Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Alice Calissi
Nov 15, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Alice Adele Calissi, 90, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014. Mrs. Calissi was born in North Port, NY to the late Clemence Davenport and Adele Shalleh Brady. She and her husband Ric raised their family in Bay Shore, New York. They retired to Ocala Florida and after the passing of her husband she moved to S. Carolina...
Lillian Carpenter Wiles
Nov 14, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Lillian Carpenter Wiles, 88, passed away peacefully at her home on November 14, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Raymond H. Carpenter and Minnie Day Carpenter. She was the widow of the late Alfred C. Wiles. Survivors include three daughters: Sharon (Andy) Oswald, Patricia Beam, Margie (Walter) Moore; eight sons:...
Robert David Nicholas Bryan
Nov 13, 2014
AIKEN, SC- ROBERT DAVID NICHOLAS BRYAN, 47, died Thursday, November 13, 2014. A native of Miami, FL, Robert was a son of James David Bryan and Sonia Kowalczyk Bryan. He has been a resident of Aiken for 15 years and was a member of Saint Mary's Help of Christians Church. Robert is survived by his parents, Jim Bryan of Miami,...
Sara Lynn Acton
Nov 11, 2014
AIKEN – Ms. Sara Lynn Acton, 57, died suddenly at her home Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Sara was born in Neenah, WI, to Marian Grunske and the late Charles F. Acton. She moved with her parents to Aiken at the age of ten. She graduated from Aiken High School then received her undergraduate and Masters Degrees from Clemson University. She...
Mary Welch Comer
Nov 11, 2014
AIKEN, SC - MARY WELCH COMER, 63, beloved wife of R. Murphy Comer, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at her residence. Mary was a daughter of the late Charlie M. and Essie Purvis Welch. She was born in Pinehurst, NC and grew up in Robbins, NC. She graduated from Winthrop University in 1975 and was an environmental engineer. Mary...
Phillip Gordon Brown
Nov 9, 2014
AIKEN - Mr. Phillip Gordon Brown, 62, beloved husband of Paula Huffman Brown, died suddenly at the Outer Banks, NC, Sunday, November 9, 2014. Phillip was born in Raleigh, NC. He was a son of Homer Franklin Brown and Margaret Adelaide Smith Brown. He was a Grandson of William Henry and Margaret Alice Baugh Smith. Phillip was born in Raleigh,...
Meta Baggett Borop
Nov 9, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Meta Baggett Borop, 93, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014. A private graveside funeral service will be held Saturday morning at St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, 196 Brick Church Circle, St. Stephen, SC 29479. A public memorial celebration of her life will be held next spring in St. Stephen. Meta Baggett Borop was born in St. Stephen,...
Joyce Neeley Kinder
Nov 7, 2014
AIKEN, SC - Joyce Neeley Kinder passed into God's caring embrace on Friday, November 7 – entirely too early and unexpectedly - during her sixty-eighth year of sharing with and caring for others. There she will join her father, Walter Bookhardt Neeley, her son Joshua Kinder, and her mother Alberta Mills Neeley. Joyce was a designer with Material Things of...
Robert B. McNair
Nov 6, 2014
AIKEN – Mr. Robert Blair McNair, 55, beloved son of Ellyn Blair McNair, died at his home after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his father, James M. McNair, Sr. A private graveside service will be held in historic Bethany Cemetery. Robert was born in Charlotte, NC and moved soon after to Aiken, at the time his...
Larry Cox
Nov 5, 2014
AIKEN, SC – DUNCAN LAWRENCE COX, JR., 75, beloved husband, of Geraldine Utley Cox, died Wednesday, November 05, 2014 at his residence. A native of Silva, NC, Larry was a son of the late Duncan Lawrence, Sr. and Ann Gribble Cox. He was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, retiring after 20 years, and serving two tours of...
Michael K Heaton
Nov 5, 2014
AIKEN – Mr. Michael King Heaton, 63, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Mr. Heaton was a son of the late Clyde Samuel and Hazel King Heaton. After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering, Michael worked as a computer aided designer in manufacturing. He moved to Aiken in 1988 and became a member of St. John’s United...
Dorothy B. Fisher
Nov 5, 2014
AIKEN, SC – Dorothy Beach Fisher died peacefully Nov. 5, 2014, in Aiken, SC. Dorothy was born on March 10, 1920, in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She graduated high school and earned her BA degree from Cornell College in her hometown, where she majored in music. She had a lovely contralto voice and sang in choruses, at weddings, and she soloed...
Mabel Beasley
Nov 2, 2014
AIKEN - Mrs. Mabel Beasley, 90, beloved wife of William "Bill" Beasley, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014. Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Beasley was the daughter of the late Frank Brown and Mabel Kimball McCoy....
