Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Eula Mae Underwood Sharp
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN - Eula Mae Underwood Sharp of Marlinton, West Virginia, died January 5, 2012 at the home of her daughter Rachel, in Aiken, South Carolina after several years of declining health. Born March 17, 1931 in Greenbrier County, WV, she was the daughter of Delmar Guy Underwood and Mary Emily North Underwood. She was married to Austin McCoy Sharp on...
Walter C. Whittle, Jr.
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Walter C. Whittle, Jr., 78, died Thursday, January 5, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Brancie Stephens and the Reverend Charlie Kelly officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Wesley Overstreet, Charles Jones, Roland Gochicoa, Mike Whittle, Charlie Kelly, Glen...
Charlotte Bowen Wakefield
Jan 4, 2012
AIKEN, SC – Charlotte Bowen Wakefield, 95, widow of John B. Wakefield, Jr., died Wednesday January 04, 2012 at her residence. Born in Abbeville County, SC, Mrs. Wakefield was the daughter of the late Robert Burts and Nora Gertrude Murdock Bowen. She had lived in Aiken since the late 1950’s, and was retired from the Aiken County Health Department. She...
William "Bill" Bryan Cool
Jan 4, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. William Bryan "Bill" Cool, 67, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 10 at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Joseph Whitehurst officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will then receive friends in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Honorary pallbearers will be Brad Kuhn, Carl...
Helen Bankston Murphy
Jan 1, 2012
AIKEN - Mrs. Helen Bankston Murphy, 85, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. Mrs. Murphy was born in Morton, MS, a daughter of the late Charles and Josie Moon Bankston. She had been a resident of Aiken for over 40 years. Mrs. Murphy was a devoted member of Charles Wesley United Methodist Church, member of the United Methodist Women, a member...
John Sanchez Castillo, Jr.
Dec 30, 2011
AIKEN, SC - Mr. John S. Castillo, Jr., 83, died December 30, 2012. Mr. Castillo was born in Detroit, MI, a son of the late John Castillo, Sr. and Jean Elizabeth Moffett Castillo. He left the United States at an early age and grew up in Scotland until the age of 21. He returned to the U.S. and was drafted...
Miriam "Betty" E. Baker
Dec 30, 2011
AIKEN, SC - Ms. Miriam E. Baker "Betty", 73, died Friday, December, 30, 2011 in Aiken, SC. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in Park Hill Cemetery, Columbus, GA. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Monday evening at Striffler-Hamby Funeral Home, Columbus, GA. Ms. Baker was born January 19, 1938 in Columbus, GA....
Mildred Jean Franck
Dec 29, 2011
AIKEN, SC -- Mildred J. Franck, 98, of Aiken, entered into rest on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was predeceased by her husband, John L. Franck and her oldest son, Kenneth E. Franck. She is survived by two sons, John (Jack) L. Franck (Marilyn) of Aiken and Richard D. Franck (Patricia) of...
Ben LaMunyon
Dec 27, 2011
AIKEN, SC -- BEN LaMUNYON, 84, beloved husband of Arva LaMunyon, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Anchor Health & Rehab. A native of Clayton, NM, Mr. LaMunyon was a son of the late Fred and Ruth Caudille LaMunyon. He was a graduate of New Mexico Highlands University. Ben moved to Aiken in 1966 from Overland Park, KS. He retired...
Richard Jeffords
Dec 25, 2011
AIKEN, SC—Richard Daniel Jeffords, 36 died on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was born in Carrolton Georgia and a lifelong resident of Aiken, South Carolina. Survivors include his wife Stacey Keenan Jeffords, Gloverville, SC, mother Brenda Seigler Jeffords, Aiken, SC, his Daughter Erica Jeffords, Gloverville, SC, his son Jonathan Jeffords, Aiken, SC, a sister Krystal...
Douglas Staton
Dec 24, 2011
AIKEN, SC—Douglas Lyle Staton, 79 died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Rockbridge, VA, Douglas was the son of the late Bruce James Staton and Zelma Qua Vive McDermott Staton. He served in the Navy during the Korea War. He has been a resident of Aiken, SC for 9 years, and a supervisor for Westvaco. Survivors include...
Laura West
Dec 24, 2011
AIKEN, SC—Laura West, 84 died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at her residence. Born in Belmont, NC, Laura was the daughter of the late Colonel Simpson Kennedy and Eunice Rippy Kennedy. She has been a resident of Aiken, SC since 1966. She was previously employed by the Department of Social Services as a caseworker. Survivors include her daughter Sharon West, Aiken,...
Betty Black Robinson
Dec 21, 2011
AIKEN - Mrs. Betty Black Robinson, 78, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Monday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Robinson was born in Rainelle, WV, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Leah O'Dell Black. She was a lifelong...
