Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

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....

Charline Hutchins Rinehart

Charline Hutchins Rinehart

Aug 23, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- Charline Hutchins Rinehart, of Aiken, S.C., went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 23, 2009, following a stroke on August 1, 2009. She would have been eighty four years old on Labor Day; she will labor no more. For forty years she was cared for and loved by her many friends from Levels Baptist Church...

Herbert Emmett Sizemore

Herbert Emmett Sizemore

Aug 23, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Herbert Emmett Sizemore, 78, died Sunday, August 23, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Talatha Baptist Church with Reverend Dexter Lambert officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Sizemore was a son of the late Leamon Fuller and Bessie Hurt Sizemore. He was retired from...

Rufus Hayes Rodgers, Jr.

Rufus Hayes Rodgers, Jr.

Aug 21, 2009

ORANGEBURG, SC - Mr. Rufus Hayes Rodgers, Jr., 84, died Friday, August 21, 2009 in Orangeburg, SC A graveside funeral service will be held at 10 AM Monday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be family members. Mr. Rodgers was born in Aiken, SC, a son of the late Rufus H. and Willie Plunkett Rodgers. He was a resident of...

Irene Kenna Foster

Irene Kenna Foster

Aug 17, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Irene Kenna Foster, 83, died August 17, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mrs. Foster is survived by her beloved husband, Elman Lane Foster. Services will be held privately. Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Morris L. "Gus" Hadden

Morris L. "Gus" Hadden

Aug 16, 2009

NEW ELLENTON, SC – MORRIS L. “GUS” HADDEN, 87, of New Ellenton, SC, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Avera, GA, Gus was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Bertha Clyde Newsome Hadden. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II, and was...

Neal Clark Carpenter

Neal Clark Carpenter

Aug 14, 2009

Aiken-Neal Cark Carpenter, 55, died August 14 at home. Funeral services will be private. Loving wife of Ha Nguyen Carpenter. He was a computer programmer. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mental Health. Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC 29801

Baetj Miller

Baetj Miller

Aug 11, 2009

AIKEN, SC – WALTER BAETJER “BAETJ” MILLER, 91, beloved husband of Diane L. Miller, kept his appointment with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. A native of Baltimore, MD, Mr. Miller was a son of the late Sydney R. Miller, MD and Ella Wood Miller. He was a 2nd Lt. in the United States Air Force during World War...

Jon David Cansler

Jon David Cansler

Aug 11, 2009

Aiken, SC - Jon David Cansler , 54, beloved husband of Mrs. Deborah Williams Cansler, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at his residence in Aiken, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Cansler was a son of Margie Smith Cansler and the late Robert Cansler, Sr. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and graduated from...

Wanda Mock Padgette

Wanda Mock Padgette

Aug 8, 2009

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- WANDA MOCK PADGETTE, 49, of North Augusta, died August 8, 2009 at MCG Health in Augusta, GA. A daughter of Powell G. Mock and the late Leatha Woodberry Mock, Wanda was born January 1, 1960 and grew up in Aiken. Wanda was a medical miracle many times over in her life, and had the spirit of...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

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....

Charline Hutchins Rinehart

Charline Hutchins Rinehart

Aug 23, 2009

AIKEN, SC -- Charline Hutchins Rinehart, of Aiken, S.C., went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 23, 2009, following a stroke on August 1, 2009. She would have been eighty four years old on Labor Day; she will labor no more. For forty years she was cared for and loved by her many friends from Levels Baptist Church...

Herbert Emmett Sizemore

Herbert Emmett Sizemore

Aug 23, 2009

AIKEN - Mr. Herbert Emmett Sizemore, 78, died Sunday, August 23, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Talatha Baptist Church with Reverend Dexter Lambert officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Sizemore was a son of the late Leamon Fuller and Bessie Hurt Sizemore. He was retired from...

Rufus Hayes Rodgers, Jr.

Rufus Hayes Rodgers, Jr.

Aug 21, 2009

ORANGEBURG, SC - Mr. Rufus Hayes Rodgers, Jr., 84, died Friday, August 21, 2009 in Orangeburg, SC A graveside funeral service will be held at 10 AM Monday in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be family members. Mr. Rodgers was born in Aiken, SC, a son of the late Rufus H. and Willie Plunkett Rodgers. He was a resident of...

Irene Kenna Foster

Irene Kenna Foster

Aug 17, 2009

AIKEN - Mrs. Irene Kenna Foster, 83, died August 17, 2009 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mrs. Foster is survived by her beloved husband, Elman Lane Foster. Services will be held privately. Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC

Morris L. "Gus" Hadden

Morris L. "Gus" Hadden

Aug 16, 2009

NEW ELLENTON, SC – MORRIS L. “GUS” HADDEN, 87, of New Ellenton, SC, died Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Avera, GA, Gus was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Bertha Clyde Newsome Hadden. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II, and was...

Neal Clark Carpenter

Neal Clark Carpenter

Aug 14, 2009

Aiken-Neal Cark Carpenter, 55, died August 14 at home. Funeral services will be private. Loving wife of Ha Nguyen Carpenter. He was a computer programmer. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mental Health. Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC 29801

Baetj Miller

Baetj Miller

Aug 11, 2009

AIKEN, SC – WALTER BAETJER “BAETJ” MILLER, 91, beloved husband of Diane L. Miller, kept his appointment with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. A native of Baltimore, MD, Mr. Miller was a son of the late Sydney R. Miller, MD and Ella Wood Miller. He was a 2nd Lt. in the United States Air Force during World War...

Jon David Cansler

Jon David Cansler

Aug 11, 2009

Aiken, SC - Jon David Cansler , 54, beloved husband of Mrs. Deborah Williams Cansler, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at his residence in Aiken, SC. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mr. Cansler was a son of Margie Smith Cansler and the late Robert Cansler, Sr. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and graduated from...

Wanda Mock Padgette

Wanda Mock Padgette

Aug 8, 2009

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- WANDA MOCK PADGETTE, 49, of North Augusta, died August 8, 2009 at MCG Health in Augusta, GA. A daughter of Powell G. Mock and the late Leatha Woodberry Mock, Wanda was born January 1, 1960 and grew up in Aiken. Wanda was a medical miracle many times over in her life, and had the spirit of...