Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Audree Elizabeth Boyenger

Audree Elizabeth Boyenger

Nov 3, 2015

AIKEN, SC – AUDREE ELIZABETH BOYENGER, infant daughter of Jarmie and Laura Bellon Boyenger, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at GRU Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Survivors, in addition to her parents of Aiken, include maternal grandparents, Marsha and Michael Arndt, Niles, MI; paternal grandparents, Darlene and Keith Gibbons, Wagener, SC; paternal great-grandmother, Maxine Rowland, Knoxville, TN. Services will be private....

Elizabeth Scott Gregory

Elizabeth Scott Gregory

Nov 2, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH SCOTT-GREGORY, 89, died Monday, November 02, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Lib was a daughter of the late Horace H. and Nancy Sanders Jordan. She was the foster daughter of Jessy J. and Ida Hankinson Widener. She was widowed twice, first by the late Marion A. Scott and...

Autha Janelle Scoggin Williams

Autha Janelle Scoggin Williams

Nov 1, 2015

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Autha Janelle Scoggin Williams, 89, passed away peacefully at an Augusta, GA. Hospital Sunday, November 01, 2015. She was born May 20, 1926 in Dierks, Arkansas to the late Authur H. and Selma Lewey Scoggin. Mrs. Williams graduated from Dierks high school and received her BA in Library Science from East Texas State University. She worked...

Polly Hair Chapman

Polly Hair Chapman

Nov 1, 2015

COUCHTON, SC – POLLY ANNA HAIR CHAPMAN, 83, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at her residence. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Polly was a daughter of the late Samuel Matthias and Susie May Webb Hair. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include her life sharing partner, Huey Pullum; a son, Billy Chapman, Charlotte, NC;...

Russell Edwin Schurtz, MD

Russell Edwin Schurtz, MD

Oct 28, 2015

AIKEN - Dr. Russell E Schurtz passed peacefully into history on Wednesday, October 28 in Aiken where he has been a resident for the past 10 years. He was born on October 19, 1941 to Harold E. Schurtz and his wife Mildred A. Schurtz in Mason City Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa's College of Medicine and received...

Ernest Harold Owen

Ernest Harold Owen

Oct 28, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – ERNEST HAROLD OWEN, 87, beloved husband of Montez Masters Owen, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Lake Toxaway, NC, Harold was a son of the late William Jasper and Maude Patterson Owen. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Army, serving as a Sergeant First...

JoAnne Cole Bernacchi

JoAnne Cole Bernacchi

Oct 27, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. JoAnne Cole Bernacchi, 59, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel, Hayne Ave. The Reverend Ken McDonald will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. JoAnne was born in St. Petersburg, FL, a daughter of Mary Vondenberger...

William Murray Brown, Jr.

William Murray Brown, Jr.

Oct 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC - William M. Brown, Jr. "Bill" passed from his human form into God's arms at his home in Aiken, South Carolina on October 26th, 2015. He was the son of William Brown and Alice (Bolam) Brown of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania where he was born on March 9th, 1927. Bill was a graduate of Penn State where he met his...

David Gordon Koester

David Gordon Koester

Oct 18, 2015

WINDSOR, SC – DAVID G. KOESTER, 73, beloved husband of Mary Grant Koester, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at University Hospital. A native of Milwaukee, WI, David was a son of the late Gordon Ernest and Ardeth Nelson Koester. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of...

James Edward Williamson

James Edward Williamson

Oct 18, 2015

WINDSOR, SC – JAMES EDWARD WILLIAMSON, 48, died suddenly, Sunday, October 18, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Jimmy was a son of Lilly Gunter Williamson Boyd and the late Johnny Vernell Williamson. He was a fourth generation carpenter and was a residential home builder, working 25 years for Essex...

David Wayne Scott

David Wayne Scott

Oct 17, 2015

Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Donna Sullivan Gels

Donna Sullivan Gels

Oct 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC – DONNA MARIE GELS, 79, beloved wife of Donald B. Gels, died Friday, October 16, 2015 at PruittHealth – Aiken. A native of Toledo, OH, Donna was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Scott Sullivan.  She lived in Aiken since 1989, was a homemaker, a teacher, and communicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church....

Gretchen Whittle Griggs

Gretchen Whittle Griggs

Oct 15, 2015

AIKEN, SC – GRETCHEN W. GRIGGS, 84, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at her residence. A native of Aiken County, Gretchen was a daughter of the late Jones Crosland and Rosa Ola Garvin Whittle. She was first married to the late Frank Seigler and then to the late Bill Griggs. She formerly owned a grocery store in Columbia, SC and...

