Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

John Stephen Boatright

John Stephen Boatright

Nov 26, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. John Stephen Boatright, 83, died November 26, 2007 at Mattie C. Hall. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at Central Baptist Church. Reverend Louie Anderson and Reverend Mike Catoe will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Deacons of Central Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will be the Senior Men's Sunday...

Iris Edgerton Thompson

Iris Edgerton Thompson

Nov 26, 2007

AIKEN- Mrs. Iris Edgerton Thompson, 84, beloved wife to the late Robert L. Thompson, died Monday November 26, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, at St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Brian Gilmer officiating. Mrs. Thompson was born in Smithfield, NC, to the late Ramie Luther and Lela Edgerton. She...

Eunice Turner Boyd

Eunice Turner Boyd

Nov 24, 2007

WARRENVILLE – Mrs. Eunice Roxie Turner Boyd, 69, of Warrenville, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 in Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend James McCary will officiate. Interment will follow in Warrenville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robbie Boyd, Carlton Wilson, Richard Morris, Lucious E. Morris, Jason Moore and Kenneth...

Dr. John Clyde Beard

Dr. John Clyde Beard

Nov 23, 2007

AIKEN - Dr. John C. Beard, Jr., age 89, died peacefully at home with his loving wife, Ursula, at his side on November 23, 2007. Son of the late John C. Beard, Sr. and the late Gladys McKinney Beard, Dr. Beard was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1918, and was raised in Indianola in the Mississippi Delta. Prior to moving...

Ann Gunderman Freitag

Ann Gunderman Freitag

Nov 23, 2007

AIKEN –Ann Gunderman Freitag, 64, died Nov. 23 at home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 26 at 3:00 PM at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George Howle officiating. Interment will take place Dec. 1 at Churchville Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, NY. She was born in Corning, NY to the late John and Mary Perry Gunderman....

Jerry Jerome Bowers

Jerry Jerome Bowers

Nov 23, 2007

ASHEVILLE, NC – Mr. Jerry Jerome Bowers, 51, died Saturday, November 23, 2007 in Asheville, NC. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Bowers was born in Hampton, SC. He lived in Asheville, NC for the last 17 years and was a sheet metal worker...

Mr. Meredith Trotter Raney, Sr.

Mr. Meredith Trotter Raney, Sr.

Nov 22, 2007

Mr. Meredith Trotter Raney, Sr. AIKEN, SC – MR. MEREDITH TROTTER RANEY, SR., 88, husband of Mary Stroud Raney, died Thursday, November 22, 2007, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in LaCrosse, VA, Mr. Raney was a son of the late Leigh Massenburg and Annie Seymour Raney. He lived in Aiken since 1952. Mr. Raney was an industrial engineer and...

Larry Wayne Mills

Larry Wayne Mills

Nov 21, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. Larry Wayne Mills, 62, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Michael Dyer officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Mills was born in Albemarle, NC, a son of Roy V. Mills, and the late Pauline Barbee Mills. He was a...

Benjamin Harris Butler

Benjamin Harris Butler

Nov 18, 2007

AIKEN – Commander Benjamin Harris Butler, US Navy Retired, died November 18, 2007 in Greenville, SC, and is presently resting in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who he served his entire life and in which he will rest for eternity. Born in Liberty, MS on November 6, 1914, son of Mary Estelle McGehee Butler and Benjamin...

Clinton Brooks Whitfield

Clinton Brooks Whitfield

Nov 15, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. C. Brooks Whitfield, 71, died Thursday, November 15, 29007 in Apopka, FL. Mr. Whitfield was born in New York City, a son of the late Robert Joseph and Clinton Brooks Whitfield. He attended Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ, Washington Lee and received his BA in Theater form UC Berkeley. He was a television writer and director, a member...

Boyce Hemphill Grier

Boyce Hemphill Grier

Nov 14, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. Boyce Hemphill Grier, 83, beloved husband of Helen Falconer Grier, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, November 20 at First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Dr. David Cozad officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the ARMC Hospital Auxiliary. Mr. Grier...

Reverend Ray Don Adcock

Reverend Ray Don Adcock

Nov 10, 2007

AIKEN – The Reverend Ray Don Adcock, 68, died Saturday, November 10, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Rev. Adcock was born in Minden, LA, a son of the late George Alman Adcock, Sr. and Mattie Long Adcock. He...

Ralph Dayton DeBord

Ralph Dayton DeBord

Nov 8, 2007

AIKEN, SC – RALPH DAYTON DeBORD, 69, beloved husband of Teresa Henderson DeBord, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Heartland Hospice, Augusta, GA. A native of Saltville, VA, Mr. DeBord was a son of the late Thomas H. and Annie Mae Call DeBord. He had been a resident of Aiken since 1972 and was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church,...

Emilie Boehling Christie

Emilie Boehling Christie

Nov 8, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Emilie Boehling Christie, 96, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 in Aiken, SC. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Queens Village, NY. Reverend Steve Roth will officiate. Interment will follow in Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. She was a resident of Franklin Square for over sixty eight years. Mrs....

