Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
William Patrick Powers
Sep 18, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. William Patrick Powers, 48, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Wednesday at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, and a graveside service will follow at 2:30 PM in Bethany Cemetery. William was born in Newton, NJ, and had lived in Aiken for the past 19 years. He worked for Tri-Development,...
Edward Vincent Somers III
Sep 16, 2015
AIKEN, SC – EDWARD VINCENT SOMERS III, 68, beloved husband of Theresa A. Somers, died suddenly Wednesday, September 16, 2015 while on vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Ed was a son of the late Edward Vincent, Jr., and Dorothy Fuchs Somers. In preparation for his much anticipated 50th high school reunion, Ed wrote this autobiography...
Harriet Celeste Toole
Sep 14, 2015
Aiken, S.C.-Ms. Harriet Celeste Toole died on Monday, September 14, 2015. She was born on September 18, 1956, in Aiken, South Carolina, to Frampton Wyman Toole, Jr., and Betty McLure Toole. She was a longtime resident of Atlanta, Georgia. She is survived by her brother, Frampton Wyman Toole, III, and her nephew, Frampton Wyman Toole, IV, both of Aiken, South...
Lois Barnes Banks
Sep 14, 2015
AIKEN, SC – LOIS BARNES BANKS, 98, widow of Donald G. Banks, went to her eternal home, Monday, September 14, 2015. Born in Kansas City, MO, Lois was a daughter of the late Weldon F. Barnes and Mary Jane Gill Barnes. She lived most of her life in Pittsburgh, PA until moving to Aiken, SC in 2007. Lois served as...
Leona Lee Burdette
Sep 7, 2015
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Leona Lee Burdette, 84, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 in Columbia, SC. Graveside funeral services will be held 10 AM Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Sunset Memory Gardens, Langley, SC with the Rev. Dr. W. Timothy McClendon officiating. Mrs. Burdette was born in Belle, WV to the late Ted and Grace Lee. She was a...
Tobee Jay Cowley
Sep 4, 2015
AIKEN – Tobee Jay Cowley, 9 year old son of Neil Jay and Lacie Whitcotton Cowley, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015. Tobee was born at Camp Pendleton, CA. He and his family moved to Aiken in 2013, and he was a 4th grade student at Chucker Creek Elementary. He was the best big brother; playful, so funny, loving, thoughtful...
Frederick Geissler Ashhurst
Sep 3, 2015
AIKEN - Mr. Frederick Geissler Ashhurst, 99, loving husband of Margaret Feher Ashhurst, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015. A reception in memory of Mr. Ashhurst will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Kalmia Landing Clubhouse, 205 Landing Dr., Aiken, SC 29801. He was born in Aiken to the late John William and Sophie Geissler Ashhurst. Mr...
Shirley Marie Spencer Raymo
Sep 1, 2015
AIKEN, SC – SHIRLEY MARIE SPENCER RAYMO, 80, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Livonia, NY, Shirley was a daughter of the late Eugene and Marian Race Spencer. She lived in Aiken for the last 38 years, was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Raymo Benton...
James Earl Shuford
Aug 31, 2015
NEW ELLENTON, SC – JAMES EARL SHUFORD, 77, widower of Elizabeth “Libby” Heath Shuford, died suddenly Monday morning at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Burnsville, NC, James was a son of the late Carl and Dorothy Shuford. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Berlin Crisis. James lived in Aiken County since 1952...
Ruth Longmire Messick
Aug 28, 2015
AIKEN, SC – RUTH LONGMIRE MESSICK, 87, widow of Russell A. Messick, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Knoxville, TN, Ruth was a daughter of the late William T. and Myrtle Irwin Longmire. She lived in Aiken since 1952 and was a retired secretary at Owens Corning Fiberglass. She was a member of...
Harold Lee Raynor, Jr.
Aug 27, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. Harold Lee Raynor, Jr., 68, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Phillip Dunn officiating. Interment, with honors by the United States Marine Corps, will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be GySgt. William Paul Massey,...
Marion Reed Parker
Aug 27, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Marion Reed Parker, 79, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at her residence. Upon her wishes there will not be a memorial service. Mrs. Parker was born in Barnwell, SC on May 21, 1936 and lived in Aiken, SC for the last 56 years. She was a homemaker, devoted mother, loving grandmother and faithful member of...
Sarah Anne Owen Hightower
Aug 24, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Sarah Anne Owen Hightower, 83, died Tuesday, August 24, 2015 while visiting her daughter in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hightower was born in Tuscon, AZ to the late John W. and Annie B. Russell Owen. She is survived by her six children, Stephen (Tammy) Hightower, Karen (Mark) Uhle, Trudy (Warren) Voltz, Greg (Dawn) Hightower, Bea (Art Aiken) Hightower, and...
Lois Dills Crocker
Aug 23, 2015
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Lois D. Crocker, 93, widow of Mr. Charles S. Crocker, died August 23, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Aiken, SC. She was born February 16, 1922 in Hall County, Georgia the daughter of Claude Edward Dills and Bertha Ann Dills. She was a resident of Macon, Georgia for 60 years. She retired from...
