Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Dr. Allen Shepard

Dr. Allen Shepard

Feb 18, 2010

Aiken-Dr. Allen Shepard,89, died Feb. 18 at his home. He was the widower of Susan Ellen Shepard who preceded him in death July 23, 2000. Dr. Shepard was the son of the late Mr.& Mrs. Samuel A. Shepard of Palm Beach, FL and brother of the late Dr. V.S. Shepard of Palm Beach. He is survived by a son, Christopher,...

Bobbie Clifton Blackmon

Bobbie Clifton Blackmon

Feb 17, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- BOBBIE C. BLACKMON, 85, beloved wife of the late Gordon Gladstone Blackmon, Jr., died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Commerce, TX, Mrs. Blackmon was a daughter of the late Hugh J. and Rossi Obenchain Clifton. She had lived in Aiken since 1955 and was a longtime member of St. John's...

Jamie Wilhite Thompson

Jamie Wilhite Thompson

Feb 16, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Mrs. Jamie L. Thompson, 81 passed away on Feb. 16, 2010 in Aiken after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on April 16,1928 in Rienzi, MS. She graduated from the Osceola High School, Osceola, AR where she was a star basketball player. After high school she ventured to Japan where she worked...

Alice Pardue Yonce

Alice Pardue Yonce

Feb 12, 2010

Aiken-Alice Pardue Yonce, 89, entered into rest at Mattie C. Hall on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Lamar Yonce of forty seven years. She was the daughter of the late James Edgar and Alice Horne Pardue. Alice was born Dec. 14, 1920, the youngest of four children. Due to her mother's death...

Fredrick "Pee Wee" Eugene Weatherford

Fredrick "Pee Wee" Eugene Weatherford

Feb 8, 2010

Evans, GA - Mr. Fredrick "Pee Wee" Eugene Weatherford, 65, died Monday, February 8, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Weatherford was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and worked as an equestrian caretaker. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist...

Metro Griffin Lynn

Metro Griffin Lynn

Feb 7, 2010

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- METRO "ToeToe" G. LYNN, 83, widow of James Leonard Lynn, Jr., died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at her residence. Born and raised in Manassas, GA, Mrs. Lynn was the daughter of the late Emmett and Jesse Davis Griffin, and beloved daughter-in-law of the late James and Arnell Lynn. She moved to New Ellenton in 1953 and...

Cheryl Ann Neu

Cheryl Ann Neu

Feb 5, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- CHERYL ANN Neu, 46, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Tri-Development - Linden House. Born in Miami, FL, Cheryl lived most of her life in Aiken. Survivors include her mother, Joan Tuck, Wagener, father, James Edward Neu, Sr., New Ellenton, two brothers, Daniel Edward (Amy) Neu, Aiken and James Edward (Kathleen) Neu, Graniteville, a niece Makena Neu...

Lloyd Frank Day

Lloyd Frank Day

Feb 2, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Lloyd Frank Day, 53, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church with Reverend Taylor Wells and Reverend Carrie Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Durham Hamett, Tommy Quarles, Rick Woodward, Danny Sanders, David Kitchens, Lenny...

Haley Elizabeth Baer

Haley Elizabeth Baer

Feb 1, 2010

AIKEN - Miss Haley Elizabeth Baer, 14, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at St. John United Methodist Church, Graniteville. Reverend Alan Quarles will officiate. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brandon Hanisee, Jason Griffin, Christopher Griffin, Daniel Baer, Lauren...

Joan Marie Emerson Wyatt

Joan Marie Emerson Wyatt

Jan 30, 2010

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Joan Marie Emerson Wyatt, 82, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Saturday, January 30, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend David Bobo Mullens, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held at 11:00 am, Monday...

Elvin "EJ" Darsey Jones, Sr.

Elvin "EJ" Darsey Jones, Sr.

Jan 30, 2010

Aiken- Elvin Darsey "EJ" Jones, 72, died Jan. 30. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, Feb. 2 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Interment will follow at Historic Bethany Cemetery downtown Aiken. He was born in Patterson, NJ to the late Chester Jones and Wylene Cowart Jones Crosby. He...

George Steven Kalin

George Steven Kalin

Jan 29, 2010

Aiken- Mr. George Steven Kalin, 70, died Jan. 29 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. He was born in Patterson, NJ to the late Joseph and Martha Konesky Kalin. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University, a member of St Thaddeus Episcopal Church and retired Marketing Manager with Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. and Kosa Corp. He moved to Aiken...

Elmer Lowrie Wilson

Elmer Lowrie Wilson

Jan 26, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Elmer Lowrie Wilson, 79, died January 26, 2010 at his home. Family members and close friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 2:00 PM Friday at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken. A memorial service will follow at 3:00 PM at St. John's United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will...

