Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Betty McLure Toole

Betty McLure Toole

May 15, 2014

AIKEN, S.C. - Mrs. Betty McLure Toole, 88, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was born on November 11, 1925, in Bishopville, South Carolina, to Dr. Harvey McNair McLure and Celeste Webber McLure. She had been a resident of Aiken since the early 1950s having moved here to be near her future husband, Frampton Wyman Toole, Jr. She is...

Rosemary Smith Thomas

Rosemary Smith Thomas

May 9, 2014

AIKEN, SC- ROSEMARY SMITH THOMAS, 75, beloved wife of 55 years to Tom Thomas, entered into rest Friday, May 9, 2014. Rosemary was a native of Lehigh , Iowa , having made Aiken her home for the past 15 years. She graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in Accounting. She spent twenty years working at Pension Benefit...

Joseph "Joey" O'Neal Merritt

Joseph "Joey" O'Neal Merritt

May 8, 2014

WILLISTON – Joseph “Joey” O’Neal Merritt, 35, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Evans, GA. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 PM Monday with a memorial service following at 3:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel, Hayne Ave. with the Reverend Neal Flowers officiating. Joey was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and a member of St....

James "Jimmy" L. Kitchings

James "Jimmy" L. Kitchings

May 7, 2014

AIKEN, SC – JAMES LANIER “JIMMY” KITCHINGS, 58, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at GRU Medical Center, Augusta, GA. A native of Aiken County, Jimmy was a son of the late Woodrow and Mildred Burnette Kitchings. He was a carpenter. Jimmy was always keen at remembering dates, especially birth dates of family and friends. He was an excellent carpenter and...

Geraldine Seigler Daugherty

Geraldine Seigler Daugherty

May 6, 2014

AIKEN, SC – GERALDINE SEIGLER DAUGHERTY, 71, beloved wife of James D. Daugherty, died Tuesday, May 7, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Geraldine was a daughter of the late Ashton and Mildred Gregory Seigler. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to her husband James, include a daughter,...

Effie Mae Gibson

Effie Mae Gibson

Apr 29, 2014

AIKEN, SC – EFFIE MAE GIBSON, 78, widow of Millard Byne Gibson, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.A native of Millen, GA, Effie worked as a seamstress in textiles in Griffin, GA, prior to moving to Aiken 37 years ago. She was of the Baptist faith and will be remembered by her family as a wonderful,...

Lance Stanley Riesenberger

Lance Stanley Riesenberger

Apr 27, 2014

AIKEN – Mr. Lance Stanley Riesenberger, 75, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014.   A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM Wednesday at South Aiken Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Dr. Christopher Crotwell officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.   Mr. Riesenberger was born in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Laura Ann Uthe and...

Willis Carson Lyons

Willis Carson Lyons

Apr 27, 2014

AIKEN, SC – Dr. Willis Carson Lyons, Jr., formerly of Williamsburg, VA passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014.  He was 85 years old. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Phillips officiating.  Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Originally from Corbin, KY he received degrees...

Gary Edward Schultz

Gary Edward Schultz

Apr 26, 2014

AIKEN, SC- GARY EDWARD SCHULTZ, 81, beloved husband of 57 years to Ann Hawes Schultz, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at University Hospital. Mr. Schultz was born in Orange, Texas, a son of the late Edward Thomas Schultz and Eula Burton Schultz. He proudly served his country in the US Army and graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree from Virginia...

Margaret J. Tracy

Margaret J. Tracy

Apr 26, 2014

AIKEN, SC – MARGARET J. TRACY, 93, widow of Edward F. Tracy, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at UniHealth of Aiken.A native of Middlesex, NJ, Mrs. Tracy was a daughter of the late Hugh and Susan Kuhns Johnson. She moved to Aiken from Centereach, NY in 1992 and was a communicant at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church where...

