Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Bruce Ryder
Sep 4, 2012
AIKEN, SC - MR. BRUCE RYDER, 78, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Ryder was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a son of the late Harold and Elizabeth Peters Ryder. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and attended college at Georgia Tech. Bruce lived in Aiken since 1959...
Robert D. "Bob" King
Sep 3, 2012
AIKEN, SC - ROBERT DENNIS "BOB" KING, 65, beloved husband of Shirley Joy French King, died suddenly Monday, September 3, 2012 off the coast of Greece, while on a cruise with his wife celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary. A native of Atlanta, Bob was a son of Katie King Whitehead and the late Bernard Joseph King. He was a graduate...
Kathleen Rogers
Sep 1, 2012
AIKEN, SC - KATHLEEN G. ROGERS, 94, widow of Frederick R. Rogers, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at UPAC-Aiken. A native of Rockfield, KY, who grew up in Marysville, IN, Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of the late Madison Eldon and Mattie Soyars Gilbert. During World War II she worked at the Army Ammunition plant in Charlestown, IN, and worked...
Sandra Cantwell
Sep 1, 2012
AIKEN, SC - A memorial service for Mrs. Sandra Plyler Cantwell, wife of John Walter Cantwell, will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday, September 3, 2012, at St. John’s United Methodist Church with The Rev. Dr. George Howle officiating. Mrs. Cantwell, 63, of Aiken, SC, died on September 1, 2012, at home after an extended illness. The daughter of...
Donna Ann Davis Thomas
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN – Mrs. Donna Ann Davis Thomas, 59, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Larry Scales and William Courtney officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Thomas was born in Aiken, a daughter of Tommy and Mary Courtney Davis,...
Mark Steven Burbage
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Mark Steven Burbage, 46, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Mike Bell officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mark was born in Augusta, GA, and had been in Aiken...
Timothy John Ryan
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN - Tim Ryan, 51, passed away after a brief illness at Aiken Regional Medical Centers on Saturday, August 25, 2012. He is survived by his siblings, Kathleen (Charles) Fell, Billerica, MA, Brenda (Kevin) Corbett, Billerica, Joseph A. (Kathy) Ryan, Jr., Dracut, MA, Stephen (Marlene) Ryan, Billerica, Daniel (Diane) Ryan, Manchester, NH, Kevin (Pam) Ryan, Billerica, Paul Ryan, Billerica. Tim...
Betty Sue Griffin Burnett
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN, SC - BETTY SUE BURNETT, 84, widow of J. D. Burnett, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Cayce, SC, Mrs. Burnett grew up in Greenwood, SC. She was a daughter of the late George Galphin and Ruth Clowdus Griffin. She had lived in Aiken since 1956 and was a longtime secretary at Pinecrest...
Thomas Anthony Coakley
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- THOMAS A. COAKLEY, 63, beloved husband of Leslie Coakley, died suddenly, Saturday, August 25, 2012 on Fripp Island, SC. A native of Newark, OH, Tom was the son of the late Forrest Eugene Coakley and Martha Bringardner Parsons. He was a graduate of Newark High School in 1966 and The University of Florida in 1970 with a...
Henry Halcomb
Aug 21, 2012
AIKEN – Mr. Henry Halcomb, 92, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday at South Aiken Church of God with Pastors Bruce Fox and Kenny Murphy officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Barry Solomon, Aaron Solomon, Calvin Leach, Ryan Butler, Jamie Hammonds and Jonathan Holland. Honorary...
Mike Hicks
Aug 20, 2012
MIKE HICKS AIKEN, SC - ROBERT MICHAEL "MIKE" HICKS, 61, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA following a long illness. Born in Laurinburg, NC, Mike was a son of Clyde Inman Hicks and the late Hobert Lester "Bob" Hicks. He grew up in Aiken and was a former Drill Sergeant in the United States...
James Bronson Arthur
Aug 19, 2012
AIKEN, SC - JAMES BRONSON ARTHUR, 91, widower of Rosa Lee Lane Arthur, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at UniHealth PAC, Aiken. A native of Aiken County, Mr. Arthur was a son of the late W. Ernest and Alice Rebecca Kneece Arthur. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and a retired paint contractor. Mr. Arthur was a member...
Erin Stone
Aug 19, 2012
AIKEN, SC – ERIN LEAH STONE, 24, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Erin was the daughter of Sharon Argo Stone and Keith A. Stone. Her early years included dance, gymnastics, swimming, and competitive cheerleading, where she excelled as a flyer and which remained her passion for many years. She...
Sara Turner
Aug 18, 2012
AIKEN, SC - SARA BATES TURNER, 83, widow of Ralph Lee Turner, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at her daughter's residence. Mrs. Turner, a native of Oconee County, GA, was a one of eleven children of the late Weldon and Eudocia Michael Bates. She grew up in Oconee County, GA, and made Aiken her home since 1956. She was a...
