Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Don L. Passage, Jr.

Don L. Passage, Jr.

Oct 4, 2009

AIKEN, SC – DON L. PASSAGE, JR., 85, husband of Janet Grentzinger Passage, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his residence in Kalmia Landing. A native of New York State, Mr. Passage was a son of the late Don L. and Luella Glor Passage, Sr.,. He was born in Bennington, NY on July 27, 1924 and graduated from Batavia High...

Deborah L. Cansler

Deborah L. Cansler

Oct 4, 2009

AIKEN, SC – DEBORAH LYNN WILLIAMS CANSLER, 52, widow of Jon David Cansler, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Norfolk, VA, Deborah was a daughter of Betty Ann Joyner Weiand and Jimmy Ray Williams. She had lived in Aiken for 28 years and was a customer service representative with Verizion Wireless Communications at...

Karen Caughron Wienke

Karen Caughron Wienke

Oct 1, 2009

AIKEN, SC – KAREN SUE CAUGHRON WIENKE, 65, beloved wife of Theodore A. Wienke, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at her residence. A native of Gary, IN, Mrs. Wienke was a daughter of Naomi Zoller Caughron and the late James Leonard Caughron. She was a homemaker for most of her life and had lived in Aiken since 1986. Karen was...

Priscilla Moulton Murray

Priscilla Moulton Murray

Sep 29, 2009

AIKEN, SC – PRISCILLA MOULTON MURRAY, 70, widow of Robert Edward Murray, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at her residence. A native of Dover, NH, Mrs. Murray was a daughter of Gillman W. and Pauline Garland Moulton. After retiring as a registered nurse in the 1990's, she returned to her lifelong love of the arts. Most notably, Mrs. Murray developed...

John Harold Erickson

John Harold Erickson

Sep 29, 2009

Arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave.

Esther Adams Matthews

Esther Adams Matthews

Sep 28, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Esther Adams Matthews, 86, died Monday, September 28, 2009. A service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 3 in the St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Chapel with the Reverend Joseph Whitehurst officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Matthews was born in Sardinia, NY, a daughter of the late Edwin C. and Edith...

Ruth Crook Johnson

Ruth Crook Johnson

Sep 24, 2009

Windsor-Ruth Crook Johnson, 86, died Sept. 24 at home. The graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, September 27 in the First Baptist Church of Windsor Cemetery. A funeral service will follow in the First Baptist Church of Windsor with Frank Mizell officiating. The family will receive friends following the church service. She was born in Lincolnton, GA...

Essie Geddings Osteen

Essie Geddings Osteen

Sep 24, 2009

AIKEN, SC – ESSIE GEDDINGS OSTEEN, 76, beloved wife of John William Osteen, Jr., died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Sumter County, SC, Mrs. Osteen was a daughter of the late Maggie Viola “Ola” and Ollie Vernon Geddings. She had lived in Aiken for 51 years where she operated a custom drapery shop...

Leslie Herman Boland, Jr.

Leslie Herman Boland, Jr.

Sep 23, 2009

Aiken-Mr. Leslie Herman Boland, Jr. died Sept. 23, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Am Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Kirk and Rev. Steve Gillette officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens with US Marine Corps Honors and Sons of Confederate Re-enactors Color Guard. Pallbearers will be Eddie Raines, Mike Ridgeway,...

Donna May Davis Petersen

Donna May Davis Petersen

Sep 21, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- Donna May Davis Petersen, died Monday, September 21, 2009 in North Augusta, South Carolina, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born to the late Pearl C. and Doris Davis on August 1, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Donna received a degree in education from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1953. In school, she excelled in field...

Joseph Dean Bartee

Joseph Dean Bartee

Sep 19, 2009

JOSEPH DEAN “JOE” BARTEE, 64, beloved husband of Darinda Certa “Dee” Bartee, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at his residence. Born in San Antonio, TX, Joe grew up in Vinton, LA and was a son of the late James Everett and Ed Mae Reed Bartee. He had lived in Aiken for 18 years and was retired as a project manager...

Frances Hancock Dunn

Frances Hancock Dunn

Sep 16, 2009

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Frances Hancock Dunn, 89, died peacefully Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at Heritage Healthcare at Mattie C. Hall. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s United Methodist Church. Reverend Dr. George K. Howle and Reverend Keith Stewart will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor....

Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers

Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers

Sep 16, 2009

AIKEN - Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers, 73, entered into rest on September 16, 2009 at Aiken Regional Hospital. She is the beloved wife of Jack Rogers, Aiken, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 19, 2009 at St. John's United Methodist Church, Aiken, SC with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Internment will follow...

Mac McCormick

Mac McCormick

Sep 9, 2009

AIKEN, SC – MARSHALL BLAINE "MAC" McCORMICK, Jr., 87, beloved husband of Martha Ann Moseley McCormick, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of New Bern, TN, Mac was a son of the late Marshall B and Susie Thomas McCormick. He served as a TSgt. in the United States Army during World War II and...

