OBITUARIES

Lynda May Price

Lynda May Price

Sep 12, 2025

Lynda May “Stone” Price

North Augusta, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Lynda May Stone Price, age 67, will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Corinth Baptist Church, New Ellenton, with Rev. Jason Redd officiating. Visitation with the family will take place one hour prior to service. Mrs. Price entered into rest on Friday September...

Mary Ashley Sharpe

Mary Ashley Sharpe

Sep 11, 2025

Mary Ashley Sharpe

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Mary Ashley Sharpe, age 82, will be held 11:00 am on Tuesday September 16, 2025, at Unity Holiness Church with Pastor James Robert Sharpe officiating. Interment will follow at Aiken Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jeff Brown, Bobby Anderson, Will Sharpe, Nelson Gonzalez, Brandon Barnes, Carson Rodgers, Miguel Negrete, and...

Sherman Andrew Reeves

Sherman Andrew Reeves

Sep 7, 2025

Sherman Andrew Reeves

Aiken, SC— A celebration of life service for Mr. Sherman Andrew Reeves, age 48, will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dale Reeves officiating. Mr. Sherman Andrew Reeves, age 48, entered into rest on September 7, 2025. He was born and raised in Aiken, SC and was the...

Edward Bryant Butler

Edward Bryant Butler

Sep 6, 2025

Edward Bryant Butler

Aiken, SC-- Edward Bryant Butler, 83 of Aiken, South Carolina passed peacefully on Saturday, September 6th, 2025. Ed was born in Sparta, Tennessee on October 15th, 1941, the son of Mr. Albert Butler and Mrs. Sarah Halliburton Tankersley Butler. He attended the Military College of Florida. Ed proudly served in the United States Army. During his military career...

Bessie Lee Nesbitt

Bessie Lee Nesbitt

Sep 6, 2025

Ms. Bessie Lee Nesbitt

Bessie Lee Nesbitt, 91, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 6, 2025, surrounded by her loving family in Aiken, SC. Born July 29, 1934, in Newberry, SC, Bessie was a devoted wife, mother, Nana, and friend whose life was marked by deep love for both her family and her Savior.

In 1953,...

Larry Lamar Bryant

Larry Lamar Bryant

Aug 27, 2025

Larry Lamar Bryant

Beech Island, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Larry Lamar Bryant, age 63, will be held at 5:00 pm Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Christian Heritage Church with Pastor Stephen Phillips and Pastor Jonathan Randall officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the United States Army. Mr. Bryant entered into rest on Wednesday August 27, 2025 at...

Thomas Albert Butler

Thomas Albert Butler

Aug 26, 2025

Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Albert Butler

Aiken, SC—Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Albert Butler, age 75, entered into rest on August 26, 2025 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was born in Aiken, SC to the late Mr. Clarence Butler Sr. and Mrs. Rosa Bell Dobey Butler. Mr. Butler worked for the Graniteville Company, Townsend Division, for many years until he retired in 1991....

Geraldine Williams Chalker

Geraldine Williams Chalker

Aug 20, 2025

Geraldine Williams Chalker

Beech Island, SC—Ms. Geraldine Williams Chalker, age 84, entered into rest on Wednesday August 20, 2025, at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center. She was a beloved daughter of the late Mr. Thomas “Tom” H. Williams and the late Mrs. Hattie Lamb Williams. Ms. Chalker was born in Mitchell, GA, and was a lifelong resident of the CSRA. She...

Allen Guss Sturkie

Allen Guss Sturkie

Aug 20, 2025

Allen Guss Sturkie

New Holland, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Allen Guss Sturkie, age 84, will be held 3:00 pm on Sunday August 24, 2025, at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clint Bartlett and Pastor Virgil Parsons officiating. Interment will follow at the New Holland Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eric Sturkie, Matthew Sturkie, Michael Sturkie, Drew Murphy Jeffrey...

Peter Stewart Jolley

Peter Stewart Jolley

Aug 16, 2025

Mr. Peter “Pete” Stewart Jolley

Aiken, SC—Entered into rest Saturday August 16, 2025 at his residence Mr. Peter “Pete” Stewart Jolley, age 66. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Linda Westmorland Jolley and a son of the late Mr. Clayton Jolley and the late Mrs. Mildred Voigt Jolley. Mr. Jolley was a native and a life long resident of Aiken...

Brian Elwood Duncan

Brian Elwood Duncan

Aug 2, 2025

Brian Elwood Duncan, Sr.

