OBITUARIES

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...

Bennie Gene Rawls

Bennie Gene Rawls

Nov 20, 2025

Mr. Bennie Gene Rawls

Aiken, SC—A celebration of life gathering for Mr. Bennie Gene Rawls, age 85 will be held 2:00 pm Sunday November 30, 2025 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Rawls entered into rest on November 20, 2025 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Marie Johnson Rawls and a son of the late...

Lois Ann Bell

Lois Ann Bell

Nov 20, 2025

Ms. Lois Ann Bell

Aiken, SC— A celebration of life service for Ms. Lois Ann Bell, age 73, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Eddie Moyer officiating. Ms. Bell entered into rest on Thursday November 20, 2025, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. She was a beloved daughter of the late...

Gregory P. Stevens

Gregory P. Stevens

Nov 18, 2025

Gregory Paul Stevens “Petie”

Beech Island, SC — Gregory Paul Stevens “Petie,” age 60, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, peacefully at home and surrounded by the love of his family. A graveside service celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at the Black/Sanders Family Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Alvin Larke,...

Jo D. Shields

Jo D. Shields

Nov 14, 2025

Jo D. Shields

New Ellenton, SC—A celebration of life service for Mrs. Jo D. Shields, age 80, will be held 2:00 pm on Saturday November 22, 2025, at New Life Nazarene Church in New Ellenton with Pastor Ken Stewart and Pastor Thom Harvey officiating. Mrs. Shields entered into rest on Friday November 14, 2025, at her residence. She was the beloved...

Vickie Lynn Plunkett

Vickie Lynn Plunkett

Nov 6, 2025

Vickie Lynn Plunkett

Windsor, SC—Mrs. Vickie Lynn Plunkett, age 64, entered into rest on Thursday November 6, 2025, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Mr. Scott Allen Green and a daughter of Mr. Gene Heath and the late Mrs. Eleanor Heath. Mrs. Plunkett was born in Ft. Worth, TX, but had made the Windsor area her home for...

David Wayne Wyninger

David Wayne Wyninger

Nov 4, 2025

David Wayne Wyninger

Aiken, SC—Mr. David Wayne Wyninger, age 78, entered into rest at his residence on Tuesday November 4, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Sandra Boozer Wyninger for 53 years and the son of the late Mr. Levi T. Wyninger and the late Mrs. Christine Kyselka Wyninger. Mr. Wyninger was born in Ft. Worth, TX, but had...

Glenn Randy Whitt

Glenn Randy Whitt

Nov 2, 2025

Glenn Randy Whitt

Aiken, SC—A graveside service for Mr. Glenn Randy Whitt, age 73, will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday November 7, 2025, at Bethany Cemetery with Rev. Marion Britton officiating. Mr. Whitt entered into rest on Sunday November 2, 2025, at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Cynthia Cato Whitt and a son to the...

Tanya Cox

Tanya Cox

Oct 28, 2025

Tanya Jean Craft Cox

Effingham, SC—Mrs. Tanya Jean Craft Cox, age 62, entered into rest on Tuesday October 28, 2025, at Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center. She was the wife of the late Mr. Legrand Owens and a daughter of the late Mr. D.P. Craft and the late Mrs. Margaret Copley Craft. Mrs. Cox was born in Norton, VA, and was...

Warren Eugene McSwain

Warren Eugene McSwain

Oct 23, 2025

Warren Eugene McSwain 

Aiken, SC—Mr. Warren Eugene McSwain, age 74, entered into rest on Thursday October 23, 2025, at Aiken Memory Care. He was born in Miami, FL, to the late Mr. James Ernest McSwain, Sr., and the late Mrs. Juanita Rose DeSoto McSwain. Warren was a proud brother, Army veteran, husband, father, uncle, grand-father and friend. He was always interested...