Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Douglas C. Pressnell

Douglas C. Pressnell

Jan 5, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- DOUGLAS C. PRESSNELL, 87, beloved husband of Edith Pressnell, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at his residence. A native of Athens, AL, Mr. Pressnell was a son of the late J. C. and Ruth Moorehead Pressnell. He was a graduate of Athens Limestone College and played catcher for the Athens, AL semi-pro baseball team during the...

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Jan 4, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH PONTILENA DeMASI, 95, widow of Richard Anthony DeMasi, Sr., died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Orange, NJ, Mrs. DeMasi was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Irene Serpico Pontilena. She was a comunicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church where she was a former member...

Paul Eugene Edel

Paul Eugene Edel

Jan 2, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Paul Eugene Edel, 59, died peacefully Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Thursday at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Joseph S. Whitehurst officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, and the family will then receive friends in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Pallbearers will be his nephews,...

James Clarence Heskett

James Clarence Heskett

Jan 1, 2011

JAMES CLARENCE HESKETT, 69, of Aiken, SC died on January 1, 2011 at his residence. Born June 18, 1941 in Loudoun County, VA, he was the son of the late James H. and Janie Bolt Heskett. James was a devoted husband and father – a good friend and neighbor, always willing to lend a helping hand. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Flora Watt Fox

Flora Watt Fox

Jan 1, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Flora W. Fox, 85, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Pastor Bill Watkins officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mrs. Fox was born...

Gayle Raymond Dunker

Gayle Raymond Dunker

Dec 31, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Gayle Raymond “Jug” Dunker, 68, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at the VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Mr. Dunker was born in Jackson, MN, a son of the late Raymond and Marie Harris Dunker. He was a US Army veteran serving as a medic during the Vietnam War, a wholesale distributor for Fairmont Wholesale in Fairmont, MN,...

Carolyn Herron

Carolyn Herron

Dec 31, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Carolyn Herron, 66, died Friday, December 31, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wes Holbrook and Reverend Dr. Marion Britton officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her nephews, Woody Baughman, Patrick Matte, Mike Pitts, Mike Rafanan, Stevie Rodgers,...

Anna Michele Poda

Anna Michele Poda

Dec 31, 2010

MT. PLEASANT, SC - Anna Michele Poda, of Aiken, SC and Charleston, SC, died December 31, 2010, at The Hospice Center of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. George Alex Poda; her son, George Alex Poda, Jr., and her brother, Dr. Charles Theodore Michele. Mrs. Poda was born in Roanoke, VA, February...

Peggy Jo Lambert

Peggy Jo Lambert

Dec 24, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PEGGY JO LAMBERT, 82, widow of Joel C. Lambert, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at Medical College of Georgia Hospital. A native of Miami, FL, Mrs. Lambert was a daughter of the late Oliver Perrin and Peggie Frazier Shands, she was also the step-daughter of the late Jessie Nevers Shands. While she was still in high school...

Adam Andrew Frandsen

Adam Andrew Frandsen

Dec 24, 2010

Adam Andrew Frandsen DULUTH, GA – Adam Andrew Frandsen 16, son of Eric and Ellen McNalley Frandsen died December 24,2010 in Duluth, GA Funeral service will be held at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Road, Aiken, SC, Thursday at 11:00. Interment to follow at Talatha Baptist Church. Please Visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME,...

Pearlia Dagenhart Gantt

Pearlia Dagenhart Gantt

Dec 22, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PEARLIA DAGENHART GANTT, 92, widow of W. G. Gantt, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Stony Point, NC, Mrs. Gantt was a daughter of the late Amos and Mary Jane Massey Dagenhart. She had lived in Aiken for 31 years and formerly worked in the Post Office in Woodruff Drugs...

Ronald Frank Meditz

Ronald Frank Meditz

Dec 22, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Ron F. Meditz of Aiken and Prosperity SC, passed into God’s loving care on December 22, 2010. He was born to and is survived by William and Elizabeth Meditz of Mentor OH on August 23, 1951. He married his high school sweetheart, Marilou in 1971. Together they raised 3 children, Robyn (Doug) Webb, Maggie (John) Catoe and...

Okey Palmer Perkins

Okey Palmer Perkins

Dec 22, 2010

Aiken- Okey Palmer Perkins, 86 , died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at his residence. Okey was born in Braxton County, West Virginia to the late Charles and Flora Perkins. A graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy, he served his country as a merchant marine during World War II. After the war, he returned to West Virginia, married his high school...

Thayer Toner

Thayer Toner

Dec 21, 2010

AIKEN, S C -- THAYER TONER, 81, beloved husband of Karen Sutton Toner, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Shelbyville, IN, Thayer was a son of the late Morris and Delores Hey Toner. He graduated from Shelbyville High School and received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University. He was a veteran of the...

