Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Jessie Virginia Aycock

Jessie Virginia Aycock

May 19, 2010

AIKEN - Jessie Virginia (Ms. Jessie) Aycock passed away May 18, 2010 at the age of 84. She was born in Andrews, SC to the late Jessie and Virginia Abernathy Aycock. She was predeceased by her brothers, Robert, Clyde, and Benjamon Aycock. Ms. Jessie attended Victory Baptist Church and enjoyed playing bingo with friends. She worked for many years at...

Dr. James Osgood Hightower, Jr., Ret. Col.

Dr. James Osgood Hightower, Jr., Ret. Col.

May 18, 2010

AIKEN - James O Hightower Jr. died peacefully on May 18, at his home in Aiken SC. Born to James O. and Kitty Hightower; he grew up in Jonesboro Georgia. He was a graduate of Jonesboro High School. Dr. Hightower enlisted in the Navy and served as a corpsman for over two years during the Korean War. He left the...

Charles Wesley Goforth, Jr.

Charles Wesley Goforth, Jr.

May 17, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Charles Wesley Goforth, Jr., 88, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with the Reverend Robert Byrne officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Hayes, John Jones, Randy Glover, Roger...

Marie Ann Schneider Nelson

Marie Ann Schneider Nelson

May 17, 2010

Marie Ann Schneider Nelson, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, age 84, entered into eternal rest on May 17, 2010. Marie was born on September 15, 1926 in Coffeyville, Kansas and moved to the Houston, Texas area as an infant. She was the daughter of Mary Tennessee Schneider and Arkel Clyde Schneider, a disabled veteran of World War I....

John Arch Boyle

John Arch Boyle

May 14, 2010

Aiken, SC - Mr. John Arch Boyle, 77, of Aiken died May 14, 2010. A Christian wake will be celebrated Sunday, May 16 at 7 PM at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 2 PM. at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church with the Rev. Father James L. LeBlanc celebrant. Final...

James Arnett Smith

James Arnett Smith

May 13, 2010

Aiken-Jim Smith,80, wonderful husband, the best dad on the planet, and the most humble genius you would ever meet, passed into eternity on May 13. The son of James Yeoman Smith and Mary Shepherd Thompson, Jim was born October 5, 1929 in Florham Park, NJ. He always said that he was the reason for the stock market crash. He later...

William Arthur Biebel

William Arthur Biebel

May 12, 2010

Aiken--Mr. William Arthur Biebel, 91, died Wednesday, May 12. A private Memorial service will be held Friday, May 14, at 1:30 P.M. at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Biebel was born in Bridgeport, CT, the son of the late William Fredrick and Grace Southerland Biebel. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Johnson Biebel He was an...

Sara J. Cashman

Sara J. Cashman

May 9, 2010

Aiken, SC-Sara Jane Hartley Cashman, 91, died on May 9, 2010, at Shadow Oaks. A private graveside service will be held Saturday, May 15, at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown, W. VA. She was born in Morgantown, W. VA., on February 22, 1919 and had been an Aiken resident for the past 29 years. She was homemaker...

Charles Robert Laws

Charles Robert Laws

May 9, 2010

Aiken- Charles Robert Laws, 43, died May 9. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday, May 13 at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Blocker officiating. Interment will be private at Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. He was born in Valley, CA to Charles P. and Sue Nell Hammond Laws....

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

May 9, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- ENRIQUE MORENO "HENRY" NARVAEZ, 58, beloved husband of Cathy Hughes Narvaez, died suddenly Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Alice, TX, Mr. Narvaez was a son of Mayme Moreno Narveaz and the late Armondo Narvaez. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a graduate of the Georgia...

Otis Michael Kniphfer

Otis Michael Kniphfer

May 8, 2010

AIKEN – Mr. Otis Michael Kniphfer, 38, after a long struggle with diffuse scleroderma, went home to be with our Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Michael is survived by his wife Dora Bartley Kniphfer; two sons, Parker and Luke Kniphfer, one stepson, Hunter Addy; his parents, Otis and Mary Ann Kniphfer;...

Doris Summers

Doris Summers

May 7, 2010

Aiken- Doris Summers, 85 died May 7. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, May 13 at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Blocker officiating. Interment will be private at Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. She was born in Newberry, SC to the late Charlie Gibson and Annie Wright Summer....

Cleora Herrin Henkes

Cleora Herrin Henkes

May 6, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Annie Cleora Herrin Henkes, 86, peacefully entered into rest at UHC - Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home where she had been a resident for five years. Funeral services will be held May 9, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. Interment will be in Aiken Memorial Gardens....

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

May 5, 2010

Aiken-Wilma Ruth Stevens, 90, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Pm Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the reverend Chuck Kerner officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ryan Stevens, Alan Stevens, Tommy Shapiro, Gordon Butler, Philip Lyell, Tracy Riley. Mrs. Stevens was...

