Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Anna Lee Dheel Harrah, 79, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Mrs. Harrah was born in Smithers, WV, a daughter of the late T. and Mabel...

Sakuko Watabe

Sakuko Watabe

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – SAKUKO WATABE, 79, beloved wife of Dr. Norimitsu Watabe, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Japan, Mrs. Watabe was a daughter of the late Shosaku and Kusue Kobayashi. She came to America in 1958. She and her husband, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Norimitsu Watabe from the University of South Carolina,...

Marie Grote

Marie Grote

Nov 27, 2008

Marie Grote, 84, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held privately. Surviving Mrs. Grote is a daughter, Gabrielle Cherry of Aiken.

Charles Richard Bennett

Charles Richard Bennett

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – CHARLES RICHARD “DICK” BENNETT, 85, beloved husband of Audrey Dawson Bennett, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Dick was born in the United Fruit Company Hospital in Quiguia, Guatemala . He was a son of the late George Southerland and Dora Annie Schutt Bennett of Jackson, MI. He was educated at...

Ted Arthur Howington

Ted Arthur Howington

Nov 27, 2008

NEW ELLENTON – Mr. Ted Arthur Howington, 61, passed away November 27, 2008 at his home in New Ellenton, SC. A graveside service will be held in Bethany Cemetery at 12:30 PM Saturday. The Reverend Brantley Bryan, pastor of Foreman Memorial Baptist Church, will officiate. The Reverend Daniel Braswell and his wife will assist in the service. The family will...

Nancy Stetler

Nancy Stetler

Nov 26, 2008

Aiken-Mrs. Nancy Charlotte Hurlbut Stetler 87, beloved wife of Alfred Miles Stetler died Wednesday, November 26,, 2008. Mrs. Stetler was born in Columbus, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Harold Davie and Merry Hurlbut. She made Aiken her home in 1985. In addition to being a loving wife and mother Mrs. Stetler was a homemaker, a member of...

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MELVIN HAYES “MEL” NADLER, 64, beloved husband of Carmen D. Silvestry Nadler, died suddenly Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Cleveland, OH, Mel was a son of the late Jack and Doris Bloom Nadler. He grew up in Coney Island, NY, and worked as an accountant for the New York Stock...

Howard McKinney

Howard McKinney

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – HOWARD DAVIS McKINNEY, SR., 56, husband of Barbara Kivett McKinney, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Southern Pines, NC, he was a son of the late Oscar and Edith Ellen Todd McKinney. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors, include his wife Barbara, three sons, Hopward Davis...

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Nov 25, 2008

Aiken-Ellen Kretzmeier: Born March 23, 1914 Pernell, Ok., died Novemeber 25, 2008 Aiken, SC Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Kretzmeier, Died Nov 23, 2002. Roy & Ellen lived in Pampa, Gray Country, Texas from 1932, where they farmed. They then moved to Lake Palestine, Texas for their retirement years. After the death of Roy, Ellen moved...

Julian Pilgrim

Julian Pilgrim

Nov 24, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Walter Julian Pilgrim, 80, widower of the late Mary Alice Pilgrim, died November 24. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Timothy Hammons will officiate. Interment will follow in the Crocketville Presbyterian Church Cemetery at 2:00 PM in Crocketville, SC. Pallbearers will be Nephews, Danny Pilgrim, Ronnie Pilgrim,...

Alma Lavern Spence

Alma Lavern Spence

Nov 22, 2008

AIKEN – Ms. Alma Lavern Spence, 70, died Saturday, November 22, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Tuesday from the graveside at Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. Ms. Spence was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late Russie and Alice Ferguson Spence. She was a resident of Aiken since 1998....

Doris Livingston Stone

Doris Livingston Stone

Nov 22, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Doris Livingston Stone, 75, died Saturday, November 22, 208 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday in the Millbrook Baptist Church Chapel. Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard will officiate. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry. Pallbearers will be Dick Hunt, Bob Daniels, Raymond Roseberry, Harry Harmon, Billy Hyde, Wallace Bland, Rev. Carlos...

Ruth Nichols Howard

Ruth Nichols Howard

Nov 21, 2008

AIKEN - Ruth Nichols Howard, 90, passed Friday, November 21, 2008, at her home in Aiken. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. The Revs Dr. David Cozad and Mrs. Martha Ebel will officiate. The memorial service will be followed by an organ and harpsichord recital in the...

James L Player, Jr.

James L Player, Jr.

Nov 21, 2008

Aiken,-James L. Player, Jr., known to everyone as “Jimmy”, died Friday, November 21, 2008, at his residence after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday Nov. 25, at St. John’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive visitors in Ward Hall one hour prior to the...

