Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

William J. Gagnon, Sr.

William J. Gagnon, Sr.

Jul 2, 2012

AIKEN, SC - WILLIAM JOSEPH "BILL" GAGNON, SR., 84, beloved husband of Peggy Owen Gagnon, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at his residence after a lingering illness. A native of North Adams, MA, Mr. Gagnon was a son of the late Leo Christopher and Agnes Julia Reardon Gagnon. He proudly served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the Air...

William Johnson

William Johnson

Jul 2, 2012

NEW ELLENTON, SC - William Carl Johnson, 82, of New Ellenton, SC, beloved husband of Beverly Mayer Johnson, died Monday, July 2nd, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Johnson was born in Eau Claire, WI to the late Harry and Winnie Sarver Johnson, having made New Ellenton his home since the mid 1950's. He retired from DuPont Construction and...

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Jul 2, 2012

AIKEN, SC - THOMAS MANNING JOHNSON, 81, beloved husband of Sharon Jackson Johnson, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at his residence. A native of Coffee County, GA, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Joe P. and Mildred Aldridge Johnson. He had lived in Aiken since 1951 and was a retired supervisor with DuPont at the Savannah River Plant....

Melissa Mason Wall

Melissa Mason Wall

Jul 1, 2012

WAGENER, SC – MELISSA MASON WALL, 41, beloved wife of 13 years of Mark Wall, died Sunday, July 1, 2012 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Melissa was a daughter of the late Roger Dale and Harriett Rebecca Hutchinson Mason. She was a graduate of Aiken High School and was employed by Aiken...

Allan C. Miller

Allan C. Miller

Jun 29, 2012

Age 89, of East Tawas, MI, died on June 29, 2012 in Aiken, SC. He was born on August 5, 1922 to the late Charles and Grace Miller (nee Carpenter). Allan graduated from Tawas Area Schools in 1940 and later earned his Bachelor’s and Juris Doctorate Degrees from the University of Michigan. He was an attorney for Tawas City before...

William McCarthy

William McCarthy

Jun 28, 2012

Aiken, SC - William (Bill) Francis McCarthy age 86, died at home in the loving care of his family, June 28, 2012. Beloved husband of Carol Ann (nee Dahl), father of William (Jary) McCarthy, Kathy (Wayne) Wickboldt, Donald (Vicky) McCarthy, Kevin (Carol) McCarthy, and Jim (Brenda) McCarthy, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Laverne (1984). He is...

Joan McMinn Irwin

Joan McMinn Irwin

Jun 27, 2012

Aiken, SC- JOAN M. IRWIN, passed away on June 27, 2012 at Aiken Regional. She was born in Ridgeway, PA., graduated from Horton High School in Brockport, PA. and immediately was employed in the Payroll Department of the Elliott Company in Ridgeway, . where she worked for seven years. In 1961 she and her family moved to New Jersey where...

Mark Stephens

Mark Stephens

Jun 26, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- MARK STEPHENS, 79, beloved husband of Maxine Sullivan Stephens died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at his residence. A native of Blairsville, GA, Mark was a son of the late Reverend Harvey Dakota Stephens and Leila Pierce Stephens. He had lived in Aiken since 1961 and was a retired production supervisor at Owens Corning Fiberglass. He was a...

Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean

Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean

Jun 25, 2012

Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean, 84, entered into rest on Monday June 25, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McLean was born in Aiken, SC on March 10,1928 and lived in Aiken all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Willie Taylor and Bertie Shellhouse Taylor. She was a graduate of Aiken High School in 1945....

James Westley Chandler

James Westley Chandler

Jun 25, 2012

WAGENER, SC – Mr. James Westley Chandler, 67, died Monday, June 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Ocean Grove Baptist Church with the Reverend Everett Chandler officiating. Mr. Chandler was born in Batesburg, SC, was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and had been a truck driver for 45 years. He was a member...

Mabel Carroll Ridenour

Mabel Carroll Ridenour

Jun 25, 2012

AIKEN – Mabel Carroll Ridenour, 89, died Monday, June 25, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband Gene Ridenour. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday in Woodlawn Cemetery, LaFollette, TN, with the Rev. Corey Carroll officiating. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. A native of LaFollette, Mrs. Ridenour was the daughter of the late John Shirden...

John Greene Shuler III

John Greene Shuler III

Jun 21, 2012

AIKEN, SC - JOHN G. SHULER III, 43, loving husband of Heather P. Shuler, entered into rest on Thursday, June 21, 2012, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Born in Rutherfordton, NC, John was the eldest son of June Clinkscales Shuler and the late John G. Shuler, Jr. He had lived in Aiken since he was 4 years old....

