Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt

Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt

Mar 17, 2010

Beech Island, SC - Mrs. Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt, 88, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Augusta, GA. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc., 715 East Pine Log Road, Aikne, SC

Mary Muse

Mary Muse

Mar 15, 2010

RIDGE SPRING, SC - Mrs. Mary Muse, 82, died Monday, March 15, 2010 at her residence. Local arrangements are being handled by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Margaret Mullen Mehm

Margaret Mullen Mehm

Mar 13, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Margaret Mullen Mehm, beloved mother of Colleen Jones, died Saturday March 13, 2010 at University Hospital, Augusta. Funeral services will be held in New Jersey at a later date. Local arrangements are being handled by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Teresa Bryant Coffey

Teresa Bryant Coffey

Mar 9, 2010

Windsor- Teresa Bryant Coffey, 53, died March 9. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, March 11 at Mt. Beulah Baptist Church with the Rev. Olan Sizemore officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was born in Aiken to James and Nettie Kitchings Woodward, Windsor, SC. Other survivors include her loving sons, David Allen Speissegger, Moncks...

Timothy James Rogers, Jr.

Timothy James Rogers, Jr.

Mar 8, 2010

AIKEN- Timothy James Rogers, Jr., 18 month old son of Timothy James and Jane Nicole Woodward Rogers, died March 8, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:00 at First Baptist Church, Windsor, SC with the Rev. Jason Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Rogers Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wesley...

Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh

Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh

Mar 8, 2010

Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh, 82, died, March 8, 2010, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Shirley was born September 19, 1927 in Minneola, FL, to the late Neil and Margie Thurmond. She was a graduate of Alexander Park High School in Portsmouth, VA. She has been a resident of New Ellenton, SC from 1950 until 1999, and in Aiken, SC the last...

Joseph H. Farmer

Joseph H. Farmer

Mar 7, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Joseph H. Farmer, 89, died Sunday, March 7, 2010. Inurnment will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, March 19 at the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium with the Reverend Dr. David Cozad officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Farmer was born in Augusta, GA, a son of the late Geames and Edna Allen Farmer....

Christine Lyday Merrill

Christine Lyday Merrill

Mar 5, 2010

Aiken- Christine Caroline Lyday Merrill, 77, died March 5 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. She was born in Transylvania, NC to the late Ernest William and Frances Gray Lyday and was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving husband, Winston Everette Merrill and beloved children, Deborah Kay Merrill, Aiken, and David Wayne Merrill, Lexington. In addition to...

Barbara Paschal Mortimer

Barbara Paschal Mortimer

Mar 5, 2010

Arrangements are incomplete. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Charles Weiss

Charles Weiss

Mar 4, 2010

Arrangements are incomplete. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair

Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair

Mar 4, 2010

Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair Homemaker and Community Leader Montmorenci, S. C.-Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair, 85, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with Reverend Tommy Richardson, Reverend Ted Robertson and Reverend William Bradley Bird officiating. Interment will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the...

Rev. Loman Foster Fish

Rev. Loman Foster Fish

Mar 4, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Loman Foster Fish, 82, retired United Methodist minister, died March 4, 2010 at his residence, HarborChase of Aiken, where he has lived for the last 3 ½ years. A native of Sherrodsville, Ohio, Loman was married to Ilene (Muzzy) Fish for 56 years prior to her death in 2005. He was a graduate of Asbury College and...

Minnie Lee Fox Courtney

Minnie Lee Fox Courtney

Mar 3, 2010

CHARLESTON, SC - Mrs. Minnie Lee Fox Courtney, 92, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in North Charleston, SC. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with Reverend Charles Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Mrs. Courtney was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late Rufus and...

Russell Lee McClellan

Russell Lee McClellan

Mar 1, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Russell Lee McClellan, 84, died March 1, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church of Jackson. Interment with military honors will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Wednesday evening at First Baptist Church, Jackson, and one hour prior to...

C. A. Shahan

C. A. Shahan

Mar 1, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- CARL ARLOS SHAHAN, 56, beloved husband of Charmayne Widener Shahan, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Knoxville, TN, C. A. was a son of Eva Hancock Shahan and the late Carl Shahan. He had lived in Aiken County for 20 years and was a member of the Midway Men's Social...

