OBITUARIES

Charles Lee Vermillion

Charles Lee Vermillion

Jan 20, 2026

Mr. Charles Lee Vermillion

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Charles Lee Vermillion, age 83, will be held 12:00 pm on Monday February 9, 2026, at the First Baptist Church Montmorenci with Rev. Logan C. Ford officiating. Mr. Vermillion entered into rest on Tuesday January 20, 2026. He was the beloved husband to the late Mrs. Debra McCollum Vermillion...

Marion Thomas Moore

Marion Thomas Moore

Jan 19, 2026

Mr. Marion Thomas Moore

Aiken, SC—Mr. Marion Thomas Moore, age 81, entered into rest on Monday January 19, 2026, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Mrs. Delores J. Bussell Moore and the son to the late Mr. James Thomas Moore and the late Mrs. Ica Buffin Moore. Mr. Moore was born in Versailles, KY. He...

Jamie Sue O'Hara

Jamie Sue O'Hara

Jan 19, 2026

Mrs. Jamie Sue O’Hara

Aiken, SC—Mrs. Jamie Sue O’Hara, age 58, entered into rest on January 19, 2026 at her home. She was born in Lamb County, TX to the late Mr. James Erving Goen and the late Mrs. Ethel Ellen Smith. She was the loving wife for 26 years to Mr. Jermaine O’Hara. Before making Aiken her home for the...

Jerry Milton Wilson

Jerry Milton Wilson

Jan 18, 2026

Mr. Jerry Milton Wilson

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mr. Jerry Milton Wilson, age 88 will be held 3 o’clock p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Kelley, and Rev. Renee Stewart officiating. A Private interment will be held at Graniteville Cemetery. Mr. Jerry Milton Wilson, age 88, entered into rest on January...

Pamela McCollum

Pamela McCollum

Jan 18, 2026

Mrs. Pamela Houwers McCollum

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Pamela Houwers McCollum, age 68, will be held 12:00 pm on Saturday January 31, 2026, at the First Baptist Church of Montmorenci with Rev. Logan C. Ford officiating. Mrs. McCollum entered into rest on Sunday January 18, 2026, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. She was the beloved wife of...

Faye Padgett Durham

Faye Padgett Durham

Jan 16, 2026

Mrs. Faye Padgett Durham

New Ellenton, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Faye Padgett Durham, age 71, will be held 1:00 pm on Monday January 19, 2026, at Talatha Baptist Church with Pastor Jordan Bird officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be the Seekers Sunday School Class of Talatha Baptist Church. Faye entered into the presence of Jesus on Friday January 16,...

William "Bill" Frank Gill

William "Bill" Frank Gill

Jan 15, 2026

Mr. William "Bill" Frank Gill

Aiken, SC--Mr. William "Bill" Frank Gill entered into rest on Thursday January 15, 2026, at Wellstar MCG. Full obituary to follow. COLE FUNERAL HOME 1544 UNIVERSITY PKWY AIKEN, SC 29801 803-648-7175. Please sign the online registry at www.colefuneralhomeinc.net. 

Raymond Jennings Toole, Jr.

Raymond Jennings Toole, Jr.

Jan 12, 2026

Raymond Jennings Toole, Jr.

Beech Island, SC—A graveside service for Mr. Raymond Jennings Toole, Jr., age 90, will be held on 10:00 am Thursday January 15, 2026, at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Pastor Tad Marshall officiating. Mr. Toole entered into rest on Monday January 12, 2026, at Wellstar MCG, Augusta, GA. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Corrine Mitchum Toole,...

Chester Todd Randolph

Chester Todd Randolph

Jan 9, 2026

Chester Todd Randolph

Windsor SC – Chester Todd Randolph, known to family and friends as Todd, 75, of Windsor SC, went home to be with the Lord on January 9, 2026.

Todd was born on June 8, 1950, in Norwood MA to the late Carl and Mildred Emery Randolph. He attended school in Norwood and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam...

William Alexander Smith

William Alexander Smith

Jan 2, 2026

William "Bill" Alexander Smith

Windsor, SC—A graveside service for Mr. William "Bill" Alexander Smith, age 72, will be held 11:00 am on Friday January 9, 2026, at Southlawn Cemetery,  Aiken, SC,  with Randall Becton and Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Mr. Smith entered into rest on Friday January 2, 2026, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of 53 years to...

