Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Grace Barnes Caldwell

Grace Barnes Caldwell

Feb 15, 2019

NEW ELLENTON, SC – GRACE BARNES CALDWELL, 87, widow of Edwin Breland Caldwell, Sr., passed away Friday, February 15, 2019.A native of Islandton, SC, Grace was a daughter of the late Oliver Plato and Pearl Varn Barnes.  She lived in Aiken County since 1966 and spent her career as a grocer and was the co-owner of the New Ellenton Piggly...

Carol Stockman Sayers

Carol Stockman Sayers

Feb 11, 2019

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Carol Stockman Sayers, 68, wife of Thomas J. (Jack) Sayers passed away from this life with dignity and grace on Monday February 11, 2019. 

     She was born in Greenwood, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late John Ivy and Margaret Ann Stockman. 

     She has a son, Sean Michael O'Cain (Lele) of Silver...

William "Bill" C. Gassman

William "Bill" C. Gassman

Feb 11, 2019

AIKEN, SC - William C. “Bill” Gassman, 74, passed away on February 11, 2019 in Aiken, SC. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, Bill had been a resident of Aiken since 1966. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Katherine King Gassman, Aiken; three children, Jennifer Jane Shaw, Atlanta GA; Colin Murray (Cassie) Shaw, Greenville SC; and Barbara Kay...

Mildred Arlee Knight

Mildred Arlee Knight

Feb 11, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Mildred Arlee (Fisher) Knight was born July 30, 1925, in Clarence, Iowa, the sixth child of Joseph Lawrence Fisher and Katherina Dorothea (Christophersen) Fisher.  She passed away on February 11, 2019, at age 93, in Aiken, South Carolina.  She will be buried in Duncan, Oklahoma.

     Her father, Joe Fisher, owned and conducted the Joe Fisher Orchestra...

Harriette Jeanette Brown

Harriette Jeanette Brown

Feb 9, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Harriette Jeanette Brown, 72, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, after a strong-fought 4 year battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Mrs. Brown was born in Augusta, GA, a daughter of the late Pierce Leroy and Catherine Jones James.  She was a former Paralegal and also a Flight Attendant for Delta Airlines. She is survived by her daughter, Julia...

Jerry Dewitt Cox

Jerry Dewitt Cox

Feb 9, 2019

WINDSOR – Mr. Jerry Dewitt Cox, 78, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019.

Mr. Cox was born in Bartow County, GA, a son of the late William Homer and Mildred Perkins Cox. He served in the US Air Force, and was retired with 30 years service as a Supervisor and Technician for Royal Dutch Shell. He was a 33rd Degree...

Joan Patricia Watkins

Joan Patricia Watkins

Feb 6, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Ms. Joan Patricia Watkins, 80, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in West View Cemetery in Augusta. Born in Augusta, GA Joan was a daughter of the late James Wright and Ola Mae Seals Watkins. She was...

Kenneth R Jackson

Kenneth R Jackson

Feb 5, 2019

Aiken- Mr. Kenneth R. Jackson, 86, of Aiken, SC, passed away at Agape Hospice House on Tuesday February 5, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Somerset, NJ, Mr. Jackson was younger brother to Charles Jackson and son to Charles T. Jackson and Jewel Cegielski Jackson both deceased. Raised and educated in New Brunswick, NJ, he served in the U.S. Navy...

Rosalie Pena Lowman

Rosalie Pena Lowman

Feb 5, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Rosalie Pena Lowman, 63, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Rosalie was born in Brownwood, TX, a daughter of Antonia Hernandez Pena of Brownwood, TX, and the late Johnny Pena.  She was a resident of Aiken for over 36 years, and a Deputy Clerk of Court at the Aiken County Courthouse. In addition to her mother, she...

Annette Scott

Annette Scott

Feb 2, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Annette Scott, 74, loving wife of William W. “Billy” Scott for 57 years, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Scott is survived by her daughter, Julie Scott Greene, Aiken; two sons, William M. “Billy Boy” Scott, Aiken, Kenneth Allan (Cheryl) Scott, Aiken; grandchildren, Scott (Kandi) Green, Aiken, Dustin (Donna) Green,...

Juliana Duffield Graves

Juliana Duffield Graves

Jan 31, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Juliana Duffield Graves, 97, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019. Mrs. Graves was born in Los Angeles, CA, a daughter of the late Harry W. and Effie Ingalls Duffield. She was a graduate of UCLA, and served in the US Navy where she met her husband, Roger Elson Graves.  As a resident of Arlington, VA, she taught...

Jane Bowers

Jane Bowers

Jan 31, 2019

AIKEN, SC - MARILYN JANE BOWERS, 86, beloved wife of Richard R. Bowers, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

A native of Johnstown, PA, Mrs. Bowers was a daughter of the late Mabel J. and Marlyn R. Fetterolf.  She was a graduate of Susquehanna University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business in...

Dennis Bruce Sidwell

Dennis Bruce Sidwell

Jan 31, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Dennis Bruce Sidwell, 77, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.

