OBITUARIES

Jimmy Farrer

Jimmy Farrer

Oct 27, 2026

Mr. Jimmy Farrer

Vaucluse, SC - A celebration of life service for Mr. Jimmy Farrer, age 91, will be held 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Paster Paul Noe officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Military Honors will be accorded by the United States Army. Pallbearers will be Josh Farrer, TJ Farrer, Austin...

Mark David Mazzie

Mark David Mazzie

Oct 24, 2026

Mark David Mazzie

Aiken, SC—Mr. Mark David Mazzie, age 46, entered into rest on Saturday October 24, 2026. He was a son of Mrs. Lorraine DeDalis and the late Mr. David Mazzie. Mr. Mazzie was born in Warren, MI, but had made the Aiken area his home since 2005. He was a Christian and formerly attended Foreman Memorial Baptist Church and...

Hunter Lee Derrick

Hunter Lee Derrick

Oct 18, 2026

Mr. Hunter Lee Derrick

Plum Branch, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Hunter Lee Derrick, age 19, will be held 11:00 am on Monday October 26, 2026, at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Robert Lee Derrick, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Robert Lee Derrick, Jr., Skyler Derrick, David Laird, Trent Neal, Curtis...

Danny Jay Osbon

Danny Jay Osbon

Oct 18, 2026

Mr. Danny Jay Osbon

Aiken, SC--Entered into rest Sunday October 18, 2026 at AU Medical Center Wellstar (MCG) Augusta, GA, Mr. Danny Jay Osbon age 65. He was the son of the late Mr. Arthur J. Osbon, Jr., and the late Mrs. Martha Ann Osbon Brantley. Danny was a life long resident of Aiken County. He will be fondly remembered for...

Ronald Gene Godfrey

Ronald Gene Godfrey

Oct 16, 2026

Ronald Gene Godfrey

Beech Island, SC—Entered into rest Friday October 16, 2026 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Mr. Ronald Gene Godfrey age 79 beloved husband of Mrs. Mischlene Thomas Godfrey and the son of the late Mr. Dalton Godfrey and the late Mrs. Yvette Parker Godfrey. Mr. Godfrey was a native of Newellton, LA and had made Aiken County his home...

Layken Michael Davonte Mitchell

Layken Michael Davonte Mitchell

Oct 14, 2026

Layken Michael Davonte Mitchell

Augusta, GA—Mr. Terrence Freeman and Miss Michel'lea Mitchell regretfully inform the passing of their baby boy Layken Michael Davonte Mitchell. Baby Mitchell passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday October 14, 2026. He was four months old. He is survived by his paternal grandmother Sherry Freeman, Aiken, SC, and his fellow triplets Layden and Layke Mitchell, Augusta, GA. He...

Dr. Karl Ludwig Stenger

Dr. Karl Ludwig Stenger

Oct 12, 2026

Dr. Karl Ludwig Stenger

Aiken, SC—Dr. Karl Ludwig Stenger, age 75, entered into rest on Monday October 12, 2026. He was a son of the late Mr. Reinhold Stenger and the late Mrs. Maria Foerster Stenger. Dr. Stenger was born in Bonn, Germany, but had made Aiken his home since 1986. He joined the University of South Carolina Aiken in 1986...

Renee Michelle Ratliff Stewart

Renee Michelle Ratliff Stewart

Oct 5, 2026

Mrs. Renee Michelle Ratliff Stewart

Edgefield, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Renee Michelle Ratliff Stewart, age 54, will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 10, 2026, at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wes Holbrook officiating. Mrs. Stewart entered into rest on Monday October 5, 2026, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Mr. Samuel Stewart...

Kenneth Wayne Fransaw

Kenneth Wayne Fransaw

Oct 2, 2026

Kenneth Wayne Fransaw, a kind and gentle soul with a heart full of joy, passed away leaving behind a legacy of warmth, laughter, and light.

Born on July 25, 1959, in Livingston, Texas, Kenneth was the beloved firstborn child of Lonnie B. Fransaw and Norma Jean Hill. He grew up in Houston, Texas, where he graduated from James Madison High School....

Morse William "Tuck" Poston, III

Morse William "Tuck" Poston, III

Sep 28, 2026

Morse (Tuck) William Poston III, age 71, entered into rest on September 28, 2026. Born in Columbia, SC to Morse (Bill) William Poston II and Jean F. Poston. He lived in Aiken, South Carolina his whole life, and was a devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, and retiree of the Savannah River Site. He is remembered for his unwavering commitment...

