Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Norman Lester Reese

Norman Lester Reese

Aug 21, 2008

AIKEN, SC- Mr. Norman Lester Reese, 81, beloved husband of Vera Zimmerman Reese, died Thursday August 21, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Reese was born in Aiken County, SC to the late Quincy and Tessie Chavis Reese. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He worked for Owens Corning Fiberglass as...

Daniel David Magness, Sr.

Daniel David Magness, Sr.

Aug 20, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Daniel David Magness, Sr., 84, died Wednesday August 20, 2008 at his residence. Interment with military honors will be at 10:00 AM Friday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church. Reverend Taylor Wells and Reverend Louie Anderson will officiate Honorary pallbearers will be the Men’s Senior Sunday School...

Sarah Holland Botkins

Sarah Holland Botkins

Aug 20, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Sarah Holland Botkins, 81, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Am Saturday at Millbrook Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard will officiate. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Houston Brown, Clair Henkes, Billy Pierce, Tom McLellan, Philip Lyell, Harry Harmon and Owen Heyward. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Kimberly Ann Starz

Kimberly Ann Starz

Aug 19, 2008

Aiken, SC- Kimberly Ann Starz, 42, died Tuesday August 19, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Ms.Starz was born in Annapolis, MD to Mildred Louise Starz and the late Robert James Starz. In addition to her mother she is survived by a sister Diane Dlugos, and a brother Mark Starz A memorial service will be held Friday August 22 with the...

Miriam Lancaster Segrest

Miriam Lancaster Segrest

Aug 17, 2008

Miriam Lancaster (Hope) Segrest, formerly of Aiken, SC, and the past 6 years a resident of Hendersonville, NC, passed away on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2008. She was the daughter of the late J. Alvan and Lillie T. Lancaster of Woodruff, SC. She was a 1938 graduate of Winthrop College. She was retired from Southern Railway and United Clay Mines of...

Dorothy Gladys Scott

Dorothy Gladys Scott

Aug 16, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Dorothy Gladys Scott, 79, beloved wife of the late Lee Roy Scott, Sr., died Saturday at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Scott was born in Castroville, CA on September 4, 1928, to the late Harry and Florence Marcel Chambers. She was a homemaker and a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters Peggy...

William "Bill" David Erickson

William "Bill" David Erickson

Aug 12, 2008

AIKEN- Colonel William D. “Bill” Erickson (USAF ret.), age 76, died at his home on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Bill was born on December 30, 1931 in Chicago, the only son of the late Francis and Rose (Posch) Erickson. He attended the University of Illinois and received his Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Omaha after he entered...

Charlie Whitfield Gabler

Charlie Whitfield Gabler

Aug 12, 2008

Charles Whitfield Gabler, of Aiken, South Carolina, a former resident of Hampton, Virginia, died on August 12, 2008. Charlie was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1933, and was a resident of Hampton, Virginia, until 1995 He was a 1952 graduate of Hampton High School and served in the United State Marine Corps. He retired from the Newport News Shipbuilding and...

Annie Calvert Gossett

Annie Calvert Gossett

Aug 10, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Annie Calvert Gossett, 76, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 13, 2008 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Reverend Jim Kirk will officiate. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Rhett and Chase Gossett, and Deacons of Memorial...

James Edward Derrick

James Edward Derrick

Aug 8, 2008

AIKEN, SC – JAMES EDWARD DERRICK, 69, beloved husband of Beatrice Poole Derrick, died suddenly Friday, August 8, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Gilbert, SC, Mr. Derrick was a son of the late Clifford and Tranie Bisinger Derrick. He was a veteran of the US Navy and had lived in Aiken since 1963. Mr. Derrick retired...

Audrey B. DuBois

Audrey B. DuBois

Aug 1, 2008

AIKEN, SC – AUDREY B. DuBOIS, widow of Henry DuBois, was born November 22, 1920 in Red Star, AR to John Wesley and Minnie Belle Whitmire McFarland. She went to be with the Lord in Aiken, SC, August 1, 2008. Mrs. DuBois lived most of her adult life with her husband and children in Boynton Beach, FL. She made her...

John Clayton Garrison

John Clayton Garrison

Jul 30, 2008

AIKEN- Mr. John Clayton Garrison, 89, beloved husband of Mildred Hill Garrison, died Wednesday July 30, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Garrison was born in Rhea County, TN, to the late Arthur and Bessie Jeano Garrison. He served in the United States Navy, and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 128 in Aberdeen,...

Edwin Hirt

Edwin Hirt

Jul 30, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Edwin “Doc” Hirt, June 16, 1949 – July 30, 2008, passed on in Aiken South Carolina from an unexpected health complication, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008. He is survived by a son, Brian Eric Hirt and by Debby McFerrin, his beloved companion of six years, and his many friends spread across the nation who knew him as...

Jeanne Petee Walls

Jeanne Petee Walls

Jul 29, 2008

AIKEN- Florence Jeanne Petee Walls, beloved wife of James Emmett Walls, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at her home in Aiken, SC, after a long battle (5 years plus) with Alzheimer’s disease. She had been under the care of Regency Hospice for about 8 months. Jeanne was born May 3, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio, the last of six children of...

