Cole Funeral Home

Mrs. Dempsey Joyce Bennett Wilson, 80, of Aiken, wife of Jerry Milton Wilson, and daughter of the late Bertha B. Sanders and Harry Ceaphous Bennett of Graniteville entered into rest on February 9, 2022. She is survived by her son, Jerry Greg Wilson; adopted daughter, Monique White (Mark); step children Michael Wilson (Susan) and Julie Wilson (Charles); 9 grandchildren; siblings Patsy Busbee (Delmas), Rudy Bennett (Marsha), Vivian Cook (Leonard), and Kirk Bennett (Lynne); and 8 special nieces and nephews. Joyce was born in Graniteville, South Carolina but lived in Germany and other parts of the United States, including Montana and Kentucky, before returning to Aiken to raise her family. Her...

A celebration of life service for Mr. Samuel David Osbon age 90 will be held 2:00 pm Sunday January 23, 2022 at Mercy Church with Pastor Kenny Murphy and Pastor Tod Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Park with military honors conducted by the U.S. Army Ceremonial Team. Mr. Osbon entered into rest Thursday January 20, 2022 at the Benton House in Aiken. He was a native and a life long resident of Aiken County, SC. Mr. Osbon was the beloved husband of 60 years to the late Mrs. Leo Smith Osbon and a son of the late Mr. Arthur J. Osbon, Sr and the late Elizabeth Bell Rumbly Osbon. Mr. Osbon worked on and off with his brother the late Nathan Osbon with Osbon Cleaners...

Robert Lee "Red" Jones Aiken, SC?Mr. Robert Lee "Red" Jones, age 75, entered into rest Wednesday January 12, 2022 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was the beloved son of Mrs. Lissie Maude Chapman Jones Kinard and the late Mr. Lewis H. Jones. Mr. Jones was a native of Winchester, KY, and had made Aiken his home since 1961. He worked for the Gregg Division of the Graniteville Company, where he retired in 2004 after 40 years of service. Mr. Jones was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church in Saluda, SC. Additional survivors include: two brothers Lewis Daniel Jones, Greenwood, and William (Kathleen) Clay Jones, Aiken; one sister Marsue Jones Brazell, Saluda; and several nieces and nephews....

Funeral services for Mr. James D. "Jimmy" Jay age 90 will be held 2:00 pm Saturday January 8, 2022 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Chambers officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Mr. Jay entered into rest Monday January 3, 2022 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was the beloved husband of 30 years to Mrs. Roma Brunson Hite Jay and a son of the late Mr. Carlous E. Jay and the late Mrs. Lessie Hutto Jay. Mr. Jay was a native of Orangeburg County, SC and had made Aiken County his home since 1936. He retired in 1993 after 28 years of service with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources as a game warden in Aiken County, as well as other...

A mass of Christian burial will take place 12:00 noon, Tuesday December 28, 2021 at St. Mary Help Christians Catholic Church 138 Fairfield St SE, Aiken, SC 29801 with The Very Reverend Gregory Wilson celebrant. Final prayers and commendations will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Aiken. A reception will be held at Hounds Lake Country Club after the burial. Mr. Coffman entered into rest Tuesday December 14, 2021 at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. April King Coffman, Aiken and a son of Mr. John Wesley Coffman, and Mrs. Shirley Jo Burden Coffman, of Shepherdsville, KY. Mr. Coffman was a native of Louisville, KY and had made Aiken County his home for the past 2 years before...

A visitation with the family of Mrs. Faye Slaughter, age 87, will be held 5-8 pm Friday December 10, 2021 at Lighthouse Baptist Church 2094 Columbia Hwy N, Aiken, SC 29805 . Services will be 11:00 am Saturday December 11, 2021 at Lighthouse Baptist Church with Rev. Marion Britton officiating. Survivors include her children Rock Slaughter & Melody Heffline. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Indian Ministry of North America PO Box 3472 Cleveland, TN 37320.

Aiken, SC?A celebration of life service for Mrs. Brenda Jean Sturkie Holtzclaw, age 73, will be held 1:00 pm Tuesday November 30, 2021 at Millbrook Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Howard and Rev. Stephen Cannon officiating. Pallbearers will be Brian Raborn, Zachary Stone, Nathan Raborn, Stan Harmon, Billy Pierce, and Clay Pearson. Honorary Pallbearers will be The Houston Brown Sunday School Class. A private interment will be held at Southlawn Cemetery following the service. Mrs. Holtzclaw entered into rest Friday November 26, 2021 at her residence. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to Mr. Ronny O. Holtzclaw and the daughter of the late Mr. Allen G. Sturkie and the late Mrs. Cleo Gunter...

