Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Mae C. Brown

Mae C. Brown

Apr 8, 2015

MONTMORENCI, SC – CORA MAE CHASTAIN BROWN, 80, beloved wife of Aaron James “Jim” Brown, passed away Wednesday, April 08, 2015 in her home surrounded by family. A native of Jackson, AL, Mae was a daughter of the late Doc Lamartine and Cora Mae Downey Chastain. She moved to Aiken, SC from Stamford, CT in 1991. Mae work in the...

Bettie Layne Beck

Bettie Layne Beck

Apr 8, 2015

JACKSON, SC – BETTIE LAYNE BECK, 82, beloved wife of Claude William Beck, Jr., died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Pruitt Health, North Augusta, SC. A native of Richmond, VA, Bettie was the daughter of the late Leslie and Mamie Layne. She was a homemaker, lived in Aiken from 1952 until 1959 and in Aiken County since 1959. In addition...

Carl Duane Kangas

Carl Duane Kangas

Apr 7, 2015

AIKEN, SC – CWO CARL DUANE KANGAS, USN Ret., 74, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Conneaut, OH, Carl was a son of the late George and Gladys Volkman Kangas. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Navy and had lived in Aiken since 1994. Survivors include a daughter,...

Amanda Jacqueline Smith

Amanda Jacqueline Smith

Apr 7, 2015

AIKEN – Amanda Jacqueline Smith, 31, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015. A memorial service will be held 1:00 PM, Monday April 13, 2015 at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with Father Grant Wiseman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the Stevenson-McClelland Building. Amanda was born in Columbia, SC to Jerry...

Isabel R. Jiunnies

Isabel R. Jiunnies

Apr 5, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ISABEL RUTH JIUNNIES, 86, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her residence. A native of Newark, NJ, Isabel grew up in Worcester, MA and was the daughter of the late Isabel Jiunnies Browne. She graduated from Commerce High School and the Worcester City Hospital School of Nursing, Worcester, MA. She was commissioned 1st Lt. In the U....

Bessie Williams Whatley

Bessie Williams Whatley

Apr 4, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Bessie Williams Whatley, 80, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM Tuesday with funeral services beginning at 2:00 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Larry R. Parker and the Reverend Donny Bates officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Bosley, Ken...

Michael McKay Melton, Jr.

Michael McKay Melton, Jr.

Apr 4, 2015

AIKEN – Michael McKay Melton, Jr. 3 year old son of Michael and Nicole Hylla Melton, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel, with the Reverend Dr. Chris Masters and the Reverend Dr. Phillip Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will...

Samuel M Thomas , Jr.

Samuel M Thomas , Jr.

Apr 3, 2015

AIKEN – Samuel Morgan Thomas, Jr., 83, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Woodside Country Club from 3:00-5:00 PM. Interment will follow at a later date at West Point Military Academy. Sam was born August 7, 1931, in Birmingham, Alabama to Samuel M. Thomas and Bebe Wharton Thomas....

Alan Lyle Corey, III

Alan Lyle Corey, III

Apr 3, 2015

AIKEN, SC - MR. ALAN LYLE COREY III DIES AT AGE 73 DOING WHAT HE LOVED THE MOST. The polo world lost one of its most dedicated and esteemed members on the afternoon of April 3. He had been playing the first practice game of the year in Aiken, South Carolina, where he collapsed of an apparent heart attack. Alan,...

Rev. Troy Clinton Payne

Rev. Troy Clinton Payne

Apr 2, 2015

AIKEN, SC – REV. TROY CLINTON PAYNE, 80, beloved husband of Flossie Marie Hagerman Payne, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at his residence. A native of Jolo, WV, Rev. Payne was a son of the late Thomas Colbert and Mary Jane Mullins Payne. He was the former pastor of Raysal Church of the Living God, Raysal, WV, Yukon Trinity Assemblies,...

Lila Carswell Hamilton

Lila Carswell Hamilton

Mar 31, 2015

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Ms. Lila Carswell Hamilton, 94, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, in Historic Bethany Cemetery in Aiken, South Carolina, with the Reverend James D. Dennis, Jr. officiating. Visitation will immediately follow the service. Ms. Hamilton was born in Augusta, GA, a daughter of the late...

Judy Lane Jordan

Judy Lane Jordan

Mar 28, 2015

AIKEN, SC – JUDY LANE JORDAN, 70, widow of Lonnie Jerry Jordan, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at her residence. A native of Conway, SC, Judy was a daughter of the late Henry and Catherine Causey Franks. She had lived in Aiken since 1964 and was a homemaker. Beautiful inside and out, Judy had a sweet gentle spirit, was a...

Richard James Dabolt, Jr.

Richard James Dabolt, Jr.

Mar 28, 2015

AIKEN, SC – RICHARD JAMES DABOLT, JR., 49, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Kenmore, NY, Richard was a son of Richard James and Joyce Marie Valery Dabolt. He lived in Aiken since 1977, graduated from South Aiken High School and received his B.S. from the USC-Aiken. Richard was a devoted veteran...