Kathryn Huntley Windham
Nov 1, 2014
AIKEN - Mrs. Kathryn “Kitty” Huntley Windham, 89, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. Mrs. Windham was born on October 30, 1925, in Mt. Croghan, SC, to the late Johnson David and Lucy Burch Huntley. After finishing high school, Mrs. Windham graduated from Wingate Junior College and Coker College and later received her Masters Degree in Education from USC. She...
Donald Eugene Fuss
Oct 31, 2014
AIKEN - Mr. Donald Fuss, 65, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Mr. Fuss was born in Martinsburg, WV and was the son of Anna Mary Ruble Fuss Allen of Shepherdstown, WV and the late Donald E Fuss. Donald worked at the Savannah River Site as a Computer Specialist since moving to Aiken in 1988. He is survived by his...
Donald Edwin Faugl
Oct 30, 2014
AIKEN, SC- DONALD EDWIN FAUGL, 91, widower of the late Alice Harnagel Faugl, died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Mr. Faugl was born in Mansfield, OH, a son of the late Frank Faugl and Bertha Stoffer Faugl. Mr. Faugl has made Aiken his home since 1973. He was a veteran of the United States Army...
Beverly Park Crawford
Oct 29, 2014
NEW ELLENTON, SC - Beverly Crawford, 84, returned to her heavenly home on October 30, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Crawford was born to the late Robert and Leila Park and grew up in Columbia, SC, but called New Ellenton home for much of her life. She was a graduate of Dreher High School (1947). She, and the love of...
Myrtle Burnette
Oct 29, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Myrtle Burgess Burnette, 88, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Aiken, with the Reverend Dr. Jim Ford officiating. Inurnment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. Mrs. Burnette was...
Zelma Richardson Smith
Oct 28, 2014
AIKEN, SC – ZELMA RICHARDSON SMITH, 90, widow of Ray Boling Smith, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Taylor Wells and Rev. Paul Volpitto officiating. Interment will follow in the historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...
Betty P. Thorne
Oct 28, 2014
NEW ELLENTON, SC – BETTY MARIE PARRIS THORNE, 83, of New Ellenton, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Born February 22, 1931 in Chesnee, SC, Betty was a daughter of the late Vernon and Enola Scruggs Parris. She had been a resident of New Ellenton since 1952 and was married to the late Paul Lamar Thorne...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Alice Calissi
Nov 15, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Alice Adele Calissi, 90, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014. Mrs. Calissi was born in North Port, NY to the late Clemence Davenport and Adele Shalleh Brady. She and her husband Ric raised their family in Bay Shore, New York. They retired to Ocala Florida and after the passing of her husband she moved to S. Carolina...
Lillian Carpenter Wiles
Nov 14, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Lillian Carpenter Wiles, 88, passed away peacefully at her home on November 14, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Raymond H. Carpenter and Minnie Day Carpenter. She was the widow of the late Alfred C. Wiles. Survivors include three daughters: Sharon (Andy) Oswald, Patricia Beam, Margie (Walter) Moore; eight sons:...
Robert David Nicholas Bryan
Nov 13, 2014
AIKEN, SC- ROBERT DAVID NICHOLAS BRYAN, 47, died Thursday, November 13, 2014. A native of Miami, FL, Robert was a son of James David Bryan and Sonia Kowalczyk Bryan. He has been a resident of Aiken for 15 years and was a member of Saint Mary's Help of Christians Church. Robert is survived by his parents, Jim Bryan of Miami,...
Sara Lynn Acton
Nov 11, 2014
AIKEN – Ms. Sara Lynn Acton, 57, died suddenly at her home Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Sara was born in Neenah, WI, to Marian Grunske and the late Charles F. Acton. She moved with her parents to Aiken at the age of ten. She graduated from Aiken High School then received her undergraduate and Masters Degrees from Clemson University. She...
Mary Welch Comer
Nov 11, 2014
AIKEN, SC - MARY WELCH COMER, 63, beloved wife of R. Murphy Comer, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at her residence. Mary was a daughter of the late Charlie M. and Essie Purvis Welch. She was born in Pinehurst, NC and grew up in Robbins, NC. She graduated from Winthrop University in 1975 and was an environmental engineer. Mary...
Phillip Gordon Brown
Nov 9, 2014
AIKEN - Mr. Phillip Gordon Brown, 62, beloved husband of Paula Huffman Brown, died suddenly at the Outer Banks, NC, Sunday, November 9, 2014. Phillip was born in Raleigh, NC. He was a son of Homer Franklin Brown and Margaret Adelaide Smith Brown. He was a Grandson of William Henry and Margaret Alice Baugh Smith. Phillip was born in Raleigh,...
