Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

James Russell Legg

James Russell Legg

Jan 14, 2010

AIKEN, SC- James Russell Legg Sr., 73, beloved husband of Frankie Evelyn Brown Legg, died January 14, 2010 at his residence. James was a native of Moss, MS, and a son to Lillian Stringer Legg, Aiken, and the late Walter H. Legg. He was an electrician, manager, and owner of Windy Hill Storage and was of the Baptist faith. He...

Linda Gossett Messick

Linda Gossett Messick

Jan 9, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Linda Gossett Messick, 54, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Southland Memorial Gardens, West Columbia, SC, with Rev. Darrell Morgan officiating. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Shellhouse-Rivers funeral home. A native of Spartanburg,...

Kay K. Taylor

Kay K. Taylor

Jan 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC – With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of KAY KARON TAYLOR, 46, on Friday, January 8, 2010 at her residence. A native and life long resident of Aiken, Kay was a daughter of Cathy and Billy Taylor. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Kay was a devoted school teacher at J.E.T. Middle...

Harmon "Bunk" Arthur Lowe

Harmon "Bunk" Arthur Lowe

Jan 7, 2010

AIKEN, SC – HARMON A. "BUNK" LOWE, 77, beloved husband of Margaret Wilson Lowe, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Lowe was a son of the late Arthur Lee and Erma Snellings Lowe. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War....

Jean Dees Hall

Jean Dees Hall

Jan 5, 2010

AIKEN- Jean Dees Hall passed away peacefully at her home on January 5, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010, in the chapel of Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with interment to follow at Aiken Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hall was born on May 23, 1936 in Daytona Beach, at Halifax Hospital, the second of twin girls. She was...

Mary G. Sizemore

Mary G. Sizemore

Jan 4, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Mary Garvin Sizemore, 84, died Sunday, January 3, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held privately at a later date. Mrs. Sizemore was born in Macon, GA,...

Samuel Alexander Cothran

Samuel Alexander Cothran

Jan 3, 2010

Mr. Samuel Alexander Cothran, 94, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. David Cozad and Jane Keisler officiating. The family will receive friends in the church Fellowship Hall following the service. Interment will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in Edgewood Cemetery...

Sophie Adams Blakeslee

Sophie Adams Blakeslee

Jan 3, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Sophie Agnes Adams Blakeslee, 91, died January 3, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 5:00 PM on Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends until 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with Reverend Agustin...

Flora Fox

Flora Fox

Jan 1, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Flora W. Fox, 85, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Pastor Bill Watkins officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mrs. Fox was born...

Robert L Fisher

Robert L Fisher

Dec 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC – ROBERT LOUIS FISHER, 89, beloved husband of Dorothy Beach Fisher, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Clarence, IA, Mr. Fisher was a son of the late Joseph L. and Dora Christophersen Fisher. In the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, Mr. Fisher was the drummer for the Joseph Fisher Orchestra,...

Judy Emslie

Judy Emslie

Dec 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC – JUDY EMSLIE, 60, beloved daughter of Eleanor Henne Emslie and the late William H. Emslie, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. A memorial service will be held at a later date and will be announced. Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com SHELLHOUSE – RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD.,...

Georgann Russell

Georgann Russell

Dec 29, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Georgann Russell, 57, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Russell is survived by her beloved husband, Billy G. Russell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity of choice. Mrs. Russell's's online guest book may be signed at...

Elizabeth Fennely Sasser

Elizabeth Fennely Sasser

Dec 29, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Elizabeth Fennely Sasser, 59, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Mrs. Sasser was born in Brooklyn, NY. Prior to moving to Aiken earlier this year, she had lived in Savannah, GA and New York where she worked at Jones of New York and at Macys. She graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts, and received her Masters Degree from...

Elizabeth Leopard

Elizabeth Leopard

Dec 29, 2009

Elizabeth J. Leopard, of Aiken, SC, beloved wife of Billy E. Leopard, daughter of the late Eva Heneritta Davis-Stephens and the late Leonard Alvin Presson, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on December 29, 2009, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Bill, a brother Verlin E. Presson and his wife, Judy, of...

Roy George Whitcraft, Jr.

Roy George Whitcraft, Jr.

