Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Barbara Jane Gorby
May 27, 2022
AIKEN, SC - BARBARA JANE GORBY, 75, widow of The Rev. Roger Lee Gorby, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence.
A native of Harrisburg, PA, Barbara was a daughter of the late George and Dessie Blake Dobbs. She attended Marietta Bible College and was a faithful pastor’s wife for 25 years. She moved to Aiken in 2000...
Michael L. Laughlin
May 26, 2022
Michael L. Laughlin passed away on May 26, 2022. Born in 1944 to Thomas and Louise Laughlin, Michael graduated from the former Aiken Preparatory School, the Brooks School in North Andover, MA, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He attended the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, SC, but withdrew to enter politics and, in...
Martin W. Chovanec
May 26, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTIN WILLIAM CHOVANEC, 59, beloved husband of Lindy Steadman Chovanec, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Marty was a son of the late David Arnold Chovanec, Sr. and Patricia Lucille Barton Chovanec Roesky. He grew up in the Sacramento, California area and had a 24-year career...
Joann Coleman
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTHA JOANN COLEMAN, 81, widow of Joe M. Coleman, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at her residence.
A native of Warrenville, Joann was a daughter of the late Heyward and Mildred Williams Hair. She lived in Aiken County most of her life and worked for Hamrick's in North Augusta, retiring after...
Christine Ellen Lovering
May 24, 2022
WINDSOR, SC - Christine Ellen Lovering of Windsor, South Carolina, died at 53 years of age on May 24.
She was predeceased by her partner Peter Regis, also of Windsor, by her parents, Richard Starbuck Lovering and Barbara Ellen Lovering, and by her eldest brother Richard Starbuck Lovering, Jr.
Christine was born in 1968 in Lowell, Massachusetts....
Marian Williamson Bell
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Marian Williamson Bell, 96, much-loved wife of the late James F. Bell, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Trinity on Laurens.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave, Aiken SC 29803. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May...
Eugene "Gene" Sinclair
May 23, 2022
Rhett Eugene (Gene) Sinclair, 90 of Aiken, SC, passed away peacefully, surrounded in the love of family and friends on May 23, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Wesley Sinclair and Allie Mosely Sinclair, siblings Lenora and William, half siblings Willis and EP. He is survived by his sister, Jane Sinclair Smith. One son,...
Barbara Faye Zirps
May 21, 2022
AIKEN, SC- Barbara Faye Zirps, 86, beloved wife of 64 years to the late George Thomas Zirps, passed peacefully away Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Camellia Walk Assisted Living Facility in Evans, GA, with her daughter by her side.
Born in Columbus, OH, she was a daughter to the late Ray and Ruth Watson Skinner. Her sister (also deceased) was...
Catherine Frances Kirchner
May 21, 2022
CATHERINE FRANCES KIRCHNER, 97, widow of Allen William Kirchner, Sr., passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022, in The Place at Pepper Hill.
A native of Baltimore, MD, Catherine was the daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and Catherine Elizabeth Lembach Colleran. She lived most of her life in the Baltimore area and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She was...
Mary Gassett Gardner
May 20, 2022
Aiken, SC - It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mary Pauline Gassett Gardner, 92, of Aiken, SC announce her passing on Friday, May 20, 2022. Mary passed away peacefully in her home. She was born March 8, 1930 to Otis Woodfin and Violet Josephine Hurst Gassett (deceased) in Meigs, GA. Mary is survived by her children, James...
Dillon Patrick Dennis
May 18, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Dillon Patrick Dennis, 30, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 18th in Greenville, SC.
Born in Augusta, GA on February 13th, 1992, he was a lifelong resident of Aiken. Dillon attended South Aiken Baptist Christian School through the 8th grade and graduated from South Aiken High School in 2010. He then attended Tri-County Tech in Clemson, SC.
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Rebecca Ruth Fulton
May 18, 2022
Rebecca Ruth Wood Fulton died quietly on Wednesday May 18, 2022, at her home in Aiken, South Carolina, following an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, William H. Fulton, and one daughter, Jennifer Fulton Ratke (Joseph) of Purcellville, Virginia, and two grandchildren, Evelyn and Henry (Hank) Ratke. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nell Wood...
Walter Frank Anderson
May 16, 2022
AIKEN, SC – CAPT WALTER FRANK ANDERSON, USAF Ret., 73, husband of the late Rev. Shelley Susan Springer Anderson, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022.
Born in Fort Trenton, NJ, Walter was a son of the late Walter J. and Dorothy Schneider Anderson. He lived in Chicago with his family after his father was discharged from the Navy in...
Marion E. Prince
May 16, 2022
AIKEN, SC - MARION E. PRINCE, 94, beloved husband of Ruby Crowe Prince, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022 at his residence.