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Apr 30, 2010

HIAWASSEE, GA - SARA WHEATLEY JOHNSON, 92, died April 30, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. She was born in Wilkes Co., GA to the late Frank and Jeanette Murray Wheatley. She was a retired bookkeeper at Aiken Technical College and a member of Aiken First Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving daughter, Nancy (Leonard) Stahl, Hiawassee, GA; four grandchildren,...

Piet Muns

Piet Muns

Apr 29, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PIET MUNS, 77, beloved husband of Patricia Ann Barrow Muns, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at his residence. A native of The Hauge, Holland, Mr. Muns was a son of the late Benjamin and Agatha Smith Muns. He had lived in Aiken for the last 19 years, moving from Plantation, FL after his retirement as a staff...

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Apr 28, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney, 54, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held privately. Mrs. McKinney was born in El Paso, TX a daughter of Velma Hoffman Kivett, Los Angeles, CA, and the late Jack Kivett. She had been a resident of Aiken for the last two and a half years. In...

Noah Israel Boone

Noah Israel Boone

Apr 28, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- NOAH ISRAEL BOONE, 26, beloved son of John Daniel and April Moore Boone, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Noah was a lifelong resident of Aiken. He was a carpenter and a member of Hollow Creek Baptist Church. Noah was an avid USC fan and loved to fish and play golf....

Troy Crawford

Troy Crawford

Apr 27, 2010

AIKEN – James Troy Crawford, 31, loving husband of Amy McFee Crawford, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Friday at Cedar Creek Church with the Reverend Richard Swift officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tavis Whitson, Baron Bowers, Brett Crawford, Blake Bowers,...

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Apr 25, 2010

MODOC, SC - Mrs. Ferdie Maureen Carpenter Brown, 89, of Modoc, SC, and formerly of Aiken, SC, died peacefully on April 25, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living Facility in Fairfax, VA. Her husband of 60 years, Richard Atticus Brown, died in 2006. Mrs. Brown is survived by her daughter Linda Cheryl “Sherry” Browett and her husband Richard L. Browett of...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Jessie Virginia Aycock

Jessie Virginia Aycock

May 19, 2010

AIKEN - Jessie Virginia (Ms. Jessie) Aycock passed away May 18, 2010 at the age of 84. She was born in Andrews, SC to the late Jessie and Virginia Abernathy Aycock. She was predeceased by her brothers, Robert, Clyde, and Benjamon Aycock. Ms. Jessie attended Victory Baptist Church and enjoyed playing bingo with friends. She worked for many years at...

Dr. James Osgood Hightower, Jr., Ret. Col.

Dr. James Osgood Hightower, Jr., Ret. Col.

May 18, 2010

AIKEN - James O Hightower Jr. died peacefully on May 18, at his home in Aiken SC. Born to James O. and Kitty Hightower; he grew up in Jonesboro Georgia. He was a graduate of Jonesboro High School. Dr. Hightower enlisted in the Navy and served as a corpsman for over two years during the Korean War. He left the...

Charles Wesley Goforth, Jr.

Charles Wesley Goforth, Jr.

May 17, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Charles Wesley Goforth, Jr., 88, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with the Reverend Robert Byrne officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Hayes, John Jones, Randy Glover, Roger...

Marie Ann Schneider Nelson

Marie Ann Schneider Nelson

May 17, 2010

Marie Ann Schneider Nelson, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, age 84, entered into eternal rest on May 17, 2010. Marie was born on September 15, 1926 in Coffeyville, Kansas and moved to the Houston, Texas area as an infant. She was the daughter of Mary Tennessee Schneider and Arkel Clyde Schneider, a disabled veteran of World War I....

John Arch Boyle

John Arch Boyle

May 14, 2010

Aiken, SC - Mr. John Arch Boyle, 77, of Aiken died May 14, 2010. A Christian wake will be celebrated Sunday, May 16 at 7 PM at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 2 PM. at St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church with the Rev. Father James L. LeBlanc celebrant. Final...

James Arnett Smith

James Arnett Smith

May 13, 2010

Aiken-Jim Smith,80, wonderful husband, the best dad on the planet, and the most humble genius you would ever meet, passed into eternity on May 13. The son of James Yeoman Smith and Mary Shepherd Thompson, Jim was born October 5, 1929 in Florham Park, NJ. He always said that he was the reason for the stock market crash. He later...

William Arthur Biebel

William Arthur Biebel

May 12, 2010

Aiken--Mr. William Arthur Biebel, 91, died Wednesday, May 12. A private Memorial service will be held Friday, May 14, at 1:30 P.M. at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Biebel was born in Bridgeport, CT, the son of the late William Fredrick and Grace Southerland Biebel. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Johnson Biebel He was an...

