Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Alice Ayre Larison

Alice Ayre Larison

Jul 10, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Alice Ayre Larison, 75, loving wife of Lee Larison, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at All Saints Anglican Church with the Rev. George Alexander officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church Parish Hall. Mrs. Larison was born in Syracuse,...

David Yount Fisher

David Yount Fisher

Jul 7, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. David Yount Fisher, 91, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 11, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken with the Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. Interment will follow in historic Bethany Cemetery with full honors accorded by the SC Highway Patrol Honor Guard. A reception will follow at Aiken’s First...

Patty Mathias Ginsburg

Patty Mathias Ginsburg

Jul 3, 2015

CHAPIN, SC - Mrs. Patty Mathias Ginsburg, 84, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at her residence. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, July 6, 2015 at Sons of Israel Cemetery, Aiken, SC with Rabbi Dr. Ronald Gerson officiating. Mrs. Ginsburg is survived by her husband Jack to whom she was married for sixty years, her three children;...

David Todd Strait

David Todd Strait

Jun 28, 2015

New Ellenton, SC – DAVID “TODD” STRAIT, 63, beloved husband of Nancy Van Linburgh Strait, Born April 19, 1952, died Sunday, June 28, 2015. He entered into rest at his residence peacefully with his beloved wife Nancy by his side. David was born in El Paso, TX, a son of the late Kenneth Mortimer Strait and Marjorie Gladys Siemens. David...

Pauline Crow Partain

Pauline Crow Partain

Jun 26, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Pauline Crow Partain, 86, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held at the graveside Tuesday, June 30, at 1:00 PM, in the Rock Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, GA. The Reverend Judy Bowling will officiate. Mrs. Partain was born in Satolah, GA, a daughter of the late Luther E. and Vashtie Harden Crow....

William "Bill" Musselwhite

William "Bill" Musselwhite

Jun 25, 2015

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM D. “BILL” MUSSELWHITE, 57, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his residence. A native of Pacolet, SC, Bill was a son of the late James Franklin and Janice Farr Musselwhite. He had lived in Aiken since 1976. Bill became a volunteer firefighter while in high school. He began as a volunteer with the Aiken Department of...

James P. "Jim" Howell

James P. "Jim" Howell

Jun 25, 2015

AIKEN - Mr. James P. "Jim" Howell, 75, husband of Elizabeth "Libby" Howell, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Monday, June 29, 2015 at St. John’s United Methodist Church Faith Center with the Rev. Dr. W. Timothy McClendon officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the...

Patricia Z. Miller

Patricia Z. Miller

Jun 21, 2015

Patricia Zurfluh Miller 80, peacefully departed this life Sunday afternoon at her home in Aiken, SC June 21, 2015. Born in Pardeeville, Wisconsin on May 15, 1935 to Evelyn S. Zurfluh & Lt. Milton G. Zurfluh. By the age of seven, Patricia had become one of the youngest survivors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After WWII, her family...

Timothy Dean Grushkowsky

Timothy Dean Grushkowsky

Jun 21, 2015

AIKEN, SC - TIMOTHY DEAN GRUSHKOWSKY, 33, died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his residence. Plans will be announced by SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Elizabeth "Libby" Heath Shuford

Elizabeth "Libby" Heath Shuford

Jun 20, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – ELIZABETH HEATH “LIBBY” SHUFORD, 74, beloved wife of James E. Shuford, died Saturday evening, June 20, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Libby was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Ruth Richardson Heath. She was a bookkeeper and retired from Wyatt Development. She was...

Terry Wayne Bowman

Terry Wayne Bowman

Jun 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC - TERRY WAYNE BOWMAN, beloved husband of Lorrilee Bowman, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Terry was a son of Wanda McGill Bowman and the late Donald B. Bowman. He was loved by many. His passions were for old cars, his love for animals and fishing all day with...

Clara Floyd Caraway

Clara Floyd Caraway

Jun 19, 2015

AIKEN – Clara Floyd Caraway, 94, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, June 22, 2015 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC with the Rev. Barry Jimmerson officiating. Clara was born in Florence, SC to the late Arthur and Margaret Tilton Floyd. She had been a resident of Aiken since 2012. Clara worked...

Laurie Archer

Laurie Archer

Jun 19, 2015

WARRENVILLE - Ms. Laurie Archer, 58, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. Funeral arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME., INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Deborah Elaine Greer

Deborah Elaine Greer

Jun 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC – DEBORAH ELAINE FULLER GREER, 57, died Friday, June 19, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Amarillo, TX, Deborah was a daughter of Mignon Moore Hogsed and the late Richard R. Fuller. She lived in Aiken since 1965 and attended Aiken Church of Christ. Deborah was a caring, loving person with a heart...