Robert Brian Hamlin

Robert Brian Hamlin

Sep 22, 2026

Mr. Robert Brian Hamlin

Aiken, SC—Mr. Robert Brian Hamlin, age 73, entered into rest on September 22, 2026 at his residence. He is survived by his beloved wife Mrs. Susan Scheele Hamlin. He was the son of the late Mr. Troy Hamlin and Mrs. Bessie Opal Barker Hamlin Myer. Mr. Hamlin was born in Stockbridge, MI, but has made the Aiken...

Samuel Lewis Stalnaker

Samuel Lewis Stalnaker

Sep 21, 2026

Samuel Lewis Stalnaker

Wagener, SC-- Mr. Samuel Lewis Stalnaker, age 77, entered into rest on September 21, 2026 at Lexington Medical Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Stalnaker was born in Columbia, SC to the late Mr. Henry Clay Stalnaker and the late Mrs. Hazel Norton Stalnaker. He was the loving husband of 57 years to his beloved wife Mrs. Linda...

Michael Rufus Cowart

Michael Rufus Cowart

Sep 19, 2026

Mr. Michael Rufus Cowart

Jackson, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Michael Rufus Cowart, age 69, will be held 3:00 pm on Monday September 28, 2026, at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rick Lee officiating. Mr. Cowart entered into rest on Saturday September 19, 2026. He was the beloved husband of 36 years to Mrs. Lisa Loraine Wiggins Cowart...

Patsy Lowe

Patsy Lowe

Sep 15, 2026

Mrs. Patsy Lowe

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Patsy Lowe, age 75, will be held 10:00 am on Wednesday September 23, 2026, at Chime Bell Baptist Church with Pastor Chris Medlin officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Chime Bell Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Lowe entered into rest on Tuesday September 15, 2026, at her residence. She was the...

Joanne Lillian Martin

Joanne Lillian Martin

Sep 14, 2026

Mrs. Joanne Lillian Boyd Martin

Batesburg, SC—Mrs. Joanne Lillian Boyd Martin, age 89, entered into rest on Monday September 14, 2026, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of both the late Mr. Edwin Charles Gooding and Mr. Robert Leonard Martin, Sr., and was a daughter of the late Mr. John Boyd and the late Mrs. Elsie Torpy Boyd. Mrs....

Shirley Bell Cutrell Erickson

Shirley Bell Cutrell Erickson

Sep 13, 2026

Shirley Bell Cutrell Erickson

Aiken, SC—Mrs. Shirley Bell Cutrell Erickson, age 90, entered into rest on Sunday September 13, 2026, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of 62 years to the late Mr. Robert Leonard Erickson and a daughter of the late Mr. Clifton Cutrell and the late Mrs. Sadie Watson Cutrell. Mrs. Erickson was born in St. Brides,...

Reginald "Reggie" Delane Seigler

Reginald "Reggie" Delane Seigler

Sep 9, 2026

Reginald “Reggie” Delane Seigler

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Reginald “Reggie” Delane Seigler, age 59, will be held 3:00 pm on Sunday September 20, 2026, at Redd's Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Richard McWhite officiating. Mr. Seigler entered into rest on Wednesday September 9, 2026, at Brentwood Health Center in Waynesboro, GA. He was a son to Mrs....

Shirley Ard Rogers

Shirley Ard Rogers

Sep 9, 2026

Mrs. Shirley Ard Rogers

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Shirley Ard Rogers, age 79, will be held 12:00 pm on Monday September 14, 2026, at Grace Covenant Church of God, New Ellenton, SC with Rev. Michael Shirley, Rev. Edgar N. Foster, Rev. David L. Holdman, and Rev. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken, SC....

Lewis Carl Hoy

Lewis Carl Hoy

Aug 31, 2026

Mr. Lewis Carl Hoy

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Lewis Carl Hoy, age 82, will be held 10:30 am on Saturday September 5, 2026, at St. John's Methodist Church with Rev. Butch Blackwell officiating. A luncheon will follow at the church. Mr. Hoy entered into rest on Monday August 31, 2026, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was...

Sylvia Stokes Fulghum

Sylvia Stokes Fulghum

Aug 30, 2026

Mrs. Sylvia Stokes Fulghum

Aiken, SC-- A celebration of life service for Mrs. Sylvia Stokes Fulghum, age 91, will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday September 13, 2026 at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Aiken, SC with Rev. Marion Britton officiating. Mrs. Fulghum entered into rest on August 30, 2026 at Pruitt Health Aiken. She was born in Aiken, SC to the late Mr....