Linda Farrar Estvander

Linda Farrar Estvander

Sep 9, 2009

JOHNSTON, SC - Ms. Linda Ann Farrar Estvander, 59, died September 9, 2009 at her residence. Linda, a daughter of Richard Farrar of Johnston, and the late Jean Flanigan Farrar, had been a resident of Aiken since 1993. She was an LPN and worked for Lexington Extended Care Home. In addition to her father she is survived by her husband,...

Grover C Jones

Grover C Jones

Sep 9, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Grover Cleveland Jones, Jr., 81, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Am Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Reverend Dr. Christopher Masters will officiate. Interment will be held at 12:15 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...

John Robert Black

John Robert Black

Sep 5, 2009

New Ellenton - John Robert Black, 79, died Sept. 5 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Southlawn Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Carter and Rev. Bryan Brantley officiating. Mr. Black was born in Gaffney, SC to the late Joseph Carlisle and Mildred Kirby Black. He was a retired supervisor with E...

Raymond Benjamin Lawson

Raymond Benjamin Lawson

Aug 27, 2009

Raymond Benjamin Lawson AIKEN – Mr. Raymond Benjamin Lawson, 88, of 34 Chappells Road, went to be home with Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, on August 27, 2009. A memorial service will be held at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 Pine Log Road, Aiken, on September 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Interment with military honors will follow at Southlawn...

John Travis Bodenheimer II

John Travis Bodenheimer II

Aug 25, 2009

John Travis Bodenheimer, II, 43, of Burke, VA, died August 25, 2009 in Falls Church, VA. John was born in Aiken, SC, and attended Aiken Elementary and South Aiken High Schools. He is survived by his mother, Kay Felder Bodenheimer, of Aiken; sisters, Beth Dworjanyn (Pete) and Melissa McInnis (Jonathan); nephews, Jack and Nick Dworjanyn, Aidan McInnis, and a niece,...

Robert Rudd Hurt

Robert Rudd Hurt

Aug 24, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Robert Rudd Hurt, 82, passed away on August 24, 2009 after a long illness. Robert Hurt was born May 24, 1927 in Staunton, VA. He served his country in WWII as well as the Korean Conflict, earning the rank of Captain. After graduating from the University of Virginia he became a speechwriter for Senators and Governors. Mr....

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Don L. Passage, Jr.

Don L. Passage, Jr.

Oct 4, 2009

AIKEN, SC – DON L. PASSAGE, JR., 85, husband of Janet Grentzinger Passage, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his residence in Kalmia Landing. A native of New York State, Mr. Passage was a son of the late Don L. and Luella Glor Passage, Sr.,. He was born in Bennington, NY on July 27, 1924 and graduated from Batavia High...

Deborah L. Cansler

Deborah L. Cansler

Oct 4, 2009

AIKEN, SC – DEBORAH LYNN WILLIAMS CANSLER, 52, widow of Jon David Cansler, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Norfolk, VA, Deborah was a daughter of Betty Ann Joyner Weiand and Jimmy Ray Williams. She had lived in Aiken for 28 years and was a customer service representative with Verizion Wireless Communications at...

Karen Caughron Wienke

Karen Caughron Wienke

Oct 1, 2009

AIKEN, SC – KAREN SUE CAUGHRON WIENKE, 65, beloved wife of Theodore A. Wienke, died Thursday, October 1, 2009 at her residence. A native of Gary, IN, Mrs. Wienke was a daughter of Naomi Zoller Caughron and the late James Leonard Caughron. She was a homemaker for most of her life and had lived in Aiken since 1986. Karen was...

Priscilla Moulton Murray

Priscilla Moulton Murray

Sep 29, 2009

AIKEN, SC – PRISCILLA MOULTON MURRAY, 70, widow of Robert Edward Murray, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at her residence. A native of Dover, NH, Mrs. Murray was a daughter of Gillman W. and Pauline Garland Moulton. After retiring as a registered nurse in the 1990's, she returned to her lifelong love of the arts. Most notably, Mrs. Murray developed...

John Harold Erickson

John Harold Erickson

Sep 29, 2009

Arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave.

Esther Adams Matthews

Esther Adams Matthews

Sep 28, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Esther Adams Matthews, 86, died Monday, September 28, 2009. A service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 3 in the St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Chapel with the Reverend Joseph Whitehurst officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Matthews was born in Sardinia, NY, a daughter of the late Edwin C. and Edith...

Ruth Crook Johnson

Ruth Crook Johnson

Sep 24, 2009

Windsor-Ruth Crook Johnson, 86, died Sept. 24 at home. The graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, September 27 in the First Baptist Church of Windsor Cemetery. A funeral service will follow in the First Baptist Church of Windsor with Frank Mizell officiating. The family will receive friends following the church service. She was born in Lincolnton, GA...