Michael Gotlieb Miller

Michael Gotlieb Miller

Jul 28, 2008

Michael Gotlieb Miller, formerly of Augusta, GA passed away peacefully at the age of 57 on July 28, 2008 in Aiken, S.C. Michael was an incredible woodcarver and jeweler. He graduated from Libby High School in Toledo, Ohio and served four years in the U.S Army. Michael is preceded in death by his mother and father Robert V. and Barbara...

Velma Dixon Moody

Velma Dixon Moody

Jul 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MRS. VELMA DIXON MOODY, 86, DIED Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Greenville, SC. Mrs. Moody was born in Demorest, Georgia on May 18, 1922 to Charlie Lily Dixon and Mattie Lula White. She was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Douglas F. (Brenda) Moody of Aiken and Wade H. (Carla)...

Lide Dill Steadman

Lide Dill Steadman

Jul 26, 2008

AIKEN, SC – LIDE DILL STEADMAN, 69, beloved husband of Glenda Arnold Steadman, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Steadman was a son of the late Sidney L., and Sarah Inez Powell Steadman, Sr.. He served in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After his military service...

Eula Lee Johnson Groomes

Eula Lee Johnson Groomes

Jul 25, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Eula Lee Johnson Groomes, 80, died Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Pepper Hill Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Lighthouse Baptist Church. The Reverend Marion Britton will officiate. Interment will follow in Vaucluse Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ted Groomes, Greg Groomes, Jamie Groomes, Ernie Groomes, Rodney McDonalds, Paul Jury. Honorary...

Harry Wallace Carey

Harry Wallace Carey

Jul 25, 2008

Aiken, SC – Harry Wallace Carey, 87, died July 25, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM Friday, August 8, 2008 at St. John’s United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service. Survivors include his beloved wife, Coleen Pyles Carey; a son, Bruce (Judy) Carey, Williston, SC; two grandchildren; two sisters, Lorna Now, Celina,...

Dorothy Mikell Fishburne

Dorothy Mikell Fishburne

Jul 22, 2008

AIKEN, SC – DOROTHY M. FISHBURNE, widow of Daniel F. Fishburne, Jr., passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. She was 86. Mrs. Fishburne was a daughter of the late Park Hay and Dorothy Ale Mikell of Charleston, SC. Although born in Baltimore, MD, she lived her whole life in Charleston, SC and moved with her...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Norman Lester Reese

Norman Lester Reese

Aug 21, 2008

AIKEN, SC- Mr. Norman Lester Reese, 81, beloved husband of Vera Zimmerman Reese, died Thursday August 21, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Reese was born in Aiken County, SC to the late Quincy and Tessie Chavis Reese. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He worked for Owens Corning Fiberglass as...

Daniel David Magness, Sr.

Daniel David Magness, Sr.

Aug 20, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Daniel David Magness, Sr., 84, died Wednesday August 20, 2008 at his residence. Interment with military honors will be at 10:00 AM Friday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church. Reverend Taylor Wells and Reverend Louie Anderson will officiate Honorary pallbearers will be the Men’s Senior Sunday School...

Sarah Holland Botkins

Sarah Holland Botkins

Aug 20, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Sarah Holland Botkins, 81, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 Am Saturday at Millbrook Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard will officiate. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Houston Brown, Clair Henkes, Billy Pierce, Tom McLellan, Philip Lyell, Harry Harmon and Owen Heyward. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Kimberly Ann Starz

Kimberly Ann Starz

Aug 19, 2008

Aiken, SC- Kimberly Ann Starz, 42, died Tuesday August 19, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Ms.Starz was born in Annapolis, MD to Mildred Louise Starz and the late Robert James Starz. In addition to her mother she is survived by a sister Diane Dlugos, and a brother Mark Starz A memorial service will be held Friday August 22 with the...

Miriam Lancaster Segrest

Miriam Lancaster Segrest

Aug 17, 2008

Miriam Lancaster (Hope) Segrest, formerly of Aiken, SC, and the past 6 years a resident of Hendersonville, NC, passed away on Wednesday, Sept 17, 2008. She was the daughter of the late J. Alvan and Lillie T. Lancaster of Woodruff, SC. She was a 1938 graduate of Winthrop College. She was retired from Southern Railway and United Clay Mines of...

Dorothy Gladys Scott

Dorothy Gladys Scott

Aug 16, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Dorothy Gladys Scott, 79, beloved wife of the late Lee Roy Scott, Sr., died Saturday at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Scott was born in Castroville, CA on September 4, 1928, to the late Harry and Florence Marcel Chambers. She was a homemaker and a member of Spring Branch Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters Peggy...

William "Bill" David Erickson

William "Bill" David Erickson

Aug 12, 2008

AIKEN- Colonel William D. “Bill” Erickson (USAF ret.), age 76, died at his home on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Bill was born on December 30, 1931 in Chicago, the only son of the late Francis and Rose (Posch) Erickson. He attended the University of Illinois and received his Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Omaha after he entered...