Edward Thomas Gardner

Edward Thomas Gardner

Nov 19, 2008

AIKEN - Mr. Edward Thomas Gardner, 89, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III will officiate. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, and Clif Hall and Ron Stevens. Honorary pallbearers will be Norman Woodward, Bill Bentley, Lauren Fair...

Douglas William Ward

Douglas William Ward

Nov 18, 2008

MUSKEGON, MI – DOUGLAS WILLIAM WARD, 26, of Aiken, SC, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 in Muskegon, MI. A native of Aiken, SC, Douglas was a son of Roger Douglas and Mary Brown Ward. Douglas will now be playing his trombone in Heaven’s glorious orchestra! He was an Eagle Scout with troop 121 of Aiken and a member of the...

George Brown, Jr.

George Brown, Jr.

Nov 16, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. George Brown, Jr., 67, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Thankful Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Reverend Freddie Lee Bush and Reverend Sheldonia Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery Mr. Brown was born in Barnwell County, SC, a son of...

Frances Dudley

Frances Dudley

Nov 14, 2008

AIKEN - Frances Dudley died peacefully at Eden Gardens in Aiken, SC on November 14, 2008. Frances was born in Thomasville, Georgia on July 7, 1914. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Dudley of Greenville SC where she resided until 1969. Ms. Dudley was co-founder of The Snail¹s Pace, A Christian Retreat Center, in Saluda NC...

Richard Harry Bookstaver

Richard Harry Bookstaver

Nov 14, 2008

Aiken, SC- Mr. Richard Harry Bookstaver, 88, loving husband to Eleanor Gooden Bookstaver, passed away Friday, November 14, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Wallace Bland, Paul Cloessner, Robert Abshire, Owen Osbon, Harry Harmon, Ray...

Addie Mae Canter Hurst

Addie Mae Canter Hurst

Nov 12, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Addie Mae Canter Hurst, 84, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in Southlawn Cemetery with Reverend Brancie Stephens officiating. Mrs. Hurst was born in Orange, TX, a daughter of the late Columbus and Odessa Ratcliff Canter. She was a Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Anna Lee Dheel Harrah

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Anna Lee Dheel Harrah, 79, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Mrs. Harrah was born in Smithers, WV, a daughter of the late T. and Mabel...

Sakuko Watabe

Sakuko Watabe

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – SAKUKO WATABE, 79, beloved wife of Dr. Norimitsu Watabe, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A native of Japan, Mrs. Watabe was a daughter of the late Shosaku and Kusue Kobayashi. She came to America in 1958. She and her husband, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Norimitsu Watabe from the University of South Carolina,...

Marie Grote

Marie Grote

Nov 27, 2008

Marie Grote, 84, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Funeral services will be held privately. Surviving Mrs. Grote is a daughter, Gabrielle Cherry of Aiken.

Charles Richard Bennett

Charles Richard Bennett

Nov 27, 2008

AIKEN, SC – CHARLES RICHARD “DICK” BENNETT, 85, beloved husband of Audrey Dawson Bennett, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at his residence following an extended illness. Dick was born in the United Fruit Company Hospital in Quiguia, Guatemala . He was a son of the late George Southerland and Dora Annie Schutt Bennett of Jackson, MI. He was educated at...

Ted Arthur Howington

Ted Arthur Howington

Nov 27, 2008

NEW ELLENTON – Mr. Ted Arthur Howington, 61, passed away November 27, 2008 at his home in New Ellenton, SC. A graveside service will be held in Bethany Cemetery at 12:30 PM Saturday. The Reverend Brantley Bryan, pastor of Foreman Memorial Baptist Church, will officiate. The Reverend Daniel Braswell and his wife will assist in the service. The family will...

Nancy Stetler

Nancy Stetler

Nov 26, 2008

Aiken-Mrs. Nancy Charlotte Hurlbut Stetler 87, beloved wife of Alfred Miles Stetler died Wednesday, November 26,, 2008. Mrs. Stetler was born in Columbus, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Harold Davie and Merry Hurlbut. She made Aiken her home in 1985. In addition to being a loving wife and mother Mrs. Stetler was a homemaker, a member of...

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Melvin Hayes Nadler

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – MELVIN HAYES “MEL” NADLER, 64, beloved husband of Carmen D. Silvestry Nadler, died suddenly Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Cleveland, OH, Mel was a son of the late Jack and Doris Bloom Nadler. He grew up in Coney Island, NY, and worked as an accountant for the New York Stock...

Howard McKinney

Howard McKinney

Nov 25, 2008

AIKEN, SC – HOWARD DAVIS McKINNEY, SR., 56, husband of Barbara Kivett McKinney, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Southern Pines, NC, he was a son of the late Oscar and Edith Ellen Todd McKinney. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors, include his wife Barbara, three sons, Hopward Davis...

