Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Sherry Pulver Bryant

Sherry Pulver Bryant

Mar 11, 2008

SALLEY, SC – SHERRY PULVER BRYANT, 62, beloved wife of Shelton Bryant, Sr., died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Sulpher, LA, Mrs. Bryant was a daughter of the late Franklin Lane and Willyhugh Griffith Pulver. She was a homemaker and had lived in Aiken County, SC for 25 years. Survivors, in addition to...

Patricia Chambers Koelker

Patricia Chambers Koelker

Mar 10, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Patricia Chambers Koelker, 90, died Monday, March 10, 2008. Mrs. Koelker was born in Omaha, NE, a daughter of the late Fred Fitch and Verna Newell Chambers. She studied art in Omaha, Chicago, Shenandoah, IA, and has exhibited at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa and was a studio artist...

Harold Williams Harmon

Harold Williams Harmon

Mar 9, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Harold Williams (Carly) Harmon, Capt. US Navy Ret., 80, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Harmon was born in Lexington, SC, a son of the late George Lee Harmon, Sr. and Catherine Ann Harmon. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, at 4:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Robert T. Byrne officiating....

Bonnie Hodges Garrick

Bonnie Hodges Garrick

Mar 8, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Bonnie Hodges Garrick, 88, died Saturday, March 8, 2008. Mrs. Garrick was born in Statesboro, GA, a daughter of the late Ancil and Gertrude Donaldson Hodges. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, at 2:00 PM at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. She had been a resident...

Terry Harvey Maurer

Terry Harvey Maurer

Mar 6, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Rosemary Thersa “Terry” Harvey Maurer, 89, died Thursday, March 6, 2008 . Private funeral services will be held in Camden, NJ at a later date. Mrs. Maurer was born in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of the late William J. and Anna Anderson Harvey. She had been a resident of Aiken since 1990, and was formerly a fashion...

Glenn Shadell Beaufort

Glenn Shadell Beaufort

Mar 2, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Minister Glenn Shadell Beaufort, 52, beloved husband of Paulette Jefferson Beaufort, passed away Sunday March 2, 2008. Mr. Beaufort was born in Charleston, SC, to the late Herbert and Gloria Nesbitt Beaufort. He served in the United States Marine Corpe and had lived in Aiken for 11 years. He worked at Wal-Mart as a supervisor. He was...

Ray Burnette

Ray Burnette

Mar 2, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Ernest Ray Burnette, 40, passed away Sunday March 2, 2008 Mr. Burnette was born in Bedford Shire, England to Ernest Ray Burnette and to the late Mary Kathleen Coston Burnette. He had lived in Aiken for 24 years and was a mechanic at Crawfords Auto. He also was a member of the New Ellenton Fire Deptment....

Inoise Willis McKeown

Inoise Willis McKeown

Feb 27, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Inoise “Penny” Kneece Willis McKeown, 86, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at St. John United Methodist Church, Graniteville. Pastor Larry Watson will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. McKeown was born in Aiken County, a daughter of the late Julian Pace and Lucie...

Richard Anthony DeMasi, Jr.

Richard Anthony DeMasi, Jr.

Feb 26, 2008

AIKEN, SC – RICHARD ANTHONY DeMASI, SR., 91, beloved husband of Josephene Pontilena DeMasi, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mr. DeMasi was a son of the late Sabato and Mary DeMasi. He was the former owner of Dick’s Delight and DeMasi’s Italian American Restaurants in Aiken. He was...

Thomas C. Walker, Jr.

Thomas C. Walker, Jr.

Feb 22, 2008

AIKEN, SC – THOMAS C. WALKER, JR., 72, beloved husband of Pauline “Polly” Holmberg Walker, died Friday, February 22, 2008 at his residence. A native of Tamaqua, PA, Mr. Walker was a son of the late Thomas C. and Helen Esther Mengel Walker, Sr.. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a retired property manager for D.O.E....

