Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Dana Osborne Stowell

Dana Osborne Stowell

Nov 30, 2009

N. AUGUSTA - Ms. Dana Rose Osborne Stowell, 45, died Monday, November 30, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend David Holdman and Reverend Bill Waters will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Roman Osborne, Jon Osborne, Logan Stowell, Joseph F. Ortaldo, Michael Nagy, Brandon Nagy,...

Marilyn Avis Vickery

Marilyn Avis Vickery

Nov 27, 2009

Aiken,SC - Marilyn Avis Vickery, beloved wife, mother, and Co-Founder and Vice President of SuperNutrient Corporation entered into grace Friday, November 27th after a long illness. Mrs. Vickery is survived by her husband, Dr. Brice E. Vickery, brothers Donald Kennedy and Chris Adams, her three children, Melanie Schwartz, Wendy Hawkins, and David Stout; three stepchildren and four grandchildren. Funeral services...

James Norman King

James Norman King

Nov 26, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. James Norman King, 91, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, December 12, 2009 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in the parlor following the service. Mr. King was...

Dorothy Taylor Jordan

Dorothy Taylor Jordan

Nov 19, 2009

AIKEN, SC- Dorothy Taylor “Dot” Jordan, 80, of Aiken, SC and Seminole, FL, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Winter Haven FL., Dorothy was the daughter of the late Tillman Taylor and Rachel Dupree Taylor. She attended high school and college in Winter Haven. Survivors include her beloved husband Julian Thomas Jordan Jr. of...

Daniel Joseph Townsend

Daniel Joseph Townsend

Nov 16, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- Mr. Daniel Joseph Townsend, 72, entered into rest November 16, 2009. Beloved husband and soul mate to Linda McCarthy Townsend. Loving father to Mary E. Townsend, Caroline J. Townsend, Andrew P. Townsend, Daniel J. Townsend, Jr., and Bradford J. Townsend. Brother of Samuel E. Townsend and Rose T. Wyndenowski. Grandfather to Stephanie Sigismondi, Joseph Sigismondi, Jacqueline Townsend,...

Christine LaClair Wentworth

Christine LaClair Wentworth

Nov 13, 2009

AIKEN, SC – CHRISTINE C. LaCLAIR WENTWORTH, 58, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at her residence in Aiken. Born in Detroit, MI, Christine was a daughter of the late Thomas Ervin and Claire Poirier LaClair. She was a sales representative with Kimberly Clark. Survivors include her daughter Heather L. Sonoski, Bartonville, TX, three grandchildren; Sara Sonoski, Julia Sonoski and Ava...

Howard Mayberry

Howard Mayberry

Nov 13, 2009

AIKEN, SC – HOWARD A. MAYBERRY, 91, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Appomattox, VA, Mr. Mayberry was a son of the late Allen and Virginia Goin Mayberry. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps, serving in World War II. Mr. Mayberry settled in Aiken 25 years ago after...

Katie Reynolds Greene

Katie Reynolds Greene

Nov 12, 2009

NEW ELLENTON, SC – KATIE HUMPHRIES REYNOLDS GREENE, 78, beloved wife of Carl C. Green, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Gaffney, SC, Mrs. Greene was a daughter of the late Oris and Sue Phillips Humphries. She had lived in New Ellenton since 1953 and was a former member of the New Ellenton...

Margaret Alberta Smith

Margaret Alberta Smith

Nov 12, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Margaret Alberta Cromer Smith, 101, died Thursday, November 12, 2009. Private graveside services were held in Bethany Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Fayetteville, GA, a daughter of the late William P. and Margaret Mitchell Cromer. She moved to Aiken in 1927, and was a secretary for the Honorable Strom Thurmond, Sr. as well as a former...

Jeanne Harris Wollis

Jeanne Harris Wollis

Nov 11, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- JEANNE HARRIS WOLLIS, 47, beloved wife of Jeffery G. Wollis, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Augusta, GA, Jeanne was a daughter of Benjamin D. Harris and the late Annabelle Simmons Harris. She grew up in Augusta and had lived in Aiken for the last 12 years. Survivors, in addition...

Hoyt Smith

Hoyt Smith

Nov 11, 2009

AIKEN, SC – HOYT CHARLES SMITH, 83, husband of Juanita Willing Smith, died Tuesday, November 11, 2009 at MCG Health in Augusta. A native of Moultrie, GA, Mr. Smith was a son of the late William Capers and Pearlie Tucker Smith.. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr....

Jesse Leon Widener

Jesse Leon Widener

Nov 10, 2009

AIKEN, SC – JESSE LEON WIDENER, 84, beloved husband of Adie Herron Widener, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Widener was a son of the late Artis Leon and Rebecca Morris Widener. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War...

Dr. Stephen Gardner

Dr. Stephen Gardner

Nov 10, 2009

Stephen L. Gardner, Jr., 61, poet, scholar, editor, anthologist, respected professor and beloved son, devoted husband, brother, uncle and beloved friend, sports enthusiast, lover of birds and dogs and all things wild, entered into rest on November 10, 2009. After earning the Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University where he wrote the first creative writing dissertation in that English department, Gardner...

