Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Deborah C. Erb

Deborah C. Erb

Jan 21, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Deborah C. Erb, age 80, died on Monday, January 21, 2019, in an Augusta hospital after a short illness.  A native of Pennsylvania, she has been a resident of Aiken since 1973 and was involved in her family’s businesses, most notably The West Side Bowery.   Anyone who had the privilege of knowing Debbie knew her to be...

DeJohn M. Lakey

DeJohn M. Lakey

Jan 20, 2019

JACKSON, SC - DeJOHN M. LAKEY. 46, husband of Jessica Baumgard Lakey, died January 20, 2019. A Celebration of his Life will be held at a later date in San Antonio, TX. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Alfred Cameron Brinson

Alfred Cameron Brinson

Jan 20, 2019

Aiken, SC - Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Alfred Cameron Brinson, age 89, residing in Aiken, SC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Mr. Brinson was born February 10, 1929 at his Grandfather’s home (Alexander Campbell Brinson home) at Baird’s Creek in Pamlico County, NC. Mr. Brinson attended school in Arapahoe, NC where he...

Darrell Delaney Ledford

Darrell Delaney Ledford

Jan 19, 2019

WINDSOR – Mr. Darrell Delaney Ledford, 51, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Darrell was a lifelong resident of Aiken County, and a 1985 graduate of South Aiken High School.  He worked as a lifeguard at the Aiken State Park, was a bus driver for South Aiken High, a mechanic for John Deer and Wayne’s Automotive, and was...

Ralph F Hardin, Sr.

Ralph F Hardin, Sr.

Jan 19, 2019

AIKEN, SC – RALPH FINLEY HARDIN, SR., 78, husband of the late Mattie Broughton Hardin, died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his residence.

     A native of Blacksburg, SC, Ralph was a son of the late James F. and Octavia Helms Hardin.  He resided in Lugoff, SC, then married and moved to Columbia in 1964.  Ralph worked as a maintenance...

James Ellis Hatcher

James Ellis Hatcher

Jan 16, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mr. James Ellis Hatcher, 80, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 1:00 PM. Pallbearers will be Dean Hatcher, Derrick Hatcher,...

Ian Robert Pendlebury

Ian Robert Pendlebury

Jan 12, 2019

RIDGE SPRING, SC – IAN ROBERT PENDLEBURY, 70, beloved husband of Susan Pendlebury, née Carter, died suddenly, Saturday, January 12, 2019 at his residence.

A native of Stretford, England, Ian was a son of the late Charles and Edith Lloyd Pendlebury.  He immigrated to the United States in 1987 and moved to the Aiken area 7 years ago from Atlanta. ...

James "Jim" Henry Crawford

James "Jim" Henry Crawford

Jan 11, 2019

AIKEN - Mr. James "Jim" Henry Crawford, 87, beloved husband of Dorothy B. Crawford, passed away Friday, January 11, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 13, 2019 in Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service Jim was born in Rutherford County,...

Joseph Cordell Grice

Joseph Cordell Grice

Jan 8, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Joseph Cordell Grice, 82, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Shellhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday at the funeral home with Bishopric Chad Stalvey officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens with military honors and Masonic Rites....

Fay Rearden Morton

Fay Rearden Morton

Jan 8, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Fay Rearden Morton, 91, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, January 11, 2019 at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. The family will receive friends at 11:00 AM at the church. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Patterson, Keith Spires,...

John Hampton Alley

John Hampton Alley

Jan 7, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Col. John Hampton (Jack) Alley went to be with his Lord and Saviour on January 7th, 2019.  He was born December 9th, 1929 in Sylva, NC and raised in Waynesville, NC.  He attended Oak Ridge Military Institute and then N.C. State University where he earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering.  Later, he received an M.S. in...

Spencer Thomas Barker

Spencer Thomas Barker

Jan 7, 2019

AIKEN – Spencer Thomas Barker, 16, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019.   Spencer was born in Southern Pines, NC, and had been living in Aiken with his father for the last three years.  He was a junior at South Aiken High School. Spencer thought of everyone else first and he led with his incredible personality and love for his...

Gail Yacovitch Parker

Gail Yacovitch Parker

Jan 4, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Gail Yacovitch Parker, 76, widow of the late John E. Parker, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. A memorial service will be held 2:00PM Saturday, January 19, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church, Aiken with the Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter and the Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church....

J. Carrol Busbee, Sr.

J. Carrol Busbee, Sr.

Jan 3, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Chief J. Carrol Busbee, Sr., 86, retired Director of Aiken Public Safety, departed this life on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at his residence.

Chief Busbee was born in Aiken, a son of the late James Gabriel Busbee and Myrtle Flynn Jones. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War, and shortly after returning home, he...