Dianne Fulmer
Aug 14, 2012
AIKEN, SC- DIANNE BUSBEE FULMER, 68, beloved wife of the late Donald Fulmer died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Born in Aiken, SC Dianne was the daughter of the late John and Lillie Temples Busbee. Dianne has been a lifelong resident of Aiken, SC and retired from Riegel Textile. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist...
Karen Jayne Seymour Cherry
Aug 13, 2012
RIDGE SPRING, SC – Mrs. Karen Jayne Seymour Cherry, 71, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Saturday, August 25, 2012 in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM. Mrs. Cherry was born in Albuquerque, a daughter of Maxine Mae Tyler Seymour, and the late John J. Seymour. She was a resident of Aiken County...
Preston H. Weeks, Sr.
Aug 11, 2012
AIKEN, SC - PRESTON HOWARD WEEKS, SR., 83, beloved husband of Jean Kilgore Weeks, died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Weeks was born August 25, 1928 and was a son of the late Alvin Weldon and Cora Randall Weeks. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and...
John Calvin Brunson
Aug 9, 2012
Aiken-John Calvin Brunson, loving husband of Millie Brunson, died Thursday, August 9, 2012, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral Services will be held Sunday August 12, 3 P.M. at Shellhouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in Warrenville Cemetery. Mr. Brunson was born Nov. 11, 1925 in Jackson Baptist Church Community, near Sylvania, GA and...
William Kennedy
Aug 7, 2012
William H. Kennedy, 89 AIKEN, SC - Dr. William H. Kennedy of Aiken, SC, passed away on Tues., August 7th, 2012, at Aiken Regional Medical Center, due to complications from heart disease. Bill was born in Oil City, PA on October 4th, 1922, a son of the late Harry C. Kennedy and Janet Allison Kennedy. Bill and his younger brother...
Vincent D. Lombardo
Aug 7, 2012
AIKEN, S.C.- Vincent D. Lombardo, 73, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Angelica and John Lombardo, Sr. After serving in the United States Marine Corps for four years, he was employed by The Perkin- Elmer Corporation in Norwalk, Connecticut, most recently as Supervisor of Data Processing, retiring...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Bruce Ryder
Sep 4, 2012
AIKEN, SC - MR. BRUCE RYDER, 78, died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Ryder was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a son of the late Harold and Elizabeth Peters Ryder. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and attended college at Georgia Tech. Bruce lived in Aiken since 1959...
Robert D. "Bob" King
Sep 3, 2012
AIKEN, SC - ROBERT DENNIS "BOB" KING, 65, beloved husband of Shirley Joy French King, died suddenly Monday, September 3, 2012 off the coast of Greece, while on a cruise with his wife celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary. A native of Atlanta, Bob was a son of Katie King Whitehead and the late Bernard Joseph King. He was a graduate...
Kathleen Rogers
Sep 1, 2012
AIKEN, SC - KATHLEEN G. ROGERS, 94, widow of Frederick R. Rogers, died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at UPAC-Aiken. A native of Rockfield, KY, who grew up in Marysville, IN, Mrs. Rogers was a daughter of the late Madison Eldon and Mattie Soyars Gilbert. During World War II she worked at the Army Ammunition plant in Charlestown, IN, and worked...
Sandra Cantwell
Sep 1, 2012
AIKEN, SC - A memorial service for Mrs. Sandra Plyler Cantwell, wife of John Walter Cantwell, will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday, September 3, 2012, at St. John’s United Methodist Church with The Rev. Dr. George Howle officiating. Mrs. Cantwell, 63, of Aiken, SC, died on September 1, 2012, at home after an extended illness. The daughter of...
Donna Ann Davis Thomas
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN – Mrs. Donna Ann Davis Thomas, 59, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Larry Scales and William Courtney officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Thomas was born in Aiken, a daughter of Tommy and Mary Courtney Davis,...
Mark Steven Burbage
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Mark Steven Burbage, 46, died Saturday, August 25, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Mike Bell officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mark was born in Augusta, GA, and had been in Aiken...
Timothy John Ryan
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN - Tim Ryan, 51, passed away after a brief illness at Aiken Regional Medical Centers on Saturday, August 25, 2012. He is survived by his siblings, Kathleen (Charles) Fell, Billerica, MA, Brenda (Kevin) Corbett, Billerica, Joseph A. (Kathy) Ryan, Jr., Dracut, MA, Stephen (Marlene) Ryan, Billerica, Daniel (Diane) Ryan, Manchester, NH, Kevin (Pam) Ryan, Billerica, Paul Ryan, Billerica. Tim...