Rosemarie Sziede Jones

Rosemarie Sziede Jones

Nov 7, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Rosemarie Jones, 69, died Saturday, November 7, 2009 Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, November 9, 2009 at South Aiken Church of God with the Reverend Bruce C. Fox, the Reverend Kenny Murphy and the Reverend William Moss officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Murrel Duncan, Jimmy Tabor, Teddy...

Sue Seigler Garvin

Sue Seigler Garvin

Nov 5, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Sue Seigler Garvin, 82, died Thursday, November 5, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with the Reverend Gary Youell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Garvin was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late Darl and Bessie Randell Seigler. She worked...

Joseph Kesler Kneece, Jr.

Joseph Kesler Kneece, Jr.

Nov 3, 2009

AIKEN - Joseph Kesler "Joey " Kneece, Jr., 33, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:30 PM Thursday in the Montmorenci Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend David Hardy officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30-3:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Warren Timmerman, Tiger Kneece, Clif Hall, Barry...

Jason Dukes

Jason Dukes

Nov 2, 2009

AIKEN, SC – KENNETH JASON DUKES, 31, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Jason was a son of Vicki Heilig Dukes and Kenneth Michael Dukes. He was of the Baptist faith and loved music and writing poetry. Survivors include his mother and father, both of Aiken, a brother, Michael Ryan Dukes...

William Thomas Basnight

William Thomas Basnight

Oct 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM THOMAS "BILL" BASNIGHT, 76, beloved husband of Jeannette Rodgers Basnight, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Bill was born November 16, 1932 in Princess County, VA to William Thomas, and Mary Lee Lane Basnight, Sr.. He grew up in Elizabeth City, NC and was a veteran of the United States Army. He...

Wyman Lester Powell

Wyman Lester Powell

Oct 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Wyman Lester Powell, 69, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Marion Britton officiating. Interment will be held privately. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service and also following the service. Mr....

Jean Coffin Kuhn

Jean Coffin Kuhn

Oct 29, 2009

AIKEN, SC - JEAN COFFIN KUHN, 90, beloved wife of the late Bradford Dean Kuhn, Jr., died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at her residence. > > A native of Charleston, WV, Mrs. Kuhn was the daughter of the late Frank C. and Nell Taylor Coffin. She lived in Wilmington, DE, prior to moving to Aiken in 1951. She was a...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Dana Osborne Stowell

Dana Osborne Stowell

Nov 30, 2009

N. AUGUSTA - Ms. Dana Rose Osborne Stowell, 45, died Monday, November 30, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend David Holdman and Reverend Bill Waters will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Roman Osborne, Jon Osborne, Logan Stowell, Joseph F. Ortaldo, Michael Nagy, Brandon Nagy,...

Marilyn Avis Vickery

Marilyn Avis Vickery

Nov 27, 2009

Aiken,SC - Marilyn Avis Vickery, beloved wife, mother, and Co-Founder and Vice President of SuperNutrient Corporation entered into grace Friday, November 27th after a long illness. Mrs. Vickery is survived by her husband, Dr. Brice E. Vickery, brothers Donald Kennedy and Chris Adams, her three children, Melanie Schwartz, Wendy Hawkins, and David Stout; three stepchildren and four grandchildren. Funeral services...

James Norman King

James Norman King

Nov 26, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. James Norman King, 91, died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, December 12, 2009 at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Reverend Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive friends in the parlor following the service. Mr. King was...

Dorothy Taylor Jordan

Dorothy Taylor Jordan

Nov 19, 2009

AIKEN, SC- Dorothy Taylor “Dot” Jordan, 80, of Aiken, SC and Seminole, FL, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in Winter Haven FL., Dorothy was the daughter of the late Tillman Taylor and Rachel Dupree Taylor. She attended high school and college in Winter Haven. Survivors include her beloved husband Julian Thomas Jordan Jr. of...

Daniel Joseph Townsend

Daniel Joseph Townsend

Nov 16, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- Mr. Daniel Joseph Townsend, 72, entered into rest November 16, 2009. Beloved husband and soul mate to Linda McCarthy Townsend. Loving father to Mary E. Townsend, Caroline J. Townsend, Andrew P. Townsend, Daniel J. Townsend, Jr., and Bradford J. Townsend. Brother of Samuel E. Townsend and Rose T. Wyndenowski. Grandfather to Stephanie Sigismondi, Joseph Sigismondi, Jacqueline Townsend,...

Christine LaClair Wentworth

Christine LaClair Wentworth

Nov 13, 2009

AIKEN, SC – CHRISTINE C. LaCLAIR WENTWORTH, 58, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at her residence in Aiken. Born in Detroit, MI, Christine was a daughter of the late Thomas Ervin and Claire Poirier LaClair. She was a sales representative with Kimberly Clark. Survivors include her daughter Heather L. Sonoski, Bartonville, TX, three grandchildren; Sara Sonoski, Julia Sonoski and Ava...

