Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Lois Taylor Phillips

Lois Taylor Phillips

Feb 16, 2013

AIKEN, SC - LOIS TAYLOR PHILLIPS, 91, widow of Ralph Lee Phillips, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at her residence. A native of Aiken, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of the late Ben O. and Cora Lee Chapman Taylor. She lived most of her life in Aiken, except for 12 years she and her husband spent in Salisbury, MD. Lois...

Bryan Keith Cumbee

Bryan Keith Cumbee

Feb 16, 2013

AIKEN – Bryan Keith Cumbee, also known as Syd J. Weed, 41, died Saturday, February 16, 2013. Mr. Weed was born in Aiken, a son of Charles Thomas and the late Casandra Cumbee. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church. In addition to his father, he is survived by a sister, Kaitlyn G. Cumbee, Summerville, SC. He was...

Frances Miller Singer

Frances Miller Singer

Feb 15, 2013

AIKEN - Ms. Frances Dorothy Singer, 93, died Friday, February 15, 2013. Funeral services will be private. She was born in New York, NY, a daughter of the late Arthur and Erna Haslob Miller. She was a retired librarian with the Prince Georges School District. Survivors include her daughter, Erna Arkin, Aiken; son, Richard Singer, East Windsor, NJ; six grandchildren,...

Deirdre Smith Dabney

Deirdre Smith Dabney

Feb 13, 2013

AIKEN, SC- DEIRDRE SMITH DABNEY, 68, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in Aiken, SC. She is survived by her husband, John Winston Dabney, Aiken, and brothers Michael Graham Smith (Dee Finley) of Naugatuck, CT, and Peter Haig Smith of Hollywood, FL. Also surviving are niece Jennifer Dean Smith (Partner Barbara McGuffey) of Smithton, PA, nephew Graham Hunter Smith (wife Leah)...

Eddie Elizabeth Stringer Newton

Eddie Elizabeth Stringer Newton

Feb 12, 2013

AIKEN, SC - EDDIE ELIZABETH STRINGER NEWTON, 92, widow of Robert Lander Newton, Sr., died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at her residence. A native of Augusta, GA, Mrs. Newton was a daughter of the late Charlie Eugene Stringer, Sr., and Thelma Rosetta Morris Stringer. She worked at Camp Gordon during World War II. She had lived in Aiken for 50...

Madeline Crenshaw Bulls

Madeline Crenshaw Bulls

Feb 12, 2013

AIKEN, SC - MADELINE CRENSHAW BULLS, 71, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Hitchcock House. A native of Charlottesville, VA, Mrs. Bulls was a daughter of the late Edward and Dolly Dean Crenshaw. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated from University of Richmond before earning her Master's Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was a retired...

Carol Smathers Bodie

Carol Smathers Bodie

Feb 12, 2013

AIKEN, SC - CAROL SMATHERS CHEEK BODIE, 73, beloved wife of Thomas Marshall Bodie, Jr., died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Bodie was a daughter of the late Frank Edward and Ethel George Smathers. She had lived in Aiken most of her life and was the owner and operator of...

Robert "Bob" Carl Romine

Robert "Bob" Carl Romine

Feb 11, 2013

AIKEN, SC - ROBERT CARL "BOB" ROMINE, 85, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. A native or Morgantown, WV, Mr. Romine was a son of the late Carl Chester and Ruby Laura Shaffer Romine. He was first married to the late Patricia Romine and then to the late Phyllis Jennifer Romine. He had lived...

Elizabeth Baumann

Elizabeth Baumann

Feb 11, 2013

AIKEN – Elizabeth Wilson Baumann, 88, died Monday, February 11, 2013. Mrs. Baumann was born in Pueblo, CO, to the late Grace Barker Wilson. She moved to Aiken in 1955 and worked as a chemist for EI DuPont. Mrs. Baumann was an early pioneer as a female chemist at the Savannah River Laboratory. She retired in 1993 and became active...

Grady A. Wells

Grady A. Wells

Feb 10, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Grady Alexander Wells, 75, died Sunday, February 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Tom Kalliokoski officiating. Interment will follow in the Earle Church of God cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 PM until the time of the service. Pallbearers will...

