Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Gerald J. Hooker
Feb 5, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- GERALD J. HOOKER, 68, beloved husband of Opal Cook Hooker died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Columbia, SC, Gerald was a son of Frances Hooker Bennett and the late Javan Hooker. He grew up in Hampton, SC. He earned his B.S. and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South...
Franklin Riddle
Feb 5, 2012
AIKEN, SC – FRANKLIN D. RIDDLE, 71, beloved husband of Delanie Scott Riddle, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Yancey County, NC, Mr. Riddle was a son of the late Harley and Lizza Bryant Riddle. He was a former resident of Thomaston, GA where he was a former business owner. He worked around...
Edwin Frank Lyons
Feb 3, 2012
AIKEN - Chief Master Sargeant, Edwin Frank Lyons, 77, died Friday, February 3, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 640 Edrie Street NE Aiken, SC 29801 with the Rev. Father Don Abbott officiating with military honors included. Chief Master Sargeant Lyons was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late...
Ronald Peter Socciarelli
Feb 2, 2012
AIKEN - Ronald Peter Socciarelli, age 79, passed away February 2, 2012. He was born in Little Falls, New York in 1932, the son of the late Peter and Edith Socciarelli. Upon graduation from high school, he attended the Navy School of Music and served four years in the Navy. He earned his bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and completed...
Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth Rogers
Jan 28, 2012
AIKEN - Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Rogers, 48, died Saturday morning after being shot during a traffic stop in the City of Aiken. She was the daughter of Clarence Jack Rogers and the late Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers, and granddaughter of the late City of Aiken Chief of Police, James M. Sprawls She was a life long Aiken...
Gloria Moseley Ergle
Jan 27, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- GLORIA MOSELEY ERGLE, 86, widow of B. W. Ergle, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Mrs. Ergle was a daughter of the late Bradford and Dorothy Moseley. She was a sweet, loving and caring mother and a very giving person. She will be greatly missed by...
Nancy Gray Blackwell
Jan 26, 2012
Aiken- Nancy Gray Blackwell, 67, entered into rest Jan. 27 at her sons home in Lincolnton, NC. She was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Seth M. and Doris Todd Gray. She was a loving mother, member of Redds Branch Baptist Church and a former administrator at Savannah River Site. Survivors include her son, Stuart Webb McIntyre, and daughter...
James McLean Norman
Jan 23, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. James McLean Norman, 90, died Monday, January 23, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 28 in Greenwood Cemetery, Waynesboro, TN, with Pastor Don Haney officiating. Mr. Norman was born in Waynesboro, TN, a son of the late Charles Lafayette and Camilla Turman Norman. He served in the US Army Signal Corp...
Mark William DeTroye
Jan 21, 2012
AIKEN, SC – Mr. Mark W. DeTroye, 65, passed peacefully to the Lord, January 21st, 2012 surrounded by family and friends in his Aiken home. He courageously fought a battle against cancer for more than a year. Mark was born on February 6, 1946 in Madison, WI, son of the late Eugene & Norma (Seehaver) DeTroye. He graduated from Plymouth...
Donald Lee Smathers
Jan 20, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- DONALD LEE SMATHERS, 69, died Friday, January 20, 2012 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA.. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, Don was a son of the late Frank Edward and Ethel George Smathers. He was a veteran of the United States Army and had lived in Aiken for the last 35 years. He was the owner...
Kelly Frank Gilley
Jan 19, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Kelly Frank Gilley, 76, died Thursday, January 19, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Cathy Cole officiating. Inurnment will follow in Bethany Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Gilley was born in Clinchport, VA, a son of the late Talmadge and Callie Kindle Gilley....
Betty A Toslosky
Jan 17, 2012
AIKEN, SC-- BETTY A. TOSLOSKY,84, entered into rest Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Born in Chester, PA, Mrs. Toslosky was the daughter of the late Jennings H. Blackiston and Alice L. Shropshire Blackiston. She was retired from Mental Healh School as a workshop counselor. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Frank D. Sharp
Jan 15, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Frank Dale Sharp, Sr., 73, died Sunday, January 15, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens with military honors. Pallbearers will be O.W. Ray, Tom Tyler, Bill Thompson, David Willing, Clyde Willing and Ralph Moseley. Honorary pallbearers...
William Austin Allen
Jan 13, 2012
AIKEN, SC --AUSTIN ALLEN,15, entered into rest January 13, 2012. He was born in Gainesville, GA and a resident of Aiken, SC for fourteen years. He was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. He was a South Aiken High School student and a member of Junior ROTC. He was a member of St. Andrews Society, Aiken Co. Pony...