Elvin Wilson Bodie

Elvin Wilson Bodie

Apr 26, 2014

WINDSOR – Elvin Wilson Bodie, 66, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. The family will receive friends at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with funeral services beginning at 3:00 PM with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating.  Interment will be private. Mr. Bodie was born in Aiken, a son of Isabell Mixon Bodie of Montmorenci, and...

Annis L. Lorick

Annis L. Lorick

Apr 24, 2014

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

Arthur Joseph Sullivan

Arthur Joseph Sullivan

Apr 23, 2014

Arthur Joseph Sullivan  (July 25, 1919 - April 23, 2014) AIKEN, SC – ARTHUR JOSEPH SULLIVAN, 94, husband of the late Jean North Quirk Sullivan, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at his residence. A native of Lawrence, MA, Mr. Sullivan was a son of the late Daniel and Elsie Wonderly Sullivan. He was a veteran of the United States Navy...

Paul H. Reynolds, Jr.

Paul H. Reynolds, Jr.

Apr 20, 2014

SWAINSBORO, GA – Mr. Paul H. Reynolds, Jr., 70, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014.The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 PM Wednesday, April 23, 2014, and a prayer service will follow at 6:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel. Mr. Reynolds was born in Panama Canal, a son of Emma Arruda Reynolds of Aiken, and the late...

LeRoy Kretzmeier

LeRoy Kretzmeier

Apr 19, 2014

AIKEN, SC- LeRoy Harris Kretzmeier, 80, husband of Gladys Vera Kretzmeier, died April 19, 2014 at Pruitt Health, Aiken. A native of Pampa, Texas, he was the son of the late Roy and Ellen Kretzmeier. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force and retired as a Meat Inspector from the Texas Department of Health. Survivors in addition...

Harry F. Wood, III

Harry F. Wood, III

Apr 18, 2014

AIKEN, SC - HARRY F. WOOD, III, 52, son of Patricia and Harry Wood, Jr., died Friday, April 18, 2014 at his residence.Born in Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID, Harry was a son of Harry Fowler Wood, Jr. and Patrecia Jean Wood. He graduated from Kubasaki DOD High School, home of the Dragons, in Okinawa, Japan, and held three...

Mildred Deason Golden

Mildred Deason Golden

Apr 16, 2014

Dayton, OH – Mildred "Micki" Deason Golden, 89, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The family will receive friends at Shellhouse Funeral Home's Hayne Ave. location on Monday, April 21 from 9 to 11 am. A private service celebrating her life will begin at 11 am, followed by private burial at Aiken Memorial Gardens on Hwy. 19. Micki was the...

Charles Dewey Crawford

Charles Dewey Crawford

Apr 14, 2014

AIKEN, SC - CHARLES DEWEY “CHUCK” CRAWFORD, 77, beloved husband of Nancy Wilson Crawford, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.A native of Washington, DC, Chuck was a son of the late Charles William, Jr. and Jane Catherine Norris Crawford. He was a former Little League Baseball coach in Laurel, MD, winning several state championships. Chuck retired...

Josephine G. Scott

Josephine G. Scott

Apr 13, 2014

AIKEN, SC - JOSEPHINE G. SCOTT, said good-bye to her beloved husband of 60 years, Robert Scott, as well as her daughters Marion Readett and Robin Greene on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her residence.Josephine was born in Cleveland, MS, on August 23, 1931. She receieved a BA from the University of Mississippi and a MA from Oakland Univeristy. She...

Ann Pennington Dozier

Ann Pennington Dozier

Apr 13, 2014

AUGUSTA, GA - ANN PENNINGTON DOZIER, 64, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Trinity Hospice in Augusta.A native of Augusta, Ann was a daughter of Kathryn Hobbs Green and the late Robert H. Green.  She was a homemaker.Survivors include children, Robert H. (Stacey) Pennington, Adam D. (Vicky) Pennington, Clay and Kasey Hanson, Helen and John Clemmons, Trey and Alma Dozier;...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Betty McLure Toole

Betty McLure Toole

May 15, 2014

AIKEN, S.C. - Mrs. Betty McLure Toole, 88, died on Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was born on November 11, 1925, in Bishopville, South Carolina, to Dr. Harvey McNair McLure and Celeste Webber McLure. She had been a resident of Aiken since the early 1950s having moved here to be near her future husband, Frampton Wyman Toole, Jr. She is...

