Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Lillian Manning Markle

Lillian Manning Markle

Nov 9, 2010

N. AUGUSTA - Lillian Manning Markle, 45, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in Bethany Cemetery. The Reverend Charlotte Ginn will officiate. Lillian was born in Laurens, GA, a daughter of the late Talmadge Manning and Connie Crabb Giron. She had been a resident of N. Augusta since 1990, and was...

Wanda G. Weeks

Wanda G. Weeks

Nov 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- WANDA GAIL WEEKS, 55, died Monday, November 8, 2010. A native of Aiken, SC, Wanda was a daughter of Joyce Leaphart Weeks and the Late Gene K. Weeks. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a homemaker. Survivors in addition to her mother, include a daughter, Dawn Weeks, Aiken, a son, Joshua Randall (Melissa) Weeks, Aiken,...

Lee A. Sechel

Lee A. Sechel

Nov 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- LEE A. SECHEL, 75, beloved husband of Pauline Gainok Sechel, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at MCG Hospital in Augusta, GA. Born in Chicago in 1935, Lee was a son of the late Vaslie L. and Sofia Katie Sasz Scehel. He grew up ihnj Akron, OH and attended Ohio State University. After college, he worked in construction...

E. Kenneth Dukes

E. Kenneth Dukes

Nov 7, 2010

AIKEN - Ernest Kenneth Dukes, born September 5, 1926, went to be with His Lord and Savior on the morning of November 7, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Vera Ballentine Dukes, sisters, Phyllis DeLoach (Blythwood, SC), LouIrvin Church (Leesville,SC); 5 children: Kenneth Michael Dukes, Aiken; Deborah Dukes (David) Wallace, Aiken; Cheryl Dukes McGee, Aiken; Jeffery...

Margaret Lacher Reilly

Margaret Lacher Reilly

Nov 6, 2010

Luynes, France (Aix-en-Provence) Margaret Lacher Reilly, age 71, died peacefully from complications of cancer at her home near Luynes, France on November 6. She is survived by husband Robert Reilly, daughters Rachel West, Randleman NC and Chelsea Reilly, Luynes, France; Grandchildren Gloria Jean West, Josh West, Sam West, Randleman, NC.; two brothers, John ( Sally) Lacher, Trenton and Scott (Anna)...

Michael Smith Kidd

Michael Smith Kidd

Nov 4, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- MICHAEL SMITH KIDD, 66, beloved husband of Nancy Saunders Kidd, died suddenly, Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Giles County, VA, Mike was the youngest of twelve children of the late James Frazier and Mamie Smith Kidd. He graduated from Emory & Henry College with a BS in Physics. He came...

George Pardue

George Pardue

Nov 4, 2010

AIKEN - George Stewart Pardue, 82, died peacefully at home Thursday, November 4, 2010. He was a native of Aiken, South Carolina and is preceded in death by his parents Adrian Lee Pardue and Annie Lois Senn Pardue, and his wife of 56 years Betty Grubbs Pardue. George was educated at Graniteville High School where he graduated in 1945. He...

Paul Clark Young

Paul Clark Young

Nov 2, 2010

CLARKS HILL, SC -- PAUL CLARK YOUNG, 72, beloved husband of Linda Valley Young, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Syracuse, NY, Paul was a son of the late Harry Perkins and Elizabeth Daly Mutschler Young. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a retired route carrier and...

Allie Payne Bickford

Allie Payne Bickford

Oct 31, 2010

JACKSON - Mrs. Allie Payne Bickford, 90, died October 31, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Matchim officiating. Interment will follow in Jackson Cemetery. Mrs. Bickford was a native of Greenville, SC and had been a resident of Aiken County since 1968, She was a homemaker and...

Richard Alan Wells

Richard Alan Wells

Oct 28, 2010

Aiken, SC – Richard Alan “Rick” Wells , 61, beloved husband of Beverly S. Wells, died Thursday,October 28,2010. Richard was born in Knoxville, TN, he was a son of the late Harold and Ruth Wells. Richard was a resident of Aiken for 30 years,he had a Masters of Art in Management from Webster College, he was a US Air Force...

Rosalie Goodman

Rosalie Goodman

Oct 26, 2010

AIKEN - Ms. Rosalie Winifred Schilb Goodman, 83, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Ms. Goodman was born in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Logan M. and Winifred Blanche Laughlin Schilb. She moved to Aiken 12 years ago, and was a registered nurse for over 50 years, including 20 years at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. She is...

George David McIver

George David McIver

Oct 26, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. George David McIver, 91, passed away October 26, 2010 in Walterboro, SC. Funeral services will be held in Dallas, TX at a later date. Mr. McIver was born in Rusk, TX, a son of the late Barley and Annie Roten McIver. He served in WWII and Korea as a glider pilot in the US Air Force, and...