William "Mr. Bill" Henry McAuliffe
Jan 9, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Bill- William H. McAuliffe, 97, entered into rest Monday, January 9, 2012 in Aiken, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by Katherine, his wife of 66 years; his mother, father, brother John McAuliffe and sister, Mary Saltzman. He is survived by his brother's children John McAuliffe and Nancy Miller of Cleveland, Ohio and sister's son Tim...
Christine Caprell
Jan 8, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- CHRISTINE GUNTER CAPRELL, 86. beloved wife of N. L. Caprell, entered the Church Triumphant Sunday, January 8, 2012. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Caprell was a daughter of the late Elliott Bee and Camilla Kennedy Gunter. She was a lifelong member of St. John's United Methodist Church and was a long-time member of the...
Damon Irby Wright
Jan 7, 2012
Aiken, SC - Damon Irby Wright passed away on January 7, 2012. Irby was born on October 2, 1939, in Cheraw, South Carolina, son of William Troy Wright and Pauline Little Wright. The family moved to Camden where Irby graduated from high school. He attended Clemson University where he was very active in the Tiger band program, becoming student director...
Billy Kissiah
Jan 7, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- BILLY KISSIAH, 83, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Chesterfield County, SC, Mr. Kissiah was a son of the late Marion Joseph and Susie Gainey Kissiah. He moved to Aiken in 1954 from Jefferson, SC. He owned Kissiah Furniture & Appliance since 1954. Mr. Kissiah was first married to the...
Walter Riddick
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Walter Eure Riddick, Sr., died on January 4, 2011 at his residence at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church on Sunday, January 8, 2:00 p.m. The Reverends Grant Wiseman and Joseph Whitehurst will perform the burial service. Interment will be in St Thaddeus Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Christopher Leo Kaney
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- CHRISTOPHER L. KANEY, 56, beloved husband of Katherine Guinn Kaney, died suddenly, Thursday, January 5, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Chris was a son of the late Michael D. and Blanche Thompson Kaney. He was an electrical design engineer with Applied Control Technology. Chris was a loving husband, father and brother. He enjoyed playing...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Gerald J. Hooker
Feb 5, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- GERALD J. HOOKER, 68, beloved husband of Opal Cook Hooker died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Columbia, SC, Gerald was a son of Frances Hooker Bennett and the late Javan Hooker. He grew up in Hampton, SC. He earned his B.S. and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South...
Franklin Riddle
Feb 5, 2012
AIKEN, SC – FRANKLIN D. RIDDLE, 71, beloved husband of Delanie Scott Riddle, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Yancey County, NC, Mr. Riddle was a son of the late Harley and Lizza Bryant Riddle. He was a former resident of Thomaston, GA where he was a former business owner. He worked around...
Edwin Frank Lyons
Feb 3, 2012
AIKEN - Chief Master Sargeant, Edwin Frank Lyons, 77, died Friday, February 3, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 640 Edrie Street NE Aiken, SC 29801 with the Rev. Father Don Abbott officiating with military honors included. Chief Master Sargeant Lyons was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late...
Ronald Peter Socciarelli
Feb 2, 2012
AIKEN - Ronald Peter Socciarelli, age 79, passed away February 2, 2012. He was born in Little Falls, New York in 1932, the son of the late Peter and Edith Socciarelli. Upon graduation from high school, he attended the Navy School of Music and served four years in the Navy. He earned his bachelor's degree from Ithaca College and completed...
Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth Rogers
Jan 28, 2012
AIKEN - Master Corporal Sandra Elizabeth "Sandy" Rogers, 48, died Saturday morning after being shot during a traffic stop in the City of Aiken. She was the daughter of Clarence Jack Rogers and the late Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers, and granddaughter of the late City of Aiken Chief of Police, James M. Sprawls She was a life long Aiken...
Gloria Moseley Ergle
Jan 27, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- GLORIA MOSELEY ERGLE, 86, widow of B. W. Ergle, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native and life-long resident of Aiken, Mrs. Ergle was a daughter of the late Bradford and Dorothy Moseley. She was a sweet, loving and caring mother and a very giving person. She will be greatly missed by...
Nancy Gray Blackwell
Jan 26, 2012
Aiken- Nancy Gray Blackwell, 67, entered into rest Jan. 27 at her sons home in Lincolnton, NC. She was born in Greenwood, SC to the late Seth M. and Doris Todd Gray. She was a loving mother, member of Redds Branch Baptist Church and a former administrator at Savannah River Site. Survivors include her son, Stuart Webb McIntyre, and daughter...