Gladys Croy Stout

Gladys Croy Stout

Jan 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC – MARY GLADYS CROY STOUT, 88, widow of Samuel H. Stout, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Johnson City, TN, Mrs. Stout was a daughter of the late Clyde and Willie Holly Croy. She had lived in Aiken since 1952 and was a retired LPN. Gladys was a member of Millbrook...

Elizabeth Herndon Brown

Elizabeth Herndon Brown

Jan 24, 2010

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH HERNDON BROWN, 87, widow of Olney Lane Brown, Jr., died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Savannah, GA, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Thomas Matthew and Gordy Stewart Herndon. She had lived in Aiken since 1953 and was a charter member of the Aiken First Christian Church....

Lewellyn T. Boatwright, Jr.

Lewellyn T. Boatwright, Jr.

Jan 23, 2010

Lewellyn T. Boatwright, Jr., Colonel USAF (Retired), passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010. He had resided in Aiken, SC since 1998. Born April 15, 1917 in Ridge Spring, SC to Lewellyn T. and Bertha Dunn Boatwright, Col. Boatwright was a graduate of Ridge Spring High and received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson in 1938. He was commissioned...

Bernice Prater Ussery

Bernice Prater Ussery

Jan 20, 2010

AIKEN, SC- Bernice Prater Ussery, 61, beloved wife of Henry Wayne Ussery, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mrs. Ussery was the daughter to the late David Hoke and Mary Stephens Prater. She was an office manager for over twenty years for the SC Highway Department. She also worked for Enloe Residential for ten years. She...

Claude Cook

Claude Cook

Jan 19, 2010

AIKEN, SC- Claude Franklin Cook, 84, beloved husband of Myrtle Franklin Cook, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Millbrook Baptist Church with The Reverends Dr. Eddie Leopard, Dr. Charles Masters and David Revelle officiating. Entombment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Anderson,...

Luana Howells Grimley

Luana Howells Grimley

Jan 16, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Luana Howells Grimley, 68, died Saturday, January 16, 2010. A private memorial service will be held at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, and a second memorial service will be held in Chicago at a later date. Mrs. Grimley was born in LaGrange, IL, a daughter of the late Arthur and Alice Nelson Howells. She was a registered nurse,...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Dr. Allen Shepard

Dr. Allen Shepard

Feb 18, 2010

Aiken-Dr. Allen Shepard,89, died Feb. 18 at his home. He was the widower of Susan Ellen Shepard who preceded him in death July 23, 2000. Dr. Shepard was the son of the late Mr.& Mrs. Samuel A. Shepard of Palm Beach, FL and brother of the late Dr. V.S. Shepard of Palm Beach. He is survived by a son, Christopher,...

Bobbie Clifton Blackmon

Bobbie Clifton Blackmon

Feb 17, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- BOBBIE C. BLACKMON, 85, beloved wife of the late Gordon Gladstone Blackmon, Jr., died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Commerce, TX, Mrs. Blackmon was a daughter of the late Hugh J. and Rossi Obenchain Clifton. She had lived in Aiken since 1955 and was a longtime member of St. John's...

Jamie Wilhite Thompson

Jamie Wilhite Thompson

Feb 16, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Mrs. Jamie L. Thompson, 81 passed away on Feb. 16, 2010 in Aiken after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on April 16,1928 in Rienzi, MS. She graduated from the Osceola High School, Osceola, AR where she was a star basketball player. After high school she ventured to Japan where she worked...

Alice Pardue Yonce

Alice Pardue Yonce

Feb 12, 2010

Aiken-Alice Pardue Yonce, 89, entered into rest at Mattie C. Hall on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Lamar Yonce of forty seven years. She was the daughter of the late James Edgar and Alice Horne Pardue. Alice was born Dec. 14, 1920, the youngest of four children. Due to her mother's death...

Fredrick "Pee Wee" Eugene Weatherford

Fredrick "Pee Wee" Eugene Weatherford

Feb 8, 2010

Evans, GA - Mr. Fredrick "Pee Wee" Eugene Weatherford, 65, died Monday, February 8, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Weatherford was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and worked as an equestrian caretaker. He was a member of Millbrook Baptist...

Metro Griffin Lynn

Metro Griffin Lynn

Feb 7, 2010

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- METRO "ToeToe" G. LYNN, 83, widow of James Leonard Lynn, Jr., died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at her residence. Born and raised in Manassas, GA, Mrs. Lynn was the daughter of the late Emmett and Jesse Davis Griffin, and beloved daughter-in-law of the late James and Arnell Lynn. She moved to New Ellenton in 1953 and...