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Ellen Lawley Kretzmeier

Nov 25, 2008

Aiken-Ellen Kretzmeier: Born March 23, 1914 Pernell, Ok., died Novemeber 25, 2008 Aiken, SC Ellen was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Kretzmeier, Died Nov 23, 2002. Roy & Ellen lived in Pampa, Gray Country, Texas from 1932, where they farmed. They then moved to Lake Palestine, Texas for their retirement years. After the death of Roy, Ellen moved...

Julian Pilgrim

Julian Pilgrim

Nov 24, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. Walter Julian Pilgrim, 80, widower of the late Mary Alice Pilgrim, died November 24. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Timothy Hammons will officiate. Interment will follow in the Crocketville Presbyterian Church Cemetery at 2:00 PM in Crocketville, SC. Pallbearers will be Nephews, Danny Pilgrim, Ronnie Pilgrim,...

Alma Lavern Spence

Alma Lavern Spence

Nov 22, 2008

AIKEN – Ms. Alma Lavern Spence, 70, died Saturday, November 22, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 10 AM Tuesday from the graveside at Bethany Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service. Ms. Spence was born in Orangeburg, SC, a daughter of the late Russie and Alice Ferguson Spence. She was a resident of Aiken since 1998....

Doris Livingston Stone

Doris Livingston Stone

Nov 22, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Doris Livingston Stone, 75, died Saturday, November 22, 208 at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Wednesday in the Millbrook Baptist Church Chapel. Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard will officiate. Interment will follow in Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry. Pallbearers will be Dick Hunt, Bob Daniels, Raymond Roseberry, Harry Harmon, Billy Hyde, Wallace Bland, Rev. Carlos...

Ruth Nichols Howard

Ruth Nichols Howard

Nov 21, 2008

AIKEN - Ruth Nichols Howard, 90, passed Friday, November 21, 2008, at her home in Aiken. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 20, 2008, at the First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. The Revs Dr. David Cozad and Mrs. Martha Ebel will officiate. The memorial service will be followed by an organ and harpsichord recital in the...

James L Player, Jr.

James L Player, Jr.

Nov 21, 2008

Aiken,-James L. Player, Jr., known to everyone as “Jimmy”, died Friday, November 21, 2008, at his residence after an extended illness. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday Nov. 25, at St. John’s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. The family will receive visitors in Ward Hall one hour prior to the...

Edward Thomas Gardner

Edward Thomas Gardner

Nov 19, 2008

AIKEN - Mr. Edward Thomas Gardner, 89, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Saturday at First Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III will officiate. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, and Clif Hall and Ron Stevens. Honorary pallbearers will be Norman Woodward, Bill Bentley, Lauren Fair...

Douglas William Ward

Douglas William Ward

Nov 18, 2008

MUSKEGON, MI – DOUGLAS WILLIAM WARD, 26, of Aiken, SC, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 in Muskegon, MI. A native of Aiken, SC, Douglas was a son of Roger Douglas and Mary Brown Ward. Douglas will now be playing his trombone in Heaven’s glorious orchestra! He was an Eagle Scout with troop 121 of Aiken and a member of the...

George Brown, Jr.

George Brown, Jr.

Nov 16, 2008

AIKEN – Mr. George Brown, Jr., 67, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Thankful Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Reverend Freddie Lee Bush and Reverend Sheldonia Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery Mr. Brown was born in Barnwell County, SC, a son of...

Frances Dudley

Frances Dudley

Nov 14, 2008

AIKEN - Frances Dudley died peacefully at Eden Gardens in Aiken, SC on November 14, 2008. Frances was born in Thomasville, Georgia on July 7, 1914. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Dudley of Greenville SC where she resided until 1969. Ms. Dudley was co-founder of The Snail¹s Pace, A Christian Retreat Center, in Saluda NC...

Richard Harry Bookstaver

Richard Harry Bookstaver

Nov 14, 2008

Aiken, SC- Mr. Richard Harry Bookstaver, 88, loving husband to Eleanor Gooden Bookstaver, passed away Friday, November 14, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Millbrook Baptist Church with the Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard officiating. Entombment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Wallace Bland, Paul Cloessner, Robert Abshire, Owen Osbon, Harry Harmon, Ray...

Addie Mae Canter Hurst

Addie Mae Canter Hurst

Nov 12, 2008

AIKEN – Mrs. Addie Mae Canter Hurst, 84, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday in Southlawn Cemetery with Reverend Brancie Stephens officiating. Mrs. Hurst was born in Orange, TX, a daughter of the late Columbus and Odessa Ratcliff Canter. She was a Secretary to the Superintendent of Schools...