Earline Ruby Johnson

Earline Ruby Johnson

Oct 14, 2015

AIKEN, SC – EARLINE RUBY CHUNN JOHNSON, 79, widow of Gale Alexander “Sonny” Johnson, Sr., left this earth, to be with her heavenly Father, Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Born February 21, 1936 in Concord, NC, Earline was a daughter of the late Earl and Idell Winston Chunn. She made her home in Aiken since 1964 and was a member of...

Robert "Bob" F. Overman

Robert "Bob" F. Overman

Oct 14, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Robert F. “Bob” Overman, 91, died at home in Aiken on October 14, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 17 at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Cathy Cole officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. A private interment with military honors will be held...

Cliff Chester Jollie

Cliff Chester Jollie

Oct 11, 2015

AIKEN, SC – CLIFF CHESTER JOLLIE, 85, beloved husband of Roxie Martin Jollie, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at his residence. A native of Aynor, SC, Cliff was a son of the late John Cliffton and Rushie Charlotte Cooper Jollie. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the South Pacific during the Korean War. He retired...

Maurice Peace

Maurice Peace

Oct 10, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ROBERT LaMAURICE PEACE, 74, husband of Gloria Gay Gibson Peace, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, October 11, 2015 at his residence. A native of Greer, SC, Maurice was a son of the late John Marchant and Gladys Mae Owens Peace. He lived in Aiken for the last 51 years and retired from E. I. DuPont...

John Joseph Ewing

John Joseph Ewing

Oct 7, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. John Joseph Ewing, 78, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Old St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Park Ave., with the Reverend Father Arturo Dalupang officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-11 at the...

Robert W. Millen

Robert W. Millen

Oct 6, 2015

AIKEN - Robert W. Millen peacefully passed away on October 6, 2015 at 1:56 AM. Woody was born on November 12, 1939, in New York, NY, to Robert S. and Barbara Babcock Millen. He graduated from the Green Vale School, The Brooks School, and the University of Virginia, where he was a 4-year member of the golf varsity golf team...

ClaraBelle Johnson

ClaraBelle Johnson

Oct 6, 2015

  AIKEN, SC – ClaraBelle Johnson, 95, widow of Marvin Johnson, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at The Hills of Cumberland Village. A native of Medina, OH, ClaraBelle was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Frieda Heath.  She lived most of her life in Wadsworth, OH before moving to Aiken in 2008 to be near family.  She retired from Ohio...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Audree Elizabeth Boyenger

Audree Elizabeth Boyenger

Nov 3, 2015

AIKEN, SC – AUDREE ELIZABETH BOYENGER, infant daughter of Jarmie and Laura Bellon Boyenger, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at GRU Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Survivors, in addition to her parents of Aiken, include maternal grandparents, Marsha and Michael Arndt, Niles, MI; paternal grandparents, Darlene and Keith Gibbons, Wagener, SC; paternal great-grandmother, Maxine Rowland, Knoxville, TN. Services will be private....

Elizabeth Scott Gregory

Elizabeth Scott Gregory

Nov 2, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH SCOTT-GREGORY, 89, died Monday, November 02, 2015 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Lib was a daughter of the late Horace H. and Nancy Sanders Jordan. She was the foster daughter of Jessy J. and Ida Hankinson Widener. She was widowed twice, first by the late Marion A. Scott and...

Autha Janelle Scoggin Williams

Autha Janelle Scoggin Williams

Nov 1, 2015

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Autha Janelle Scoggin Williams, 89, passed away peacefully at an Augusta, GA. Hospital Sunday, November 01, 2015. She was born May 20, 1926 in Dierks, Arkansas to the late Authur H. and Selma Lewey Scoggin. Mrs. Williams graduated from Dierks high school and received her BA in Library Science from East Texas State University. She worked...

Polly Hair Chapman

Polly Hair Chapman

Nov 1, 2015

COUCHTON, SC – POLLY ANNA HAIR CHAPMAN, 83, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at her residence. A native and life-long resident of Aiken County, Polly was a daughter of the late Samuel Matthias and Susie May Webb Hair. She was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include her life sharing partner, Huey Pullum; a son, Billy Chapman, Charlotte, NC;...

Russell Edwin Schurtz, MD

Russell Edwin Schurtz, MD

Oct 28, 2015

AIKEN - Dr. Russell E Schurtz passed peacefully into history on Wednesday, October 28 in Aiken where he has been a resident for the past 10 years. He was born on October 19, 1941 to Harold E. Schurtz and his wife Mildred A. Schurtz in Mason City Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa's College of Medicine and received...

Ernest Harold Owen

Ernest Harold Owen

Oct 28, 2015

NEW ELLENTON, SC – ERNEST HAROLD OWEN, 87, beloved husband of Montez Masters Owen, died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Lake Toxaway, NC, Harold was a son of the late William Jasper and Maude Patterson Owen. He was a veteran of the Merchant Marines and the U.S. Army, serving as a Sergeant First...