Ronald Stanley Karpinski

Ronald Stanley Karpinski

Feb 10, 2013

AIKEN, SC - RONALD STANLEY KARPINSKI, 50, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at his residence. Ronald was born in Germany while his father was stationed in the military. He was the son of Ronald James and Kaethe Blendinger Karpinski. He proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Ronald had lived in Aiken County for the last...

Carrie Blackstone Harley

Carrie Blackstone Harley

Feb 9, 2013

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Mrs. Carrie Blackstone Harley, 86, died Saturday, February 9, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend David Holdman and the Reverend Edgar Foster officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Johnson, Jr., Chris Weathers, Clay Weathers, Guy Weathers, Jonathan Weathers,...

Joseph Eugene Thompson, Jr.

Joseph Eugene Thompson, Jr.

Feb 7, 2013

AIKEN, SC - JOSEPH EUGENE THOMPSON, JR., 81, died at his sister's residence in Aiken, Thursday, February 7, 2013. A native of Mobile, AL, Mr. Thompson was a son of the late Joseph Eugene and Madeline Mae Magee Thompson. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving in Korea. He retired as sales manager for Galpin Ford...

Stewart "Tripp" Gray Harrison III

Stewart "Tripp" Gray Harrison III

Feb 5, 2013

AIKEN, SC -- STEWART GRAY "TRIPP" HARRISON III, infant son of Stewart Gray Harrison, Jr. and Tiffany R. Harrison, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include Maternal Grandparents, Michael and Michelle Jackson, Aiken, Paternal Grandparents, Carolina Reese Evans, Aiken, and Stewart Gray Harrison, Sr., Wagener, and Paternal Great-Grandparents, Lyman and...

Elizabeth Woodward Sofge

Elizabeth Woodward Sofge

Feb 5, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward Sofge, 86, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Mrs. Sofge was born in Aiken, SC, the daughter of the late James Earl and Lillian Plunkett Woodward. She was a graduate of Winthrop College, a lifelong resident of Aiken, and a loving homemaker for her family. Mrs. Sofge was an active member of St. John's United Methodist...

John Daniel Pittman

John Daniel Pittman

Feb 2, 2013

AIKEN, SC- JOHN DANIEL PITTMAN, 65, beloved husband of 43 years to Wendy, née Cline, passed away suddenly, Saturday, February, 2, 2013 at his residence. Born December 24, 1947 in Atlanta, John was a son of Walter D. Pittman and the late Mary Gaines Pittman. After receiving a degree in Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University, he worked as...

Tatiana Gregory

Tatiana Gregory

Feb 2, 2013

Tatiana (Tania) Gregory Aiken, SC – Tatiana Gregory fell asleep in the Lord on February 2nd, 2013, at age 93. Tania, as she was known to all her friends, was born in Kosh-Agach on the Mongolian border, the only child of Michael F. Smolianikoff and Evpraxia Baranoff. She was born in the middle of a two-year trek by her family,...

Charles Phillip Cozad

Charles Phillip Cozad

Feb 2, 2013

AIKEN - Phil Cozad died Feb 2nd, 2013, following an extended illness. An Aiken resident since 2003, Mr. Cozad was born in 1924 in Noblestown, PA and came here from Ocala, FL where he had lived for much of his life. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and a retired federal employee. Here in Aiken, he...

Dessie Stapleton Raborn

Dessie Stapleton Raborn

Feb 2, 2013

ATLANTA, GA - MRS. DESSIE STAPLETON RABORN, 90, formerly of Aiken, SC, died Saturday, February 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Mrs. Raborn was born in Emanuel County, GA, a daughter of the late Jodie and Lillian Rollins Stapleton. She...

Clara E. McHenry

Clara E. McHenry

Feb 2, 2013

AIKEN, SC- CLARA EVANGLINE MERCALDI McHENRY, 71, wife of the late Grant McHenry, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her daughter's residence. A native of Queens, New York, Mrs. McHenry was a daughter of the late Fiorvante and Alice Smallwood Mercaldi. She graduated from Chapman University in Orange, CA with a degree in Education. She taught English to students in...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Lois Taylor Phillips

Lois Taylor Phillips

Feb 16, 2013

AIKEN, SC - LOIS TAYLOR PHILLIPS, 91, widow of Ralph Lee Phillips, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at her residence. A native of Aiken, Mrs. Phillips was a daughter of the late Ben O. and Cora Lee Chapman Taylor. She lived most of her life in Aiken, except for 12 years she and her husband spent in Salisbury, MD. Lois...