Walt Eugene Cook

Walt Eugene Cook

Oct 25, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Walt Eugene Cook, 40, died Monday, October 25, 2010 from injuries sustained in a car accident. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM Saturday at the funeral home, and graveside funeral services will then follow at 3:30 PM in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Walt was born in Davy, WV, a son of the late Walter E. and...

James Wayne Robinette

James Wayne Robinette

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Wayne Robinette, 42, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. James was born in Clarksburg, WV, the son of James Thomas and Sarah Cork Robinette of Aiken. He was an EMT for the Williston Rescue Squad. He...

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Fraser Sofge, Jr., 85, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle and the Reverend Keith Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service. Interment will be held at...

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- AIKEN EUGENE BOWERS, 78, beloved husband of Reba Ward Bowers, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hampton, SC, Mr. Bowers was a son of the late Henry and Louise Mason Bowers. He had lived in Aiken most of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and...

William "Bill" Mobley

William "Bill" Mobley

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM "BILL" MOBLEY, 63, beloved husband of Sharon Schiestel Mobley, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Born in Dunedin, FL, he was a son of the late Francis Chafee and Esther Hay Mobley. Bill served in the Army Reserves. He lived most of his life in Barnwell County...

Minna Reimers Kellett

Minna Reimers Kellett

Oct 17, 2010

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- Minna Reimers Kellett, 89, widow of Walter B. Kellett, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Sterling House in North Augusta, SC. A native of Jersey City, NJ, Mrs. Kellett was a daughter of the late Otto and Clara Aster Reimers. She was a longtime resident of Ridegewood, NJ, where she was a homemaker and her husband...

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Oct 17, 2010

AIKEN - Gregory Paul Dabolt, 39, died Sunday, October 17, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Terry Eubanks officiating. Interment will be private. Mr. Dabolt was born in Kenmore, NY, a son of Richard James and Joyce Marie Valery Dabolt. He had been a resident of...

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Oct 16, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Alan Andrew Eckmyre, 59, died October 16 , 2010 in Gaithersburg, MD. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and Reverered Jacob Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends follwoing the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mr. Eckmyre was born in...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Lillian Manning Markle

Lillian Manning Markle

Nov 9, 2010

N. AUGUSTA - Lillian Manning Markle, 45, died Tuesday, November 9, 2010. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday in Bethany Cemetery. The Reverend Charlotte Ginn will officiate. Lillian was born in Laurens, GA, a daughter of the late Talmadge Manning and Connie Crabb Giron. She had been a resident of N. Augusta since 1990, and was...

Wanda G. Weeks

Wanda G. Weeks

Nov 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- WANDA GAIL WEEKS, 55, died Monday, November 8, 2010. A native of Aiken, SC, Wanda was a daughter of Joyce Leaphart Weeks and the Late Gene K. Weeks. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a homemaker. Survivors in addition to her mother, include a daughter, Dawn Weeks, Aiken, a son, Joshua Randall (Melissa) Weeks, Aiken,...

Lee A. Sechel

Lee A. Sechel

Nov 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- LEE A. SECHEL, 75, beloved husband of Pauline Gainok Sechel, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at MCG Hospital in Augusta, GA. Born in Chicago in 1935, Lee was a son of the late Vaslie L. and Sofia Katie Sasz Scehel. He grew up ihnj Akron, OH and attended Ohio State University. After college, he worked in construction...

E. Kenneth Dukes

E. Kenneth Dukes

Nov 7, 2010

AIKEN - Ernest Kenneth Dukes, born September 5, 1926, went to be with His Lord and Savior on the morning of November 7, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Vera Ballentine Dukes, sisters, Phyllis DeLoach (Blythwood, SC), LouIrvin Church (Leesville,SC); 5 children: Kenneth Michael Dukes, Aiken; Deborah Dukes (David) Wallace, Aiken; Cheryl Dukes McGee, Aiken; Jeffery...

Margaret Lacher Reilly

Margaret Lacher Reilly

Nov 6, 2010

Luynes, France (Aix-en-Provence) Margaret Lacher Reilly, age 71, died peacefully from complications of cancer at her home near Luynes, France on November 6. She is survived by husband Robert Reilly, daughters Rachel West, Randleman NC and Chelsea Reilly, Luynes, France; Grandchildren Gloria Jean West, Josh West, Sam West, Randleman, NC.; two brothers, John ( Sally) Lacher, Trenton and Scott (Anna)...

Michael Smith Kidd

Michael Smith Kidd

Nov 4, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- MICHAEL SMITH KIDD, 66, beloved husband of Nancy Saunders Kidd, died suddenly, Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Giles County, VA, Mike was the youngest of twelve children of the late James Frazier and Mamie Smith Kidd. He graduated from Emory & Henry College with a BS in Physics. He came...

