Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Clyde Lake

Clyde Lake

Mar 27, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- CLYDE L. LAKE, 81, beloved husband of Doris Lake, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Randolph County, Indiana, Mr. Lake was a son of the late Bruce and Juanita Green Lake. He received a law degree from La Salle College in Chicago, IL. In 1984 he retired from American Mutual...

Stanley Richard Graff

Stanley Richard Graff

Mar 23, 2011

AIKEN - Stanley Richard Graff, age 91, died Wed., March 23rd, at the home of his daughter, Eugenia "Chick" (Graff) Bowman, in Aiken, SC Born in Oakland, CA, Mr. Graff was the son of the late Leo and Alma (Hoffman) Graff. He was reared in Oakland and was a graduate of Stanford University. Mr. Graff played football for Stanford during...

Edna Ruth Zimmerman

Edna Ruth Zimmerman

Mar 22, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- RUTH WEST ZIMMERMAN, 82, widow of Joseph A. Zimmerman, Sr., died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Monroe County, TN, Mrs. Zimmerman was a daughter of the late R. E. and Tina Dalton West. She had lived in Aiken since 1958 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Zimmerman was a member of...

Mary Morelli

Mary Morelli

Mar 21, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Mary Morelli, 87, died Monday, March 21, 2011. Mrs. Morelli has been conveyed to Bagnato Funeral Home in Carnegie, PA SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN is in charge of local arrangements.

Hilton Bazzle

Hilton Bazzle

Mar 21, 2011

AIKEN, SC – HILTON BAZZLE, 86, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Aiken Regional Centers. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty years, Ellen Floyd Bazzle, and two sisters; Juanita Bazzle Cook, and Betty Jean Peterson. A native of Allendale, SC, Mr. Bazzle was a son of the late Hughey B. and Posey Wilson Bazzle. He served...

Walter Lamb

Walter Lamb

Mar 20, 2011

Walter W Lamb, 77, died March 20th after a short fight with cancer. He was born July 31, 1933 in Boston, Mass. and was raised in Asheville, NC. After attending McDonough Military Academy, Walter attended and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1955. He served in the Navy for six years as a pilot in Virginia and Puerto Rico....

Gail Minton Hendrick

Gail Minton Hendrick

Mar 20, 2011

Aiken, SC – Gail Minton Hendrick, 76, beloved wife of Tanner "Dixie" Hendrick, III, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at her home in Aiken, SC. A native of Palatka, FL, Mrs. Hendrick was a daughter of the late W.H and Byrnice Clair Herring Minton, Jr. She graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in Education and was an...

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Mar 20, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton, 86, died March 20. A graveside service will be held Tuesday March 22 at 11 AM at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Neal Flowers officiating. Mrs. Heaton was born in Anderson, SC, a daughter of the late Joe Winfred and Minna McAulay Busby. She was a graduate of Anderson College and Winthrop...

David K. Fenstermacher

David K. Fenstermacher

Mar 19, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- DAVID K. FENSTERMACHER, 79, beloved husband of Barbara Schwarze Fenstermacher, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Allentown, PA, Mr. Fenstermacher was a son of the late Harry K. and Phyllis Van Brunt Fenstermacher. He was graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Geology and completed his MBA at...

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Mar 19, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- THOMAS FRANKLIN SAPP, 82, widower of Odessa McClain Sapp, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Sapp was a son of the late Willie F. and Lottie Tyre Sapp. He was born and grew up in Wayne County, Georgia, and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sapp moved to...

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Mar 18, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips, 93, died Friday, March 18, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 21 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend J.B. Redd officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Phillips was born in Soperton, GA, a daughter of the...

Lucille E. Gamba

Lucille E. Gamba

Mar 15, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- Lucille Eatman Gamba, beloved wife of the late Dr. Carl L. Gamba, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the home of her daughter, Nancy Gamba Hansen, surrounded by family. Mrs. Gamba was born in Mantua, Al. to Viola Marlowe and Samuel Snoddy Eatman. She was reared in Tuscaloosa, Al. and was a graduate of the University of...

James Raymond Ross

James Raymond Ross

Mar 11, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. James R. Ross, 76, died Friday, March 11, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Tuesday at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will then receive friends in Ward Hall. Interment will be held at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will be members of The...

Richard Wilson Newsome

Richard Wilson Newsome

Mar 8, 2011

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Richard Wilson "Dick" Newsome, Sr. 85, of Aiken, SC died after a short illness on March 8, 2011 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. Mr. Newsome was born on May 7, 1925 in Madison, GA. He was the only surviving child of Robert M. Newsome and Nell Wilson Newsome. Mr. Newsome was raised and graduated from...