Rosemary Smith Thomas

Rosemary Smith Thomas

May 9, 2014

AIKEN, SC- ROSEMARY SMITH THOMAS, 75, beloved wife of 55 years to Tom Thomas, entered into rest Friday, May 9, 2014. Rosemary was a native of Lehigh , Iowa , having made Aiken her home for the past 15 years. She graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in Accounting. She spent twenty years working at Pension Benefit...

Joseph "Joey" O'Neal Merritt

Joseph "Joey" O'Neal Merritt

May 8, 2014

WILLISTON – Joseph “Joey” O’Neal Merritt, 35, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Evans, GA. The family will receive friends from 2:00-3:00 PM Monday with a memorial service following at 3:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel, Hayne Ave. with the Reverend Neal Flowers officiating. Joey was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and a member of St....

James "Jimmy" L. Kitchings

James "Jimmy" L. Kitchings

May 7, 2014

AIKEN, SC – JAMES LANIER “JIMMY” KITCHINGS, 58, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at GRU Medical Center, Augusta, GA. A native of Aiken County, Jimmy was a son of the late Woodrow and Mildred Burnette Kitchings. He was a carpenter. Jimmy was always keen at remembering dates, especially birth dates of family and friends. He was an excellent carpenter and...

Geraldine Seigler Daugherty

Geraldine Seigler Daugherty

May 6, 2014

AIKEN, SC – GERALDINE SEIGLER DAUGHERTY, 71, beloved wife of James D. Daugherty, died Tuesday, May 7, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Geraldine was a daughter of the late Ashton and Mildred Gregory Seigler. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Survivors, in addition to her husband James, include a daughter,...

Effie Mae Gibson

Effie Mae Gibson

Apr 29, 2014

AIKEN, SC – EFFIE MAE GIBSON, 78, widow of Millard Byne Gibson, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.A native of Millen, GA, Effie worked as a seamstress in textiles in Griffin, GA, prior to moving to Aiken 37 years ago. She was of the Baptist faith and will be remembered by her family as a wonderful,...

Lance Stanley Riesenberger

Lance Stanley Riesenberger

Apr 27, 2014

AIKEN – Mr. Lance Stanley Riesenberger, 75, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014.   A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM Wednesday at South Aiken Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Dr. Christopher Crotwell officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.   Mr. Riesenberger was born in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Laura Ann Uthe and...

Willis Carson Lyons

Willis Carson Lyons

Apr 27, 2014

AIKEN, SC – Dr. Willis Carson Lyons, Jr., formerly of Williamsburg, VA passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014.  He was 85 years old. Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM, Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Phillips officiating.  Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Originally from Corbin, KY he received degrees...

Gary Edward Schultz

Gary Edward Schultz

Apr 26, 2014

AIKEN, SC- GARY EDWARD SCHULTZ, 81, beloved husband of 57 years to Ann Hawes Schultz, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at University Hospital. Mr. Schultz was born in Orange, Texas, a son of the late Edward Thomas Schultz and Eula Burton Schultz. He proudly served his country in the US Army and graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree from Virginia...

Margaret J. Tracy

Margaret J. Tracy

Apr 26, 2014

AIKEN, SC – MARGARET J. TRACY, 93, widow of Edward F. Tracy, died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at UniHealth of Aiken.A native of Middlesex, NJ, Mrs. Tracy was a daughter of the late Hugh and Susan Kuhns Johnson. She moved to Aiken from Centereach, NY in 1992 and was a communicant at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church where...