George Pardue

George Pardue

Nov 4, 2010

AIKEN - George Stewart Pardue, 82, died peacefully at home Thursday, November 4, 2010. He was a native of Aiken, South Carolina and is preceded in death by his parents Adrian Lee Pardue and Annie Lois Senn Pardue, and his wife of 56 years Betty Grubbs Pardue. George was educated at Graniteville High School where he graduated in 1945. He...

Paul Clark Young

Paul Clark Young

Nov 2, 2010

CLARKS HILL, SC -- PAUL CLARK YOUNG, 72, beloved husband of Linda Valley Young, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Syracuse, NY, Paul was a son of the late Harry Perkins and Elizabeth Daly Mutschler Young. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a retired route carrier and...

Allie Payne Bickford

Allie Payne Bickford

Oct 31, 2010

JACKSON - Mrs. Allie Payne Bickford, 90, died October 31, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Al Matchim officiating. Interment will follow in Jackson Cemetery. Mrs. Bickford was a native of Greenville, SC and had been a resident of Aiken County since 1968, She was a homemaker and...

Richard Alan Wells

Richard Alan Wells

Oct 28, 2010

Aiken, SC – Richard Alan “Rick” Wells , 61, beloved husband of Beverly S. Wells, died Thursday,October 28,2010. Richard was born in Knoxville, TN, he was a son of the late Harold and Ruth Wells. Richard was a resident of Aiken for 30 years,he had a Masters of Art in Management from Webster College, he was a US Air Force...

Rosalie Goodman

Rosalie Goodman

Oct 26, 2010

AIKEN - Ms. Rosalie Winifred Schilb Goodman, 83, died Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Ms. Goodman was born in Chicago, IL, a daughter of the late Logan M. and Winifred Blanche Laughlin Schilb. She moved to Aiken 12 years ago, and was a registered nurse for over 50 years, including 20 years at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC. She is...

George David McIver

George David McIver

Oct 26, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. George David McIver, 91, passed away October 26, 2010 in Walterboro, SC. Funeral services will be held in Dallas, TX at a later date. Mr. McIver was born in Rusk, TX, a son of the late Barley and Annie Roten McIver. He served in WWII and Korea as a glider pilot in the US Air Force, and...

Walt Eugene Cook

Walt Eugene Cook

Oct 25, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Walt Eugene Cook, 40, died Monday, October 25, 2010 from injuries sustained in a car accident. The family will receive friends from 2-3 PM Saturday at the funeral home, and graveside funeral services will then follow at 3:30 PM in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Walt was born in Davy, WV, a son of the late Walter E. and...

James Wayne Robinette

James Wayne Robinette

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Wayne Robinette, 42, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. James was born in Clarksburg, WV, the son of James Thomas and Sarah Cork Robinette of Aiken. He was an EMT for the Williston Rescue Squad. He...

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

James Fraser Sofge, Jr.

Oct 23, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. James Fraser Sofge, Jr., 85, died Saturday, October 23, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle and the Reverend Keith Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends in Ward Hall following the service. Interment will be held at...

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Aiken Eugen Bowers

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- AIKEN EUGENE BOWERS, 78, beloved husband of Reba Ward Bowers, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Hampton, SC, Mr. Bowers was a son of the late Henry and Louise Mason Bowers. He had lived in Aiken most of his life. He was a veteran of the United States Army, and...

William "Bill" Mobley

William "Bill" Mobley

Oct 18, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM "BILL" MOBLEY, 63, beloved husband of Sharon Schiestel Mobley, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Born in Dunedin, FL, he was a son of the late Francis Chafee and Esther Hay Mobley. Bill served in the Army Reserves. He lived most of his life in Barnwell County...

Minna Reimers Kellett

Minna Reimers Kellett

Oct 17, 2010

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- Minna Reimers Kellett, 89, widow of Walter B. Kellett, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Sterling House in North Augusta, SC. A native of Jersey City, NJ, Mrs. Kellett was a daughter of the late Otto and Clara Aster Reimers. She was a longtime resident of Ridegewood, NJ, where she was a homemaker and her husband...

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Gregory Paul Dabolt

Oct 17, 2010

AIKEN - Gregory Paul Dabolt, 39, died Sunday, October 17, 2010. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Terry Eubanks officiating. Interment will be private. Mr. Dabolt was born in Kenmore, NY, a son of Richard James and Joyce Marie Valery Dabolt. He had been a resident of...

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Alan Andrew Eckmyre

Oct 16, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Alan Andrew Eckmyre, 59, died October 16 , 2010 in Gaithersburg, MD. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard and Reverered Jacob Edwards officiating. The family will receive friends follwoing the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mr. Eckmyre was born in...