Born in Morganton, GA, Marion was the son of the late Clement A. and Elizabeth Louise Wright Prince. He grew up in Highlands, NC, attended military school before enlisting in the Army. He was a paratrooper in the...
Mary Ann Wharton Ray
May 15, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Mary Ann Wharton Ray, age 92, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2022 at her residence in Aiken. She was born February 25, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC to the late William Wallace Wharton Sr. and the late Mary Rountree Wharton Lloyd and graduated from Columbia High School. She married James (Jim) Carl Ray on September 1, 1956...
Colleen Joyce Cobb
May 12, 2022
Colleen Joyce (Sullivan) Cobb, age 79 of Aiken, South Carolina passed away peacefully on May 12, 2022 due to her lengthy and courageous battle w/ Alzheimer’s.
Colleen was born in Foxborough, MA on July 31, 1942. She was the daughter of Francis & Agnes Sullivan and later stepdaughter of Mary Elizabeth Sullivan who all predeceased her. She graduated from Sharon...
Michael Christian Olsen
May 11, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Michael Christian Olsen, 30, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at his home surrounded by family after a brief illness. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Becky and Keith Jones of Forestport, NY; father N. Chris Olsen of North Augusta, SC; and brother Andrew R. Olsen of Warrenville, SC. He is also survived by three step-siblings, numerous...
Wilma Jean Nave Simmons
May 10, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Wilma “Jean” Nave Simmons was born October 13, 1928, and passed away May 10, 2022 at the age of 93, at her daughter Becky’s home in Aiken, South Carolina. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and an active member of several Southern Baptist Churches during most of her life. She is preceded in death...
Casina A. Cromer
May 10, 2022
AIKEN, SC – CASINA A. CROMER, 80, beloved wife of Brunson L. Cromer, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at her residence
A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Casina was a daughter of the late Matthew and Ollie Widener Anderson. She had a 30-year career in cosmetology before going to work at ASCO for 11 years....
Frank S. Ducate
May 7, 2022
AIKEN, SC – FRANK S. DUCATE, 84, beloved husband of Dorothy G. Ducate, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at his residence.
A native of Jersey City, NJ, Frank was a son of the late Gaetano and Lorraine Ducate. He grew up in New Jersey and was a proud Eagle Scout. He was of the Catholic Faith and served as...
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Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.
Barbara Jane Gorby
May 27, 2022
AIKEN, SC - BARBARA JANE GORBY, 75, widow of The Rev. Roger Lee Gorby, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence.
A native of Harrisburg, PA, Barbara was a daughter of the late George and Dessie Blake Dobbs. She attended Marietta Bible College and was a faithful pastor’s wife for 25 years. She moved to Aiken in 2000...
Michael L. Laughlin
May 26, 2022
Michael L. Laughlin passed away on May 26, 2022. Born in 1944 to Thomas and Louise Laughlin, Michael graduated from the former Aiken Preparatory School, the Brooks School in North Andover, MA, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He attended the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, SC, but withdrew to enter politics and, in...
Martin W. Chovanec
May 26, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTIN WILLIAM CHOVANEC, 59, beloved husband of Lindy Steadman Chovanec, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at his residence.
Born at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Marty was a son of the late David Arnold Chovanec, Sr. and Patricia Lucille Barton Chovanec Roesky. He grew up in the Sacramento, California area and had a 24-year career...
Joann Coleman
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – MARTHA JOANN COLEMAN, 81, widow of Joe M. Coleman, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at her residence.
A native of Warrenville, Joann was a daughter of the late Heyward and Mildred Williams Hair. She lived in Aiken County most of her life and worked for Hamrick's in North Augusta, retiring after...
Christine Ellen Lovering
May 24, 2022
WINDSOR, SC - Christine Ellen Lovering of Windsor, South Carolina, died at 53 years of age on May 24.
She was predeceased by her partner Peter Regis, also of Windsor, by her parents, Richard Starbuck Lovering and Barbara Ellen Lovering, and by her eldest brother Richard Starbuck Lovering, Jr.
Christine was born in 1968 in Lowell, Massachusetts....
Marian Williamson Bell
May 24, 2022
AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Marian Williamson Bell, 96, much-loved wife of the late James F. Bell, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Trinity on Laurens.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 6 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave, Aiken SC 29803. A graveside service will be held on Friday, May...
Eugene "Gene" Sinclair
May 23, 2022
Rhett Eugene (Gene) Sinclair, 90 of Aiken, SC, passed away peacefully, surrounded in the love of family and friends on May 23, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles Wesley Sinclair and Allie Mosely Sinclair, siblings Lenora and William, half siblings Willis and EP. He is survived by his sister, Jane Sinclair Smith. One son,...