Willie Norton Deal

Willie Norton Deal

Mar 23, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – WILLIE NORTON DEAL, 89, husband of Myrtle Sapp Deal, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at his residence. A native of Bristol, GA, Willie was a son of the late Remer T. and Alice Brewton Deal. He proudly served his country during World War II and was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy. He...

Thomas Frederick Davis

Thomas Frederick Davis

Mar 22, 2015

AIKEN - Thomas Fredrick Davis, 86, died Sunday, March 22, 2015. Thomas, "Tommy" Frederick Davis joined his beloved wife of 63 years in God’s heavenly presence on March 22, 2015. Born an orphan on April 21, 1928, Tommy joined the US Navy in 1944 and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. Tommy was a member...

Cecil Hood Owens

Cecil Hood Owens

Mar 22, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Cecil Hood Owens, 89, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Talatha Baptist Church with the Revs. David Little, Mike Phillips and Dr. Raymond Crow officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Owens, Wallace Owens, James Owens, Stanley...

Clara Hughes Cooke

Clara Hughes Cooke

Mar 18, 2015

AIKEN, SC – Clara Hughes Cooke, widow of Harry Conrad Cooke, passed away Wednesday March 18, 2015 surrounded by her children. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday March 22 at Charles Wesley Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Bennett officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Pablo Alonso, Bill Carroll, Conrad Cooke, Cullen...

Marian Ming-Ho Ling

Marian Ming-Ho Ling

Mar 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Marian Ming-Ho Ling, beloved widow of Mr. Edward S. Ling, passed away on March 17, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Born August 15, 1930, in Hong Kong, Mrs. Ling was the daughter of the late Mr. Jolsen Ho and Mrs. Pui-Sang Ho. Mrs. Ling grew up in Hong Kong where her father was a banker....

Joyce Sizemore Quinn

Joyce Sizemore Quinn

Mar 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC - JOYCE SIZEMORE QUINN passed away peacefully at her home in Aiken, SC, surrounded by loving family, on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Mrs. Quinn was born May 11, 1930, in Buffalo, SC, the 4th of six children born to George Von Sizemore and Annie Lou Hall Sizemore. She was the widow of James Edward (Nay) Quinn, to whom...

Rufus Herod Gaddy, Jr.

Rufus Herod Gaddy, Jr.

Mar 16, 2015

CLINTON, SC – Mr. Rufus Herod Gaddy, Jr., 95, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015. He was married for 63 years to the late Louise Parker Gaddy. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Dr. Brian Coulter officiating. Mr. Gaddy was born in McColl, SC, a son of the...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Mae C. Brown

Mae C. Brown

Apr 8, 2015

MONTMORENCI, SC – CORA MAE CHASTAIN BROWN, 80, beloved wife of Aaron James “Jim” Brown, passed away Wednesday, April 08, 2015 in her home surrounded by family. A native of Jackson, AL, Mae was a daughter of the late Doc Lamartine and Cora Mae Downey Chastain. She moved to Aiken, SC from Stamford, CT in 1991. Mae work in the...

Bettie Layne Beck

Bettie Layne Beck

Apr 8, 2015

JACKSON, SC – BETTIE LAYNE BECK, 82, beloved wife of Claude William Beck, Jr., died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Pruitt Health, North Augusta, SC. A native of Richmond, VA, Bettie was the daughter of the late Leslie and Mamie Layne. She was a homemaker, lived in Aiken from 1952 until 1959 and in Aiken County since 1959. In addition...

Carl Duane Kangas

Carl Duane Kangas

Apr 7, 2015

AIKEN, SC – CWO CARL DUANE KANGAS, USN Ret., 74, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Conneaut, OH, Carl was a son of the late George and Gladys Volkman Kangas. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer in the United States Navy and had lived in Aiken since 1994. Survivors include a daughter,...

Amanda Jacqueline Smith

Amanda Jacqueline Smith

Apr 7, 2015

AIKEN – Amanda Jacqueline Smith, 31, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015. A memorial service will be held 1:00 PM, Monday April 13, 2015 at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with Father Grant Wiseman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service in the Stevenson-McClelland Building. Amanda was born in Columbia, SC to Jerry...

Isabel R. Jiunnies

Isabel R. Jiunnies

Apr 5, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ISABEL RUTH JIUNNIES, 86, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at her residence. A native of Newark, NJ, Isabel grew up in Worcester, MA and was the daughter of the late Isabel Jiunnies Browne. She graduated from Commerce High School and the Worcester City Hospital School of Nursing, Worcester, MA. She was commissioned 1st Lt. In the U....

Bessie Williams Whatley

Bessie Williams Whatley

Apr 4, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Bessie Williams Whatley, 80, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 PM Tuesday with funeral services beginning at 2:00 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. Larry R. Parker and the Reverend Donny Bates officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Bosley, Ken...

Michael McKay Melton, Jr.

Michael McKay Melton, Jr.

Apr 4, 2015

AIKEN – Michael McKay Melton, Jr. 3 year old son of Michael and Nicole Hylla Melton, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel, with the Reverend Dr. Chris Masters and the Reverend Dr. Phillip Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. The family will...

