, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Cumberland Village. Mrs. Wilson has been conveyed to Berry Funeral Home, Knoxville, TN. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC
Lenore Ward
Feb 20, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Lenore Ledbetter Ward, of Aiken, entered into Heavenly rest on Saturday evening, February 20, 2016. She was born in Galesburg, IL in 1927, to the late Shep Randle and Bernice Cunningham Ledbetter. She was married for 63 wonderful years to her “Honey”, the late James William Ward. She had resided in State College, MS and Cambridge, MA...
Morris Lee Turner
Feb 19, 2016
AIKEN – Lt. Colonel Morris Turner, US Army, (Ret.), 95, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016. He was born in Henry Co., Missouri, a son of the late Romie and Nell Turner, and spent his formative years in Atlanta, GA where he fondly remembered taking a nickel to the Fox Theatre to catch a film. Morris met his wife, Gena...
Billy Dale Medlin
Feb 18, 2016
AIKEN, SC – BILLY D. MEDLIN, 83, husband of the late Margie Blizzard Medlin, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at his residence in Aiken, SC. A native of Acme, NC, Billy was a son of the late Fitzhugh and Alma Settlemeyer Medlin. He grew up in the Northwest Community and was a member of All Souls Episcopal Church. He graduated...
Patricia A. Pallon
Feb 17, 2016
AIKEN, SC - Patricia Ann Pallon, 79, of Aiken, South Carolina, peacefully passed away on February 17, surrounded by her family. The funeral service will be held at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home in Aiken, South Carolina on Sunday, February 21st. The Reverend Art Dalupang of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church will be officiating. Visitation will be held at 12...
Thomas Lyle Stilp
Feb 15, 2016
AIKEN - Mr. Thomas Lyle Stilp, 86, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016. Services will be private. Mr. Stilp was born in Neenah, WI to the late Irving Henry and Charlotte Newby Stilp. Mr. Stilp spent his career working for Kimberly-Clark. Mr. Stilp was of Presbyterian faith and will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather. He is survived...
E. J. Lindsay
Feb 14, 2016
NEW ELLENTON, SC – E. J. LINDSAY, 85, husband of the late Janice Lilly Lindsay, died Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hinton, WV, E.J. was a son of the late James Edmond and Eva Lilly Lindsay. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He lived in Aiken...
Robert B. Fulmer
Feb 12, 2016
ANNANDALE, VA – ICC Chief, US Navy (Ret.) Robert Brunson “Boss” Fulmer, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Reverend Vollie Gibbs officiating. Viewing and Visitation prior to service at 10 AM. Interment with full military honors will follow in the church...
Carlene Brantley Proctor
Feb 12, 2016
Aiken – Ms. Carlene Brantley Proctor, 65, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. The family will receive friends beginning at 2:30 PM on Monday, February 15, 2016, and a memorial service will follow at 3:30 PM in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Beau Bradberry officiating. Carlene was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late James Carlton and...
Nancy Ann Waldrop
Feb 12, 2016
AIKEN, SC – NANCY ANN WALDROP, 60, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at her residence in Aiken, SC. A native of Heidelberg, Germany, Nancy was a daughter of Ann Robinson Waldrop and the late COL Max L. Waldrop, USA, Ret. She attended the University of Mississippi playing women’s volleyball and graduating with a Master’s degree in Education. Nancy was...
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