Robert Charles Rordam

Robert Charles Rordam

Jan 29, 2019

AIKEN, SC – ROBERT CHARLES RORDAM, 80, beloved husband of Jane Lilley Rordam, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019.

     A native of New Orleans, LA, Bob was a son of the late Ragnvald Bering Rordam and Audrey Bastian Rordam.  He graduated from LSU with a BS in Petroleum Engineering and then began a 36-year career with Texaco.  During his career...

Pamela B. Owens

Pamela B. Owens

Jan 27, 2019

North Augusta, SC - Pamela Gail Black Owens, 57, beloved wife of Mark Shannon Owens, died Sunday, January 27, 2019.

     Born on May 28, 1961 in Gastonia, North Carolina, Pamela was a daughter of Katherine “Kitty” Queen Black and the late Charles Lee Black.  She grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of Charleston Southern University, formerly the...

Molly Perkins Busbee

Molly Perkins Busbee

Jan 27, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Molly Perkins Busbee, 91, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2019. Mrs. Busbee was born in Graniteville, a daughter of the late Ralph and Plumie Boyd Perkins.  She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, and a homemaker.  She is survived by two daughters, Norma (Jerry) Steed, Clyo, GA, Deborah (Rusty) Wright, Aiken; a son, Wayne (Brenda) Busbee,...

Irene Regina Coles

Irene Regina Coles

Jan 25, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Ms. Irene Regina Coles, 84, passed away peacefully Friday, January 25, 2019. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC 29803.

Ralph Mims Fox

Ralph Mims Fox

Jan 23, 2019

AIKEN – Mr. Ralph Mims Fox, 91, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Bill Watkins officiating.  Interment will be private.  The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Fox was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and son of the...

Patrick Edward Waack

Patrick Edward Waack

Jan 22, 2019

Aiken, SC – PATRICK EDWARD WAACK, 89, husband of the late Lois Jean Waack, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Waack, a long-time resident of Wauseon, Ohio, was born on July 4, 1929 in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of the late William Henry Waack and Mary Elizabeth Waack. He was the Operations Superintendent for the Toledo Edison...

Barbara McRee Kerner

Barbara McRee Kerner

Jan 21, 2019

AIKEN, SC -   Mrs. Barbara McRee Kerner, 85, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019. She was born September 24th, 1933 in Dawson, GA, the daughter of the late Rebecca Oxford McRee and Clarence Edwin McRee. She attended Randolph Macon Woman’s College and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was married to her beloved husband...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Grace Barnes Caldwell

Grace Barnes Caldwell

Feb 15, 2019

NEW ELLENTON, SC – GRACE BARNES CALDWELL, 87, widow of Edwin Breland Caldwell, Sr., passed away Friday, February 15, 2019.A native of Islandton, SC, Grace was a daughter of the late Oliver Plato and Pearl Varn Barnes.  She lived in Aiken County since 1966 and spent her career as a grocer and was the co-owner of the New Ellenton Piggly...

Carol Stockman Sayers

Carol Stockman Sayers

Feb 11, 2019

NEW ELLENTON, SC - Carol Stockman Sayers, 68, wife of Thomas J. (Jack) Sayers passed away from this life with dignity and grace on Monday February 11, 2019. 

     She was born in Greenwood, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late John Ivy and Margaret Ann Stockman. 

     She has a son, Sean Michael O'Cain (Lele) of Silver...

William "Bill" C. Gassman

William "Bill" C. Gassman

Feb 11, 2019

AIKEN, SC - William C. “Bill” Gassman, 74, passed away on February 11, 2019 in Aiken, SC. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, Bill had been a resident of Aiken since 1966. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Katherine King Gassman, Aiken; three children, Jennifer Jane Shaw, Atlanta GA; Colin Murray (Cassie) Shaw, Greenville SC; and Barbara Kay...

Mildred Arlee Knight

Mildred Arlee Knight

Feb 11, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Mildred Arlee (Fisher) Knight was born July 30, 1925, in Clarence, Iowa, the sixth child of Joseph Lawrence Fisher and Katherina Dorothea (Christophersen) Fisher.  She passed away on February 11, 2019, at age 93, in Aiken, South Carolina.  She will be buried in Duncan, Oklahoma.

     Her father, Joe Fisher, owned and conducted the Joe Fisher Orchestra...

Harriette Jeanette Brown

Harriette Jeanette Brown

Feb 9, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Harriette Jeanette Brown, 72, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019, after a strong-fought 4 year battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Mrs. Brown was born in Augusta, GA, a daughter of the late Pierce Leroy and Catherine Jones James.  She was a former Paralegal and also a Flight Attendant for Delta Airlines. She is survived by her daughter, Julia...

Jerry Dewitt Cox

Jerry Dewitt Cox

Feb 9, 2019

WINDSOR – Mr. Jerry Dewitt Cox, 78, passed away Saturday, February 9, 2019.

Mr. Cox was born in Bartow County, GA, a son of the late William Homer and Mildred Perkins Cox. He served in the US Air Force, and was retired with 30 years service as a Supervisor and Technician for Royal Dutch Shell. He was a 33rd Degree...