Elvin Wilson Bodie

Elvin Wilson Bodie

Apr 26, 2014

WINDSOR – Elvin Wilson Bodie, 66, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014. The family will receive friends at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with funeral services beginning at 3:00 PM with Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating.  Interment will be private. Mr. Bodie was born in Aiken, a son of Isabell Mixon Bodie of Montmorenci, and...

Annis L. Lorick

Annis L. Lorick

Apr 24, 2014

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

Arthur Joseph Sullivan

Arthur Joseph Sullivan

Apr 23, 2014

Arthur Joseph Sullivan  (July 25, 1919 - April 23, 2014) AIKEN, SC – ARTHUR JOSEPH SULLIVAN, 94, husband of the late Jean North Quirk Sullivan, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at his residence. A native of Lawrence, MA, Mr. Sullivan was a son of the late Daniel and Elsie Wonderly Sullivan. He was a veteran of the United States Navy...

Paul H. Reynolds, Jr.

Paul H. Reynolds, Jr.

Apr 20, 2014

SWAINSBORO, GA – Mr. Paul H. Reynolds, Jr., 70, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014.The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00 PM Wednesday, April 23, 2014, and a prayer service will follow at 6:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel. Mr. Reynolds was born in Panama Canal, a son of Emma Arruda Reynolds of Aiken, and the late...

LeRoy Kretzmeier

LeRoy Kretzmeier

Apr 19, 2014

AIKEN, SC- LeRoy Harris Kretzmeier, 80, husband of Gladys Vera Kretzmeier, died April 19, 2014 at Pruitt Health, Aiken. A native of Pampa, Texas, he was the son of the late Roy and Ellen Kretzmeier. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force and retired as a Meat Inspector from the Texas Department of Health. Survivors in addition...

Harry F. Wood, III

Harry F. Wood, III

Apr 18, 2014

AIKEN, SC - HARRY F. WOOD, III, 52, son of Patricia and Harry Wood, Jr., died Friday, April 18, 2014 at his residence.Born in Mountain Home Air Force Base, ID, Harry was a son of Harry Fowler Wood, Jr. and Patrecia Jean Wood. He graduated from Kubasaki DOD High School, home of the Dragons, in Okinawa, Japan, and held three...

Mildred Deason Golden

Mildred Deason Golden

Apr 16, 2014

Dayton, OH – Mildred "Micki" Deason Golden, 89, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The family will receive friends at Shellhouse Funeral Home's Hayne Ave. location on Monday, April 21 from 9 to 11 am. A private service celebrating her life will begin at 11 am, followed by private burial at Aiken Memorial Gardens on Hwy. 19. Micki was the...

Charles Dewey Crawford

Charles Dewey Crawford

Apr 14, 2014

AIKEN, SC - CHARLES DEWEY “CHUCK” CRAWFORD, 77, beloved husband of Nancy Wilson Crawford, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.A native of Washington, DC, Chuck was a son of the late Charles William, Jr. and Jane Catherine Norris Crawford. He was a former Little League Baseball coach in Laurel, MD, winning several state championships. Chuck retired...

Josephine G. Scott

Josephine G. Scott

Apr 13, 2014

AIKEN, SC - JOSEPHINE G. SCOTT, said good-bye to her beloved husband of 60 years, Robert Scott, as well as her daughters Marion Readett and Robin Greene on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her residence.Josephine was born in Cleveland, MS, on August 23, 1931. She receieved a BA from the University of Mississippi and a MA from Oakland Univeristy. She...

Ann Pennington Dozier

Ann Pennington Dozier

Apr 13, 2014

AUGUSTA, GA - ANN PENNINGTON DOZIER, 64, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Trinity Hospice in Augusta.A native of Augusta, Ann was a daughter of Kathryn Hobbs Green and the late Robert H. Green.  She was a homemaker.Survivors include children, Robert H. (Stacey) Pennington, Adam D. (Vicky) Pennington, Clay and Kasey Hanson, Helen and John Clemmons, Trey and Alma Dozier;...