Cheryl Ann Neu

Cheryl Ann Neu

Feb 5, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- CHERYL ANN Neu, 46, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Tri-Development - Linden House. Born in Miami, FL, Cheryl lived most of her life in Aiken. Survivors include her mother, Joan Tuck, Wagener, father, James Edward Neu, Sr., New Ellenton, two brothers, Daniel Edward (Amy) Neu, Aiken and James Edward (Kathleen) Neu, Graniteville, a niece Makena Neu...

Lloyd Frank Day

Lloyd Frank Day

Feb 2, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Lloyd Frank Day, 53, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church with Reverend Taylor Wells and Reverend Carrie Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Durham Hamett, Tommy Quarles, Rick Woodward, Danny Sanders, David Kitchens, Lenny...

Haley Elizabeth Baer

Haley Elizabeth Baer

Feb 1, 2010

AIKEN - Miss Haley Elizabeth Baer, 14, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at St. John United Methodist Church, Graniteville. Reverend Alan Quarles will officiate. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Brandon Hanisee, Jason Griffin, Christopher Griffin, Daniel Baer, Lauren...

Joan Marie Emerson Wyatt

Joan Marie Emerson Wyatt

Jan 30, 2010

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Joan Marie Emerson Wyatt, 82, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Saturday, January 30, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend David Bobo Mullens, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held at 11:00 am, Monday...

Elvin "EJ" Darsey Jones, Sr.

Elvin "EJ" Darsey Jones, Sr.

Jan 30, 2010

Aiken- Elvin Darsey "EJ" Jones, 72, died Jan. 30. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, Feb. 2 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Interment will follow at Historic Bethany Cemetery downtown Aiken. He was born in Patterson, NJ to the late Chester Jones and Wylene Cowart Jones Crosby. He...

George Steven Kalin

George Steven Kalin

Jan 29, 2010

Aiken- Mr. George Steven Kalin, 70, died Jan. 29 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. He was born in Patterson, NJ to the late Joseph and Martha Konesky Kalin. He was a graduate of North Carolina State University, a member of St Thaddeus Episcopal Church and retired Marketing Manager with Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. and Kosa Corp. He moved to Aiken...

Elmer Lowrie Wilson

Elmer Lowrie Wilson

Jan 26, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Elmer Lowrie Wilson, 79, died January 26, 2010 at his home. Family members and close friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 2:00 PM Friday at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken. A memorial service will follow at 3:00 PM at St. John's United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will...

Gladys Croy Stout

Gladys Croy Stout

Jan 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC – MARY GLADYS CROY STOUT, 88, widow of Samuel H. Stout, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Johnson City, TN, Mrs. Stout was a daughter of the late Clyde and Willie Holly Croy. She had lived in Aiken since 1952 and was a retired LPN. Gladys was a member of Millbrook...

Elizabeth Herndon Brown

Elizabeth Herndon Brown

Jan 24, 2010

AIKEN, SC – ELIZABETH HERNDON BROWN, 87, widow of Olney Lane Brown, Jr., died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Savannah, GA, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late Thomas Matthew and Gordy Stewart Herndon. She had lived in Aiken since 1953 and was a charter member of the Aiken First Christian Church....

Lewellyn T. Boatwright, Jr.

Lewellyn T. Boatwright, Jr.

Jan 23, 2010

Lewellyn T. Boatwright, Jr., Colonel USAF (Retired), passed away Saturday, January 23, 2010. He had resided in Aiken, SC since 1998. Born April 15, 1917 in Ridge Spring, SC to Lewellyn T. and Bertha Dunn Boatwright, Col. Boatwright was a graduate of Ridge Spring High and received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson in 1938. He was commissioned...

Bernice Prater Ussery

Bernice Prater Ussery

Jan 20, 2010

AIKEN, SC- Bernice Prater Ussery, 61, beloved wife of Henry Wayne Ussery, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mrs. Ussery was the daughter to the late David Hoke and Mary Stephens Prater. She was an office manager for over twenty years for the SC Highway Department. She also worked for Enloe Residential for ten years. She...

Claude Cook

Claude Cook

Jan 19, 2010

AIKEN, SC- Claude Franklin Cook, 84, beloved husband of Myrtle Franklin Cook, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM at Millbrook Baptist Church with The Reverends Dr. Eddie Leopard, Dr. Charles Masters and David Revelle officiating. Entombment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Anderson,...

Luana Howells Grimley

Luana Howells Grimley

Jan 16, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Luana Howells Grimley, 68, died Saturday, January 16, 2010. A private memorial service will be held at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, and a second memorial service will be held in Chicago at a later date. Mrs. Grimley was born in LaGrange, IL, a daughter of the late Arthur and Alice Nelson Howells. She was a registered nurse,...