OBITUARIES

Dec 31, 2019

Mrs. Jacquline McEwin Cosby

Aiken, SC—Entered into rest Tuesday December 31, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Mrs. Jacquline McEwin Cosby age 56. She was the beloved wife of Mr. Carlton Cosby, Aiken, SC and daughter of the late Mr. Gerald McEwin and the late Mrs. Jacquline McGee McEwin.  Mrs. Cosby was a native of Tuttle, Oklahoma...

Dec 28, 2019

Mrs. Marguerite Wood Jones

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mrs. Marguerite Wood Jones age 76 will be held 3:00 pm Friday, January 3, 2020 at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating.  Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery.  Mrs. Jones entered into rest peacefully surrounded by her family at her residence Saturday December 28,...

Dec 26, 2019

Mrs. Patricia C. Scharling

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mrs. Patricia C. Scharling age  72, will be held 3:00 pm Sunday December 29, 2019 at Corinth Baptist Church, New Ellenton, SC. with Rev. Jason Redd officiating. Interment will be private.  Mrs. Scharling entered into rest at her residence Thursday December 26, 2019. She was a...

Dec 25, 2019

Mrs. Olive Marie Harper Robinson

New Ellenton, SC--Entered into rest Wednesday December 25, 2019 at Augusta University (MCG) Mrs. Olive Marie Harper Robinson age 81.  Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

COLE FUNERAL HOME 1544 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY (118 BY PASS) AIKEN, SC, 29801. 803-648-7175.

Dec 21, 2019

Mr. Tracy Howard Hite, Sr.

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mr. Tracy Howard Hite, Sr. age 90 will be held 2:00pm Friday December 27 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplin Dexter Lambert officiating.  Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Park.  Mr. Hite entered into rest peacefully at his residence Saturday December 21, 2019 surrounded...

Dec 15, 2019

A celebration of life service for Mr. Craig Mitchell Losier, age 50, will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday December 19, 2019 at St. James Lutheran Church in Graniteville with Rev. Barry Antley officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. He was a native of Washington D.C. and had made the Aiken area his home since 1976. Mr....

Dec 13, 2019

A celebration of life service for Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Beard, age 86, will be held at 3:00 pm Friday December 20, 2019 at Redd's Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Richard McWhite officiating. Interment will follow at the Redd's Branch Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Beard entered into rest at his residence on Friday December 13, 2019. He was the beloved...

Dec 12, 2019

Miss. Heather Marie Randall

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Miss. Heather Marie Randall age 34 will be held 2:00 pm Monday December 16, 2019 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating.  Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Park.  Miss Randall entered into rest Thursday December 12, 2019 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. ...

Dec 11, 2019

Mr. Jesse "Dave" "Juggy" Hudson

A celebration of life service for Mr. Jesse "Juggy" Hudson age 82 will be held 6:00 pm Monday December 16, 2019 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating.  Interment will be held at a later date in the Graniteville Cemetery.  Mr. Hudson entered into rest Wednesday December 11, 2019...

Dec 3, 2019

Mrs. Brenda Stewart Shead

Aiken, SC--A graveside service for Mrs. Brenda Stewart Shead age 63,  will be held on Friday December 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm at  Central Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ronald Lee officiating.  Mrs. Shead entered into rest on Tuesday December 3, 2019 at the Ridge Health and Rehabilitation center in Edgefield. She was...

Dec 1, 2019

Mr. Leon Bowers, Jr.

Aiken, SC—Memorial services for Mr. Leon Bowers, Jr. age 79 will be held 1:00 pm Thursday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Croft Mill Road, Aiken, with Brother Adrian Cloud officiating. Mr. Bowers entered into rest Sunday December 1, 2019 at his residence.  He was a native of Aiken and moved...

Nov 28, 2019

Mrs. Marie Ann Borosky Cook

Fairfax Station, VA:--Mrs. Marie Ann Borosky Cook age 53 of Fairfax Station, Virginia passed away Thursday November 28, 2019 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, VA.  She was much loved and we lost her way to soon.  Memorial services will be held 10:00 am Friday December 13, 2019 at New Hope Church 8905 OX...

Nov 22, 2019

Esther Morris Cochran

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Ms. Esther Morris Cochran, age 79, will be held 2:00 PM on Tuesday November 26, 2019 at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in the Morris Family Cemetery. Ms. Esther Morris Cochran entered into rest Thursday November 21, 2019 at Aiken Regional...

Nov 21, 2019

Mr. Willie “Bill” Thomas Walton

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mr. Willie "Bill" Thomas Walton, Jr. will be held 2:00 PM on Monday November 25, 2019 at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Rev. Marion Britton officiating.  Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. Mr. Walton entered into rest on Thursday November 21, 2019 at his home. He...

Nov 19, 2019

Mr. William R. “Binn” Benesch

Spartenburg, SC--William R. Benesch, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, SC,  passed away  Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Spartanburg, SC. "Binn" was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Virginia L.  Rutherford Benesch.  "Binn" was a World War II veteran and navigator on  B-17's and went on to graduate from the University of Rhode...

Nov 18, 2019

Mr. Leroy Wells, Jr.

Aiken, SC--A celebration of life service for Mr. Leroy Wells, Jr. age 59 will be held 1:00 pm Tuesday November 26, 2019 at Grace Covenant Church of God, New Ellenton, SC with Pastor Edgar N. Foster, Sr. officiating.  A private Burial will take place.  Mr. Wells entered into rest Monday November  18, 2019...

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...