Ernest Lee Josey, Sr.

Ernest Lee Josey, Sr.

Jun 18, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – ERNEST LEE JOSEY, SR., 88, beloved husband of Dorothy Holton Josey, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Johnson County, GA, Ernest Lee was a son of the late Willis E. and Zelma Price Josey. He lived in Aiken County since 1960 and retired after 38 years of service from...

Greta Burris Mills

Greta Burris Mills

Jun 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Greta Mills, 68, of Aiken, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. There will be a service to celebrate her life on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at Cedar Creek Church (Building 4) 3001 Banks Mill Rd. Aiken. A daughter of the late Preston L....

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Jun 16, 2015

Mount Pleasant, SC - Kenneth Norwood Owens, M.D., 91 passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Charleston, SC. A private family burial will be at 10 am on Saturday, June 20th at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken SC, the Reverend Doctor Tim McClendon and the Reverend Nancy Reed will officiate. The memorial service will follow at 11 am at Shellhouse Funeral...

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Jun 15, 2015

AUGUSTA, GA – DOROTHY CHALKER HATHCOX, 85, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at her residence. A native of Emmanuel County, GA, Dorothy was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Annie Perkins Chalker. She lived in Augusta, GA for many years and retired from King Mill in 1992. She moved to Langley in 1992 and lived there until 2003...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Jun 11, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Mary Whetherly Wilson, 95, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 17 in Historic Bethany Cemetery with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in London, England, a daughter of the late William S. and Marjorie Holmes Whetherly. She had been a resident of Aiken for...

John Crean Schlesser

John Crean Schlesser

Jun 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- JOHN CREAN "TRE" SCHLESSER, 37, died Tuesday, June 09, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Born in Columbia, SC, John was the son of John A. Schlesser and the late Lee Ann Crean Schlesser. He was a lifelong resident...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Alice Ayre Larison

Alice Ayre Larison

Jul 10, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Alice Ayre Larison, 75, loving wife of Lee Larison, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at All Saints Anglican Church with the Rev. George Alexander officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church Parish Hall. Mrs. Larison was born in Syracuse,...

David Yount Fisher

David Yount Fisher

Jul 7, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. David Yount Fisher, 91, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 11, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church of Aiken with the Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. Interment will follow in historic Bethany Cemetery with full honors accorded by the SC Highway Patrol Honor Guard. A reception will follow at Aiken’s First...

Patty Mathias Ginsburg

Patty Mathias Ginsburg

Jul 3, 2015

CHAPIN, SC - Mrs. Patty Mathias Ginsburg, 84, passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 at her residence. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, July 6, 2015 at Sons of Israel Cemetery, Aiken, SC with Rabbi Dr. Ronald Gerson officiating. Mrs. Ginsburg is survived by her husband Jack to whom she was married for sixty years, her three children;...

David Todd Strait

David Todd Strait

Jun 28, 2015

New Ellenton, SC – DAVID “TODD” STRAIT, 63, beloved husband of Nancy Van Linburgh Strait, Born April 19, 1952, died Sunday, June 28, 2015. He entered into rest at his residence peacefully with his beloved wife Nancy by his side. David was born in El Paso, TX, a son of the late Kenneth Mortimer Strait and Marjorie Gladys Siemens. David...

Pauline Crow Partain

Pauline Crow Partain

Jun 26, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Pauline Crow Partain, 86, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015. Funeral services will be held at the graveside Tuesday, June 30, at 1:00 PM, in the Rock Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, Elberton, GA. The Reverend Judy Bowling will officiate. Mrs. Partain was born in Satolah, GA, a daughter of the late Luther E. and Vashtie Harden Crow....

William "Bill" Musselwhite

William "Bill" Musselwhite

Jun 25, 2015

AIKEN, SC – WILLIAM D. “BILL” MUSSELWHITE, 57, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his residence. A native of Pacolet, SC, Bill was a son of the late James Franklin and Janice Farr Musselwhite. He had lived in Aiken since 1976. Bill became a volunteer firefighter while in high school. He began as a volunteer with the Aiken Department of...

James P. "Jim" Howell

James P. "Jim" Howell

Jun 25, 2015

AIKEN - Mr. James P. "Jim" Howell, 75, husband of Elizabeth "Libby" Howell, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at his residence. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Monday, June 29, 2015 at St. John’s United Methodist Church Faith Center with the Rev. Dr. W. Timothy McClendon officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the...