Leona K Ilinitch

Leona K Ilinitch

Jan 2, 2019

AIKEN, SC - On January 2, 2019, Mrs. Leona K. Ilinitch, age 97, went to be with her heavenly father at the home of her daughter in Aiken, S. C.Born Leona Margaret Kaelin on November 26, 1921, in Mt. Holly, N. J., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Martha Kaelin. Her mother was a homemaker and dad...

Idella Fallaw Bodie

Idella Fallaw Bodie

Jan 2, 2019

AIKEN, SC – IDELLA FALLAW BODIE, 93, beloved wife of James Edwin Bodie, Sr., died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.

     A native of Ridge Spring, Idella was a daughter of the late Robert Grady and Grace P Fallaw.  She graduated from Ridge Spring High School and Columbia College. 

     In 1947 she married...

Paul Eugene England

Paul Eugene England

Dec 31, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Paul Eugene England, 90, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018. A visitation will be held from 5-7PM Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Shellhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 10:00AM Friday, January 4 at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter and Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. Interment will follow in historic Bethany Cemetery....

Jennie Lee Willis

Jennie Lee Willis

Dec 28, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Jennie Lee Stack Willis, of Aiken South Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2018. She was at home, surrounded by her immediate family. A service in celebration of her life will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at St John’s Methodist Church in Aiken SC, followed immediately by a reception. The   Rev....

Beverly Mayer Johnson

Beverly Mayer Johnson

Dec 24, 2018

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BEVERLY MAYER JOHNSON, 89, widow of William Carl Johnson, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at her residence.

A native of Newberry, SC, Beverly was a daughter of the late Michael O’Neal and Virginia Herring Mayer.  She lived in Aiken County since 1967 and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in New Ellenton.  She was the...

Charles Gary Lampley, Jr.

Charles Gary Lampley, Jr.

Dec 23, 2018

Aiken, SC - Charles Gary Lampley, Jr, 33, of Aiken, entered into rest on December 23rd, 2018 to be with his Lord and Savior and be reunited with his most beloved mother.

     Chip arrived on February 20, 1985 as the firstborn of Charles and Rhonda (Franklin) Lampley. He attended Aiken County schools and graduated from South Aiken High School. He...

Local Obituaries for Aiken South Carolina & Surrounding Areas.

Deborah C. Erb

Deborah C. Erb

Jan 21, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Deborah C. Erb, age 80, died on Monday, January 21, 2019, in an Augusta hospital after a short illness.  A native of Pennsylvania, she has been a resident of Aiken since 1973 and was involved in her family’s businesses, most notably The West Side Bowery.   Anyone who had the privilege of knowing Debbie knew her to be...

DeJohn M. Lakey

DeJohn M. Lakey

Jan 20, 2019

JACKSON, SC - DeJOHN M. LAKEY. 46, husband of Jessica Baumgard Lakey, died January 20, 2019. A Celebration of his Life will be held at a later date in San Antonio, TX. SHELLHOUSE - RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC

Alfred Cameron Brinson

Alfred Cameron Brinson

Jan 20, 2019

Aiken, SC - Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Alfred Cameron Brinson, age 89, residing in Aiken, SC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 20, 2019. Mr. Brinson was born February 10, 1929 at his Grandfather’s home (Alexander Campbell Brinson home) at Baird’s Creek in Pamlico County, NC. Mr. Brinson attended school in Arapahoe, NC where he...

Darrell Delaney Ledford

Darrell Delaney Ledford

Jan 19, 2019

WINDSOR – Mr. Darrell Delaney Ledford, 51, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Darrell was a lifelong resident of Aiken County, and a 1985 graduate of South Aiken High School.  He worked as a lifeguard at the Aiken State Park, was a bus driver for South Aiken High, a mechanic for John Deer and Wayne’s Automotive, and was...

Ralph F Hardin, Sr.

Ralph F Hardin, Sr.

Jan 19, 2019

AIKEN, SC – RALPH FINLEY HARDIN, SR., 78, husband of the late Mattie Broughton Hardin, died Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his residence.

     A native of Blacksburg, SC, Ralph was a son of the late James F. and Octavia Helms Hardin.  He resided in Lugoff, SC, then married and moved to Columbia in 1964.  Ralph worked as a maintenance...

James Ellis Hatcher

James Ellis Hatcher

Jan 16, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mr. James Ellis Hatcher, 80, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 1:00 PM. Pallbearers will be Dean Hatcher, Derrick Hatcher,...

Ian Robert Pendlebury

Ian Robert Pendlebury

Jan 12, 2019

RIDGE SPRING, SC – IAN ROBERT PENDLEBURY, 70, beloved husband of Susan Pendlebury, née Carter, died suddenly, Saturday, January 12, 2019 at his residence.

A native of Stretford, England, Ian was a son of the late Charles and Edith Lloyd Pendlebury.  He immigrated to the United States in 1987 and moved to the Aiken area 7 years ago from Atlanta. ...