Johnny H. Dedmon

Johnny H. Dedmon

Mar 8, 2011

BEECH ISLAND - Mr. Johnny H. Dedmon, 72, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Dedmon is survived by his son, Tom Dedmon of Beech Island. The online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- NORMAN CHARLES SMITH, SR., 81, husband of the late Peggy Ann Creutzburg Smith, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Hunterdon County, NJ. He was a son of the late Joseph and Ada Mae McMurtry Smith. Norman attended Cornell University and worked for 35 years as...

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- THOMAS JACKSON CLEATOR, 80, beloved husband of Sarah Papenbrock Cleator, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his family. A native of Chicago Heights, IL, Mr. Cleator was a son of the late Thomas Edward and Agnes Jackson Cleator. He was a 1952 graduate of Northwestern University and was a U. S. Army veteran...

Virginia Lott Holley

Virginia Lott Holley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- VIRGINIA LOTT HOLLEY, 86, widow of Thomas T. Holley, Sr., died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility in Seneca, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mrs. Holley was a daughter of the late John Wilkes and Willie Mae Fox Lott. She attended Winthrop College for two years before entering Duke...

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Mar 6, 2011

Aiken- Mrs. Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson, 88, widow of Fletcher Jackson, died March 06, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Jefferson County, GA, Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of the late Bruce Samuel and Frances Pauline Davis Sosebee. She had lived in Aiken since 1961, and was retired from the Graniteville Company’s Hickman Plant. She was a member...

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Bettie Woodward Moseley, 79, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Levels Baptist Church with the Reverend Larry Scales officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Folk, Mac Britt, David Turner, Bobby Altman, Rusty Barton and Richard Barton. Honorary pallbearers will be members...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Clyde Lake

Clyde Lake

Mar 27, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- CLYDE L. LAKE, 81, beloved husband of Doris Lake, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Randolph County, Indiana, Mr. Lake was a son of the late Bruce and Juanita Green Lake. He received a law degree from La Salle College in Chicago, IL. In 1984 he retired from American Mutual...

Stanley Richard Graff

Stanley Richard Graff

Mar 23, 2011

AIKEN - Stanley Richard Graff, age 91, died Wed., March 23rd, at the home of his daughter, Eugenia "Chick" (Graff) Bowman, in Aiken, SC Born in Oakland, CA, Mr. Graff was the son of the late Leo and Alma (Hoffman) Graff. He was reared in Oakland and was a graduate of Stanford University. Mr. Graff played football for Stanford during...

Edna Ruth Zimmerman

Edna Ruth Zimmerman

Mar 22, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- RUTH WEST ZIMMERMAN, 82, widow of Joseph A. Zimmerman, Sr., died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Monroe County, TN, Mrs. Zimmerman was a daughter of the late R. E. and Tina Dalton West. She had lived in Aiken since 1958 and was a homemaker. Mrs. Zimmerman was a member of...

Mary Morelli

Mary Morelli

Mar 21, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Mary Morelli, 87, died Monday, March 21, 2011. Mrs. Morelli has been conveyed to Bagnato Funeral Home in Carnegie, PA SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN is in charge of local arrangements.

Hilton Bazzle

Hilton Bazzle

Mar 21, 2011

AIKEN, SC – HILTON BAZZLE, 86, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Aiken Regional Centers. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty years, Ellen Floyd Bazzle, and two sisters; Juanita Bazzle Cook, and Betty Jean Peterson. A native of Allendale, SC, Mr. Bazzle was a son of the late Hughey B. and Posey Wilson Bazzle. He served...

Walter Lamb

Walter Lamb

Mar 20, 2011

Walter W Lamb, 77, died March 20th after a short fight with cancer. He was born July 31, 1933 in Boston, Mass. and was raised in Asheville, NC. After attending McDonough Military Academy, Walter attended and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1955. He served in the Navy for six years as a pilot in Virginia and Puerto Rico....

Gail Minton Hendrick

Gail Minton Hendrick

Mar 20, 2011

Aiken, SC – Gail Minton Hendrick, 76, beloved wife of Tanner "Dixie" Hendrick, III, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at her home in Aiken, SC. A native of Palatka, FL, Mrs. Hendrick was a daughter of the late W.H and Byrnice Clair Herring Minton, Jr. She graduated from the University of Florida with a BA in Education and was an...