Essie Geddings Osteen

Essie Geddings Osteen

Sep 24, 2009

AIKEN, SC – ESSIE GEDDINGS OSTEEN, 76, beloved wife of John William Osteen, Jr., died Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Sumter County, SC, Mrs. Osteen was a daughter of the late Maggie Viola “Ola” and Ollie Vernon Geddings. She had lived in Aiken for 51 years where she operated a custom drapery shop...

Leslie Herman Boland, Jr.

Leslie Herman Boland, Jr.

Sep 23, 2009

Aiken-Mr. Leslie Herman Boland, Jr. died Sept. 23, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Am Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Kirk and Rev. Steve Gillette officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens with US Marine Corps Honors and Sons of Confederate Re-enactors Color Guard. Pallbearers will be Eddie Raines, Mike Ridgeway,...

Donna May Davis Petersen

Donna May Davis Petersen

Sep 21, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- Donna May Davis Petersen, died Monday, September 21, 2009 in North Augusta, South Carolina, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born to the late Pearl C. and Doris Davis on August 1, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Donna received a degree in education from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1953. In school, she excelled in field...

Joseph Dean Bartee

Joseph Dean Bartee

Sep 19, 2009

JOSEPH DEAN “JOE” BARTEE, 64, beloved husband of Darinda Certa “Dee” Bartee, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at his residence. Born in San Antonio, TX, Joe grew up in Vinton, LA and was a son of the late James Everett and Ed Mae Reed Bartee. He had lived in Aiken for 18 years and was retired as a project manager...

Frances Hancock Dunn

Frances Hancock Dunn

Sep 16, 2009

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Frances Hancock Dunn, 89, died peacefully Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at Heritage Healthcare at Mattie C. Hall. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s United Methodist Church. Reverend Dr. George K. Howle and Reverend Keith Stewart will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service in the church parlor....

Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers

Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers

Sep 16, 2009

AIKEN - Dr. Mary Ann Sprawls Rogers, 73, entered into rest on September 16, 2009 at Aiken Regional Hospital. She is the beloved wife of Jack Rogers, Aiken, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 19, 2009 at St. John's United Methodist Church, Aiken, SC with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Internment will follow...

Mac McCormick

Mac McCormick

Sep 9, 2009

AIKEN, SC – MARSHALL BLAINE "MAC" McCORMICK, Jr., 87, beloved husband of Martha Ann Moseley McCormick, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of New Bern, TN, Mac was a son of the late Marshall B and Susie Thomas McCormick. He served as a TSgt. in the United States Army during World War II and...

Linda Farrar Estvander

Linda Farrar Estvander

Sep 9, 2009

JOHNSTON, SC - Ms. Linda Ann Farrar Estvander, 59, died September 9, 2009 at her residence. Linda, a daughter of Richard Farrar of Johnston, and the late Jean Flanigan Farrar, had been a resident of Aiken since 1993. She was an LPN and worked for Lexington Extended Care Home. In addition to her father she is survived by her husband,...

Grover C Jones

Grover C Jones

Sep 9, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Grover Cleveland Jones, Jr., 81, died Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Am Saturday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Reverend Dr. Christopher Masters will officiate. Interment will be held at 12:15 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...

John Robert Black

John Robert Black

Sep 5, 2009

New Ellenton - John Robert Black, 79, died Sept. 5 at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Southlawn Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Carter and Rev. Bryan Brantley officiating. Mr. Black was born in Gaffney, SC to the late Joseph Carlisle and Mildred Kirby Black. He was a retired supervisor with E...

Raymond Benjamin Lawson

Raymond Benjamin Lawson

Aug 27, 2009

Raymond Benjamin Lawson AIKEN – Mr. Raymond Benjamin Lawson, 88, of 34 Chappells Road, went to be home with Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, on August 27, 2009. A memorial service will be held at the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 Pine Log Road, Aiken, on September 5, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Interment with military honors will follow at Southlawn...

John Travis Bodenheimer II

John Travis Bodenheimer II

Aug 25, 2009

John Travis Bodenheimer, II, 43, of Burke, VA, died August 25, 2009 in Falls Church, VA. John was born in Aiken, SC, and attended Aiken Elementary and South Aiken High Schools. He is survived by his mother, Kay Felder Bodenheimer, of Aiken; sisters, Beth Dworjanyn (Pete) and Melissa McInnis (Jonathan); nephews, Jack and Nick Dworjanyn, Aidan McInnis, and a niece,...

Robert Rudd Hurt

Robert Rudd Hurt

Aug 24, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Robert Rudd Hurt, 82, passed away on August 24, 2009 after a long illness. Robert Hurt was born May 24, 1927 in Staunton, VA. He served his country in WWII as well as the Korean Conflict, earning the rank of Captain. After graduating from the University of Virginia he became a speechwriter for Senators and Governors. Mr....