Charlie Whitfield Gabler

Charlie Whitfield Gabler

Aug 12, 2008

Charles Whitfield Gabler, of Aiken, South Carolina, a former resident of Hampton, Virginia, died on August 12, 2008. Charlie was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1933, and was a resident of Hampton, Virginia, until 1995 He was a 1952 graduate of Hampton High School and served in the United State Marine Corps. He retired from the Newport News Shipbuilding and...

Annie Calvert Gossett

Annie Calvert Gossett

Aug 10, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Annie Calvert Gossett, 76, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 13, 2008 in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Reverend Jim Kirk will officiate. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Rhett and Chase Gossett, and Deacons of Memorial...

James Edward Derrick

James Edward Derrick

Aug 8, 2008

AIKEN, SC – JAMES EDWARD DERRICK, 69, beloved husband of Beatrice Poole Derrick, died suddenly Friday, August 8, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Gilbert, SC, Mr. Derrick was a son of the late Clifford and Tranie Bisinger Derrick. He was a veteran of the US Navy and had lived in Aiken since 1963. Mr. Derrick retired...

Audrey B. DuBois

Audrey B. DuBois

Aug 1, 2008

AIKEN, SC – AUDREY B. DuBOIS, widow of Henry DuBois, was born November 22, 1920 in Red Star, AR to John Wesley and Minnie Belle Whitmire McFarland. She went to be with the Lord in Aiken, SC, August 1, 2008. Mrs. DuBois lived most of her adult life with her husband and children in Boynton Beach, FL. She made her...

John Clayton Garrison

John Clayton Garrison

Jul 30, 2008

AIKEN- Mr. John Clayton Garrison, 89, beloved husband of Mildred Hill Garrison, died Wednesday July 30, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mr. Garrison was born in Rhea County, TN, to the late Arthur and Bessie Jeano Garrison. He served in the United States Navy, and was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 128 in Aberdeen,...

Edwin Hirt

Edwin Hirt

Jul 30, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Edwin “Doc” Hirt, June 16, 1949 – July 30, 2008, passed on in Aiken South Carolina from an unexpected health complication, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008. He is survived by a son, Brian Eric Hirt and by Debby McFerrin, his beloved companion of six years, and his many friends spread across the nation who knew him as...

Jeanne Petee Walls

Jeanne Petee Walls

Jul 29, 2008

AIKEN- Florence Jeanne Petee Walls, beloved wife of James Emmett Walls, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at her home in Aiken, SC, after a long battle (5 years plus) with Alzheimer’s disease. She had been under the care of Regency Hospice for about 8 months. Jeanne was born May 3, 1925, in Alliance, Ohio, the last of six children of...

Michael Gotlieb Miller

Michael Gotlieb Miller

Jul 28, 2008

Michael Gotlieb Miller, formerly of Augusta, GA passed away peacefully at the age of 57 on July 28, 2008 in Aiken, S.C. Michael was an incredible woodcarver and jeweler. He graduated from Libby High School in Toledo, Ohio and served four years in the U.S Army. Michael is preceded in death by his mother and father Robert V. and Barbara...

Velma Dixon Moody

Velma Dixon Moody

Jul 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MRS. VELMA DIXON MOODY, 86, DIED Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Greenville, SC. Mrs. Moody was born in Demorest, Georgia on May 18, 1922 to Charlie Lily Dixon and Mattie Lula White. She was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Douglas F. (Brenda) Moody of Aiken and Wade H. (Carla)...

Lide Dill Steadman

Lide Dill Steadman

Jul 26, 2008

AIKEN, SC – LIDE DILL STEADMAN, 69, beloved husband of Glenda Arnold Steadman, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Mr. Steadman was a son of the late Sidney L., and Sarah Inez Powell Steadman, Sr.. He served in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After his military service...

Eula Lee Johnson Groomes

Eula Lee Johnson Groomes

Jul 25, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Eula Lee Johnson Groomes, 80, died Friday, July 25, 2008 at the Pepper Hill Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Lighthouse Baptist Church. The Reverend Marion Britton will officiate. Interment will follow in Vaucluse Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ted Groomes, Greg Groomes, Jamie Groomes, Ernie Groomes, Rodney McDonalds, Paul Jury. Honorary...

Harry Wallace Carey

Harry Wallace Carey

Jul 25, 2008

Aiken, SC – Harry Wallace Carey, 87, died July 25, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 3 PM Friday, August 8, 2008 at St. John’s United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends following the service. Survivors include his beloved wife, Coleen Pyles Carey; a son, Bruce (Judy) Carey, Williston, SC; two grandchildren; two sisters, Lorna Now, Celina,...

Dorothy Mikell Fishburne

Dorothy Mikell Fishburne

Jul 22, 2008

AIKEN, SC – DOROTHY M. FISHBURNE, widow of Daniel F. Fishburne, Jr., passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. She was 86. Mrs. Fishburne was a daughter of the late Park Hay and Dorothy Ale Mikell of Charleston, SC. Although born in Baltimore, MD, she lived her whole life in Charleston, SC and moved with her...