Samuel M Thomas , Jr.

Samuel M Thomas , Jr.

Apr 3, 2015

AIKEN – Samuel Morgan Thomas, Jr., 83, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Woodside Country Club from 3:00-5:00 PM. Interment will follow at a later date at West Point Military Academy. Sam was born August 7, 1931, in Birmingham, Alabama to Samuel M. Thomas and Bebe Wharton Thomas....

Alan Lyle Corey, III

Alan Lyle Corey, III

Apr 3, 2015

AIKEN, SC - MR. ALAN LYLE COREY III DIES AT AGE 73 DOING WHAT HE LOVED THE MOST. The polo world lost one of its most dedicated and esteemed members on the afternoon of April 3. He had been playing the first practice game of the year in Aiken, South Carolina, where he collapsed of an apparent heart attack. Alan,...

Rev. Troy Clinton Payne

Rev. Troy Clinton Payne

Apr 2, 2015

AIKEN, SC – REV. TROY CLINTON PAYNE, 80, beloved husband of Flossie Marie Hagerman Payne, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at his residence. A native of Jolo, WV, Rev. Payne was a son of the late Thomas Colbert and Mary Jane Mullins Payne. He was the former pastor of Raysal Church of the Living God, Raysal, WV, Yukon Trinity Assemblies,...

Lila Carswell Hamilton

Lila Carswell Hamilton

Mar 31, 2015

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – Ms. Lila Carswell Hamilton, 94, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, in Historic Bethany Cemetery in Aiken, South Carolina, with the Reverend James D. Dennis, Jr. officiating. Visitation will immediately follow the service. Ms. Hamilton was born in Augusta, GA, a daughter of the late...

Judy Lane Jordan

Judy Lane Jordan

Mar 28, 2015

AIKEN, SC – JUDY LANE JORDAN, 70, widow of Lonnie Jerry Jordan, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at her residence. A native of Conway, SC, Judy was a daughter of the late Henry and Catherine Causey Franks. She had lived in Aiken since 1964 and was a homemaker. Beautiful inside and out, Judy had a sweet gentle spirit, was a...

Richard James Dabolt, Jr.

Richard James Dabolt, Jr.

Mar 28, 2015

AIKEN, SC – RICHARD JAMES DABOLT, JR., 49, died unexpectedly Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Kenmore, NY, Richard was a son of Richard James and Joyce Marie Valery Dabolt. He lived in Aiken since 1977, graduated from South Aiken High School and received his B.S. from the USC-Aiken. Richard was a devoted veteran...

Willie Norton Deal

Willie Norton Deal

Mar 23, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – WILLIE NORTON DEAL, 89, husband of Myrtle Sapp Deal, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at his residence. A native of Bristol, GA, Willie was a son of the late Remer T. and Alice Brewton Deal. He proudly served his country during World War II and was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy. He...

Thomas Frederick Davis

Thomas Frederick Davis

Mar 22, 2015

AIKEN - Thomas Fredrick Davis, 86, died Sunday, March 22, 2015. Thomas, "Tommy" Frederick Davis joined his beloved wife of 63 years in God’s heavenly presence on March 22, 2015. Born an orphan on April 21, 1928, Tommy joined the US Navy in 1944 and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. Tommy was a member...

Cecil Hood Owens

Cecil Hood Owens

Mar 22, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Cecil Hood Owens, 89, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Talatha Baptist Church with the Revs. David Little, Mike Phillips and Dr. Raymond Crow officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Owens, Wallace Owens, James Owens, Stanley...

Clara Hughes Cooke

Clara Hughes Cooke

Mar 18, 2015

AIKEN, SC – Clara Hughes Cooke, widow of Harry Conrad Cooke, passed away Wednesday March 18, 2015 surrounded by her children. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday March 22 at Charles Wesley Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Bennett officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Pablo Alonso, Bill Carroll, Conrad Cooke, Cullen...

Marian Ming-Ho Ling

Marian Ming-Ho Ling

Mar 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Marian Ming-Ho Ling, beloved widow of Mr. Edward S. Ling, passed away on March 17, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Born August 15, 1930, in Hong Kong, Mrs. Ling was the daughter of the late Mr. Jolsen Ho and Mrs. Pui-Sang Ho. Mrs. Ling grew up in Hong Kong where her father was a banker....

Joyce Sizemore Quinn

Joyce Sizemore Quinn

Mar 17, 2015

AIKEN, SC - JOYCE SIZEMORE QUINN passed away peacefully at her home in Aiken, SC, surrounded by loving family, on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Mrs. Quinn was born May 11, 1930, in Buffalo, SC, the 4th of six children born to George Von Sizemore and Annie Lou Hall Sizemore. She was the widow of James Edward (Nay) Quinn, to whom...

Rufus Herod Gaddy, Jr.

Rufus Herod Gaddy, Jr.

Mar 16, 2015

CLINTON, SC – Mr. Rufus Herod Gaddy, Jr., 95, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015. He was married for 63 years to the late Louise Parker Gaddy. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Dr. Brian Coulter officiating. Mr. Gaddy was born in McColl, SC, a son of the...