Howard Mayberry

Howard Mayberry

Nov 13, 2009

AIKEN, SC – HOWARD A. MAYBERRY, 91, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Appomattox, VA, Mr. Mayberry was a son of the late Allen and Virginia Goin Mayberry. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps, serving in World War II. Mr. Mayberry settled in Aiken 25 years ago after...

Katie Reynolds Greene

Katie Reynolds Greene

Nov 12, 2009

NEW ELLENTON, SC – KATIE HUMPHRIES REYNOLDS GREENE, 78, beloved wife of Carl C. Green, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Gaffney, SC, Mrs. Greene was a daughter of the late Oris and Sue Phillips Humphries. She had lived in New Ellenton since 1953 and was a former member of the New Ellenton...

Margaret Alberta Smith

Margaret Alberta Smith

Nov 12, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Margaret Alberta Cromer Smith, 101, died Thursday, November 12, 2009. Private graveside services were held in Bethany Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Fayetteville, GA, a daughter of the late William P. and Margaret Mitchell Cromer. She moved to Aiken in 1927, and was a secretary for the Honorable Strom Thurmond, Sr. as well as a former...

Jeanne Harris Wollis

Jeanne Harris Wollis

Nov 11, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- JEANNE HARRIS WOLLIS, 47, beloved wife of Jeffery G. Wollis, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Augusta, GA, Jeanne was a daughter of Benjamin D. Harris and the late Annabelle Simmons Harris. She grew up in Augusta and had lived in Aiken for the last 12 years. Survivors, in addition...

Hoyt Smith

Hoyt Smith

Nov 11, 2009

AIKEN, SC – HOYT CHARLES SMITH, 83, husband of Juanita Willing Smith, died Tuesday, November 11, 2009 at MCG Health in Augusta. A native of Moultrie, GA, Mr. Smith was a son of the late William Capers and Pearlie Tucker Smith.. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr....

Jesse Leon Widener

Jesse Leon Widener

Nov 10, 2009

AIKEN, SC – JESSE LEON WIDENER, 84, beloved husband of Adie Herron Widener, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Widener was a son of the late Artis Leon and Rebecca Morris Widener. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War...

Dr. Stephen Gardner

Dr. Stephen Gardner

Nov 10, 2009

Stephen L. Gardner, Jr., 61, poet, scholar, editor, anthologist, respected professor and beloved son, devoted husband, brother, uncle and beloved friend, sports enthusiast, lover of birds and dogs and all things wild, entered into rest on November 10, 2009. After earning the Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University where he wrote the first creative writing dissertation in that English department, Gardner...

Rosemarie Sziede Jones

Rosemarie Sziede Jones

Nov 7, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Rosemarie Jones, 69, died Saturday, November 7, 2009 Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, November 9, 2009 at South Aiken Church of God with the Reverend Bruce C. Fox, the Reverend Kenny Murphy and the Reverend William Moss officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Murrel Duncan, Jimmy Tabor, Teddy...

Sue Seigler Garvin

Sue Seigler Garvin

Nov 5, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Sue Seigler Garvin, 82, died Thursday, November 5, 2009 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at Montmorenci First Baptist Church with the Reverend Gary Youell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Garvin was born in Aiken, a daughter of the late Darl and Bessie Randell Seigler. She worked...

Joseph Kesler Kneece, Jr.

Joseph Kesler Kneece, Jr.

Nov 3, 2009

AIKEN - Joseph Kesler "Joey " Kneece, Jr., 33, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009. A graveside funeral service will be held at 3:30 PM Thursday in the Montmorenci Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend David Hardy officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30-3:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Warren Timmerman, Tiger Kneece, Clif Hall, Barry...

Jason Dukes

Jason Dukes

Nov 2, 2009

AIKEN, SC – KENNETH JASON DUKES, 31, died Monday, November 2, 2009 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Jason was a son of Vicki Heilig Dukes and Kenneth Michael Dukes. He was of the Baptist faith and loved music and writing poetry. Survivors include his mother and father, both of Aiken, a brother, Michael Ryan Dukes...

William Thomas Basnight

William Thomas Basnight

Oct 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- WILLIAM THOMAS "BILL" BASNIGHT, 76, beloved husband of Jeannette Rodgers Basnight, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Bill was born November 16, 1932 in Princess County, VA to William Thomas, and Mary Lee Lane Basnight, Sr.. He grew up in Elizabeth City, NC and was a veteran of the United States Army. He...

Wyman Lester Powell

Wyman Lester Powell

Oct 31, 2009

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Wyman Lester Powell, 69, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Marion Britton officiating. Interment will be held privately. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service and also following the service. Mr....

Jean Coffin Kuhn

Jean Coffin Kuhn

Oct 29, 2009

AIKEN, SC - JEAN COFFIN KUHN, 90, beloved wife of the late Bradford Dean Kuhn, Jr., died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at her residence. > > A native of Charleston, WV, Mrs. Kuhn was the daughter of the late Frank C. and Nell Taylor Coffin. She lived in Wilmington, DE, prior to moving to Aiken in 1951. She was a...