Dec 28, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Roy George Whitcraft, Jr., 68, died Monday, December 28, 2009. Funeral services will be held privately. Mr. Whitcradft was born in Lancaster, PA, a son of the late Roy G. and Ruth Nicksdorf Whitcraft. He retired from the US Army a Master Sergeant, having served in Korea and Vietnam, He received numerous medals and awards including the...

Bertha May Holley

Bertha May Holley

Dec 26, 2009

AIKEN- Mrs. Bertha May Harris Holley, 82, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at her residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, December 28, 3:00 PM at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Leopard and Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will be held privately at 2:30 at Millbrook Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends following...

Verda Cochran Hillan

Verda Cochran Hillan

Dec 25, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Verda Hillan, 98, loving mother of William James Hillan, died December 25, 2009. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Winaka Knopp

Winaka Knopp

Dec 23, 2009

AIKEN- Mrs. Winaka Cook Knopp, 92, died Wednesday , December 23, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Knopp was born in Glen Rogers, WV, a daughter of the late John Richard and Sophia Davis Cook. She was a homemaker and a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Aiken, SC. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Amaranth....

Albert "Ab" C. Allen

Albert "Ab" C. Allen

Dec 23, 2009

Aiken-Albert Clark "Ab" Allen, 76, died Wednesday December 23, at Aiken Regional. The son to the late Albert Clark, Sr. and Agnes Stackhouse Allen. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Judith Wilder Allen, two sons, Clark (Tricey) Allen, Greenville, SC, and Patrick (Gloria) Allen, Greenville, NC, and four grandchildren, Maggie Allen, Wilder Allen, Jennifer Allen, Matthew...

John M. Reynolds II

John M. Reynolds II

Dec 23, 2009

John M. Reynolds II, 58, of Aiken, South Carolina, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009. The son of the late Julian Phlegar Reynolds and Pearl Bess Reynolds, John was born July 27, 1951, in Norfolk, Virginia, and grew up in Virginia Beach. He was the grandson of John Madison and Alma Fischer Reynolds, of Reynolds Hardware, formerly in Norfolk. John was...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

James Russell Legg

James Russell Legg

Jan 14, 2010

AIKEN, SC- James Russell Legg Sr., 73, beloved husband of Frankie Evelyn Brown Legg, died January 14, 2010 at his residence. James was a native of Moss, MS, and a son to Lillian Stringer Legg, Aiken, and the late Walter H. Legg. He was an electrician, manager, and owner of Windy Hill Storage and was of the Baptist faith. He...

Linda Gossett Messick

Linda Gossett Messick

Jan 9, 2010

AIKEN, SC – Linda Gossett Messick, 54, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Southland Memorial Gardens, West Columbia, SC, with Rev. Darrell Morgan officiating. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Shellhouse-Rivers funeral home. A native of Spartanburg,...

Kay K. Taylor

Kay K. Taylor

Jan 8, 2010

AIKEN, SC – With great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of KAY KARON TAYLOR, 46, on Friday, January 8, 2010 at her residence. A native and life long resident of Aiken, Kay was a daughter of Cathy and Billy Taylor. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Kay was a devoted school teacher at J.E.T. Middle...

Harmon "Bunk" Arthur Lowe

Harmon "Bunk" Arthur Lowe

Jan 7, 2010

AIKEN, SC – HARMON A. "BUNK" LOWE, 77, beloved husband of Margaret Wilson Lowe, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Lowe was a son of the late Arthur Lee and Erma Snellings Lowe. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War....

Jean Dees Hall

Jean Dees Hall

Jan 5, 2010

AIKEN- Jean Dees Hall passed away peacefully at her home on January 5, 2010. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010, in the chapel of Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home with interment to follow at Aiken Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hall was born on May 23, 1936 in Daytona Beach, at Halifax Hospital, the second of twin girls. She was...

Mary G. Sizemore

Mary G. Sizemore

Jan 4, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Mary Garvin Sizemore, 84, died Sunday, January 3, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Interment will be held privately at a later date. Mrs. Sizemore was born in Macon, GA,...

Samuel Alexander Cothran

Samuel Alexander Cothran

Jan 3, 2010

Mr. Samuel Alexander Cothran, 94, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. David Cozad and Jane Keisler officiating. The family will receive friends in the church Fellowship Hall following the service. Interment will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in Edgewood Cemetery...