JoAnne S. Moore
Aug 22, 2015
NEW ELLENTON, SC – JoAnne Steed Moore, 82, widow of Ralph Edward Moore, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born August 23, 1932 in Jackson, SC, JoAnne was a daughter of the late Johnnie Ellis and Susie Tankersley Steed. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and was a retired secretary from the Department of...
Carrie W. Smalley
Aug 20, 2015
AIKEN, SC – CARRIE W. SMALLEY, 91, beloved wife of John D. Smalley, died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at her residence. A native of Edgefield, SC, Mrs. Smalley was a daughter of the late Julian Talbert and Rebecca Whatley Wash. She lived in Aiken since 1965 and was a homemaker. Her faith and family were very important to her as...
John Harold Keenon, Jr.
Aug 16, 2015
AIKEN, SC - John H. Keenon, Jr., age 82, of Aiken, SC, passed away August 16, 2015. Mr. Keenon was born in Ashland, KY, but spent his youth in Prestonsburg, KY. Upon graduating from high school, he was awarded three university music scholarships, and attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, where he met his wife Billie, of 61 years....
Helen Ivey Deese
Aug 11, 2015
AIKEN, SC - MARY HELEN IVEY DEESE passed away peacefully in her sleep at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center in Aiken, SC, on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. She was 99. Born November 10, 1915, in Albemarle, NC, she lived in Savannah, GA for most of her life before moving to Aiken in 2012 due to poor health and to...
Ellen Morgan Dennis
Aug 11, 2015
AIKEN, SC – ELLEN MORGAN DENNIS, 87, widow of L. S. Dennis, Jr., died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Anchor Health & Rehab. Born January 30, 1928, Ellen was a native of Laurel Hill, NC, and was a daughter of the late H. L. and Dora Gibson Morgan. She attended school in Laurel Hill and then entered Woman’s College, University...
George W. Boatright
Aug 10, 2015
AIKEN, SC - GEORGE WASHINGTON BOATRIGHT, 85, of Aiken, South Carolina beloved husband of Delia Bishop Boatright, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Peacock, Texas on February 22, 1930, George was a son of the late Clarence P. and Marie D. Boatright. He was a graduate of Peacock High School. George was a veteran...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
William Patrick Powers
Sep 18, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. William Patrick Powers, 48, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015. The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Wednesday at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, and a graveside service will follow at 2:30 PM in Bethany Cemetery. William was born in Newton, NJ, and had lived in Aiken for the past 19 years. He worked for Tri-Development,...
Edward Vincent Somers III
Sep 16, 2015
AIKEN, SC – EDWARD VINCENT SOMERS III, 68, beloved husband of Theresa A. Somers, died suddenly Wednesday, September 16, 2015 while on vacation in Myrtle Beach, SC. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Ed was a son of the late Edward Vincent, Jr., and Dorothy Fuchs Somers. In preparation for his much anticipated 50th high school reunion, Ed wrote this autobiography...
Harriet Celeste Toole
Sep 14, 2015
Aiken, S.C.-Ms. Harriet Celeste Toole died on Monday, September 14, 2015. She was born on September 18, 1956, in Aiken, South Carolina, to Frampton Wyman Toole, Jr., and Betty McLure Toole. She was a longtime resident of Atlanta, Georgia. She is survived by her brother, Frampton Wyman Toole, III, and her nephew, Frampton Wyman Toole, IV, both of Aiken, South...
Lois Barnes Banks
Sep 14, 2015
AIKEN, SC – LOIS BARNES BANKS, 98, widow of Donald G. Banks, went to her eternal home, Monday, September 14, 2015. Born in Kansas City, MO, Lois was a daughter of the late Weldon F. Barnes and Mary Jane Gill Barnes. She lived most of her life in Pittsburgh, PA until moving to Aiken, SC in 2007. Lois served as...
Leona Lee Burdette
Sep 7, 2015
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Leona Lee Burdette, 84, passed away Monday, September 7, 2015 in Columbia, SC. Graveside funeral services will be held 10 AM Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Sunset Memory Gardens, Langley, SC with the Rev. Dr. W. Timothy McClendon officiating. Mrs. Burdette was born in Belle, WV to the late Ted and Grace Lee. She was a...
Tobee Jay Cowley
Sep 4, 2015
AIKEN – Tobee Jay Cowley, 9 year old son of Neil Jay and Lacie Whitcotton Cowley, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015. Tobee was born at Camp Pendleton, CA. He and his family moved to Aiken in 2013, and he was a 4th grade student at Chucker Creek Elementary. He was the best big brother; playful, so funny, loving, thoughtful...