Barbara Hickman Brewer

Barbara Hickman Brewer

Feb 27, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Barbara Hickman Brewer, 77, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Pepperhill Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM today (Monday) in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Pallbearers will be Wayne Plunkett, Bill Bishop, Houston Brown, Wilbur Yonce, Wallis Bland and Elzie Peals. Mrs. Brewer was born in...

Paul M. Hankinson

Paul M. Hankinson

Feb 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC- Mr. Paul McCreary Hankinson, Jr., 86 , beloved husband of Jennie L. Gunter Hankinson, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 1, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Shellhouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will...

Mary Jewell Key

Mary Jewell Key

Feb 25, 2010

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- MARY JEWELL KEY, 68, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Miss Key was a daughter of the late Jessie James and Viola K. Key. She retired from the Aiken office of South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department after 24 years of service. Mary was a member of...

Laura Clinton Whitfield

Laura Clinton Whitfield

Feb 23, 2010

Aiken-Laura C. Whitfield, 51, passed away February 23rd. She was the beloved daughter of Deanna and Brooks Whitfield of Aiken. She was born in San Francisco, CA and became a dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Co. when a teenager. She graduated from Principia College, Elsah, IL where she was involved with their Dance Programmed productions. She earned a Master's...

Dr. S. Gilmore Eaves

Dr. S. Gilmore Eaves

Feb 23, 2010

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- S. GILMORE EAVES, SR., MD, 82, beloved husband of Barbara Powers Eaves, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Dr. Eaves was born January 14, 1928 in Dunbarton, SC to Frampton L. Eaves, Sr. and Maxie Hiers Eaves. He was the last born of 9 children. He attended Dunbarton Elementary and graduated from...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt

Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt

Mar 17, 2010

Beech Island, SC - Mrs. Mattie Gertrude Carson DeWitt, 88, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Augusta, GA. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, Inc., 715 East Pine Log Road, Aikne, SC

Mary Muse

Mary Muse

Mar 15, 2010

RIDGE SPRING, SC - Mrs. Mary Muse, 82, died Monday, March 15, 2010 at her residence. Local arrangements are being handled by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Margaret Mullen Mehm

Margaret Mullen Mehm

Mar 13, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Margaret Mullen Mehm, beloved mother of Colleen Jones, died Saturday March 13, 2010 at University Hospital, Augusta. Funeral services will be held in New Jersey at a later date. Local arrangements are being handled by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Teresa Bryant Coffey

Teresa Bryant Coffey

Mar 9, 2010

Windsor- Teresa Bryant Coffey, 53, died March 9. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Thursday, March 11 at Mt. Beulah Baptist Church with the Rev. Olan Sizemore officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was born in Aiken to James and Nettie Kitchings Woodward, Windsor, SC. Other survivors include her loving sons, David Allen Speissegger, Moncks...

Timothy James Rogers, Jr.

Timothy James Rogers, Jr.

Mar 8, 2010

AIKEN- Timothy James Rogers, Jr., 18 month old son of Timothy James and Jane Nicole Woodward Rogers, died March 8, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:00 at First Baptist Church, Windsor, SC with the Rev. Jason Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Rogers Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wesley...

Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh

Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh

Mar 8, 2010

Shirley Thurmond Arbaugh, 82, died, March 8, 2010, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Shirley was born September 19, 1927 in Minneola, FL, to the late Neil and Margie Thurmond. She was a graduate of Alexander Park High School in Portsmouth, VA. She has been a resident of New Ellenton, SC from 1950 until 1999, and in Aiken, SC the last...

Joseph H. Farmer

Joseph H. Farmer

Mar 7, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Joseph H. Farmer, 89, died Sunday, March 7, 2010. Inurnment will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, March 19 at the First Presbyterian Church Columbarium with the Reverend Dr. David Cozad officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Farmer was born in Augusta, GA, a son of the late Geames and Edna Allen Farmer....