Meta Baggett Borop
Nov 9, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Meta Baggett Borop, 93, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2014. A private graveside funeral service will be held Saturday morning at St. Stephens Episcopal Church Cemetery, 196 Brick Church Circle, St. Stephen, SC 29479. A public memorial celebration of her life will be held next spring in St. Stephen. Meta Baggett Borop was born in St. Stephen,...
Joyce Neeley Kinder
Nov 7, 2014
AIKEN, SC - Joyce Neeley Kinder passed into God's caring embrace on Friday, November 7 – entirely too early and unexpectedly - during her sixty-eighth year of sharing with and caring for others. There she will join her father, Walter Bookhardt Neeley, her son Joshua Kinder, and her mother Alberta Mills Neeley. Joyce was a designer with Material Things of...
Robert B. McNair
Nov 6, 2014
AIKEN – Mr. Robert Blair McNair, 55, beloved son of Ellyn Blair McNair, died at his home after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his father, James M. McNair, Sr. A private graveside service will be held in historic Bethany Cemetery. Robert was born in Charlotte, NC and moved soon after to Aiken, at the time his...
Larry Cox
Nov 5, 2014
AIKEN, SC – DUNCAN LAWRENCE COX, JR., 75, beloved husband, of Geraldine Utley Cox, died Wednesday, November 05, 2014 at his residence. A native of Silva, NC, Larry was a son of the late Duncan Lawrence, Sr. and Ann Gribble Cox. He was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, retiring after 20 years, and serving two tours of...
Michael K Heaton
Nov 5, 2014
AIKEN – Mr. Michael King Heaton, 63, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Mr. Heaton was a son of the late Clyde Samuel and Hazel King Heaton. After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in mechanical engineering, Michael worked as a computer aided designer in manufacturing. He moved to Aiken in 1988 and became a member of St. John’s United...
Dorothy B. Fisher
Nov 5, 2014
AIKEN, SC – Dorothy Beach Fisher died peacefully Nov. 5, 2014, in Aiken, SC. Dorothy was born on March 10, 1920, in Mount Vernon, Iowa. She graduated high school and earned her BA degree from Cornell College in her hometown, where she majored in music. She had a lovely contralto voice and sang in choruses, at weddings, and she soloed...
Mabel Beasley
Nov 2, 2014
AIKEN - Mrs. Mabel Beasley, 90, beloved wife of William "Bill" Beasley, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014. Graveside services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Beasley was the daughter of the late Frank Brown and Mabel Kimball McCoy....
Kathryn Huntley Windham
Nov 1, 2014
AIKEN - Mrs. Kathryn “Kitty” Huntley Windham, 89, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014. Mrs. Windham was born on October 30, 1925, in Mt. Croghan, SC, to the late Johnson David and Lucy Burch Huntley. After finishing high school, Mrs. Windham graduated from Wingate Junior College and Coker College and later received her Masters Degree in Education from USC. She...
Donald Eugene Fuss
Oct 31, 2014
AIKEN - Mr. Donald Fuss, 65, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. Mr. Fuss was born in Martinsburg, WV and was the son of Anna Mary Ruble Fuss Allen of Shepherdstown, WV and the late Donald E Fuss. Donald worked at the Savannah River Site as a Computer Specialist since moving to Aiken in 1988. He is survived by his...
Donald Edwin Faugl
Oct 30, 2014
AIKEN, SC- DONALD EDWIN FAUGL, 91, widower of the late Alice Harnagel Faugl, died on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Georgia Regents Medical Center. Mr. Faugl was born in Mansfield, OH, a son of the late Frank Faugl and Bertha Stoffer Faugl. Mr. Faugl has made Aiken his home since 1973. He was a veteran of the United States Army...
Beverly Park Crawford
Oct 29, 2014
NEW ELLENTON, SC - Beverly Crawford, 84, returned to her heavenly home on October 30, 2014 at her residence. Mrs. Crawford was born to the late Robert and Leila Park and grew up in Columbia, SC, but called New Ellenton home for much of her life. She was a graduate of Dreher High School (1947). She, and the love of...
Myrtle Burnette
Oct 29, 2014
AIKEN – Mrs. Myrtle Burgess Burnette, 88, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Aiken, with the Reverend Dr. Jim Ford officiating. Inurnment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. Mrs. Burnette was...
Zelma Richardson Smith
Oct 28, 2014
AIKEN, SC – ZELMA RICHARDSON SMITH, 90, widow of Ray Boling Smith, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Taylor Wells and Rev. Paul Volpitto officiating. Interment will follow in the historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...
Betty P. Thorne
Oct 28, 2014
NEW ELLENTON, SC – BETTY MARIE PARRIS THORNE, 83, of New Ellenton, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Born February 22, 1931 in Chesnee, SC, Betty was a daughter of the late Vernon and Enola Scruggs Parris. She had been a resident of New Ellenton since 1952 and was married to the late Paul Lamar Thorne...
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