Aiken, SC—Mr. Brian Elwood Duncan, Sr., age 47, entered into rest on Saturday August 2, 2025, in Windsor, SC. He was the husband of Mrs. Dana Hiers Duncan and a son to Mrs. Teresa Elijah Duncan and the late Mr. Gerald Duncan. Mr. Duncan was born in DeRidder, LA, but spent all his life in the Aiken...

Summer Ann Poole

Summer Ann Poole

Jul 26, 2025

Summer Ann Poole

October 14, 1996 – July 26, 2025

Age 28

Summer Ann Poole, 28, of New Ellenton, South Carolina, passed away on July 26, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of laughter, fierce love, and unforgettable memories. She was the brightest light in every room, with a quick wit, a sharp sense of humor, and a heart that loved without limits.

Summer lived...

Wayne Richard Steffner II

Wayne Richard Steffner II

Jul 21, 2025

Wayne Richard Steffner II

Aiken, SC—Mr. Wayne Richard Steffner II, age 85, entered into rest on July 21, 2025 at his home. He was born in Berkeley, CA to the late Mr. Wayne Richard Steffner I and the late Mrs. Dorothy Meherin Steffner; and was the husband to his loving wife of many years Mrs. Margaret Joy Parry Steffner. Coming from...

Nathan "Nate" Andrew Griffin

Nathan "Nate" Andrew Griffin

Jul 18, 2025

Nathan "Nate" Andrew Griffin

Beech Island, SC—Mr. Nathan “Nate” Andrew Griffin, age 39, entered into rest on Friday July 18, 2025, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Kandase Wiles, Jackson, SC, and a son to Ms. Cynthia Teresa Griffin, Beech Island, SC. Mr. Griffin was born in Berlin Germany, but spent his whole life in the Aiken...

Richard Dean Severson

Richard Dean Severson

Jul 16, 2025

Richard Dean SeversonMay 19, 1943 – July 16, 2025

Richard Dean Severson of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, at the age of 82.

He is survived by his three children, Christine Miller, Tamara Lassack, and Rick Severson, and his three brothers, Jim Severson, Gary Severson, and Bill Severson. Bill resides in Oregon, while the rest of the...

Ricky Scott Underwood

Ricky Scott Underwood

Jul 13, 2025

Ricky Scott Underwood

Aiken, SC—Mr. Ricky Scott Underwood, age 43, entered into rest on Sunday July 14, 2025. He was the beloved son to Mrs. Alice Jean Johnson Mullis and the late Mr. John Edward Underwood. Mr. Underwood was born in Beaufort, SC in 1981. He was of the Episcopalian faith. Mr. Underwood was an avid Gamecock fan and loved baseball...

Timothy Earl Herndon

Timothy Earl Herndon

Jul 13, 2025

Timothy “Tim” Earl Herndon

Beech Island, SC-- A celebration of life service for Mr. Timothy “Tim” Earl Herndon, age 58, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday July 20, 2025 at Second Baptist Church Beech Island with Pastor Bobby Eubanks and Rev. Finley Limehouse officiating. Mr. Herndon entered into rest on July 13, 2025 at his home. He was the son...

Jane A. Davis

Jane A. Davis

Jul 12, 2025

Mrs. Jane Alice Hanna Davis

Barnwell/Kline, SC--A celebration of life service for Mrs. Jane Alice Hanna Davis age 83 will be held on Saturday November 8, 2025 at Williams Thomas Funeral Home, West Area, in Newberry, Florida with Pastor Tom Nelson officiating, and at a later date in Audubon, New Jersey and at Kline Baptist Church, Kline, SC. Mrs. Davis entered...

Martha Ann Young

Martha Ann Young

Jul 8, 2025

Mrs. Martha Ann Sherrill Young

Aiken, SC— A celebration of life service for Mrs. Martha Ann Sherrill Young, age 78, will be held at Solid Rock Baptist Church on Monday July 21, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Dr. Dewayne Anderson officiating. Mrs. Young entered into rest on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Mrs. Caroline...

Jerry Cleveland Funderburk

Jerry Cleveland Funderburk

Jun 29, 2025

Mr. Jerry Cleveland Funderburk

Eastover, SC-- Jerry died on June 29, 2025 at Baptist Hospital in Columbia after a scheduled surgery. He was born in Lancaster, SC to Amos Carl and Francis Palmer Funderburk on December 15, 1935. Jerry graduated from Buford High School in 1953 and served in the US Army with the 8605 AAU, Army Security Agency in Honolulu,...