Patricia Z. Miller

Patricia Z. Miller

Jun 21, 2015

Patricia Zurfluh Miller 80, peacefully departed this life Sunday afternoon at her home in Aiken, SC June 21, 2015. Born in Pardeeville, Wisconsin on May 15, 1935 to Evelyn S. Zurfluh & Lt. Milton G. Zurfluh. By the age of seven, Patricia had become one of the youngest survivors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After WWII, her family...

Timothy Dean Grushkowsky

Timothy Dean Grushkowsky

Jun 21, 2015

AIKEN, SC - TIMOTHY DEAN GRUSHKOWSKY, 33, died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at his residence. Plans will be announced by SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Elizabeth "Libby" Heath Shuford

Elizabeth "Libby" Heath Shuford

Jun 20, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – ELIZABETH HEATH “LIBBY” SHUFORD, 74, beloved wife of James E. Shuford, died Saturday evening, June 20, 2015, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Libby was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Ruth Richardson Heath. She was a bookkeeper and retired from Wyatt Development. She was...

Terry Wayne Bowman

Terry Wayne Bowman

Jun 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC - TERRY WAYNE BOWMAN, beloved husband of Lorrilee Bowman, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Terry was a son of Wanda McGill Bowman and the late Donald B. Bowman. He was loved by many. His passions were for old cars, his love for animals and fishing all day with...

Clara Floyd Caraway

Clara Floyd Caraway

Jun 19, 2015

AIKEN – Clara Floyd Caraway, 94, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. Graveside services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, June 22, 2015 at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC with the Rev. Barry Jimmerson officiating. Clara was born in Florence, SC to the late Arthur and Margaret Tilton Floyd. She had been a resident of Aiken since 2012. Clara worked...

Laurie Archer

Laurie Archer

Jun 19, 2015

WARRENVILLE - Ms. Laurie Archer, 58, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. Funeral arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME., INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Deborah Elaine Greer

Deborah Elaine Greer

Jun 19, 2015

AIKEN, SC – DEBORAH ELAINE FULLER GREER, 57, died Friday, June 19, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A native of Amarillo, TX, Deborah was a daughter of Mignon Moore Hogsed and the late Richard R. Fuller. She lived in Aiken since 1965 and attended Aiken Church of Christ. Deborah was a caring, loving person with a heart...

Ernest Lee Josey, Sr.

Ernest Lee Josey, Sr.

Jun 18, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – ERNEST LEE JOSEY, SR., 88, beloved husband of Dorothy Holton Josey, died Thursday, June 18, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Johnson County, GA, Ernest Lee was a son of the late Willis E. and Zelma Price Josey. He lived in Aiken County since 1960 and retired after 38 years of service from...

Greta Burris Mills

Greta Burris Mills

Jun 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC - Greta Mills, 68, of Aiken, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. There will be a service to celebrate her life on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11:00 am at Cedar Creek Church (Building 4) 3001 Banks Mill Rd. Aiken. A daughter of the late Preston L....

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Dr. Kenneth Norwood Owens

Jun 16, 2015

Mount Pleasant, SC - Kenneth Norwood Owens, M.D., 91 passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Charleston, SC. A private family burial will be at 10 am on Saturday, June 20th at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken SC, the Reverend Doctor Tim McClendon and the Reverend Nancy Reed will officiate. The memorial service will follow at 11 am at Shellhouse Funeral...

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Dorothy Chalker Hathcox

Jun 15, 2015

AUGUSTA, GA – DOROTHY CHALKER HATHCOX, 85, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at her residence. A native of Emmanuel County, GA, Dorothy was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Annie Perkins Chalker. She lived in Augusta, GA for many years and retired from King Mill in 1992. She moved to Langley in 1992 and lived there until 2003...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Jun 11, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. Mary Whetherly Wilson, 95, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 17 in Historic Bethany Cemetery with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in London, England, a daughter of the late William S. and Marjorie Holmes Whetherly. She had been a resident of Aiken for...

John Crean Schlesser

John Crean Schlesser

Jun 9, 2015

AIKEN, SC- JOHN CREAN "TRE" SCHLESSER, 37, died Tuesday, June 09, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 10, 2015 at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church. Born in Columbia, SC, John was the son of John A. Schlesser and the late Lee Ann Crean Schlesser. He was a lifelong resident...