James McLean Norman
Jan 23, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. James McLean Norman, 90, died Monday, January 23, 2012. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 28 in Greenwood Cemetery, Waynesboro, TN, with Pastor Don Haney officiating. Mr. Norman was born in Waynesboro, TN, a son of the late Charles Lafayette and Camilla Turman Norman. He served in the US Army Signal Corp...
Mark William DeTroye
Jan 21, 2012
AIKEN, SC – Mr. Mark W. DeTroye, 65, passed peacefully to the Lord, January 21st, 2012 surrounded by family and friends in his Aiken home. He courageously fought a battle against cancer for more than a year. Mark was born on February 6, 1946 in Madison, WI, son of the late Eugene & Norma (Seehaver) DeTroye. He graduated from Plymouth...
Donald Lee Smathers
Jan 20, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- DONALD LEE SMATHERS, 69, died Friday, January 20, 2012 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA.. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, Don was a son of the late Frank Edward and Ethel George Smathers. He was a veteran of the United States Army and had lived in Aiken for the last 35 years. He was the owner...
Kelly Frank Gilley
Jan 19, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Kelly Frank Gilley, 76, died Thursday, January 19, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Cathy Cole officiating. Inurnment will follow in Bethany Cemetery with military honors. Mr. Gilley was born in Clinchport, VA, a son of the late Talmadge and Callie Kindle Gilley....
Betty A Toslosky
Jan 17, 2012
AIKEN, SC-- BETTY A. TOSLOSKY,84, entered into rest Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Born in Chester, PA, Mrs. Toslosky was the daughter of the late Jennings H. Blackiston and Alice L. Shropshire Blackiston. She was retired from Mental Healh School as a workshop counselor. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Frank D. Sharp
Jan 15, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Frank Dale Sharp, Sr., 73, died Sunday, January 15, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens with military honors. Pallbearers will be O.W. Ray, Tom Tyler, Bill Thompson, David Willing, Clyde Willing and Ralph Moseley. Honorary pallbearers...
William Austin Allen
Jan 13, 2012
AIKEN, SC --AUSTIN ALLEN,15, entered into rest January 13, 2012. He was born in Gainesville, GA and a resident of Aiken, SC for fourteen years. He was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. He was a South Aiken High School student and a member of Junior ROTC. He was a member of St. Andrews Society, Aiken Co. Pony...
William "Mr. Bill" Henry McAuliffe
Jan 9, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Bill- William H. McAuliffe, 97, entered into rest Monday, January 9, 2012 in Aiken, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by Katherine, his wife of 66 years; his mother, father, brother John McAuliffe and sister, Mary Saltzman. He is survived by his brother's children John McAuliffe and Nancy Miller of Cleveland, Ohio and sister's son Tim...
Christine Caprell
Jan 8, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- CHRISTINE GUNTER CAPRELL, 86. beloved wife of N. L. Caprell, entered the Church Triumphant Sunday, January 8, 2012. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Caprell was a daughter of the late Elliott Bee and Camilla Kennedy Gunter. She was a lifelong member of St. John's United Methodist Church and was a long-time member of the...
Damon Irby Wright
Jan 7, 2012
Aiken, SC - Damon Irby Wright passed away on January 7, 2012. Irby was born on October 2, 1939, in Cheraw, South Carolina, son of William Troy Wright and Pauline Little Wright. The family moved to Camden where Irby graduated from high school. He attended Clemson University where he was very active in the Tiger band program, becoming student director...
Billy Kissiah
Jan 7, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- BILLY KISSIAH, 83, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Chesterfield County, SC, Mr. Kissiah was a son of the late Marion Joseph and Susie Gainey Kissiah. He moved to Aiken in 1954 from Jefferson, SC. He owned Kissiah Furniture & Appliance since 1954. Mr. Kissiah was first married to the...
Walter Riddick
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Walter Eure Riddick, Sr., died on January 4, 2011 at his residence at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church on Sunday, January 8, 2:00 p.m. The Reverends Grant Wiseman and Joseph Whitehurst will perform the burial service. Interment will be in St Thaddeus Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Christopher Leo Kaney
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN, SC -- CHRISTOPHER L. KANEY, 56, beloved husband of Katherine Guinn Kaney, died suddenly, Thursday, January 5, 2011. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Chris was a son of the late Michael D. and Blanche Thompson Kaney. He was an electrical design engineer with Applied Control Technology. Chris was a loving husband, father and brother. He enjoyed playing...
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