Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Sara "Beth" Baldwin Thompson
Dec 12, 2015
AIKEN, SC – Ms. Sara “Beth” Baldwin Thompson, 55, left this world December 12, 2015 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday, December 17th in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Henry L. Chennault officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Beth was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and...
Lorie Thompson Parker
Dec 6, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Lorie Thompson Parker, 81, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 11, 2015 in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. Mrs. Parker, a daughter of the late Van Buren and Maggie Fulmer Thompson, was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and member of Shiloh Baptist...
John Edward Oliphant
Dec 6, 2015
AIKEN, SC – JOHN EDWARD OLIPHANT, 54, beloved husband of Toni Robison Oliphant, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his residence. A native of Rock Hill, SC, John was a son of the late Harry and Ruby Gatch Oliphant. He lived in Aiken since 1995 and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors, in addition to his wife Toni, include...
Velma Roberta VanLieu Seeley
Dec 6, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Velma Roberta VanLieu Seeley, 93, died Sunday, December 6, 2015. Mrs. Seeley was born in Portland, ME, lived in Branford , CT for over 50 years, and had resided in the Aiken area for the last three years. She was a loving mother and grandmother, enjoyed spending time in Rangeley Lake, ME during the summer months, and...
George Hook
Dec 4, 2015
George Hook AIKEN, SC - George Hook, 83 passed away Friday, December 4, 2015. He was born May 22, 1932 in New York City to Clyde and Helen Reisner Hook. He was a Navy Korean War Veteran, where he was a POW and was a recipient of the Purple Heart for Wounds Received in Action. He was retired as a...
Caroline Pinson Baker
Dec 4, 2015
AIKEN, SC – CAROLINE PINSON BAKER, 62, beloved wife of Steven E. Baker, died peacefully, Friday, December 4, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Cross Hill, SC, Caroline was the daughter of the late James B., Jr. and Mary Elizabeth McGowan Pinson. She was a graduate of Erskine College and received her Master’s in Education from The...
Mildred Bodie Hodges Powell
Nov 29, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Mildred Bodie Hodges Powell entered heaven on November 29, 2015 at the age of 89 to meet her Savior. She was the daughter of Eva and Ollie E. Bodie and was born in Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 PM Tuesday, December 1, with the funeral service to follow at 3:00 PM in the...
Donald Thomas Frazier
Nov 28, 2015
AIKEN - Mr. Donald Thomas Frazier, 87, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Watford officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Frazier was born in Valdese, NC to the late Thomas Cone and Ruth Hodge...
Oliver Bell, Jr.
Nov 25, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. Oliver Alexander Bell, Jr., 72, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. A memorial service with Eucharist will be held 1:00 PM Monday, November 30, 2015 at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Rev. Grant Wiseman officiating. Mr. Bell was born in Wilmington, NC to the late Oliver Alexander and Virginia Hewett Bell, Sr. He worked as an...
William "Bill" George Riehl
Nov 24, 2015
AIKEN—Mr. William “Bill” George Riehl, 68, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 3 PM, Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Aiken’s First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. A memorial service will also be held in...
Marsha A. Watkins
Nov 22, 2015
AIKEN, SC – MARSHA ANN WATKINS, 73, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Marsha was a daughter of the late Joe Norton and Ruby Maxine Herron Toole. She retired from the Savannah River Site and was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Joan...
Hazel Sanders Ridgeway
Nov 22, 2015
AIKEN, SC – HAZEL OLIVIA ALLEN SANDERS RIDGEWAY, 79, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Centers. A native of Pelzer SC, Hazel was a daughter of the late James and Mammie Lois McKee Allen. She was Valedictorian of Palmetto High School Class of 1953 and was a proud graduate of the Greenville General School of Nursing in...
David G. Harvey
Nov 21, 2015
AIKEN, SC – DAVID G. HARVEY, 97, beloved husband of Dell Wright Harvey, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at his residence. A native of Pinehurst, GA, Mr. Harvey was a son of the late Homer and Emma Faircloth Harvey. He was a Seabee in the United States Navy during World War II. Mr. Harvey lived in Aiken since 1952 and...
Margie Wilson Richardson
Nov 20, 2015
AIKEN, SC – MARGIE WILSON RICHARDSON, 91, widow of Lloyd George Richardson, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Maiden, NC, Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late Thomas Maurice and Audrey Hoyle Wilson. She was a retired seamstress from S. R. Skinner. Mrs. Richardson was a member of Redds Branch Baptist Church...