Bryan Keith Cumbee

Bryan Keith Cumbee

Feb 16, 2013

AIKEN – Bryan Keith Cumbee, also known as Syd J. Weed, 41, died Saturday, February 16, 2013. Mr. Weed was born in Aiken, a son of Charles Thomas and the late Casandra Cumbee. He was a member of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church. In addition to his father, he is survived by a sister, Kaitlyn G. Cumbee, Summerville, SC. He was...

Frances Miller Singer

Frances Miller Singer

Feb 15, 2013

AIKEN - Ms. Frances Dorothy Singer, 93, died Friday, February 15, 2013. Funeral services will be private. She was born in New York, NY, a daughter of the late Arthur and Erna Haslob Miller. She was a retired librarian with the Prince Georges School District. Survivors include her daughter, Erna Arkin, Aiken; son, Richard Singer, East Windsor, NJ; six grandchildren,...

Deirdre Smith Dabney

Deirdre Smith Dabney

Feb 13, 2013

AIKEN, SC- DEIRDRE SMITH DABNEY, 68, died Wednesday, February 13, 2013 in Aiken, SC. She is survived by her husband, John Winston Dabney, Aiken, and brothers Michael Graham Smith (Dee Finley) of Naugatuck, CT, and Peter Haig Smith of Hollywood, FL. Also surviving are niece Jennifer Dean Smith (Partner Barbara McGuffey) of Smithton, PA, nephew Graham Hunter Smith (wife Leah)...

Eddie Elizabeth Stringer Newton

Eddie Elizabeth Stringer Newton

Feb 12, 2013

AIKEN, SC - EDDIE ELIZABETH STRINGER NEWTON, 92, widow of Robert Lander Newton, Sr., died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at her residence. A native of Augusta, GA, Mrs. Newton was a daughter of the late Charlie Eugene Stringer, Sr., and Thelma Rosetta Morris Stringer. She worked at Camp Gordon during World War II. She had lived in Aiken for 50...

Madeline Crenshaw Bulls

Madeline Crenshaw Bulls

Feb 12, 2013

AIKEN, SC - MADELINE CRENSHAW BULLS, 71, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Hitchcock House. A native of Charlottesville, VA, Mrs. Bulls was a daughter of the late Edward and Dolly Dean Crenshaw. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated from University of Richmond before earning her Master's Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was a retired...

Carol Smathers Bodie

Carol Smathers Bodie

Feb 12, 2013

AIKEN, SC - CAROL SMATHERS CHEEK BODIE, 73, beloved wife of Thomas Marshall Bodie, Jr., died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Bodie was a daughter of the late Frank Edward and Ethel George Smathers. She had lived in Aiken most of her life and was the owner and operator of...

Robert "Bob" Carl Romine

Robert "Bob" Carl Romine

Feb 11, 2013

AIKEN, SC - ROBERT CARL "BOB" ROMINE, 85, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at his residence after an extended illness. A native or Morgantown, WV, Mr. Romine was a son of the late Carl Chester and Ruby Laura Shaffer Romine. He was first married to the late Patricia Romine and then to the late Phyllis Jennifer Romine. He had lived...

Elizabeth Baumann

Elizabeth Baumann

Feb 11, 2013

AIKEN – Elizabeth Wilson Baumann, 88, died Monday, February 11, 2013. Mrs. Baumann was born in Pueblo, CO, to the late Grace Barker Wilson. She moved to Aiken in 1955 and worked as a chemist for EI DuPont. Mrs. Baumann was an early pioneer as a female chemist at the Savannah River Laboratory. She retired in 1993 and became active...

Grady A. Wells

Grady A. Wells

Feb 10, 2013

AIKEN – Mr. Grady Alexander Wells, 75, died Sunday, February 10, 2013. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Tom Kalliokoski officiating. Interment will follow in the Earle Church of God cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 PM until the time of the service. Pallbearers will...