Linda Megill Williamson

Linda Megill Williamson

Nov 7, 2007

AIKEN – Mrs. Linda Megill Williamson, beloved widow of the late James F. Williamson, entered into rest following a long illness on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center., Aiken, SC Mrs. Williamson was born on November 30, 1919 in Pensgrove, NJ, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Mayberry Megill, Sr. She spent...

Shirley Lawrence Gartung Foster

Shirley Lawrence Gartung Foster

Nov 6, 2007

AIKEN – Mrs. Shirley Lawrence Gartung Foster, 80, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at St. John’s United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. George K. Howle and the Rev. Terry Flemming will officiate. Interment will be private. Mrs. Foster was born in Wichita, KS, a daughter of the late Roy Eugene...

Brenda Kidd Redd

Brenda Kidd Redd

Nov 5, 2007

AIKEN, SC – BRENDA KIDD REDD, of Aiken, died Monday, November 05, 2007 at her residence. A native of Vonore, TN, Mrs. Redd was a daughter of George F. and Martha B. Osborne Kidd. She was a kindergarten teacher at South Aiken Christian School and was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. She attended Christ Way Christian Church. Survivors include...

Christina Cross Simkins

Christina Cross Simkins

Nov 4, 2007

WILLISTON, SC – Mrs. Christina Cross Simkins, 69, wife of Roland J. Simkins, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 at her residence. According to her wishes there will be no funeral service. Mrs. Simkins was born in Kawakawa, New Zealand, and was the daughter of Edward and Ellen Umarda Cross. She had lived in Aiken for 20 years and was the...

Billy Reid Scruggs

Billy Reid Scruggs

Nov 2, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. Billy Reid Scruggs, 71, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Millbrook Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard will officiate. The family will receive friends at Woodside Country Club following the service. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Woodside Board of Governors. Mr. Scruggs...

Kerry Don Drake

Kerry Don Drake

Nov 1, 2007

AIKEN- Mr. Kerry Don Drake, 51, of Aiken, died Thursday, November 1, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Aiken Church of Christ. Minister Mark Hudson will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Reese, Dean Reese, Russ Finley, Wes Brownlee, Richard Schoonover, Steve Warneke. Mr. Drake was born in Aiken, a...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

John Stephen Boatright

John Stephen Boatright

Nov 26, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. John Stephen Boatright, 83, died November 26, 2007 at Mattie C. Hall. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at Central Baptist Church. Reverend Louie Anderson and Reverend Mike Catoe will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Deacons of Central Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will be the Senior Men's Sunday...

Iris Edgerton Thompson

Iris Edgerton Thompson

Nov 26, 2007

AIKEN- Mrs. Iris Edgerton Thompson, 84, beloved wife to the late Robert L. Thompson, died Monday November 26, at Aiken Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, at St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Brian Gilmer officiating. Mrs. Thompson was born in Smithfield, NC, to the late Ramie Luther and Lela Edgerton. She...

Eunice Turner Boyd

Eunice Turner Boyd

Nov 24, 2007

WARRENVILLE – Mrs. Eunice Roxie Turner Boyd, 69, of Warrenville, died Saturday, November 24, 2007 in Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend James McCary will officiate. Interment will follow in Warrenville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robbie Boyd, Carlton Wilson, Richard Morris, Lucious E. Morris, Jason Moore and Kenneth...

Dr. John Clyde Beard

Dr. John Clyde Beard

Nov 23, 2007

AIKEN - Dr. John C. Beard, Jr., age 89, died peacefully at home with his loving wife, Ursula, at his side on November 23, 2007. Son of the late John C. Beard, Sr. and the late Gladys McKinney Beard, Dr. Beard was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1918, and was raised in Indianola in the Mississippi Delta. Prior to moving...

Ann Gunderman Freitag

Ann Gunderman Freitag

Nov 23, 2007

AIKEN –Ann Gunderman Freitag, 64, died Nov. 23 at home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Nov. 26 at 3:00 PM at St. Johns United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. George Howle officiating. Interment will take place Dec. 1 at Churchville Creekside Cemetery, Churchville, NY. She was born in Corning, NY to the late John and Mary Perry Gunderman....

Jerry Jerome Bowers

Jerry Jerome Bowers

Nov 23, 2007

ASHEVILLE, NC – Mr. Jerry Jerome Bowers, 51, died Saturday, November 23, 2007 in Asheville, NC. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Bowers was born in Hampton, SC. He lived in Asheville, NC for the last 17 years and was a sheet metal worker...

Mr. Meredith Trotter Raney, Sr.

Mr. Meredith Trotter Raney, Sr.

Nov 22, 2007

Mr. Meredith Trotter Raney, Sr. AIKEN, SC – MR. MEREDITH TROTTER RANEY, SR., 88, husband of Mary Stroud Raney, died Thursday, November 22, 2007, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Born in LaCrosse, VA, Mr. Raney was a son of the late Leigh Massenburg and Annie Seymour Raney. He lived in Aiken since 1952. Mr. Raney was an industrial engineer and...