Marilyn M. Conklin

Marilyn M. Conklin

Jun 21, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- MARILYN M. CONKLIN, 81, beloved wife of C. C. "Whitey" Conklin, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at her residence in Aiken. Mrs. Conklin was born in Buffalo, NY. She was a loving wife and mother. Marilyn was a former Trustee for the Eden, NY Library. She and her husband moved to Aiken 3 years ago from Tyngsboro,...

Otto Herman Morton

Otto Herman Morton

Jun 20, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Otto Herman Morton, Jr., 81, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, after a long battle with cancer with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, June 22, 2012 at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins and the Reverend Eddie Penland officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers...

Shirley Seymour Watkins

Shirley Seymour Watkins

Jun 20, 2012

AIKEN, SC - SHIRLEY J. WATKINS, 85, wife of 64 years, of the late Paul Watkins, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Troy, PA, Shirley was the daughter of late Howard and Clara Deery Seymour. She lived most of her life in Horseheads, NY and moved from Sebring, FL to Aiken 9 years ago....

William "Bill" R. Parish

William "Bill" R. Parish

Jun 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM R. "BILL" PARISH, 79, husband of the late Marian Martin Parish, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at his residence. Born in Dothan, AL, Bill was a son of the late Russell and Wilma Harris Parish. He was a graduate of Auburn University with a Master's degree in chemical engineering. He was a veteran of the...

Charles "Chuck" Boyle

Charles "Chuck" Boyle

Jun 19, 2012

GRANITEVILLE - Mr. Charles "Chuck" Milan Boyle, 46, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Chuck was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and a general maintenance manager. He was a loving father, grandfather and father figure to many. He is survived by his daughters, Tessa Abbey, Graniteville, Tiffany Clements, Augusta; 2 sons, Charles Milan (Ashley) Boyle, II, Buffalo, SC, Michael Boyle,...

Peter John Stieve

Peter John Stieve

Jun 19, 2012

Services will be private. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Tracey Elizabeth Jordan

Tracey Elizabeth Jordan

Jun 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC - TRACEY E. JORDAN, 42, wife of Jeffrey S. Jordan, died Friday, June 19, 2012 at her residence. A native of Charleston, SC, Tracey was a daughter of the late Joseph and Brenda Carter Thomas. She had lived in Aiken since 1988 and was a graduate of Aiken Technical College. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a...

Ralph Keith Rhodes

Ralph Keith Rhodes

Jun 18, 2012

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

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

William J. Gagnon, Sr.

William J. Gagnon, Sr.

Jul 2, 2012

AIKEN, SC - WILLIAM JOSEPH "BILL" GAGNON, SR., 84, beloved husband of Peggy Owen Gagnon, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at his residence after a lingering illness. A native of North Adams, MA, Mr. Gagnon was a son of the late Leo Christopher and Agnes Julia Reardon Gagnon. He proudly served his country as a Staff Sergeant in the Air...

William Johnson

William Johnson

Jul 2, 2012

NEW ELLENTON, SC - William Carl Johnson, 82, of New Ellenton, SC, beloved husband of Beverly Mayer Johnson, died Monday, July 2nd, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Johnson was born in Eau Claire, WI to the late Harry and Winnie Sarver Johnson, having made New Ellenton his home since the mid 1950's. He retired from DuPont Construction and...

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Jul 2, 2012

AIKEN, SC - THOMAS MANNING JOHNSON, 81, beloved husband of Sharon Jackson Johnson, died Monday, July 2, 2012 at his residence. A native of Coffee County, GA, Mr. Johnson was a son of the late Joe P. and Mildred Aldridge Johnson. He had lived in Aiken since 1951 and was a retired supervisor with DuPont at the Savannah River Plant....

Melissa Mason Wall

Melissa Mason Wall

Jul 1, 2012

WAGENER, SC – MELISSA MASON WALL, 41, beloved wife of 13 years of Mark Wall, died Sunday, July 1, 2012 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Melissa was a daughter of the late Roger Dale and Harriett Rebecca Hutchinson Mason. She was a graduate of Aiken High School and was employed by Aiken...

Allan C. Miller

Allan C. Miller

Jun 29, 2012

Age 89, of East Tawas, MI, died on June 29, 2012 in Aiken, SC. He was born on August 5, 1922 to the late Charles and Grace Miller (nee Carpenter). Allan graduated from Tawas Area Schools in 1940 and later earned his Bachelor’s and Juris Doctorate Degrees from the University of Michigan. He was an attorney for Tawas City before...

William McCarthy

William McCarthy

Jun 28, 2012

Aiken, SC - William (Bill) Francis McCarthy age 86, died at home in the loving care of his family, June 28, 2012. Beloved husband of Carol Ann (nee Dahl), father of William (Jary) McCarthy, Kathy (Wayne) Wickboldt, Donald (Vicky) McCarthy, Kevin (Carol) McCarthy, and Jim (Brenda) McCarthy, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Laverne (1984). He is...