Barbara Faye Zirps
May 21, 2022
AIKEN, SC- Barbara Faye Zirps, 86, beloved wife of 64 years to the late George Thomas Zirps, passed peacefully away Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Camellia Walk Assisted Living Facility in Evans, GA, with her daughter by her side.
Born in Columbus, OH, she was a daughter to the late Ray and Ruth Watson Skinner. Her sister (also deceased) was...
Catherine Frances Kirchner
May 21, 2022
CATHERINE FRANCES KIRCHNER, 97, widow of Allen William Kirchner, Sr., passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022, in The Place at Pepper Hill.
A native of Baltimore, MD, Catherine was the daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and Catherine Elizabeth Lembach Colleran. She lived most of her life in the Baltimore area and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She was...
Mary Gassett Gardner
May 20, 2022
Aiken, SC - It is with heavy hearts that the family of Mary Pauline Gassett Gardner, 92, of Aiken, SC announce her passing on Friday, May 20, 2022. Mary passed away peacefully in her home. She was born March 8, 1930 to Otis Woodfin and Violet Josephine Hurst Gassett (deceased) in Meigs, GA. Mary is survived by her children, James...
Dillon Patrick Dennis
May 18, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Dillon Patrick Dennis, 30, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 18th in Greenville, SC.
Born in Augusta, GA on February 13th, 1992, he was a lifelong resident of Aiken. Dillon attended South Aiken Baptist Christian School through the 8th grade and graduated from South Aiken High School in 2010. He then attended Tri-County Tech in Clemson, SC.
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Rebecca Ruth Fulton
May 18, 2022
Rebecca Ruth Wood Fulton died quietly on Wednesday May 18, 2022, at her home in Aiken, South Carolina, following an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, William H. Fulton, and one daughter, Jennifer Fulton Ratke (Joseph) of Purcellville, Virginia, and two grandchildren, Evelyn and Henry (Hank) Ratke. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nell Wood...
Walter Frank Anderson
May 16, 2022
AIKEN, SC – CAPT WALTER FRANK ANDERSON, USAF Ret., 73, husband of the late Rev. Shelley Susan Springer Anderson, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022.
Born in Fort Trenton, NJ, Walter was a son of the late Walter J. and Dorothy Schneider Anderson. He lived in Chicago with his family after his father was discharged from the Navy in...
Marion E. Prince
May 16, 2022
AIKEN, SC - MARION E. PRINCE, 94, beloved husband of Ruby Crowe Prince, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022 at his residence.
Born in Morganton, GA, Marion was the son of the late Clement A. and Elizabeth Louise Wright Prince. He grew up in Highlands, NC, attended military school before enlisting in the Army. He was a paratrooper in the...
Mary Ann Wharton Ray
May 15, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Mary Ann Wharton Ray, age 92, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2022 at her residence in Aiken. She was born February 25, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC to the late William Wallace Wharton Sr. and the late Mary Rountree Wharton Lloyd and graduated from Columbia High School. She married James (Jim) Carl Ray on September 1, 1956...
Colleen Joyce Cobb
May 12, 2022
Colleen Joyce (Sullivan) Cobb, age 79 of Aiken, South Carolina passed away peacefully on May 12, 2022 due to her lengthy and courageous battle w/ Alzheimer’s.
Colleen was born in Foxborough, MA on July 31, 1942. She was the daughter of Francis & Agnes Sullivan and later stepdaughter of Mary Elizabeth Sullivan who all predeceased her. She graduated from Sharon...
Michael Christian Olsen
May 11, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Michael Christian Olsen, 30, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at his home surrounded by family after a brief illness. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Becky and Keith Jones of Forestport, NY; father N. Chris Olsen of North Augusta, SC; and brother Andrew R. Olsen of Warrenville, SC. He is also survived by three step-siblings, numerous...
Wilma Jean Nave Simmons
May 10, 2022
AIKEN, SC - Wilma “Jean” Nave Simmons was born October 13, 1928, and passed away May 10, 2022 at the age of 93, at her daughter Becky’s home in Aiken, South Carolina. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and an active member of several Southern Baptist Churches during most of her life. She is preceded in death...
Casina A. Cromer
May 10, 2022
AIKEN, SC – CASINA A. CROMER, 80, beloved wife of Brunson L. Cromer, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at her residence
A native and lifelong resident of Aiken County, Casina was a daughter of the late Matthew and Ollie Widener Anderson. She had a 30-year career in cosmetology before going to work at ASCO for 11 years....
Frank S. Ducate
May 7, 2022
AIKEN, SC – FRANK S. DUCATE, 84, beloved husband of Dorothy G. Ducate, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at his residence.
A native of Jersey City, NJ, Frank was a son of the late Gaetano and Lorraine Ducate. He grew up in New Jersey and was a proud Eagle Scout. He was of the Catholic Faith and served as...
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