Winston Everett Merrill
Nov 20, 2015
AIKEN, SC – WINSTON E. MERRILL, 87, husband of the late Christine Lyday Merrill, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. A native of Henderson County, NC, Winston was a son of the late Otis Carl and Nellie Shipman Merrill. He was a veteran of the United States Army in Korea. He retired from DuPont at the...
Wilbur Lewis Garrick
Nov 19, 2015
AIKEN - Wilbur L. Garrick, 95, born November 27, 1919, in Statesboro, GA passed away peacefully on November 19, 2015. He was the son of the late Adam B. Garrick and Effie Ethridge Garrick. He was the eldest of six children. Mr. Garrick was a graduate of Brooklet High School in Georgia and was a member of the Georgia National...
Lorraine Varnadoe McClellan
Nov 17, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Lorraine Varnadoe McClellan, 85, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Jackson with the Rev. Marion Britton officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Swearingen, Cameron Swearingen, Justin Leonard, Colton Fugate, Scott Dimeler, Caleb Sistare, Noah Sistare,...
Karen Busser
Nov 16, 2015
AIKEN, SC - Karen Marie Bass Busser, Beloved wife of William Busser for 48 years, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at her home in Aiken, SC. A native of Wyoming, OH, Karen was a daughter of the late Harland Bass and Jane Rhoads Bass. She graduated as an RN from Good Samaritan Hosp. in Cincinnati, OH. She was a caring...
Max General
Nov 13, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. Max General, age 82, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Augusta, GA. Max is survived by his son, Max, Jr., and his former wife, Kay General who cared for him throughout his illness of Alzheimer’s, and a sister, Dorothy (Walter) Kukich. Max was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Prebeck and...
Elizabeth Ann Johnson Staudt
Nov 13, 2015
AIKEN, SC - ELIZABETH ANN JOHNSON STAUDT, 87, died Friday, November 13, 2015 at her residence. Interment services will be held in Connecticut. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Sara "Beth" Baldwin Thompson
Dec 12, 2015
AIKEN, SC – Ms. Sara “Beth” Baldwin Thompson, 55, left this world December 12, 2015 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday, December 17th in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Dr. Henry L. Chennault officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Beth was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and...
Lorie Thompson Parker
Dec 6, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Lorie Thompson Parker, 81, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 11, 2015 in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Taylor Wells officiating. Mrs. Parker, a daughter of the late Van Buren and Maggie Fulmer Thompson, was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and member of Shiloh Baptist...
John Edward Oliphant
Dec 6, 2015
AIKEN, SC – JOHN EDWARD OLIPHANT, 54, beloved husband of Toni Robison Oliphant, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his residence. A native of Rock Hill, SC, John was a son of the late Harry and Ruby Gatch Oliphant. He lived in Aiken since 1995 and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors, in addition to his wife Toni, include...
Velma Roberta VanLieu Seeley
Dec 6, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Velma Roberta VanLieu Seeley, 93, died Sunday, December 6, 2015. Mrs. Seeley was born in Portland, ME, lived in Branford , CT for over 50 years, and had resided in the Aiken area for the last three years. She was a loving mother and grandmother, enjoyed spending time in Rangeley Lake, ME during the summer months, and...
George Hook
Dec 4, 2015
George Hook AIKEN, SC - George Hook, 83 passed away Friday, December 4, 2015. He was born May 22, 1932 in New York City to Clyde and Helen Reisner Hook. He was a Navy Korean War Veteran, where he was a POW and was a recipient of the Purple Heart for Wounds Received in Action. He was retired as a...
Caroline Pinson Baker
Dec 4, 2015
AIKEN, SC – CAROLINE PINSON BAKER, 62, beloved wife of Steven E. Baker, died peacefully, Friday, December 4, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Cross Hill, SC, Caroline was the daughter of the late James B., Jr. and Mary Elizabeth McGowan Pinson. She was a graduate of Erskine College and received her Master’s in Education from The...
Mildred Bodie Hodges Powell
Nov 29, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Mildred Bodie Hodges Powell entered heaven on November 29, 2015 at the age of 89 to meet her Savior. She was the daughter of Eva and Ollie E. Bodie and was born in Aiken, SC. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 PM Tuesday, December 1, with the funeral service to follow at 3:00 PM in the...