A graveside service for Mr. Robert Warren Newell age 65 will be held 1:00 pm Saturday November 27, 2021 at Aiken Memorial Park with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Military honors will be accorded at the graveside by the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Team. Mr. Newell entered into rest Sunday November 21, 2021 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. He was a native of Lincoln, Rhode Island and had made Aiken County his home for the past 40 years. Mr. Newell was the beloved husband of 38 years to Mrs. Lori Ferguson Newell and a son of the late Mr. Elisha Newell and the late Mrs. Shirley King Newell. Mr. Newell retired after 25 years of service with Precision Machine as a Master Machinist. He was a...

A celebration of life service for Mr. James Ronald Holdren, Jr., age 54, will be held 2:00 pm Saturday November 20, 2021 at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Buddy Brinkley officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joseph Dolittle, R.J. Wagner, Adam Wade, William Carlisle, Henry Holdren, Jan Friday and Phil Kinard. Mr. Holdren entered into rest Monday November 15, 2021 at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, GA. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Evelyn Jones Holdren and the son of Mrs. Deloris Hall Holdren Senterfeit Sprague and the late Mr. James R. Holdren, Sr. Mr. Holdren was a native of Aiken, where he spent all of his life. He was of the Baptist faith and...

A graveside service for Mrs. Willie "Leola" Wooten Cook, age 90, will be held 3:00 PM Sunday November 14, 2021 at Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery 1488 Salley Rd, Salley, SC 29137 with Rev. Jason Redd officiating. Mrs. Cook entered into rest Thursday November 11, 2021 at The Place at Pepper Hill facility. She was the beloved wife of 66 years to the late Mr. Pope Cook and the daughter of the late Mr. Willie A Wooten and the late Mrs. Hassie B Wooten. Mrs. Cook was a native of Wagener, SC and had made the Aiken area her home for all of her life. She was of the Baptist faith, and was a member of Couchton Baptist Church. She enjoyed reading, watching her soap operas, and spending time with...

Mr. Leonard Edwin "Len" Engel, Jr., New Ellenton, SC?A celebration of life service for Mr. Engel, also known as Santa Len Engel, age 78, will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Grace Covenant Church of God, New Ellenton, SC with Pastor Edgar N. Foster, Sr. and Pastor David L. Holdman officiating. Interment will be held privately at a later date. Mr. Engel was born in Norfolk, VA December 11, 1942, and was raised in Hilo Hawaii, and had made Aiken County his home for the past 30 years. He was the beloved husband of 21 years to Mrs. Sherry Castleberry Manley Engel of New Ellenton and was a son of the late Coast Guardsman Mr. Leonard Edwin Engel, Sr. (Pappy) and the late Mrs....

A celebration of life service for Mrs. Pamela Kaye Cornett age 65 will be held 11:00 am Thursday October 28, 2021 at Cole Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Montress Mims officiating. Mrs. Cornett entered into rest on Thursday October 21, 2021 at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Mr. Colin Cornett and the daughter of the late Mr. Ernest Gainey and the late Mrs. Ruth White Gainey. Mrs. Cornett was a native of Donalsonville, GA, and had made Aiken her home for the last four years. She was of the Baptist faith, and had attended Old Storm Branch Baptist Church. Mrs. Cornett had been a FEMA inspector for six years. Her hobbies included shopping, dogs, and spending time with her...

Charles "Charlie" Smiley McPherson entered into rest October 17, 2021 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Charlie was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn Topp McPherson and a son to the late Dwight McPherson and the late Patricia McCleery McPherson. He was born in Memphis, TN on June 12, 1929. Charlie was an avid golfer and member of the Aiken Golf Club. One of his loves was the many wonderful friends he played golf with for many years. You talk about an outstanding chipper and putter, that was Charlie's forte. His local knowledge of how to play this course for the best outcome will be remembered for years. Charlie worked for many years on major engineering projects throughout the United...

A graveside service for Mr. Billy Joe "Joey" Sanders Hallmann, age 54 will be held 2:00 pm Friday October 15, 2021 at Redd's Branch Baptist Church cemetery with Rev. Richard McWhite officiating. Mr. Hallmann was the husband of Mrs. Kathy Hallman Hallmann of Aiken and the son of the late Mr. Billy Leon Sanders and the late Mary Williamson Sanders. He was a native of Charleston, SC and was a life long resident of Aiken County. Mr. Hallmann was a 1985 graduate of Friedman Vocational School in Graniteville and attended Redd's Branch Baptist Church. He enjoyed working in the yards cutting grass, riding his motorcycle and his 6 Chihuahuas. Additional survivors include one daughter, Nikita...