Ronald Stanley Karpinski

Ronald Stanley Karpinski

Feb 10, 2013

AIKEN, SC - RONALD STANLEY KARPINSKI, 50, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at his residence. Ronald was born in Germany while his father was stationed in the military. He was the son of Ronald James and Kaethe Blendinger Karpinski. He proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Ronald had lived in Aiken County for the last...

Carrie Blackstone Harley

Carrie Blackstone Harley

Feb 9, 2013

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Mrs. Carrie Blackstone Harley, 86, died Saturday, February 9, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend David Holdman and the Reverend Edgar Foster officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Johnson, Jr., Chris Weathers, Clay Weathers, Guy Weathers, Jonathan Weathers,...

Joseph Eugene Thompson, Jr.

Joseph Eugene Thompson, Jr.

Feb 7, 2013

AIKEN, SC - JOSEPH EUGENE THOMPSON, JR., 81, died at his sister's residence in Aiken, Thursday, February 7, 2013. A native of Mobile, AL, Mr. Thompson was a son of the late Joseph Eugene and Madeline Mae Magee Thompson. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving in Korea. He retired as sales manager for Galpin Ford...

Stewart "Tripp" Gray Harrison III

Stewart "Tripp" Gray Harrison III

Feb 5, 2013

AIKEN, SC -- STEWART GRAY "TRIPP" HARRISON III, infant son of Stewart Gray Harrison, Jr. and Tiffany R. Harrison, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. Survivors, in addition to his parents, include Maternal Grandparents, Michael and Michelle Jackson, Aiken, Paternal Grandparents, Carolina Reese Evans, Aiken, and Stewart Gray Harrison, Sr., Wagener, and Paternal Great-Grandparents, Lyman and...

Elizabeth Woodward Sofge

Elizabeth Woodward Sofge

Feb 5, 2013

AIKEN – Mrs. Elizabeth Woodward Sofge, 86, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Mrs. Sofge was born in Aiken, SC, the daughter of the late James Earl and Lillian Plunkett Woodward. She was a graduate of Winthrop College, a lifelong resident of Aiken, and a loving homemaker for her family. Mrs. Sofge was an active member of St. John's United Methodist...

John Daniel Pittman

John Daniel Pittman

Feb 2, 2013

AIKEN, SC- JOHN DANIEL PITTMAN, 65, beloved husband of 43 years to Wendy, née Cline, passed away suddenly, Saturday, February, 2, 2013 at his residence. Born December 24, 1947 in Atlanta, John was a son of Walter D. Pittman and the late Mary Gaines Pittman. After receiving a degree in Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University, he worked as...

Tatiana Gregory

Tatiana Gregory

Feb 2, 2013

Tatiana (Tania) Gregory Aiken, SC – Tatiana Gregory fell asleep in the Lord on February 2nd, 2013, at age 93. Tania, as she was known to all her friends, was born in Kosh-Agach on the Mongolian border, the only child of Michael F. Smolianikoff and Evpraxia Baranoff. She was born in the middle of a two-year trek by her family,...

Charles Phillip Cozad

Charles Phillip Cozad

Feb 2, 2013

AIKEN - Phil Cozad died Feb 2nd, 2013, following an extended illness. An Aiken resident since 2003, Mr. Cozad was born in 1924 in Noblestown, PA and came here from Ocala, FL where he had lived for much of his life. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and a retired federal employee. Here in Aiken, he...

Dessie Stapleton Raborn

Dessie Stapleton Raborn

Feb 2, 2013

ATLANTA, GA - MRS. DESSIE STAPLETON RABORN, 90, formerly of Aiken, SC, died Saturday, February 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Mrs. Raborn was born in Emanuel County, GA, a daughter of the late Jodie and Lillian Rollins Stapleton. She...

Clara E. McHenry

Clara E. McHenry

Feb 2, 2013

AIKEN, SC- CLARA EVANGLINE MERCALDI McHENRY, 71, wife of the late Grant McHenry, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her daughter's residence. A native of Queens, New York, Mrs. McHenry was a daughter of the late Fiorvante and Alice Smallwood Mercaldi. She graduated from Chapman University in Orange, CA with a degree in Education. She taught English to students in...