Arlyne Nelson Harding

Arlyne Nelson Harding

Feb 21, 2008

AIKEN – Arlyne Nelson Harding, 89, died Thursday at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gerald Reiter officiating. She was born in Jamaica, Iowa to the late Jacob Nelson and Jessie Wiley Nelson. She was employed by Aiken Bamberg Barnwell and Edgefield Regional Library and was...

W. Gibbs Herbruck

W. Gibbs Herbruck

Feb 15, 2008

AIKEN – W. Gibbs Herbruck died on February 15, 2008 after a twelve-month battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Compton Marks Herbruck with whom he observed a 54th wedding anniversary on October 17, 2007. He is also survived by five adopted children. His early education was in public schools in Canton, OH. He was a fourth...

Betty DeLong Simmons

Betty DeLong Simmons

Feb 13, 2008

AIKEN, SC – BETTY DeLONG SIMMONS, 76, widow of Billy R. Simmons, died Thursday, February 13, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Smoaks, SC, Mrs. Simmons was a daughter of the late Charles and Dahlia Kinard DeLong. She was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church and the Chapel Sunday School class. Survivors include two...

Herschel Robert Travis, Jr.

Herschel Robert Travis, Jr.

Feb 12, 2008

GRANITEVILLE – Mr. Herschel Robert Travis, Jr., 61, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at the Richmond VA Veterans Hospital while waiting for a heart transplant. A Celebration of Life for Herschel Robert Travis will be held at Rose Hill in Aiken Saturday, February 16 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. Family and friends will meet in the chapel at 1:00 PM....

Manning Jonathan Hall

Manning Jonathan Hall

Feb 10, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MANNING JONATHAN HALL, 87, widower of Hazel Hall, died Sunday, February 10, 2008 at his residence. A native of Swainsboro, GA, Mr. Hall was a son of the late Leon and Pearl Giles Hall. He was a veteran of World War II having served as a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division. Mr. Hall had lived in...

Lenora Ann Raley

Lenora Ann Raley

Feb 9, 2008

AIKEN, SC – LENORA ANN RALEY, 71, of Aiken, widow of Bobby Ray Raley, died Saturday, February 09, 2008 at her residence. A native of Samson, AL, Mrs. Raley was a daughter of the late John J. and Thelma L. Henderson Harris, Jr. She had lived in Aiken since 1966 and was a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. She...

Susan Ogburn Kilgus

Susan Ogburn Kilgus

Feb 9, 2008

WILLISTON, SC – SUSAN OGBURN KILGUS, 56, of Williston, beloved wife of Edward G. Kilgus, died Saturday, February 09, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A daughter of Ronald and Kaethe Karpinski, Susan was born in Ansbach, Germany while her father was stationed in the military. She had lived in Aiken since 2005 and was an account manager for US...

Donald Eckner Jarrett, Jr.

Donald Eckner Jarrett, Jr.

Feb 9, 2008

AIKEN, SC – DONALD E. JARRETT, JR, 44, of Aiken, SC, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 at his residence. A native of Allentown, PA, Don was a son of Donald E. Jarrett. Sr., and the late Doris Hoyenga Jarrett. He grew up in West Palm Beach, Fl and graduated from John I. Leonard High School. He moved from West Palm...

Donald Wayne Jones

Donald Wayne Jones

Feb 7, 2008

AIKEN – Donald Wayne Jones, 53, died Thursday. Memorial services will be held Monday at 12:30 PM at Eurekat Baptist Church with the Rev. John Arthur officiating. He was born in Lexington SC to the late Willie and Deleria Taylor Jones. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a member of Eureka Baptist Church. He was preceded in death...

Donald Wayne Jones

Donald Wayne Jones

Feb 7, 2008

AIKEN – Donald Wayne Jones, 53, died Thursday. Memorial services will be held Monday at 12:30 PM at Eurekat Baptist Church with the Rev. John Arthur officiating. He was born in Lexington SC to the late Willie and Deleria Taylor Jones. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a member of Eureka Baptist Church. He was preceded in death...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Sherry Pulver Bryant

Sherry Pulver Bryant

Mar 11, 2008

SALLEY, SC – SHERRY PULVER BRYANT, 62, beloved wife of Shelton Bryant, Sr., died Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Sulpher, LA, Mrs. Bryant was a daughter of the late Franklin Lane and Willyhugh Griffith Pulver. She was a homemaker and had lived in Aiken County, SC for 25 years. Survivors, in addition to...