Master PSO Scott Richardson
Dec 21, 2011
AIKEN, SC --Master Public Safety Officer Scott Richardson, 33, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from wounds he received when shot during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in the City of Aiken. Born in Augusta GA, Scott was a son of Richard K. and Patsy Randall Richardson. He grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of South Aiken High and...
Coleen Pyles Carey
Dec 21, 2011
AIKEN - Mrs. Coleen Adelle Pyles Carey, 86, wife of the late Harry W. Carey, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Mr. and Mrs. Carey were happily married for 62 years. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, January 7, 2012 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will...
John Albert Morton
Dec 20, 2011
AIKEN - Mr. John Albert Morton, 83, died December 20, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Patterson, Keith Spires, Taylor Barden, Butch Collie, Dempsley Day, Ralph Day and Dale Morton. Honorary pallbearers will be the Memorial...
Goldman Eller
Dec 18, 2011
AIKEN - Mr. Goldman Eller went to be with his Lord and Savior December 18th, 2011. A native of Cherokee County, North Carolina and longtime resident of Jackson, South Carolina he was the Son of the late Guy S. Eller and Ethel “Granny” Ledford Eller of Murphy, North Carolina. Goldman was preceded in death by a Sister, Dorothy Hamby and...
Vera Shropshier Wilson
Dec 17, 2011
AIKEN - Mrs. Vera Shropshier Wilson, 86, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Charles Byrd officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Pliny and Beaulah Hughes Shropshier. She had been a resident of Aiken for...
Howard Wendell Brooks
Dec 17, 2011
AIKEN - Mr. Howard Wendell Brooks, 99, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mr. Brooks was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 5, 1912, to Frank M. and Maud Clement Brooks. He attended Ohio State and Denison Universities and worked for Schorr-Ketner in Columbus before starting his own business in fine furniture and interior decorating, Howard Brooks, Inc. He was involved...
Carol Lynn Gammon
Dec 16, 2011
Aiken, SC - Carol Lynn Gammon, 44, died Dec. 16 at home. She was born in Dayton, OH to William A. Gammon, Portsmouth, OH and Carolyn Sue Mault Feazell, Aiken, SC. She moved to Aiken twenty six years ago, was a school teacher, and a member of Aiken Church of Christ. Besides her parents she is survived by her loving...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Eula Mae Underwood Sharp
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN - Eula Mae Underwood Sharp of Marlinton, West Virginia, died January 5, 2012 at the home of her daughter Rachel, in Aiken, South Carolina after several years of declining health. Born March 17, 1931 in Greenbrier County, WV, she was the daughter of Delmar Guy Underwood and Mary Emily North Underwood. She was married to Austin McCoy Sharp on...
Walter C. Whittle, Jr.
Jan 5, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. Walter C. Whittle, Jr., 78, died Thursday, January 5, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Brancie Stephens and the Reverend Charlie Kelly officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Wesley Overstreet, Charles Jones, Roland Gochicoa, Mike Whittle, Charlie Kelly, Glen...
Charlotte Bowen Wakefield
Jan 4, 2012
AIKEN, SC – Charlotte Bowen Wakefield, 95, widow of John B. Wakefield, Jr., died Wednesday January 04, 2012 at her residence. Born in Abbeville County, SC, Mrs. Wakefield was the daughter of the late Robert Burts and Nora Gertrude Murdock Bowen. She had lived in Aiken since the late 1950’s, and was retired from the Aiken County Health Department. She...
William "Bill" Bryan Cool
Jan 4, 2012
AIKEN - Mr. William Bryan "Bill" Cool, 67, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 10 at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church with the Reverend Joseph Whitehurst officiating. Inurnment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will then receive friends in the Stevenson-McClelland building. Honorary pallbearers will be Brad Kuhn, Carl...
Helen Bankston Murphy
Jan 1, 2012
AIKEN - Mrs. Helen Bankston Murphy, 85, died Sunday, January 1, 2012. Mrs. Murphy was born in Morton, MS, a daughter of the late Charles and Josie Moon Bankston. She had been a resident of Aiken for over 40 years. Mrs. Murphy was a devoted member of Charles Wesley United Methodist Church, member of the United Methodist Women, a member...
John Sanchez Castillo, Jr.
Dec 30, 2011
AIKEN, SC - Mr. John S. Castillo, Jr., 83, died December 30, 2012. Mr. Castillo was born in Detroit, MI, a son of the late John Castillo, Sr. and Jean Elizabeth Moffett Castillo. He left the United States at an early age and grew up in Scotland until the age of 21. He returned to the U.S. and was drafted...
Miriam "Betty" E. Baker
Dec 30, 2011
AIKEN, SC - Ms. Miriam E. Baker "Betty", 73, died Friday, December, 30, 2011 in Aiken, SC. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday in Park Hill Cemetery, Columbus, GA. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Monday evening at Striffler-Hamby Funeral Home, Columbus, GA. Ms. Baker was born January 19, 1938 in Columbus, GA....