Joan Patricia Watkins

Joan Patricia Watkins

Feb 6, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Ms. Joan Patricia Watkins, 80, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Monday, February 11, 2019 at the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in West View Cemetery in Augusta. Born in Augusta, GA Joan was a daughter of the late James Wright and Ola Mae Seals Watkins. She was...

Kenneth R Jackson

Kenneth R Jackson

Feb 5, 2019

Aiken- Mr. Kenneth R. Jackson, 86, of Aiken, SC, passed away at Agape Hospice House on Tuesday February 5, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Born in Somerset, NJ, Mr. Jackson was younger brother to Charles Jackson and son to Charles T. Jackson and Jewel Cegielski Jackson both deceased. Raised and educated in New Brunswick, NJ, he served in the U.S. Navy...

Rosalie Pena Lowman

Rosalie Pena Lowman

Feb 5, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Rosalie Pena Lowman, 63, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Rosalie was born in Brownwood, TX, a daughter of Antonia Hernandez Pena of Brownwood, TX, and the late Johnny Pena.  She was a resident of Aiken for over 36 years, and a Deputy Clerk of Court at the Aiken County Courthouse. In addition to her mother, she...

Annette Scott

Annette Scott

Feb 2, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Annette Scott, 74, loving wife of William W. “Billy” Scott for 57 years, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 surrounded by her family. Mrs. Scott is survived by her daughter, Julie Scott Greene, Aiken; two sons, William M. “Billy Boy” Scott, Aiken, Kenneth Allan (Cheryl) Scott, Aiken; grandchildren, Scott (Kandi) Green, Aiken, Dustin (Donna) Green,...

Juliana Duffield Graves

Juliana Duffield Graves

Jan 31, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Juliana Duffield Graves, 97, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019. Mrs. Graves was born in Los Angeles, CA, a daughter of the late Harry W. and Effie Ingalls Duffield. She was a graduate of UCLA, and served in the US Navy where she met her husband, Roger Elson Graves.  As a resident of Arlington, VA, she taught...

Jane Bowers

Jane Bowers

Jan 31, 2019

AIKEN, SC - MARILYN JANE BOWERS, 86, beloved wife of Richard R. Bowers, died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers.

A native of Johnstown, PA, Mrs. Bowers was a daughter of the late Mabel J. and Marlyn R. Fetterolf.  She was a graduate of Susquehanna University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business in...

Dennis Bruce Sidwell

Dennis Bruce Sidwell

Jan 31, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Dennis Bruce Sidwell, 77, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC 29801.

Robert Charles Rordam

Robert Charles Rordam

Jan 29, 2019

AIKEN, SC – ROBERT CHARLES RORDAM, 80, beloved husband of Jane Lilley Rordam, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019.

     A native of New Orleans, LA, Bob was a son of the late Ragnvald Bering Rordam and Audrey Bastian Rordam.  He graduated from LSU with a BS in Petroleum Engineering and then began a 36-year career with Texaco.  During his career...

Pamela B. Owens

Pamela B. Owens

Jan 27, 2019

North Augusta, SC - Pamela Gail Black Owens, 57, beloved wife of Mark Shannon Owens, died Sunday, January 27, 2019.

     Born on May 28, 1961 in Gastonia, North Carolina, Pamela was a daughter of Katherine “Kitty” Queen Black and the late Charles Lee Black.  She grew up in Aiken and was a graduate of Charleston Southern University, formerly the...

Molly Perkins Busbee

Molly Perkins Busbee

Jan 27, 2019

AIKEN – Mrs. Molly Perkins Busbee, 91, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2019. Mrs. Busbee was born in Graniteville, a daughter of the late Ralph and Plumie Boyd Perkins.  She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church, and a homemaker.  She is survived by two daughters, Norma (Jerry) Steed, Clyo, GA, Deborah (Rusty) Wright, Aiken; a son, Wayne (Brenda) Busbee,...

Irene Regina Coles

Irene Regina Coles

Jan 25, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Ms. Irene Regina Coles, 84, passed away peacefully Friday, January 25, 2019. Arrangements will be announced by SHELLHOUSE-RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC 29803.

Ralph Mims Fox

Ralph Mims Fox

Jan 23, 2019

AIKEN – Mr. Ralph Mims Fox, 91, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Bill Watkins officiating.  Interment will be private.  The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Fox was a lifelong resident of Aiken, and son of the...

Patrick Edward Waack

Patrick Edward Waack

Jan 22, 2019

Aiken, SC – PATRICK EDWARD WAACK, 89, husband of the late Lois Jean Waack, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Waack, a long-time resident of Wauseon, Ohio, was born on July 4, 1929 in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of the late William Henry Waack and Mary Elizabeth Waack. He was the Operations Superintendent for the Toledo Edison...

Barbara McRee Kerner

Barbara McRee Kerner

Jan 21, 2019

AIKEN, SC -   Mrs. Barbara McRee Kerner, 85, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019. She was born September 24th, 1933 in Dawson, GA, the daughter of the late Rebecca Oxford McRee and Clarence Edwin McRee. She attended Randolph Macon Woman’s College and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was married to her beloved husband...