Frederick Geissler Ashhurst
Sep 3, 2015
AIKEN - Mr. Frederick Geissler Ashhurst, 99, loving husband of Margaret Feher Ashhurst, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015. A reception in memory of Mr. Ashhurst will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Kalmia Landing Clubhouse, 205 Landing Dr., Aiken, SC 29801. He was born in Aiken to the late John William and Sophie Geissler Ashhurst. Mr...
Shirley Marie Spencer Raymo
Sep 1, 2015
AIKEN, SC – SHIRLEY MARIE SPENCER RAYMO, 80, died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Livonia, NY, Shirley was a daughter of the late Eugene and Marian Race Spencer. She lived in Aiken for the last 38 years, was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Raymo Benton...
James Earl Shuford
Aug 31, 2015
NEW ELLENTON, SC – JAMES EARL SHUFORD, 77, widower of Elizabeth “Libby” Heath Shuford, died suddenly Monday morning at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Burnsville, NC, James was a son of the late Carl and Dorothy Shuford. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Berlin Crisis. James lived in Aiken County since 1952...
Ruth Longmire Messick
Aug 28, 2015
AIKEN, SC – RUTH LONGMIRE MESSICK, 87, widow of Russell A. Messick, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Knoxville, TN, Ruth was a daughter of the late William T. and Myrtle Irwin Longmire. She lived in Aiken since 1952 and was a retired secretary at Owens Corning Fiberglass. She was a member of...
Harold Lee Raynor, Jr.
Aug 27, 2015
AIKEN – Mr. Harold Lee Raynor, Jr., 68, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 30, 2015 at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Phillip Dunn officiating. Interment, with honors by the United States Marine Corps, will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be GySgt. William Paul Massey,...
Marion Reed Parker
Aug 27, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Marion Reed Parker, 79, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at her residence. Upon her wishes there will not be a memorial service. Mrs. Parker was born in Barnwell, SC on May 21, 1936 and lived in Aiken, SC for the last 56 years. She was a homemaker, devoted mother, loving grandmother and faithful member of...
Sarah Anne Owen Hightower
Aug 24, 2015
AIKEN – Mrs. Sarah Anne Owen Hightower, 83, died Tuesday, August 24, 2015 while visiting her daughter in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hightower was born in Tuscon, AZ to the late John W. and Annie B. Russell Owen. She is survived by her six children, Stephen (Tammy) Hightower, Karen (Mark) Uhle, Trudy (Warren) Voltz, Greg (Dawn) Hightower, Bea (Art Aiken) Hightower, and...
Lois Dills Crocker
Aug 23, 2015
AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Lois D. Crocker, 93, widow of Mr. Charles S. Crocker, died August 23, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Aiken, SC. She was born February 16, 1922 in Hall County, Georgia the daughter of Claude Edward Dills and Bertha Ann Dills. She was a resident of Macon, Georgia for 60 years. She retired from...
JoAnne S. Moore
Aug 22, 2015
NEW ELLENTON, SC – JoAnne Steed Moore, 82, widow of Ralph Edward Moore, died Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born August 23, 1932 in Jackson, SC, JoAnne was a daughter of the late Johnnie Ellis and Susie Tankersley Steed. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and was a retired secretary from the Department of...
Carrie W. Smalley
Aug 20, 2015
AIKEN, SC – CARRIE W. SMALLEY, 91, beloved wife of John D. Smalley, died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at her residence. A native of Edgefield, SC, Mrs. Smalley was a daughter of the late Julian Talbert and Rebecca Whatley Wash. She lived in Aiken since 1965 and was a homemaker. Her faith and family were very important to her as...
John Harold Keenon, Jr.
Aug 16, 2015
AIKEN, SC - John H. Keenon, Jr., age 82, of Aiken, SC, passed away August 16, 2015. Mr. Keenon was born in Ashland, KY, but spent his youth in Prestonsburg, KY. Upon graduating from high school, he was awarded three university music scholarships, and attended Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, where he met his wife Billie, of 61 years....
Helen Ivey Deese
Aug 11, 2015
AIKEN, SC - MARY HELEN IVEY DEESE passed away peacefully in her sleep at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center in Aiken, SC, on Tuesday, August 11, 2015. She was 99. Born November 10, 1915, in Albemarle, NC, she lived in Savannah, GA for most of her life before moving to Aiken in 2012 due to poor health and to...
Ellen Morgan Dennis
Aug 11, 2015
AIKEN, SC – ELLEN MORGAN DENNIS, 87, widow of L. S. Dennis, Jr., died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Anchor Health & Rehab. Born January 30, 1928, Ellen was a native of Laurel Hill, NC, and was a daughter of the late H. L. and Dora Gibson Morgan. She attended school in Laurel Hill and then entered Woman’s College, University...
George W. Boatright
Aug 10, 2015
AIKEN, SC - GEORGE WASHINGTON BOATRIGHT, 85, of Aiken, South Carolina beloved husband of Delia Bishop Boatright, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Peacock, Texas on February 22, 1930, George was a son of the late Clarence P. and Marie D. Boatright. He was a graduate of Peacock High School. George was a veteran...
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