Sara J. Cashman

Sara J. Cashman

May 9, 2010

Aiken, SC-Sara Jane Hartley Cashman, 91, died on May 9, 2010, at Shadow Oaks. A private graveside service will be held Saturday, May 15, at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown, W. VA. She was born in Morgantown, W. VA., on February 22, 1919 and had been an Aiken resident for the past 29 years. She was homemaker...

Charles Robert Laws

Charles Robert Laws

May 9, 2010

Aiken- Charles Robert Laws, 43, died May 9. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 AM Thursday, May 13 at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Blocker officiating. Interment will be private at Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. He was born in Valley, CA to Charles P. and Sue Nell Hammond Laws....

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

Enrique "Henry" Moreno Narvaez

May 9, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- ENRIQUE MORENO "HENRY" NARVAEZ, 58, beloved husband of Cathy Hughes Narvaez, died suddenly Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Alice, TX, Mr. Narvaez was a son of Mayme Moreno Narveaz and the late Armondo Narvaez. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Army, and was a graduate of the Georgia...

Otis Michael Kniphfer

Otis Michael Kniphfer

May 8, 2010

AIKEN – Mr. Otis Michael Kniphfer, 38, after a long struggle with diffuse scleroderma, went home to be with our Savior on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Michael is survived by his wife Dora Bartley Kniphfer; two sons, Parker and Luke Kniphfer, one stepson, Hunter Addy; his parents, Otis and Mary Ann Kniphfer;...

Doris Summers

Doris Summers

May 7, 2010

Aiken- Doris Summers, 85 died May 7. Memorial services will be held at 11 AM Thursday, May 13 at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Blocker officiating. Interment will be private at Historic Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. She was born in Newberry, SC to the late Charlie Gibson and Annie Wright Summer....

Cleora Herrin Henkes

Cleora Herrin Henkes

May 6, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Annie Cleora Herrin Henkes, 86, peacefully entered into rest at UHC - Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home where she had been a resident for five years. Funeral services will be held May 9, 2010 at 1:30 P.M. at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. Interment will be in Aiken Memorial Gardens....

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

Wilma Wilburn Stevens

May 5, 2010

Aiken-Wilma Ruth Stevens, 90, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 Pm Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the reverend Chuck Kerner officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Ryan Stevens, Alan Stevens, Tommy Shapiro, Gordon Butler, Philip Lyell, Tracy Riley. Mrs. Stevens was...

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Sara Wheatley Johnson

Apr 30, 2010

HIAWASSEE, GA - SARA WHEATLEY JOHNSON, 92, died April 30, 2010 at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home. She was born in Wilkes Co., GA to the late Frank and Jeanette Murray Wheatley. She was a retired bookkeeper at Aiken Technical College and a member of Aiken First Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving daughter, Nancy (Leonard) Stahl, Hiawassee, GA; four grandchildren,...

Piet Muns

Piet Muns

Apr 29, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- PIET MUNS, 77, beloved husband of Patricia Ann Barrow Muns, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at his residence. A native of The Hauge, Holland, Mr. Muns was a son of the late Benjamin and Agatha Smith Muns. He had lived in Aiken for the last 19 years, moving from Plantation, FL after his retirement as a staff...

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney

Apr 28, 2010

Aiken – Mrs. Barbara Gwynn Kivett McKinney, 54, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services will be held privately. Mrs. McKinney was born in El Paso, TX a daughter of Velma Hoffman Kivett, Los Angeles, CA, and the late Jack Kivett. She had been a resident of Aiken for the last two and a half years. In...

Noah Israel Boone

Noah Israel Boone

Apr 28, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- NOAH ISRAEL BOONE, 26, beloved son of John Daniel and April Moore Boone, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Noah was a lifelong resident of Aiken. He was a carpenter and a member of Hollow Creek Baptist Church. Noah was an avid USC fan and loved to fish and play golf....

Troy Crawford

Troy Crawford

Apr 27, 2010

AIKEN – James Troy Crawford, 31, loving husband of Amy McFee Crawford, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Friday at Cedar Creek Church with the Reverend Richard Swift officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tavis Whitson, Baron Bowers, Brett Crawford, Blake Bowers,...

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Maureen Carpenter Brown

Apr 25, 2010

MODOC, SC - Mrs. Ferdie Maureen Carpenter Brown, 89, of Modoc, SC, and formerly of Aiken, SC, died peacefully on April 25, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living Facility in Fairfax, VA. Her husband of 60 years, Richard Atticus Brown, died in 2006. Mrs. Brown is survived by her daughter Linda Cheryl “Sherry” Browett and her husband Richard L. Browett of...