Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Donnie Hurst Brown
Feb 6, 2008
AIKEN, SC – MRS. DONNIE H. BROWN, 96, widow of Edward M. Brown, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Robersonville, NC, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late William K. and Margaret Brown Hurst. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. Survivors include a...
David Clarence Rogerson
Feb 3, 2008
AIKEN, SC – DAVID C. ROGERSON, 52, beloved husband of Janette Walls Rogerson, died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at his residence. A native of Glen Dale, WV, Mr. Rogerson was a son of Ruth Rogerson and the late Clarence E. Rogerson. He was an eagle scout and a graduate of Virginia Tec with a masters degree in electrical engineering. He...
Gertrude "Trudi" Garni Clontz
Jan 31, 2008
AIKEN – Gertrude Garni Clontz, (“Trudi”, to her friends and family) was born in Basel, Switzerland on January 3, 1917. She moved with her family to Flushing, New York in 1921. She graduated from Flushing High School and then attended the Pratt Institute from which she graduated in 1937. After working in New York, Trudi moved to Panama (Canal Zone)...
Robert L. Hunt
Jan 31, 2008
AIKEN, SC – ROBERT L. HUNT, 85, beloved husband of Joyce Qualls Knight Hunt, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at his residence. A native of Flat Rock, IL, Mr. Hunt was a son of the late Gerald and Della Fetters Hunt. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the 589th Field Artillery in the 106th Division...
Rhea Johnson Burgess
Jan 31, 2008
AIKEN – Rhea Johnson Burgess, 84, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. Interment will follow at Glover Family Cemetery. She was born in Aiken to the late Barney Otto and Lillie Glover Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken; former Clerk...
Gladys Ormiston
Jan 28, 2008
AIKEN – Mrs. Gladys Christine Fischer Ormiston, 92, died Monday, January 28, 2008. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Cold Spring, NY on Saturday, February 2, 2008. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Yonkers, NY. Mrs. Ormiston was born in Cold Spring, NY, a daughter of the late George and Bella Peters Fischer. She was a...
Larry Bruce Bowman
Jan 27, 2008
AIKEN, SC – Mr Larry Bruce Bowman, 56, passed away Sunday January 27, 2008 Mr. Bowman was born in Bell County, KY, to the late Donald Burke and Wanda McGill Bowman. He was in the Naval Reserves, a member of Millbrook Baptist Church, and was a self employed computer technician. Survivors include his mother Wanda (Tommie) McGill Bowman, his son...
John Hough
Jan 27, 2008
AIKEN, SC – JOHN C. “JOHNNY” HOUGH, 60, beloved husband of Deborah Collie Hough, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at the Medical College of Georgia. A native of Lancaster, SC, Johnny lived most of his life in Aiken, he was a son of the late Oscar N. Hough and Marguerite Jhant Hough Crown. He was the hardware manager for Aiken...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Donnie Hurst Brown
Feb 6, 2008
AIKEN, SC – MRS. DONNIE H. BROWN, 96, widow of Edward M. Brown, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA. A native of Robersonville, NC, Mrs. Brown was a daughter of the late William K. and Margaret Brown Hurst. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. Survivors include a...
David Clarence Rogerson
Feb 3, 2008
AIKEN, SC – DAVID C. ROGERSON, 52, beloved husband of Janette Walls Rogerson, died Sunday, February 3, 2008 at his residence. A native of Glen Dale, WV, Mr. Rogerson was a son of Ruth Rogerson and the late Clarence E. Rogerson. He was an eagle scout and a graduate of Virginia Tec with a masters degree in electrical engineering. He...
Gertrude "Trudi" Garni Clontz
Jan 31, 2008
AIKEN – Gertrude Garni Clontz, (“Trudi”, to her friends and family) was born in Basel, Switzerland on January 3, 1917. She moved with her family to Flushing, New York in 1921. She graduated from Flushing High School and then attended the Pratt Institute from which she graduated in 1937. After working in New York, Trudi moved to Panama (Canal Zone)...
Robert L. Hunt
Jan 31, 2008
AIKEN, SC – ROBERT L. HUNT, 85, beloved husband of Joyce Qualls Knight Hunt, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at his residence. A native of Flat Rock, IL, Mr. Hunt was a son of the late Gerald and Della Fetters Hunt. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the 589th Field Artillery in the 106th Division...
Rhea Johnson Burgess
Jan 31, 2008
AIKEN – Rhea Johnson Burgess, 84, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Aiken First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Fred Andrea, III officiating. Interment will follow at Glover Family Cemetery. She was born in Aiken to the late Barney Otto and Lillie Glover Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Aiken; former Clerk...
Gladys Ormiston
Jan 28, 2008
AIKEN – Mrs. Gladys Christine Fischer Ormiston, 92, died Monday, January 28, 2008. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Cold Spring, NY on Saturday, February 2, 2008. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Yonkers, NY. Mrs. Ormiston was born in Cold Spring, NY, a daughter of the late George and Bella Peters Fischer. She was a...
Larry Bruce Bowman
Jan 27, 2008
AIKEN, SC – Mr Larry Bruce Bowman, 56, passed away Sunday January 27, 2008 Mr. Bowman was born in Bell County, KY, to the late Donald Burke and Wanda McGill Bowman. He was in the Naval Reserves, a member of Millbrook Baptist Church, and was a self employed computer technician. Survivors include his mother Wanda (Tommie) McGill Bowman, his son...
John Hough
Jan 27, 2008
AIKEN, SC – JOHN C. “JOHNNY” HOUGH, 60, beloved husband of Deborah Collie Hough, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at the Medical College of Georgia. A native of Lancaster, SC, Johnny lived most of his life in Aiken, he was a son of the late Oscar N. Hough and Marguerite Jhant Hough Crown. He was the hardware manager for Aiken...
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