Donald Thomas Frazier
Nov 28, 2015
AIKEN - Mr. Donald Thomas Frazier, 87, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Watford officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Frazier was born in Valdese, NC to the late Thomas Cone and Ruth Hodge...
Oliver Bell, Jr.
Nov 25, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. Oliver Alexander Bell, Jr., 72, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. A memorial service with Eucharist will be held 1:00 PM Monday, November 30, 2015 at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Rev. Grant Wiseman officiating. Mr. Bell was born in Wilmington, NC to the late Oliver Alexander and Virginia Hewett Bell, Sr. He worked as an...
William "Bill" George Riehl
Nov 24, 2015
AIKEN—Mr. William “Bill” George Riehl, 68, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 3 PM, Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Aiken’s First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. A memorial service will also be held in...
Marsha A. Watkins
Nov 22, 2015
AIKEN, SC – MARSHA ANN WATKINS, 73, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Marsha was a daughter of the late Joe Norton and Ruby Maxine Herron Toole. She retired from the Savannah River Site and was a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Joan...
Hazel Sanders Ridgeway
Nov 22, 2015
AIKEN, SC – HAZEL OLIVIA ALLEN SANDERS RIDGEWAY, 79, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Centers. A native of Pelzer SC, Hazel was a daughter of the late James and Mammie Lois McKee Allen. She was Valedictorian of Palmetto High School Class of 1953 and was a proud graduate of the Greenville General School of Nursing in...
David G. Harvey
Nov 21, 2015
AIKEN, SC – DAVID G. HARVEY, 97, beloved husband of Dell Wright Harvey, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at his residence. A native of Pinehurst, GA, Mr. Harvey was a son of the late Homer and Emma Faircloth Harvey. He was a Seabee in the United States Navy during World War II. Mr. Harvey lived in Aiken since 1952 and...
Margie Wilson Richardson
Nov 20, 2015
AIKEN, SC – MARGIE WILSON RICHARDSON, 91, widow of Lloyd George Richardson, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Maiden, NC, Mrs. Richardson was a daughter of the late Thomas Maurice and Audrey Hoyle Wilson. She was a retired seamstress from S. R. Skinner. Mrs. Richardson was a member of Redds Branch Baptist Church...
Winston Everett Merrill
Nov 20, 2015
AIKEN, SC – WINSTON E. MERRILL, 87, husband of the late Christine Lyday Merrill, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. A native of Henderson County, NC, Winston was a son of the late Otis Carl and Nellie Shipman Merrill. He was a veteran of the United States Army in Korea. He retired from DuPont at the...
Wilbur Lewis Garrick
Nov 19, 2015
AIKEN - Wilbur L. Garrick, 95, born November 27, 1919, in Statesboro, GA passed away peacefully on November 19, 2015. He was the son of the late Adam B. Garrick and Effie Ethridge Garrick. He was the eldest of six children. Mr. Garrick was a graduate of Brooklet High School in Georgia and was a member of the Georgia National...
Lorraine Varnadoe McClellan
Nov 17, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Lorraine Varnadoe McClellan, 85, passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Jackson with the Rev. Marion Britton officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Swearingen, Cameron Swearingen, Justin Leonard, Colton Fugate, Scott Dimeler, Caleb Sistare, Noah Sistare,...
Karen Busser
Nov 16, 2015
AIKEN, SC - Karen Marie Bass Busser, Beloved wife of William Busser for 48 years, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at her home in Aiken, SC. A native of Wyoming, OH, Karen was a daughter of the late Harland Bass and Jane Rhoads Bass. She graduated as an RN from Good Samaritan Hosp. in Cincinnati, OH. She was a caring...
Max General
Nov 13, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. Max General, age 82, passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Augusta, GA. Max is survived by his son, Max, Jr., and his former wife, Kay General who cared for him throughout his illness of Alzheimer’s, and a sister, Dorothy (Walter) Kukich. Max was preceded in death by his mother, Anna Prebeck and...
Elizabeth Ann Johnson Staudt
Nov 13, 2015
AIKEN, SC - ELIZABETH ANN JOHNSON STAUDT, 87, died Friday, November 13, 2015 at her residence. Interment services will be held in Connecticut. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC
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