Betty Sue Griffin Burnett
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN, SC - BETTY SUE BURNETT, 84, widow of J. D. Burnett, died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Cayce, SC, Mrs. Burnett grew up in Greenwood, SC. She was a daughter of the late George Galphin and Ruth Clowdus Griffin. She had lived in Aiken since 1956 and was a longtime secretary at Pinecrest...
Thomas Anthony Coakley
Aug 25, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- THOMAS A. COAKLEY, 63, beloved husband of Leslie Coakley, died suddenly, Saturday, August 25, 2012 on Fripp Island, SC. A native of Newark, OH, Tom was the son of the late Forrest Eugene Coakley and Martha Bringardner Parsons. He was a graduate of Newark High School in 1966 and The University of Florida in 1970 with a...
Henry Halcomb
Aug 21, 2012
AIKEN – Mr. Henry Halcomb, 92, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday at South Aiken Church of God with Pastors Bruce Fox and Kenny Murphy officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Barry Solomon, Aaron Solomon, Calvin Leach, Ryan Butler, Jamie Hammonds and Jonathan Holland. Honorary...
Mike Hicks
Aug 20, 2012
MIKE HICKS AIKEN, SC - ROBERT MICHAEL "MIKE" HICKS, 61, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA following a long illness. Born in Laurinburg, NC, Mike was a son of Clyde Inman Hicks and the late Hobert Lester "Bob" Hicks. He grew up in Aiken and was a former Drill Sergeant in the United States...
James Bronson Arthur
Aug 19, 2012
AIKEN, SC - JAMES BRONSON ARTHUR, 91, widower of Rosa Lee Lane Arthur, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at UniHealth PAC, Aiken. A native of Aiken County, Mr. Arthur was a son of the late W. Ernest and Alice Rebecca Kneece Arthur. He was a World War II Navy Veteran and a retired paint contractor. Mr. Arthur was a member...
Erin Stone
Aug 19, 2012
AIKEN, SC – ERIN LEAH STONE, 24, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Erin was the daughter of Sharon Argo Stone and Keith A. Stone. Her early years included dance, gymnastics, swimming, and competitive cheerleading, where she excelled as a flyer and which remained her passion for many years. She...
Sara Turner
Aug 18, 2012
AIKEN, SC - SARA BATES TURNER, 83, widow of Ralph Lee Turner, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 at her daughter's residence. Mrs. Turner, a native of Oconee County, GA, was a one of eleven children of the late Weldon and Eudocia Michael Bates. She grew up in Oconee County, GA, and made Aiken her home since 1956. She was a...
Dianne Fulmer
Aug 14, 2012
AIKEN, SC- DIANNE BUSBEE FULMER, 68, beloved wife of the late Donald Fulmer died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Born in Aiken, SC Dianne was the daughter of the late John and Lillie Temples Busbee. Dianne has been a lifelong resident of Aiken, SC and retired from Riegel Textile. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist...
Karen Jayne Seymour Cherry
Aug 13, 2012
RIDGE SPRING, SC – Mrs. Karen Jayne Seymour Cherry, 71, died Monday, August 13, 2012 at her residence. A graveside service will be held Saturday, August 25, 2012 in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, NM. Mrs. Cherry was born in Albuquerque, a daughter of Maxine Mae Tyler Seymour, and the late John J. Seymour. She was a resident of Aiken County...
Preston H. Weeks, Sr.
Aug 11, 2012
AIKEN, SC - PRESTON HOWARD WEEKS, SR., 83, beloved husband of Jean Kilgore Weeks, died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Weeks was born August 25, 1928 and was a son of the late Alvin Weldon and Cora Randall Weeks. He was a graduate of Aiken High School and...
John Calvin Brunson
Aug 9, 2012
Aiken-John Calvin Brunson, loving husband of Millie Brunson, died Thursday, August 9, 2012, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral Services will be held Sunday August 12, 3 P.M. at Shellhouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Ken McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in Warrenville Cemetery. Mr. Brunson was born Nov. 11, 1925 in Jackson Baptist Church Community, near Sylvania, GA and...
William Kennedy
Aug 7, 2012
William H. Kennedy, 89 AIKEN, SC - Dr. William H. Kennedy of Aiken, SC, passed away on Tues., August 7th, 2012, at Aiken Regional Medical Center, due to complications from heart disease. Bill was born in Oil City, PA on October 4th, 1922, a son of the late Harry C. Kennedy and Janet Allison Kennedy. Bill and his younger brother...
Vincent D. Lombardo
Aug 7, 2012
AIKEN, S.C.- Vincent D. Lombardo, 73, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Angelica and John Lombardo, Sr. After serving in the United States Marine Corps for four years, he was employed by The Perkin- Elmer Corporation in Norwalk, Connecticut, most recently as Supervisor of Data Processing, retiring...
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