A graveside service for Mr. Grady Gene Rollins will be held 2:00 pm on Friday October 29, 2021 at Aiken Memorial Gardens with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Military Honors will be accorded by the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard. Grady Gene Rollins, age 83, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 10, 2021 in Aiken, SC. He was born April 5, 1938 in Aiken to the late Mr. John C. Rollins and the late Mrs. Nettie Mae Holley. Mr. Rollins served in the United States Air Force and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He went on to have a successful carpentry business, G&L Woodworks, with his late wife, Lee. Grady was an avid coin collector, a hobby he shared with his great...

A celebration of life service For Mrs. Lucretia Donna Herron age 46 will be held 2:00 pm Thursday October 14, 2021 at Friendship Community Church, Aiken, SC. with Pastor Brad Bedenbaugh and Rev. John Steele officiating. Interment will follow in the Holsenback Cemetery Frontage Road, Aiken, SC. Mrs. Herron was the beloved wife of Mr. Kevin Herron, Aiken and a daughter of Mr. Bill Herron, Aiken and the late Mrs. Pearl Baughman Herron. She was a native and a life long resident of Aiken County. Mrs. Herron Attended Aiken High School and spent her leisure time reading and coloring. She was of the Christian faith. Additional survivors include one son, Hunter Herron, Aiken; two daughters,...

Gayle Marlene Russell Kosinski, was taken from us on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Gayle was born to her loving parents Richard Ed Russell and Ethel Erlene (Andrews) Russell, in Augusta, Georgia on January 7, 1955. Gayle is also the direct descendant of many notable persons, who shaped western Civilization: From Alfred the Great, King of Wessex to William I 'William the Conquer', King of England and Duke of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, John, King of England, brother of Richard 'the Lionheart'. Edward I, King of England, Edward II, King of England, Edward III, King of England, John of Gaunt, K.G., John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, K.G.. Malcolm III, King of Scots and Saint Margaret Queen...

A celebration of life service for Mr. Joel Allen Barwick, Sr., age 45, will be held 1:00 PM Friday October 8, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Windsor with Rev. Will Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow in First Baptist Church of Windsor Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mike Moyer, Brian Standridge, Barry Barwick, Joey Graham, Michael Barwick, and Brian Barwick. Honorary pallbearer will be Bubba Barwick. Mr. Barwick entered into rest on Monday October 4, 2021 at University Hospital after losing his battle with Covid. He was the beloved husband of Mrs. Jolene Deluca Barwick and the son of the late Mr. Marion Douglas Barwick and the late Mrs. Brenda Young Barwick. He was Born in Augusta,...

A celebration of life service for Mrs. Annie Rose Wingate Lewallen, age 84, will be held 2:00 PM Friday October 1, 2021 at Grace Covenant Church of God with Rev. Edgar N. Foster, Sr. and Rev. David L. Holdman officiating. Interment will follow in Graniteville Cemetery. Mrs. Lewallen was the beloved wife of 62 years to Mr. Jessie Millard Lewallen and the daughter of the late Mr. Veron Edwin Wingate and the late Mrs. Oletha Mae Daniels Wingate. She was a native of Greenville, NC, but had made Aiken County her home since 1972. Mrs. Lewallen worked at Gary's Hamburger on Whiskey Rd as the biscuit maker for two years. She was the manager for eight years at the Wingate Veteran's Home on 278 in New...

A graveside service for Mrs. Cathy Swansey Taylor, age 76, will be held 1:00 PM Thursday September 30, 2021 at Aiken Memorial Gardens with Rev. Brancie Stephens officiating. Mrs. Taylor entered into rest Sunday September 26, 2021 at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Mr. Lester Ray Taylor and the daughter of the late Mr. William Swansey and the late Mrs. Evelyn Redd Swansey. Mrs. Taylor was a native and lifelong resident of Aiken. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Her hobbies included gardening, flowers, and spending time with her grandchildren. Additional survivors include: two sons Michael Ray Taylor, Aiken, and Charles (April) Patrick Taylor,...

A celebration of life service for Mrs. Evelyn Crumpton Drucilla Hurt, age 82, will be held 12:00 PM Thursday September 23, 2021, at Christian Heritage Church with Pastor Jonathan Randall officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Graniteville, SC. Mrs. Hurt was the beloved wife of the late Mr. James Hurt and the daughter of the late Mr. Andrew Crumpton and the late Myrtle Mae Brown. She was a native of Easly, SC, but had made Aiken her home for the last 62 years. She was a member of Christian Heritage Church. Mrs. Hurt retired in 2005 after 10 years of service at Aiken Elementary being a lunchroom supervisor. She loved the arts and was a self painter. Mrs. Hurt is...