Willis Kitrell Herndon, Jr.

Willis Kitrell Herndon, Jr.

Dec 19, 2010

Aiken, SC- Mr. Willis K. Herndon, 85, entered into rest on Sunday morning at his home, December 19, 2010. Funeral services for Mr. Herndon will be at 11AM on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. Interment will be at Bethany Cemetery following the service with Military Honors. Visitation for...

Misael "Blacky" Ibarra

Misael "Blacky" Ibarra

Dec 19, 2010

WINDSOR, SC -- MISAEL "BLACKY" IBARRA, 42, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. A native of Mexico City, Misael was a son of Amilia Hinojosa Ruiz and the late Genard Ibarra. He worked as an installer with Homex Inc. and attended Iglesia de Dios Filadelfia Church. Survivors include his daughter Emily Ibarra, Columbia, SC, two sons; Angel M. Ibarra, Columbia, SC...

Mildred Brown Grisham

Mildred Brown Grisham

Dec 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Mildred "Mickey" Brown Grisham, 83, died Saturday, December 18, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Aiken, SC with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will take place in Crestlawn Memorial Park, Conway, AR on Wednseday, December 22 at 2:00 PM. Mrs. Grisham was born in...

Barbara Jean Cox Giles

Barbara Jean Cox Giles

Dec 18, 2010

AIKEN - Ms. Barbara Jean Cox Giles, 71, died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Martha Vinson officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Chris DeHart, Larson Boatwright, Jack Matthews, Fred Cox, Frank Cox, Lamar Ward and...

Marion Izlar Courtney

Marion Izlar Courtney

Dec 17, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Marion Courtney, 98, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service, and interment will follow the reception in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...

Joe Bynum Babb

Joe Bynum Babb

Dec 16, 2010

Aiken, SC- Joe B. Babb, 83, died Dec. 16 at home. He was born in Sebrell, VA to the late James A. and Lula Vick Babb. He was educated in the public schools of VA. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII, US Merchant Marine, US Marine Veteran of the Korean War, where he received the WWII Victory Ribbon,...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Douglas C. Pressnell

Douglas C. Pressnell

Jan 5, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- DOUGLAS C. PRESSNELL, 87, beloved husband of Edith Pressnell, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at his residence. A native of Athens, AL, Mr. Pressnell was a son of the late J. C. and Ruth Moorehead Pressnell. He was a graduate of Athens Limestone College and played catcher for the Athens, AL semi-pro baseball team during the...

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Josephine Elizabeth DeMasi

Jan 4, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH PONTILENA DeMASI, 95, widow of Richard Anthony DeMasi, Sr., died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Orange, NJ, Mrs. DeMasi was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Irene Serpico Pontilena. She was a comunicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church where she was a former member...

Paul Eugene Edel

Paul Eugene Edel

Jan 2, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. Paul Eugene Edel, 59, died peacefully Sunday, January 2, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Thursday at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Joseph S. Whitehurst officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, and the family will then receive friends in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Pallbearers will be his nephews,...

James Clarence Heskett

James Clarence Heskett

Jan 1, 2011

JAMES CLARENCE HESKETT, 69, of Aiken, SC died on January 1, 2011 at his residence. Born June 18, 1941 in Loudoun County, VA, he was the son of the late James H. and Janie Bolt Heskett. James was a devoted husband and father – a good friend and neighbor, always willing to lend a helping hand. He enjoyed hunting, fishing...

Flora Watt Fox

Flora Watt Fox

Jan 1, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Flora W. Fox, 85, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Pastor Bill Watkins officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mrs. Fox was born...

Gayle Raymond Dunker

Gayle Raymond Dunker

Dec 31, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Gayle Raymond “Jug” Dunker, 68, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at the VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Mr. Dunker was born in Jackson, MN, a son of the late Raymond and Marie Harris Dunker. He was a US Army veteran serving as a medic during the Vietnam War, a wholesale distributor for Fairmont Wholesale in Fairmont, MN,...

Carolyn Herron

Carolyn Herron

Dec 31, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Carolyn Herron, 66, died Friday, December 31, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wes Holbrook and Reverend Dr. Marion Britton officiating. Interment will follow in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her nephews, Woody Baughman, Patrick Matte, Mike Pitts, Mike Rafanan, Stevie Rodgers,...

Anna Michele Poda

Anna Michele Poda

Dec 31, 2010

MT. PLEASANT, SC - Anna Michele Poda, of Aiken, SC and Charleston, SC, died December 31, 2010, at The Hospice Center of Charleston in Mount Pleasant, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. George Alex Poda; her son, George Alex Poda, Jr., and her brother, Dr. Charles Theodore Michele. Mrs. Poda was born in Roanoke, VA, February...