Mildred Jean Franck
Dec 29, 2011
AIKEN, SC -- Mildred J. Franck, 98, of Aiken, entered into rest on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was predeceased by her husband, John L. Franck and her oldest son, Kenneth E. Franck. She is survived by two sons, John (Jack) L. Franck (Marilyn) of Aiken and Richard D. Franck (Patricia) of...
Ben LaMunyon
Dec 27, 2011
AIKEN, SC -- BEN LaMUNYON, 84, beloved husband of Arva LaMunyon, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Anchor Health & Rehab. A native of Clayton, NM, Mr. LaMunyon was a son of the late Fred and Ruth Caudille LaMunyon. He was a graduate of New Mexico Highlands University. Ben moved to Aiken in 1966 from Overland Park, KS. He retired...
Richard Jeffords
Dec 25, 2011
AIKEN, SC—Richard Daniel Jeffords, 36 died on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was born in Carrolton Georgia and a lifelong resident of Aiken, South Carolina. Survivors include his wife Stacey Keenan Jeffords, Gloverville, SC, mother Brenda Seigler Jeffords, Aiken, SC, his Daughter Erica Jeffords, Gloverville, SC, his son Jonathan Jeffords, Aiken, SC, a sister Krystal...
Douglas Staton
Dec 24, 2011
AIKEN, SC—Douglas Lyle Staton, 79 died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home. Born in Rockbridge, VA, Douglas was the son of the late Bruce James Staton and Zelma Qua Vive McDermott Staton. He served in the Navy during the Korea War. He has been a resident of Aiken, SC for 9 years, and a supervisor for Westvaco. Survivors include...
Laura West
Dec 24, 2011
AIKEN, SC—Laura West, 84 died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at her residence. Born in Belmont, NC, Laura was the daughter of the late Colonel Simpson Kennedy and Eunice Rippy Kennedy. She has been a resident of Aiken, SC since 1966. She was previously employed by the Department of Social Services as a caseworker. Survivors include her daughter Sharon West, Aiken,...
Betty Black Robinson
Dec 21, 2011
AIKEN - Mrs. Betty Black Robinson, 78, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM Monday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Robinson was born in Rainelle, WV, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Leah O'Dell Black. She was a lifelong...
Master PSO Scott Richardson
Dec 21, 2011
AIKEN, SC --Master Public Safety Officer Scott Richardson, 33, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from wounds he received when shot during a traffic stop Tuesday evening in the City of Aiken. Born in Augusta GA, Scott was a son of Richard K. and Patsy Randall Richardson. He grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of South Aiken High and...
Coleen Pyles Carey
Dec 21, 2011
AIKEN - Mrs. Coleen Adelle Pyles Carey, 86, wife of the late Harry W. Carey, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Mr. and Mrs. Carey were happily married for 62 years. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, January 7, 2012 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will...
John Albert Morton
Dec 20, 2011
AIKEN - Mr. John Albert Morton, 83, died December 20, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Patterson, Keith Spires, Taylor Barden, Butch Collie, Dempsley Day, Ralph Day and Dale Morton. Honorary pallbearers will be the Memorial...
Goldman Eller
Dec 18, 2011
AIKEN - Mr. Goldman Eller went to be with his Lord and Savior December 18th, 2011. A native of Cherokee County, North Carolina and longtime resident of Jackson, South Carolina he was the Son of the late Guy S. Eller and Ethel “Granny” Ledford Eller of Murphy, North Carolina. Goldman was preceded in death by a Sister, Dorothy Hamby and...
Vera Shropshier Wilson
Dec 17, 2011
AIKEN - Mrs. Vera Shropshier Wilson, 86, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Charles Byrd officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Pliny and Beaulah Hughes Shropshier. She had been a resident of Aiken for...
Howard Wendell Brooks
Dec 17, 2011
AIKEN - Mr. Howard Wendell Brooks, 99, died Saturday, December 17, 2011. Mr. Brooks was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 5, 1912, to Frank M. and Maud Clement Brooks. He attended Ohio State and Denison Universities and worked for Schorr-Ketner in Columbus before starting his own business in fine furniture and interior decorating, Howard Brooks, Inc. He was involved...
Carol Lynn Gammon
Dec 16, 2011
Aiken, SC - Carol Lynn Gammon, 44, died Dec. 16 at home. She was born in Dayton, OH to William A. Gammon, Portsmouth, OH and Carolyn Sue Mault Feazell, Aiken, SC. She moved to Aiken twenty six years ago, was a school teacher, and a member of Aiken Church of Christ. Besides her parents she is survived by her loving...
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