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton

Mar 20, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Carolyn Tommie Busby Heaton, 86, died March 20. A graveside service will be held Tuesday March 22 at 11 AM at Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Neal Flowers officiating. Mrs. Heaton was born in Anderson, SC, a daughter of the late Joe Winfred and Minna McAulay Busby. She was a graduate of Anderson College and Winthrop...

David K. Fenstermacher

David K. Fenstermacher

Mar 19, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- DAVID K. FENSTERMACHER, 79, beloved husband of Barbara Schwarze Fenstermacher, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Allentown, PA, Mr. Fenstermacher was a son of the late Harry K. and Phyllis Van Brunt Fenstermacher. He was graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Geology and completed his MBA at...

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Thomas Franklin Sapp

Mar 19, 2011

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- THOMAS FRANKLIN SAPP, 82, widower of Odessa McClain Sapp, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his residence. Mr. Sapp was a son of the late Willie F. and Lottie Tyre Sapp. He was born and grew up in Wayne County, Georgia, and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Sapp moved to...

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips

Mar 18, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Sudie Mae Stewart Phillips, 93, died Friday, March 18, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, March 21 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend J.B. Redd officiating. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Phillips was born in Soperton, GA, a daughter of the...

Lucille E. Gamba

Lucille E. Gamba

Mar 15, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- Lucille Eatman Gamba, beloved wife of the late Dr. Carl L. Gamba, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at the home of her daughter, Nancy Gamba Hansen, surrounded by family. Mrs. Gamba was born in Mantua, Al. to Viola Marlowe and Samuel Snoddy Eatman. She was reared in Tuscaloosa, Al. and was a graduate of the University of...

James Raymond Ross

James Raymond Ross

Mar 11, 2011

AIKEN - Mr. James R. Ross, 76, died Friday, March 11, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Tuesday at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will then receive friends in Ward Hall. Interment will be held at a later date. Honorary pallbearers will be members of The...

Richard Wilson Newsome

Richard Wilson Newsome

Mar 8, 2011

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - Richard Wilson "Dick" Newsome, Sr. 85, of Aiken, SC died after a short illness on March 8, 2011 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. Mr. Newsome was born on May 7, 1925 in Madison, GA. He was the only surviving child of Robert M. Newsome and Nell Wilson Newsome. Mr. Newsome was raised and graduated from...

Johnny H. Dedmon

Johnny H. Dedmon

Mar 8, 2011

BEECH ISLAND - Mr. Johnny H. Dedmon, 72, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Funeral services will be private. Mr. Dedmon is survived by his son, Tom Dedmon of Beech Island. The online guest book may be signed at www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Norman Charles Smith, Sr.

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- NORMAN CHARLES SMITH, SR., 81, husband of the late Peggy Ann Creutzburg Smith, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Smith lived most of his life in Hunterdon County, NJ. He was a son of the late Joseph and Ada Mae McMurtry Smith. Norman attended Cornell University and worked for 35 years as...

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Thomas Jackson Cleator

Mar 7, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- THOMAS JACKSON CLEATOR, 80, beloved husband of Sarah Papenbrock Cleator, died Monday, March 7, 2011 at his residence, surrounded by his family. A native of Chicago Heights, IL, Mr. Cleator was a son of the late Thomas Edward and Agnes Jackson Cleator. He was a 1952 graduate of Northwestern University and was a U. S. Army veteran...

Virginia Lott Holley

Virginia Lott Holley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN, SC -- VIRGINIA LOTT HOLLEY, 86, widow of Thomas T. Holley, Sr., died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility in Seneca, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mrs. Holley was a daughter of the late John Wilkes and Willie Mae Fox Lott. She attended Winthrop College for two years before entering Duke...

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson

Mar 6, 2011

Aiken- Mrs. Annie Ruth Sosebee Jackson, 88, widow of Fletcher Jackson, died March 06, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Jefferson County, GA, Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of the late Bruce Samuel and Frances Pauline Davis Sosebee. She had lived in Aiken since 1961, and was retired from the Graniteville Company’s Hickman Plant. She was a member...

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Bettie Woodward Moseley

Mar 6, 2011

AIKEN - Mrs. Bettie Woodward Moseley, 79, died Sunday, March 6, 2011. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Levels Baptist Church with the Reverend Larry Scales officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jim Folk, Mac Britt, David Turner, Bobby Altman, Rusty Barton and Richard Barton. Honorary pallbearers will be members...