Dec 26, 2021

Harold Norris, 87, widower of the late Sylvia Norris has passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at the Westminister Memory Care following an extended illness.

Born in Burke County, GA on June 26, 1934, he was the son of the late Dutch and Alice Norris. Mr. Norris was a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service...

Dec 25, 2021

Olivea Gloria-Fallon Knight, 14, precious daughter of Rebecca Knight passed away suddenly on Christmas Day following an illness.

Born in Augusta, Ga on August 3, 2007, she was the apple of her mother’s eye. She was a 9th grade student at South Aiken High School where she was a proud member of the Buddy’s Club. She was...

Dec 17, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Lt. Colonel Gerald W. “Mac” McCabe, US Army (Ret.), passed away December 17, 2021, at the age of 85.

Mac was born April 12, 1936, in Painesville, Ohio to the late Charles B. McCabe and the late Elizabeth Murray McCabe. He graduated Cum Laude from Notre Dame University and later took an educational leave...

Dec 15, 2021

BEECH ISLAND, SC – Edwina S. Dyches, 80, widow of James Byrnes “Jimmy” Dyches, Sr, passed away December 15, 2021 surrounded by her family.

Born November 5, 1941 in Dunbarton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Jacob Schumpert and Bessie Irene Hall Schumpert.

She was a graduate of Williston Elko High School,...

Dec 15, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Ronald Scott Susnar of Aiken, SC passed away at the age of 83 on December 15, 2021, peacefully at home after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure.

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 17, 1938, the son of Robert and Elsie Susnar.

Ron was a graduate of Milwaukee Country Day...

Dec 14, 2021

Johnny Edward Skipper, Sr., 78, beloved husband of Vivian Louise Shell Skipper, died Monday, December 14, 2021 at Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, GA following an illness.

A lifelong native of Aiken, SC, Mr. Skipper was the son of the late Samuel C. & Rosa Lee Davis Skipper. Mr. Skipper was a retired electrician and a member...

Dec 4, 2021

David Paul Ruehmer, age 50, of Aiken, South Carolina passed away on December 4, 2021. David was born in Warrensville Heights, Ohio to Carl and Thea Ruehmer on January 12, 1971. He attended Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and Central Ohio Technical College in Newark, Ohio. David followed in the footsteps of his paternal grandfather, Gustav Ruehmer and...

Nov 27, 2021

Mary Lou was born August 17, 1931 in Logansport, Indiana, to the late Fred Thomas and Leila Chambers Martin. She was raised in Bloomington, Indiana with her brothers, George and John, where she was active in Job's Daughters and 4-H Service on the Home Front during WWII. Mary Lou was a charter member of the "Dirty Dozen plus Three,"...

Nov 26, 2021

Peter Constant Conrad, 63, of Aiken, SC formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed away on Friday morning, November 26, 2021 following a sudden illness.

Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 20, 1958, he was the son of the late Cletus & Mary McEowen Conrad. He was a retired carpenter.

Surviving are five sisters, Anne...

Nov 25, 2021

Willie Eugene Thomas, 89, of Piper Road, Aiken, fell into the gentle sleep of death on Thanksgiving morning, November 25, 2021 and awoke to spend his first Thanksgiving in Heaven with his precious son Mark and his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Born in Johnston, SC on September 5, 1932, he was the son of the late...

Nov 25, 2021

A life well lived. A life full of challenges, perseverance, independence, and adventure. Dorothy Rita Daniel took her last breath on Thanksgiving Day 2021, after being on this earth for 86 years. She lived life on her own terms and died when she was ready.

Born to very young parents during a Florida hurricane, Dorothy entered this...

Nov 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC: Nancy was born and raised February 25, 1939 in Orlando, FL and died of kidney failure on November 14, 2021.

She has lived in Aiken, SC since her retirement on July 1, 2004.

Nancy attended schools at Princeton Elementary; Memorial Jr. High School; Edgewater High School; and The King’s College, Briarcliff Manor, NY....

Nov 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Margaret Ann Roberts, age 87, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, November 14, 2021, in the presence of her daughter, Corley, and husband, Bill.

Mrs. Roberts was born October 19, 1934 in Paris, Arkansas to the late Oliver Jesse Corley and Violet Lucille O’Kelly Corley.

Margaret was a resident of Woodside...

Nov 14, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Philip Mason Sheridan, age 93, husband of Karen Sheridan, died peacefully at home on November 14, 2021. Interment will be private at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery.

The Historic George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken, SC 29801 (803.649.6234), has charge of arrangements.

Expressions of sympathy for the family...

Nov 12, 2021

BATH, SC - Mrs. Ella Powell Fields Priest, 89, beloved wife of the late Frank Fields and A. J. Priest, entered into rest on Friday, November 12, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Connie Diane Fields Stone, her parents, Lee Roy and Pearl Powell. She was born in Edgefield County and had...

Nov 11, 2021

Columbia, SC: Mr. John Martin Leitch, fondly known as Buff, 77, of Columbia, SC, husband of Mary Ergle Leitch, passed away November 11, 2021 at home surrounded by his family.

Born August 11, 1944 in Richmond, Virginia, he was the only son born to the late Alfred Leitch and Madolin Leitch.

Buff attended St Angela...

Nov 11, 2021

AIKEN, SC – Patsy Ruth Hudson Carlin, age 82, passed away Thursday, November 11, 2021.

Mrs. Carlin was born December 20, 1938 in Aiken County, SC to the late Murray and Cora Hudson. She was a life-long area resident and member of Edisto Baptist Church. She enjoyed bowling, fishing, and spending time with her grandchildren.

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Nov 10, 2021

AIKEN: Mr. Billy Allen Key, 80, of Aiken, SC, husband of Mrs. Jenny L. Key, passed away November 10, 2021.

Born March 20, 1941 in Aiken County, SC, he was the son of the late David Key and Ida Adkinson Key.

He was born and raised in Aiken County. He has been a longtime member...

Nov 10, 2021

Hilda Lindsay Stanberry, formerly of Swain Co, NC, passed away November 10, 2021 at her son’s home in Aiken, SC

Hilda was born August 8, 1926 in Almond, Swain County, NC, to John and Fannie Lindsay. Most of her life was in Swain Co., but she also lived in Candler, Cary and Sylva, NC, as well as...

Nov 7, 2021

George Allen "Gus" Griffin, Sr., 90, of Augusta, GA, passed away on November 7, 2021 at Doctor's Hospital.

Mr. Griffin was born in Bowman, SC to the late Gary Allen Griffin and Polly Myers Griffin.

He was married to Annette Medlin from 1954-1974 and they had four children.

Mr. Griffin worked as an...