James "Jim" Henry Crawford

James "Jim" Henry Crawford

Jan 11, 2019

AIKEN - Mr. James "Jim" Henry Crawford, 87, beloved husband of Dorothy B. Crawford, passed away Friday, January 11, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 13, 2019 in Historic Bethany Cemetery with the Reverend Dr. Fred W. Andrea III officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service Jim was born in Rutherford County,...

Joseph Cordell Grice

Joseph Cordell Grice

Jan 8, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mr. Joseph Cordell Grice, 82, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Shellhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday at the funeral home with Bishopric Chad Stalvey officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens with military honors and Masonic Rites....

Fay Rearden Morton

Fay Rearden Morton

Jan 8, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Mrs. Fay Rearden Morton, 91, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, January 11, 2019 at Memorial Baptist Church with the Reverend Charles Jenkins officiating. The family will receive friends at 11:00 AM at the church. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Scott Patterson, Keith Spires,...

John Hampton Alley

John Hampton Alley

Jan 7, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Col. John Hampton (Jack) Alley went to be with his Lord and Saviour on January 7th, 2019.  He was born December 9th, 1929 in Sylva, NC and raised in Waynesville, NC.  He attended Oak Ridge Military Institute and then N.C. State University where he earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering.  Later, he received an M.S. in...

Spencer Thomas Barker

Spencer Thomas Barker

Jan 7, 2019

AIKEN – Spencer Thomas Barker, 16, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019.   Spencer was born in Southern Pines, NC, and had been living in Aiken with his father for the last three years.  He was a junior at South Aiken High School. Spencer thought of everyone else first and he led with his incredible personality and love for his...

Gail Yacovitch Parker

Gail Yacovitch Parker

Jan 4, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Mrs. Gail Yacovitch Parker, 76, widow of the late John E. Parker, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. A memorial service will be held 2:00PM Saturday, January 19, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church, Aiken with the Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter and the Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church....

J. Carrol Busbee, Sr.

J. Carrol Busbee, Sr.

Jan 3, 2019

AIKEN, SC – Chief J. Carrol Busbee, Sr., 86, retired Director of Aiken Public Safety, departed this life on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at his residence.

Chief Busbee was born in Aiken, a son of the late James Gabriel Busbee and Myrtle Flynn Jones. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War, and shortly after returning home, he...

Leona K Ilinitch

Leona K Ilinitch

Jan 2, 2019

AIKEN, SC - On January 2, 2019, Mrs. Leona K. Ilinitch, age 97, went to be with her heavenly father at the home of her daughter in Aiken, S. C.Born Leona Margaret Kaelin on November 26, 1921, in Mt. Holly, N. J., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Martha Kaelin. Her mother was a homemaker and dad...

Idella Fallaw Bodie

Idella Fallaw Bodie

Jan 2, 2019

AIKEN, SC – IDELLA FALLAW BODIE, 93, beloved wife of James Edwin Bodie, Sr., died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Pepper Hill Nursing and Rehab Center.

     A native of Ridge Spring, Idella was a daughter of the late Robert Grady and Grace P Fallaw.  She graduated from Ridge Spring High School and Columbia College. 

     In 1947 she married...

Paul Eugene England

Paul Eugene England

Dec 31, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Mr. Paul Eugene England, 90, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018. A visitation will be held from 5-7PM Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Shellhouse Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 10:00AM Friday, January 4 at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Brian Coulter and Rev. Holly Shoaf-O’Kula officiating. Interment will follow in historic Bethany Cemetery....

Jennie Lee Willis

Jennie Lee Willis

Dec 28, 2018

AIKEN, SC - Jennie Lee Stack Willis, of Aiken South Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2018. She was at home, surrounded by her immediate family. A service in celebration of her life will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2019, at St John’s Methodist Church in Aiken SC, followed immediately by a reception. The   Rev....

Beverly Mayer Johnson

Beverly Mayer Johnson

Dec 24, 2018

NEW ELLENTON, SC – BEVERLY MAYER JOHNSON, 89, widow of William Carl Johnson, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at her residence.

A native of Newberry, SC, Beverly was a daughter of the late Michael O’Neal and Virginia Herring Mayer.  She lived in Aiken County since 1967 and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church in New Ellenton.  She was the...

Charles Gary Lampley, Jr.

Charles Gary Lampley, Jr.

Dec 23, 2018

Aiken, SC - Charles Gary Lampley, Jr, 33, of Aiken, entered into rest on December 23rd, 2018 to be with his Lord and Savior and be reunited with his most beloved mother.

     Chip arrived on February 20, 1985 as the firstborn of Charles and Rhonda (Franklin) Lampley. He attended Aiken County schools and graduated from South Aiken High School. He...