Patricia Chambers Koelker

Patricia Chambers Koelker

Mar 10, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Patricia Chambers Koelker, 90, died Monday, March 10, 2008. Mrs. Koelker was born in Omaha, NE, a daughter of the late Fred Fitch and Verna Newell Chambers. She studied art in Omaha, Chicago, Shenandoah, IA, and has exhibited at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, the Des Moines Art Center in Iowa and was a studio artist...

Harold Williams Harmon

Harold Williams Harmon

Mar 9, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Harold Williams (Carly) Harmon, Capt. US Navy Ret., 80, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Harmon was born in Lexington, SC, a son of the late George Lee Harmon, Sr. and Catherine Ann Harmon. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, at 4:00 PM at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Robert T. Byrne officiating....

Bonnie Hodges Garrick

Bonnie Hodges Garrick

Mar 8, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Bonnie Hodges Garrick, 88, died Saturday, March 8, 2008. Mrs. Garrick was born in Statesboro, GA, a daughter of the late Ancil and Gertrude Donaldson Hodges. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, at 2:00 PM at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. She had been a resident...

Terry Harvey Maurer

Terry Harvey Maurer

Mar 6, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Rosemary Thersa “Terry” Harvey Maurer, 89, died Thursday, March 6, 2008 . Private funeral services will be held in Camden, NJ at a later date. Mrs. Maurer was born in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of the late William J. and Anna Anderson Harvey. She had been a resident of Aiken since 1990, and was formerly a fashion...

Glenn Shadell Beaufort

Glenn Shadell Beaufort

Mar 2, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Minister Glenn Shadell Beaufort, 52, beloved husband of Paulette Jefferson Beaufort, passed away Sunday March 2, 2008. Mr. Beaufort was born in Charleston, SC, to the late Herbert and Gloria Nesbitt Beaufort. He served in the United States Marine Corpe and had lived in Aiken for 11 years. He worked at Wal-Mart as a supervisor. He was...

Ray Burnette

Ray Burnette

Mar 2, 2008

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Ernest Ray Burnette, 40, passed away Sunday March 2, 2008 Mr. Burnette was born in Bedford Shire, England to Ernest Ray Burnette and to the late Mary Kathleen Coston Burnette. He had lived in Aiken for 24 years and was a mechanic at Crawfords Auto. He also was a member of the New Ellenton Fire Deptment....

Inoise Willis McKeown

Inoise Willis McKeown

Feb 27, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Inoise “Penny” Kneece Willis McKeown, 86, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at St. John United Methodist Church, Graniteville. Pastor Larry Watson will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. McKeown was born in Aiken County, a daughter of the late Julian Pace and Lucie...

Richard Anthony DeMasi, Jr.

Richard Anthony DeMasi, Jr.

Feb 26, 2008

AIKEN, SC – RICHARD ANTHONY DeMASI, SR., 91, beloved husband of Josephene Pontilena DeMasi, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mr. DeMasi was a son of the late Sabato and Mary DeMasi. He was the former owner of Dick’s Delight and DeMasi’s Italian American Restaurants in Aiken. He was...

Thomas C. Walker, Jr.

Thomas C. Walker, Jr.

Feb 22, 2008

AIKEN, SC – THOMAS C. WALKER, JR., 72, beloved husband of Pauline “Polly” Holmberg Walker, died Friday, February 22, 2008 at his residence. A native of Tamaqua, PA, Mr. Walker was a son of the late Thomas C. and Helen Esther Mengel Walker, Sr.. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a retired property manager for D.O.E....