Christine Lyday Merrill

Christine Lyday Merrill

Mar 5, 2010

Aiken- Christine Caroline Lyday Merrill, 77, died March 5 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. She was born in Transylvania, NC to the late Ernest William and Frances Gray Lyday and was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include her loving husband, Winston Everette Merrill and beloved children, Deborah Kay Merrill, Aiken, and David Wayne Merrill, Lexington. In addition to...

Barbara Paschal Mortimer

Barbara Paschal Mortimer

Mar 5, 2010

Arrangements are incomplete. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Charles Weiss

Charles Weiss

Mar 4, 2010

Arrangements are incomplete. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair

Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair

Mar 4, 2010

Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair Homemaker and Community Leader Montmorenci, S. C.-Lorraine Spates Carlisle McNair, 85, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with Reverend Tommy Richardson, Reverend Ted Robertson and Reverend William Bradley Bird officiating. Interment will be held at 11:00 AM Monday in the...

Rev. Loman Foster Fish

Rev. Loman Foster Fish

Mar 4, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- Loman Foster Fish, 82, retired United Methodist minister, died March 4, 2010 at his residence, HarborChase of Aiken, where he has lived for the last 3 ½ years. A native of Sherrodsville, Ohio, Loman was married to Ilene (Muzzy) Fish for 56 years prior to her death in 2005. He was a graduate of Asbury College and...

Minnie Lee Fox Courtney

Minnie Lee Fox Courtney

Mar 3, 2010

CHARLESTON, SC - Mrs. Minnie Lee Fox Courtney, 92, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in North Charleston, SC. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave., with Reverend Charles Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Mrs. Courtney was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late Rufus and...

Russell Lee McClellan

Russell Lee McClellan

Mar 1, 2010

AIKEN - Mr. Russell Lee McClellan, 84, died March 1, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday at First Baptist Church of Jackson. Interment with military honors will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 PM Wednesday evening at First Baptist Church, Jackson, and one hour prior to...

C. A. Shahan

C. A. Shahan

Mar 1, 2010

AIKEN, SC -- CARL ARLOS SHAHAN, 56, beloved husband of Charmayne Widener Shahan, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Knoxville, TN, C. A. was a son of Eva Hancock Shahan and the late Carl Shahan. He had lived in Aiken County for 20 years and was a member of the Midway Men's Social...

Barbara Hickman Brewer

Barbara Hickman Brewer

Feb 27, 2010

AIKEN - Mrs. Barbara Hickman Brewer, 77, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Pepperhill Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM today (Monday) in Aiken Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Pallbearers will be Wayne Plunkett, Bill Bishop, Houston Brown, Wilbur Yonce, Wallis Bland and Elzie Peals. Mrs. Brewer was born in...

Paul M. Hankinson

Paul M. Hankinson

Feb 26, 2010

AIKEN, SC- Mr. Paul McCreary Hankinson, Jr., 86 , beloved husband of Jennie L. Gunter Hankinson, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 1, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Shellhouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Historic Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will...

Mary Jewell Key

Mary Jewell Key

Feb 25, 2010

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- MARY JEWELL KEY, 68, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at her residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Miss Key was a daughter of the late Jessie James and Viola K. Key. She retired from the Aiken office of South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department after 24 years of service. Mary was a member of...

Laura Clinton Whitfield

Laura Clinton Whitfield

Feb 23, 2010

Aiken-Laura C. Whitfield, 51, passed away February 23rd. She was the beloved daughter of Deanna and Brooks Whitfield of Aiken. She was born in San Francisco, CA and became a dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Co. when a teenager. She graduated from Principia College, Elsah, IL where she was involved with their Dance Programmed productions. She earned a Master's...

Dr. S. Gilmore Eaves

Dr. S. Gilmore Eaves

Feb 23, 2010

NEW ELLENTON, SC -- S. GILMORE EAVES, SR., MD, 82, beloved husband of Barbara Powers Eaves, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Dr. Eaves was born January 14, 1928 in Dunbarton, SC to Frampton L. Eaves, Sr. and Maxie Hiers Eaves. He was the last born of 9 children. He attended Dunbarton Elementary and graduated from...