Joan McMinn Irwin

Joan McMinn Irwin

Jun 27, 2012

Aiken, SC- JOAN M. IRWIN, passed away on June 27, 2012 at Aiken Regional. She was born in Ridgeway, PA., graduated from Horton High School in Brockport, PA. and immediately was employed in the Payroll Department of the Elliott Company in Ridgeway, . where she worked for seven years. In 1961 she and her family moved to New Jersey where...

Mark Stephens

Mark Stephens

Jun 26, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- MARK STEPHENS, 79, beloved husband of Maxine Sullivan Stephens died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at his residence. A native of Blairsville, GA, Mark was a son of the late Reverend Harvey Dakota Stephens and Leila Pierce Stephens. He had lived in Aiken since 1961 and was a retired production supervisor at Owens Corning Fiberglass. He was a...

Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean

Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean

Jun 25, 2012

Mary Eleanor Taylor McLean, 84, entered into rest on Monday June 25, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mrs. McLean was born in Aiken, SC on March 10,1928 and lived in Aiken all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Willie Taylor and Bertie Shellhouse Taylor. She was a graduate of Aiken High School in 1945....

James Westley Chandler

James Westley Chandler

Jun 25, 2012

WAGENER, SC – Mr. James Westley Chandler, 67, died Monday, June 25, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Ocean Grove Baptist Church with the Reverend Everett Chandler officiating. Mr. Chandler was born in Batesburg, SC, was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and had been a truck driver for 45 years. He was a member...

Mabel Carroll Ridenour

Mabel Carroll Ridenour

Jun 25, 2012

AIKEN – Mabel Carroll Ridenour, 89, died Monday, June 25, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband Gene Ridenour. A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday in Woodlawn Cemetery, LaFollette, TN, with the Rev. Corey Carroll officiating. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. A native of LaFollette, Mrs. Ridenour was the daughter of the late John Shirden...

John Greene Shuler III

John Greene Shuler III

Jun 21, 2012

AIKEN, SC - JOHN G. SHULER III, 43, loving husband of Heather P. Shuler, entered into rest on Thursday, June 21, 2012, after a year-long battle with brain cancer. Born in Rutherfordton, NC, John was the eldest son of June Clinkscales Shuler and the late John G. Shuler, Jr. He had lived in Aiken since he was 4 years old....

Marilyn M. Conklin

Marilyn M. Conklin

Jun 21, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- MARILYN M. CONKLIN, 81, beloved wife of C. C. "Whitey" Conklin, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at her residence in Aiken. Mrs. Conklin was born in Buffalo, NY. She was a loving wife and mother. Marilyn was a former Trustee for the Eden, NY Library. She and her husband moved to Aiken 3 years ago from Tyngsboro,...

Otto Herman Morton

Otto Herman Morton

Jun 20, 2012

AIKEN - Mr. Otto Herman Morton, Jr., 81, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, after a long battle with cancer with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, June 22, 2012 at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins and the Reverend Eddie Penland officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers...

Shirley Seymour Watkins

Shirley Seymour Watkins

Jun 20, 2012

AIKEN, SC - SHIRLEY J. WATKINS, 85, wife of 64 years, of the late Paul Watkins, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Troy, PA, Shirley was the daughter of late Howard and Clara Deery Seymour. She lived most of her life in Horseheads, NY and moved from Sebring, FL to Aiken 9 years ago....

William "Bill" R. Parish

William "Bill" R. Parish

Jun 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM R. "BILL" PARISH, 79, husband of the late Marian Martin Parish, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at his residence. Born in Dothan, AL, Bill was a son of the late Russell and Wilma Harris Parish. He was a graduate of Auburn University with a Master's degree in chemical engineering. He was a veteran of the...

Charles "Chuck" Boyle

Charles "Chuck" Boyle

Jun 19, 2012

GRANITEVILLE - Mr. Charles "Chuck" Milan Boyle, 46, died Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Chuck was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and a general maintenance manager. He was a loving father, grandfather and father figure to many. He is survived by his daughters, Tessa Abbey, Graniteville, Tiffany Clements, Augusta; 2 sons, Charles Milan (Ashley) Boyle, II, Buffalo, SC, Michael Boyle,...

Peter John Stieve

Peter John Stieve

Jun 19, 2012

Services will be private. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Tracey Elizabeth Jordan

Tracey Elizabeth Jordan

Jun 19, 2012

AIKEN, SC - TRACEY E. JORDAN, 42, wife of Jeffrey S. Jordan, died Friday, June 19, 2012 at her residence. A native of Charleston, SC, Tracey was a daughter of the late Joseph and Brenda Carter Thomas. She had lived in Aiken since 1988 and was a graduate of Aiken Technical College. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and a...

Ralph Keith Rhodes

Ralph Keith Rhodes

Jun 18, 2012

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