Larry Wayne Mills

Larry Wayne Mills

Nov 21, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. Larry Wayne Mills, 62, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Friday in the Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Michael Dyer officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Mills was born in Albemarle, NC, a son of Roy V. Mills, and the late Pauline Barbee Mills. He was a...

Benjamin Harris Butler

Benjamin Harris Butler

Nov 18, 2007

AIKEN – Commander Benjamin Harris Butler, US Navy Retired, died November 18, 2007 in Greenville, SC, and is presently resting in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who he served his entire life and in which he will rest for eternity. Born in Liberty, MS on November 6, 1914, son of Mary Estelle McGehee Butler and Benjamin...

Clinton Brooks Whitfield

Clinton Brooks Whitfield

Nov 15, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. C. Brooks Whitfield, 71, died Thursday, November 15, 29007 in Apopka, FL. Mr. Whitfield was born in New York City, a son of the late Robert Joseph and Clinton Brooks Whitfield. He attended Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ, Washington Lee and received his BA in Theater form UC Berkeley. He was a television writer and director, a member...

Boyce Hemphill Grier

Boyce Hemphill Grier

Nov 14, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. Boyce Hemphill Grier, 83, beloved husband of Helen Falconer Grier, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, November 20 at First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Dr. David Cozad officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the ARMC Hospital Auxiliary. Mr. Grier...

Reverend Ray Don Adcock

Reverend Ray Don Adcock

Nov 10, 2007

AIKEN – The Reverend Ray Don Adcock, 68, died Saturday, November 10, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 2PM Wednesday at First Baptist Church. The Reverend Dr. Fred Andrea III will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Rev. Adcock was born in Minden, LA, a son of the late George Alman Adcock, Sr. and Mattie Long Adcock. He...

Ralph Dayton DeBord

Ralph Dayton DeBord

Nov 8, 2007

AIKEN, SC – RALPH DAYTON DeBORD, 69, beloved husband of Teresa Henderson DeBord, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Heartland Hospice, Augusta, GA. A native of Saltville, VA, Mr. DeBord was a son of the late Thomas H. and Annie Mae Call DeBord. He had been a resident of Aiken since 1972 and was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church,...

Emilie Boehling Christie

Emilie Boehling Christie

Nov 8, 2007

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Emilie Boehling Christie, 96, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 in Aiken, SC. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Queens Village, NY. Reverend Steve Roth will officiate. Interment will follow in Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. She was a resident of Franklin Square for over sixty eight years. Mrs....

Linda Megill Williamson

Linda Megill Williamson

Nov 7, 2007

AIKEN – Mrs. Linda Megill Williamson, beloved widow of the late James F. Williamson, entered into rest following a long illness on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at the Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center., Aiken, SC Mrs. Williamson was born on November 30, 1919 in Pensgrove, NJ, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Mayberry Megill, Sr. She spent...

Shirley Lawrence Gartung Foster

Shirley Lawrence Gartung Foster

Nov 6, 2007

AIKEN – Mrs. Shirley Lawrence Gartung Foster, 80, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday at St. John’s United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. George K. Howle and the Rev. Terry Flemming will officiate. Interment will be private. Mrs. Foster was born in Wichita, KS, a daughter of the late Roy Eugene...

Brenda Kidd Redd

Brenda Kidd Redd

Nov 5, 2007

AIKEN, SC – BRENDA KIDD REDD, of Aiken, died Monday, November 05, 2007 at her residence. A native of Vonore, TN, Mrs. Redd was a daughter of George F. and Martha B. Osborne Kidd. She was a kindergarten teacher at South Aiken Christian School and was a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. She attended Christ Way Christian Church. Survivors include...

Christina Cross Simkins

Christina Cross Simkins

Nov 4, 2007

WILLISTON, SC – Mrs. Christina Cross Simkins, 69, wife of Roland J. Simkins, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 at her residence. According to her wishes there will be no funeral service. Mrs. Simkins was born in Kawakawa, New Zealand, and was the daughter of Edward and Ellen Umarda Cross. She had lived in Aiken for 20 years and was the...

Billy Reid Scruggs

Billy Reid Scruggs

Nov 2, 2007

AIKEN – Mr. Billy Reid Scruggs, 71, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Millbrook Baptist Church. Reverend Dr. Eddie Leopard will officiate. The family will receive friends at Woodside Country Club following the service. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Woodside Board of Governors. Mr. Scruggs...

Kerry Don Drake

Kerry Don Drake

Nov 1, 2007

AIKEN- Mr. Kerry Don Drake, 51, of Aiken, died Thursday, November 1, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Aiken Church of Christ. Minister Mark Hudson will officiate. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Reese, Dean Reese, Russ Finley, Wes Brownlee, Richard Schoonover, Steve Warneke. Mr. Drake was born in Aiken, a...