OBITUARIES

Nov 18, 2019

Mr. Oma Austin Willing

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mr. Oma "Austin" Willing, age 85, will take place 2:00 pm on Thursday November 21 at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Masters officiating. Interment will follow at Aiken Memorial Park. Mr. Willing was the beloved husband of the late Mrs. Betty Barton Willing and the...

Nov 12, 2019

Gwen Roberts Sharp, 91, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2019 at Pruitt Health in Aiken, SC.

Gwen was born on July 19, 1928 in Brookville, PA to Edward (Ted) Mortimer Roberts and Esther Leah Jordan Roberts. Gwen spent her childhood years in Pennsylvania and Ohio.  She graduated from high school in Phillipsburg, PA with a scholarship...

Nov 11, 2019

A celebration of life service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday November 17, 2019 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses South Congregation, Whiskey Road Aiken, SC  for Mrs. Catherine Bryant O'Bannon, age 75.  She was the wife of 30 years to the late Mr. Norman O'Bannon and a daughter of the late Mr. James Bryant and the late...

Nov 5, 2019

Linda Scott-Tomlin of Windsor, SC, age 81, passed Nov 5, 2019.

She was born in Cleveland, OH to John and Amy Scott. Linda graduated from Case-Western Reserve University before she began a lifetime of work for the State of Florida's Children and Family Services. She spent the majority of her years working in Tallahassee. Linda finally retired...

Oct 29, 2019

Mrs. Ola Damron Metts

New Ellenton, SC-Entered into rest Tuesday October 29, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Mrs. Ola Damron Metts, Age 75. Mrs. Metts was the beloved wife of 55 years to Mr. James Emory Metts, New Ellenton, SC and a daughter of the late Mr. Ola Damron and the late Mrs. Bertha Collins Damron....

Oct 24, 2019

Aiken, SC--Mr. Edward L. Johnson Jr., age 50, entered into rest on Thursday October 24, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Stacey Johnson for thirty years and the son of Mr. Edward Johnson Sr. and Mrs. Linda Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a native of Bloomsburg, PA, where he and his wife met in high school, and had made Aiken...

Oct 22, 2019

A celebration of life service for Mrs. Mildred "Millie" Cockrell Griffin will be held at Cole Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday October 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM with Rev. W. H. Bryant officiating. . Interment will follow at the Holsenback Family Cemetery on W Frontage Rd Aiken, SC.Mrs. Griffin was the beloved wife of her first husband the late ...

Oct 16, 2019

PIEDMONT, SC – A celebration of life service for Mrs. Doris Elizabeth Bagwell Martin age 86 will be held 12 Noon Tuesday October 22, 2019 at Mauldin Church of God, 411 E. Butler Road, Mauldin, SC  29662 with Bishop Bobby Johnson and Bishop George Cooper officiating.  Interment will follow in the M. J. “Dolly” Cooper Veterans Cemetery, Anderson, SC. ...

Oct 10, 2019

Ms. Inez Merriweather Foster was born on July 9th 1941 in Aiken, South Carolina. To the late Ms. Francis Merriweather.

She left Aiken, South Carolina when she was eighteen years old and relocated to New York City where later she met her late longtime sweetheart, Paul Foster, and later married in January 1968,  from  the union they...

Oct 7, 2019

Mr. George Angelos

Ridge Spring, SC--A celebration of life service for Mr. George Gus Angelos, age 64, will be held at Cole Funeral Home, Friday October 11, 2019 at 11:00 am with Father Vasile Bitere officiating. Mr. Angelos was the beloved husband of Mrs. Sharon Vickers Angelos, Ridge Spring, SC and was the son of Mrs. Stamatia...

Oct 6, 2019

Mr. Terry Westbrook

Aiken, SC -- A celebration of life service for Mr. Lonnie Terry Westbrook, age 70 will be held 3:00 pm Thursday October 10, 2019 at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Taylor Wells officiating.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors.  Mr. Westbrook entered into rest at his residence Sunday October 6,...

Oct 4, 2019

Mr. Wallace Ronald “Ron” Henderson

Bushnell, Florida—Entered into rest Friday October 4, 2019 in Ft. Dora, Florida, Mr. Wallace Ronald “Ron” Henderson, age 89.  Mr. Henderson was the husband of the late Mrs. Jacqueline “Jackie” Robinson Henderson, and a son of the late Mr. Andrews C. Henderson, and the late Mrs. Esther Christine Carnell Blunt.  Mr. Henderson...

Sep 26, 2019

Clare Mary “Sandy” Crapo

Aiken, SC--Entered into rest Thursday September 26, 2019 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Home, Anderson, SC, Clare Mary "Sandy" Crapo age 99, She was the companion of Rita White, Aiken, SC and a daughter of the late Mr. Harry Crapo and the late Mrs. Mary O'Conner Crapo. Sandy served in the U.S. States...

Sep 20, 2019

Mr. David Smith

Aiken, SC--Mr. David Gene Smith, age 49, entered into rest Friday September 20, 2019 at Pruitt Health Aiken. Mr. Smith was the son of Mr. Rodger Eddy of Parkersburg, WV, and Mrs. Sharon Simmons Smith of Aiken. He was a native of Parkersburg, WV and had made Aiken his home for the past ten...

Sep 15, 2019

Aiken, SC--Carolyn Nichols McGaughey passed away peacefully on Sunday September 15, 2019 at her beloved farm in Aiken, SC.  She was the wife of the late Mr. Frank S. McGaughey, III and the daughter of the late Mr. Oscar Nichols and the late Mrs. Lois Neville Nichols.  Carolyn was a native of Charleston, SC and Spent 20 years of...

Sep 14, 2019

Mrs. Edilia Ruiz DePuertas,

Aiken, S.C.--Entered into eternal rest Saturday September 14, 2019 at her residence.  Services have already been held.  COLE FUNERAL HOME 1544 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY (118 BY PASS) AIKEN, SC, 29801. 803-648-7175

Aug 31, 2019

Mrs. Sallie Hartley Clark

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mrs. Sallie Hartley Clark, age 80,  will be held at Cole Funeral Home, Wednesday September 4, 2019 at 3:00 PM with Pastor Brandon L. Key officiating. She was also the beloved wife of 47 years to the late Mr. Ferrell Clark. Mrs. Clark was the daughter...

Aug 29, 2019

Mr. Stanley Joseph Szymonski

Aiken, SC--Entered in to rest Thursday August 29, 2019 at his residence, Mr. Stanley Joseph Szymonski, age 55. Mr. Szymonski was the son of the late Dr. Steve Szymonski and the Late Mrs. Nina Thermansen Szyonski.  Arrangements are incomplete at this time.  COLE FUNERAL HOME 1544 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY (118 BY PASS) AIKEN, SC,...

Aug 27, 2019

Mr. Donald Leon Cornelius, Sr.

Warrenville, SC--A celebration of life service for Mr. Donald Leon Cornelius, Sr.,  age 88 will be held 11:30 am Friday August 30, 2019 at Levels Baptist Church with Pastor Clint Bartlett officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the U.S. Air Force. Interment will be held privately at Fort Jackson National Cemetery,...

Aug 22, 2019

Mrs. Angela Rose “Peachie” Eades Midgette

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mrs. Angela Rose "Peachie" Eades Midgette, age 65,  will be held 1:00 pm Saturday August 31, 2019 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will be held private.  Mrs. Midgette entered into rest peacefully at her residence Thursday August 22, 2019. She was born in...