Arlyne Nelson Harding

Arlyne Nelson Harding

Feb 21, 2008

AIKEN – Arlyne Nelson Harding, 89, died Thursday at Pepper Hill Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gerald Reiter officiating. She was born in Jamaica, Iowa to the late Jacob Nelson and Jessie Wiley Nelson. She was employed by Aiken Bamberg Barnwell and Edgefield Regional Library and was...

W. Gibbs Herbruck

W. Gibbs Herbruck

Feb 15, 2008

AIKEN – W. Gibbs Herbruck died on February 15, 2008 after a twelve-month battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Compton Marks Herbruck with whom he observed a 54th wedding anniversary on October 17, 2007. He is also survived by five adopted children. His early education was in public schools in Canton, OH. He was a fourth...

Betty DeLong Simmons

Betty DeLong Simmons

Feb 13, 2008

AIKEN, SC – BETTY DeLONG SIMMONS, 76, widow of Billy R. Simmons, died Thursday, February 13, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Smoaks, SC, Mrs. Simmons was a daughter of the late Charles and Dahlia Kinard DeLong. She was a homemaker and a member of Millbrook Baptist Church and the Chapel Sunday School class. Survivors include two...

Herschel Robert Travis, Jr.

Herschel Robert Travis, Jr.

Feb 12, 2008

GRANITEVILLE – Mr. Herschel Robert Travis, Jr., 61, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at the Richmond VA Veterans Hospital while waiting for a heart transplant. A Celebration of Life for Herschel Robert Travis will be held at Rose Hill in Aiken Saturday, February 16 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM. Family and friends will meet in the chapel at 1:00 PM....

Manning Jonathan Hall

Manning Jonathan Hall

Feb 10, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MANNING JONATHAN HALL, 87, widower of Hazel Hall, died Sunday, February 10, 2008 at his residence. A native of Swainsboro, GA, Mr. Hall was a son of the late Leon and Pearl Giles Hall. He was a veteran of World War II having served as a paratrooper in the 17th Airborne Division. Mr. Hall had lived in...

Lenora Ann Raley

Lenora Ann Raley

Feb 9, 2008

AIKEN, SC – LENORA ANN RALEY, 71, of Aiken, widow of Bobby Ray Raley, died Saturday, February 09, 2008 at her residence. A native of Samson, AL, Mrs. Raley was a daughter of the late John J. and Thelma L. Henderson Harris, Jr. She had lived in Aiken since 1966 and was a member of Town Creek Baptist Church. She...

Susan Ogburn Kilgus

Susan Ogburn Kilgus

Feb 9, 2008

WILLISTON, SC – SUSAN OGBURN KILGUS, 56, of Williston, beloved wife of Edward G. Kilgus, died Saturday, February 09, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A daughter of Ronald and Kaethe Karpinski, Susan was born in Ansbach, Germany while her father was stationed in the military. She had lived in Aiken since 2005 and was an account manager for US...

Donald Eckner Jarrett, Jr.

Donald Eckner Jarrett, Jr.

Feb 9, 2008

AIKEN, SC – DONALD E. JARRETT, JR, 44, of Aiken, SC, died Saturday, February 9, 2008 at his residence. A native of Allentown, PA, Don was a son of Donald E. Jarrett. Sr., and the late Doris Hoyenga Jarrett. He grew up in West Palm Beach, Fl and graduated from John I. Leonard High School. He moved from West Palm...

Donald Wayne Jones

Donald Wayne Jones

Feb 7, 2008

AIKEN – Donald Wayne Jones, 53, died Thursday. Memorial services will be held Monday at 12:30 PM at Eurekat Baptist Church with the Rev. John Arthur officiating. He was born in Lexington SC to the late Willie and Deleria Taylor Jones. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a member of Eureka Baptist Church. He was preceded in death...

Donald Wayne Jones

Donald Wayne Jones

Feb 7, 2008

AIKEN – Donald Wayne Jones, 53, died Thursday. Memorial services will be held Monday at 12:30 PM at Eurekat Baptist Church with the Rev. John Arthur officiating. He was born in Lexington SC to the late Willie and Deleria Taylor Jones. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a member of Eureka Baptist Church. He was preceded in death...