JoAnne Cole Bernacchi

JoAnne Cole Bernacchi

Oct 27, 2015

AIKEN – Mrs. JoAnne Cole Bernacchi, 59, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel, Hayne Ave. The Reverend Ken McDonald will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. JoAnne was born in St. Petersburg, FL, a daughter of Mary Vondenberger...

William Murray Brown, Jr.

William Murray Brown, Jr.

Oct 26, 2015

AIKEN, SC - William M. Brown, Jr. "Bill" passed from his human form into God's arms at his home in Aiken, South Carolina on October 26th, 2015. He was the son of William Brown and Alice (Bolam) Brown of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania where he was born on March 9th, 1927. Bill was a graduate of Penn State where he met his...

David Gordon Koester

David Gordon Koester

Oct 18, 2015

WINDSOR, SC – DAVID G. KOESTER, 73, beloved husband of Mary Grant Koester, died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at University Hospital. A native of Milwaukee, WI, David was a son of the late Gordon Ernest and Ardeth Nelson Koester. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of...

James Edward Williamson

James Edward Williamson

Oct 18, 2015

WINDSOR, SC – JAMES EDWARD WILLIAMSON, 48, died suddenly, Sunday, October 18, 2015 at his residence following an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Jimmy was a son of Lilly Gunter Williamson Boyd and the late Johnny Vernell Williamson. He was a fourth generation carpenter and was a residential home builder, working 25 years for Essex...

David Wayne Scott

David Wayne Scott

Oct 17, 2015

Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Donna Sullivan Gels

Donna Sullivan Gels

Oct 16, 2015

AIKEN, SC – DONNA MARIE GELS, 79, beloved wife of Donald B. Gels, died Friday, October 16, 2015 at PruittHealth – Aiken. A native of Toledo, OH, Donna was a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Scott Sullivan.  She lived in Aiken since 1989, was a homemaker, a teacher, and communicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church....

Gretchen Whittle Griggs

Gretchen Whittle Griggs

Oct 15, 2015

AIKEN, SC – GRETCHEN W. GRIGGS, 84, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at her residence. A native of Aiken County, Gretchen was a daughter of the late Jones Crosland and Rosa Ola Garvin Whittle. She was first married to the late Frank Seigler and then to the late Bill Griggs. She formerly owned a grocery store in Columbia, SC and...

Earline Ruby Johnson

Earline Ruby Johnson

Oct 14, 2015

AIKEN, SC – EARLINE RUBY CHUNN JOHNSON, 79, widow of Gale Alexander “Sonny” Johnson, Sr., left this earth, to be with her heavenly Father, Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Born February 21, 1936 in Concord, NC, Earline was a daughter of the late Earl and Idell Winston Chunn. She made her home in Aiken since 1964 and was a member of...

Robert "Bob" F. Overman

Robert "Bob" F. Overman

Oct 14, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. Robert F. “Bob” Overman, 91, died at home in Aiken on October 14, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 17 at First Baptist Church with the Reverend Cathy Cole officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor. A private interment with military honors will be held...

Cliff Chester Jollie

Cliff Chester Jollie

Oct 11, 2015

AIKEN, SC – CLIFF CHESTER JOLLIE, 85, beloved husband of Roxie Martin Jollie, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at his residence. A native of Aynor, SC, Cliff was a son of the late John Cliffton and Rushie Charlotte Cooper Jollie. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the South Pacific during the Korean War. He retired...

Maurice Peace

Maurice Peace

Oct 10, 2015

AIKEN, SC – ROBERT LaMAURICE PEACE, 74, husband of Gloria Gay Gibson Peace, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, October 11, 2015 at his residence. A native of Greer, SC, Maurice was a son of the late John Marchant and Gladys Mae Owens Peace. He lived in Aiken for the last 51 years and retired from E. I. DuPont...

John Joseph Ewing

John Joseph Ewing

Oct 7, 2015

AIKEN – Mr. John Joseph Ewing, 78, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Old St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, Park Ave., with the Reverend Father Arturo Dalupang officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10-11 at the...

Robert W. Millen

Robert W. Millen

Oct 6, 2015

AIKEN - Robert W. Millen peacefully passed away on October 6, 2015 at 1:56 AM. Woody was born on November 12, 1939, in New York, NY, to Robert S. and Barbara Babcock Millen. He graduated from the Green Vale School, The Brooks School, and the University of Virginia, where he was a 4-year member of the golf varsity golf team...

ClaraBelle Johnson

ClaraBelle Johnson

Oct 6, 2015

  AIKEN, SC – ClaraBelle Johnson, 95, widow of Marvin Johnson, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at The Hills of Cumberland Village. A native of Medina, OH, ClaraBelle was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Frieda Heath.  She lived most of her life in Wadsworth, OH before moving to Aiken in 2008 to be near family.  She retired from Ohio...