Susan Fenollosa Sorenyi-Sander

Susan Fenollosa Sorenyi-Sander

Dec 30, 2025

Susan Fenollosa Sorenyi-Sander

Aiken, SC—Mrs. Susan Fenollosa Sorenyi-Sander, age 87, entered into rest on Tuesday December 30, 2025, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Mr. Istvan Sorenyi-Sander and the daughter to the late Mr. Sidney Watts Fenollosa and the late Mrs. Geraldine Samson Fenollosa. Mrs. Sorenyi-Sander was a native of Bronx, NY, but had made the...

Debra McCollum Vermillion

Debra McCollum Vermillion

Dec 24, 2025

Mrs. Debra "Debbie" Jean McCollum Vermillion

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Debra “Debbie” Jean McCollum Vermillion, age 73, will be held at 12:00 pm on Friday, January 2, 2026, at First Baptist Church of Montmorenci with the Rev. Logan C. Ford officiating. Mrs. Vermillion entered into rest on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at her residence. She was the...

Shirley Evans Boyd

Shirley Evans Boyd

Dec 24, 2025

Shirley Evans Boyd

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Shirley Evans Boyd, age 87, will be held 1:00 pm at New Life Church of the Nazarene in New Ellenton on Saturday January 17, 2026, with Pastor Ken Stewart officiating. Mrs. Boyd entered into rest on Wednesday December 24, 2025, at Anchor Post Acute. She was the wife of the...

Thomas Victor Reilly

Thomas Victor Reilly

Dec 15, 2025

Thomas Victor Reilly

8/9/1943 – 12/15/2025

Born in Anniston Alabama in 1943, Thomas Victor Reilly was the first son of Victor Joseph Reilly and Lucille Viola Reilly (nee Maloney.) Following Pearl Harbor, Victor, a chemical engineer, enlisted in the US Navy and was assigned to work in the war effort as a part of the civilian infrastructure and had been assigned to...

Jeanine Gast

Jeanine Gast

Dec 13, 2025

Jeanine Gast passed from this life into the next on December 13, 2025. Her last years were not easy, as she was dealing with so many different health issues, but she was always kind and cooperative. She was a courageous woman.

She was born in Logan, Ohio, in a very large family on November 18, 1929. She had 10 siblings, but...

Daniel Murphy

Daniel Murphy

Dec 10, 2025

Mr. Daniel Murphy

Aiken, SC— Mr. Daniel Murphy, age 75, entered into rest on December 10, 2025 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 19, 2025 at COLE FUNERAL HOME 1544 UNIVERSITY PKWY (118 BYPASS) AIKEN, SC 29801 803-648-7175. Please sign the online registry at www.colefuneralhomeinc.net.

John Brian Sommers

John Brian Sommers

Dec 8, 2025

August 17, 1965 – December 8, 2025 John Brian Sommers, age 60, of Aiken, SC, passed away on December 8, 2025, after battling various health issues for several years. Brian was born on August 17, 1965, in Canton, Ohio, to Levi & Nora Sommers. Since then, he has lived in California, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Surviving are...

Joan C. Seigler

Joan C. Seigler

Dec 6, 2025

Mrs. Joan Crawford Seigler

Aiken, SC-- A graveside service for Mrs. Joan Crawford Seigler, age 85, will be held at Aiken Memorial Gardens on Thursday December 11, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Marion Britton officiating. Mrs. Seigler entered into rest on Saturday December 6, 2025 at her home. She was the beloved wife to Mr. Dan Seigler, and the daughter...

Judith Voiselle Goode

Judith Voiselle Goode

Nov 24, 2025

Judith Voiselle Goode

Warrenville, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Judith Voiselle Goode, age 72, will be held at Cole Funeral Home Chapel on Monday December 1, 2025 at 1:00 pm with Chaplain Alex Daszewski officiating. Mrs. Goode entered into rest on Monday November 24, 2025, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of 38 years to Mr. William...

Gregory "Greg" Leon Gainey

Gregory "Greg" Leon Gainey

Nov 24, 2025

Mr. Gregory “Greg” Leon Gainey

Aiken, SC-- Mr. Gregory “Greg” Leon Gainey, age 65, entered into rest on November 24, 2025 at his home. He was born in Florala, Alabama and was the son to the late Mr. Leon Gainey and the late Mrs. Kay Barnes Hall; and the loving husband to his beloved wife Mrs. Linda S. Faulkner. Mr. Gainey...