Peggy Jo Lambert

Peggy Jo Lambert

Dec 24, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PEGGY JO LAMBERT, 82, widow of Joel C. Lambert, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at Medical College of Georgia Hospital. A native of Miami, FL, Mrs. Lambert was a daughter of the late Oliver Perrin and Peggie Frazier Shands, she was also the step-daughter of the late Jessie Nevers Shands. While she was still in high school...

Adam Andrew Frandsen

Adam Andrew Frandsen

Dec 24, 2010

Adam Andrew Frandsen DULUTH, GA – Adam Andrew Frandsen 16, son of Eric and Ellen McNalley Frandsen died December 24,2010 in Duluth, GA Funeral service will be held at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Road, Aiken, SC, Thursday at 11:00. Interment to follow at Talatha Baptist Church. Please Visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME,...

Pearlia Dagenhart Gantt

Pearlia Dagenhart Gantt

Dec 22, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PEARLIA DAGENHART GANTT, 92, widow of W. G. Gantt, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Stony Point, NC, Mrs. Gantt was a daughter of the late Amos and Mary Jane Massey Dagenhart. She had lived in Aiken for 31 years and formerly worked in the Post Office in Woodruff Drugs...

Ronald Frank Meditz

Ronald Frank Meditz

Dec 22, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Ron F. Meditz of Aiken and Prosperity SC, passed into God’s loving care on December 22, 2010. He was born to and is survived by William and Elizabeth Meditz of Mentor OH on August 23, 1951. He married his high school sweetheart, Marilou in 1971. Together they raised 3 children, Robyn (Doug) Webb, Maggie (John) Catoe and...

Okey Palmer Perkins

Okey Palmer Perkins

Dec 22, 2010

Aiken- Okey Palmer Perkins, 86 , died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at his residence. Okey was born in Braxton County, West Virginia to the late Charles and Flora Perkins. A graduate of the Merchant Marine Academy, he served his country as a merchant marine during World War II. After the war, he returned to West Virginia, married his high school...

Thayer Toner

Thayer Toner

Dec 21, 2010

AIKEN, S C -- THAYER TONER, 81, beloved husband of Karen Sutton Toner, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Shelbyville, IN, Thayer was a son of the late Morris and Delores Hey Toner. He graduated from Shelbyville High School and received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University. He was a veteran of the...

Willis Kitrell Herndon, Jr.

Willis Kitrell Herndon, Jr.

Dec 19, 2010

Aiken, SC- Mr. Willis K. Herndon, 85, entered into rest on Sunday morning at his home, December 19, 2010. Funeral services for Mr. Herndon will be at 11AM on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. Interment will be at Bethany Cemetery following the service with Military Honors. Visitation for...

Misael "Blacky" Ibarra

Misael "Blacky" Ibarra

Dec 19, 2010

WINDSOR, SC -- MISAEL "BLACKY" IBARRA, 42, died Sunday, December 19, 2010. A native of Mexico City, Misael was a son of Amilia Hinojosa Ruiz and the late Genard Ibarra. He worked as an installer with Homex Inc. and attended Iglesia de Dios Filadelfia Church. Survivors include his daughter Emily Ibarra, Columbia, SC, two sons; Angel M. Ibarra, Columbia, SC...

Mildred Brown Grisham

Mildred Brown Grisham

Dec 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Mildred "Mickey" Brown Grisham, 83, died Saturday, December 18, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Aiken, SC with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will take place in Crestlawn Memorial Park, Conway, AR on Wednseday, December 22 at 2:00 PM. Mrs. Grisham was born in...

Barbara Jean Cox Giles

Barbara Jean Cox Giles

Dec 18, 2010

AIKEN - Ms. Barbara Jean Cox Giles, 71, died Saturday, December 18, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Martha Vinson officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Chris DeHart, Larson Boatwright, Jack Matthews, Fred Cox, Frank Cox, Lamar Ward and...

Marion Izlar Courtney

Marion Izlar Courtney

Dec 17, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Marion Courtney, 98, died Friday, December 17, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service, and interment will follow the reception in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be...

Joe Bynum Babb

Joe Bynum Babb

Dec 16, 2010

Aiken, SC- Joe B. Babb, 83, died Dec. 16 at home. He was born in Sebrell, VA to the late James A. and Lula Vick Babb. He was educated in the public schools of VA. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII, US Merchant Marine, US Marine Veteran of the Korean War, where he received the WWII Victory Ribbon,...