Sophie Adams Blakeslee

Sophie Adams Blakeslee

Jan 3, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Sophie Agnes Adams Blakeslee, 91, died January 3, 2010. A prayer service will be held at 5:00 PM on Tuesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends until 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Wednesday at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with Reverend Agustin...

Flora Fox

Flora Fox

Jan 1, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Flora W. Fox, 85, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at her residence. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church with the Pastor Bill Watkins officiating. The family will receive friends immediately after the service at the church. Interment will be private. Mrs. Fox was born...

Robert L Fisher

Robert L Fisher

Dec 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC – ROBERT LOUIS FISHER, 89, beloved husband of Dorothy Beach Fisher, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at University Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Clarence, IA, Mr. Fisher was a son of the late Joseph L. and Dora Christophersen Fisher. In the late 1930’s and early 1940’s, Mr. Fisher was the drummer for the Joseph Fisher Orchestra,...

Judy Emslie

Judy Emslie

Dec 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC – JUDY EMSLIE, 60, beloved daughter of Eleanor Henne Emslie and the late William H. Emslie, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Harbor Chase of Aiken. A memorial service will be held at a later date and will be announced. Please visit the online guest register at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com SHELLHOUSE – RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD.,...

Georgann Russell

Georgann Russell

Dec 29, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Georgann Russell, 57, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Russell is survived by her beloved husband, Billy G. Russell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to a charity of choice. Mrs. Russell's's online guest book may be signed at...

Elizabeth Fennely Sasser

Elizabeth Fennely Sasser

Dec 29, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Elizabeth Fennely Sasser, 59, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Mrs. Sasser was born in Brooklyn, NY. Prior to moving to Aiken earlier this year, she had lived in Savannah, GA and New York where she worked at Jones of New York and at Macys. She graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts, and received her Masters Degree from...

Elizabeth Leopard

Elizabeth Leopard

Dec 29, 2009

Elizabeth J. Leopard, of Aiken, SC, beloved wife of Billy E. Leopard, daughter of the late Eva Heneritta Davis-Stephens and the late Leonard Alvin Presson, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on December 29, 2009, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband, Bill, a brother Verlin E. Presson and his wife, Judy, of...

Roy George Whitcraft, Jr.

Roy George Whitcraft, Jr.

Dec 28, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Roy George Whitcraft, Jr., 68, died Monday, December 28, 2009. Funeral services will be held privately. Mr. Whitcradft was born in Lancaster, PA, a son of the late Roy G. and Ruth Nicksdorf Whitcraft. He retired from the US Army a Master Sergeant, having served in Korea and Vietnam, He received numerous medals and awards including the...

Bertha May Holley

Bertha May Holley

Dec 26, 2009

AIKEN- Mrs. Bertha May Harris Holley, 82, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at her residence. A memorial service will be held Monday, December 28, 3:00 PM at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Leopard and Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will be held privately at 2:30 at Millbrook Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends following...

Verda Cochran Hillan

Verda Cochran Hillan

Dec 25, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Verda Hillan, 98, loving mother of William James Hillan, died December 25, 2009. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Winaka Knopp

Winaka Knopp

Dec 23, 2009

AIKEN- Mrs. Winaka Cook Knopp, 92, died Wednesday , December 23, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Knopp was born in Glen Rogers, WV, a daughter of the late John Richard and Sophia Davis Cook. She was a homemaker and a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Aiken, SC. She was a member of the Eastern Star and Amaranth....

Albert "Ab" C. Allen

Albert "Ab" C. Allen

Dec 23, 2009

Aiken-Albert Clark "Ab" Allen, 76, died Wednesday December 23, at Aiken Regional. The son to the late Albert Clark, Sr. and Agnes Stackhouse Allen. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Judith Wilder Allen, two sons, Clark (Tricey) Allen, Greenville, SC, and Patrick (Gloria) Allen, Greenville, NC, and four grandchildren, Maggie Allen, Wilder Allen, Jennifer Allen, Matthew...

John M. Reynolds II

John M. Reynolds II

Dec 23, 2009

John M. Reynolds II, 58, of Aiken, South Carolina, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009. The son of the late Julian Phlegar Reynolds and Pearl Bess Reynolds, John was born July 27, 1951, in Norfolk, Virginia, and grew up in Virginia Beach. He was the grandson of John Madison and Alma Fischer Reynolds, of Reynolds Hardware, formerly in Norfolk. John was...