Deaths and Funerals in Georgia and South Carolina
Augusta and Brunswick notice briefs list multiple funerals with dates and times. Mrs. Ollie Mae Cook dies Wednesday. services tomorrow at 1 pm in Augusta with burial at Hillcrest. William Riley Clements, 72, dies Tuesday. funeral tomorrow at noon in Brunswick with burial at Palmetto Cemetery. Other obituaries note Miss Lillian N. Davis, Ella Abney, and Philip O Conner with service details to be announced.
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Augusta
Lester M
Ollie Mae McNeely
Cook
Thomas E. Cook
North Augusta
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Lumpkin Road
Ronald Gaynor
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Brunswick
William Riley Clements
Connie Boggs
Glynn County
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home
Scott Poole
Palmetto Cemetery
Clements
Alabama
Brunswick Pulp and Paper Co
Ruby H. Clements
William R. Clements Jr
Saint Marys
Mary Frances Black
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Catherine Maronie
Alton
Ill
Raiford Clements
Walker Clements
Jacksonville
Fla
Emory Clements
Lillian N. Davis
Bath
Richmond County
Posey
Langley
Bonaventure Brown
Pine Grove
Trenton
Ella Abney
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Johnston
Abney
Edgefield County
Shaws Creek Baptist Church
Young Ladies of Honor of
Piney Grove
Union Baptist Burial Aid
Mount Cannon
Katie Tillman
St. Albans
N.Y
Hart Ranford
Clara Lewis Fights For Byssinosis Compensation From Graniteville Company
Clara Lewis, a retired textile worker from Graniteville, discusses her battle over byssinosis linked to cotton dust. After a 1979 claim and diagnosis at Emory University, she campaigns before the South Carolina Industrial Commission and courts, urging education for mill workers.
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Carolina Brown Lung Association
Graniteville Company
Lewis
Atlanta
Tes
Emory University
S.C. Industrial Commission
Metro COG Closure Won’t Hurt North Augusta Officials Say
North Augusta administrator Charles B. Martin says the closing of Metro COG will not affect the city as regional planning remains available part time. The group helped secure federal funds for Aiken North Augusta Burnettown Auglata and Richmond County projects though 701 funds and HUD allocations have fallen sharply since 1975. A proposal preserves a reduced part time administrative capability funded by member governments with a 20 hour monthly role.
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North August
Charles B. Martin
Metro Cog
North Augusta
Aiken
Burnettown
Auglata
Richmond County
Metro Ccg
HUD
Rogers
Power to raise school taxes rests with General Assembly says official
Attorney General James M. Holly told Sen Thomas Moore that the authority to increase the tax millage for Aiken County School district lies with the General Assembly until a different body is vested with power or a procedure is provided. The school board and delegation lack taxing power due to a 1977 lawsuit.
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James M. Holly Read
Thomas Moore
Aiken County
General Assembly
Stormy Weekend Forecast With Showers and Warmth
A frontal storm system moves into the central region bringing increased cloudiness tonight. Saturday expects showers with highs in the low 80s and 10 to 15 mph southwest winds. Sunday forecasts thundershowers with highs in the 70s and 80s and lows in the 60s. Monday brings cooler weather with highs in the 60s and lows 40s to 50s, followed by partly cloudy skies Tuesday with lows around 40s.
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Gulf of Mexico
Derrick Released From Hospital After Headache Plague
Representative Butler Derrick from South Carolina was released from University Hospital after a brief hospitalization for severe headaches and fatigue. Doctors conducted an arteriogram to check for an aneurysm, but none was found. he will take weeks off and return after Congress's faster recess.
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Butler Derrick
D-S.c
University Hospital
Congress
Edgefield
Derrick
Jean Neal
Washington
Body Of Woman Found In Edgefield County Woods
The sheriff reports a nude white woman of undetermined age found about 6 40 p m Thursday by powerline workers in a southern Edgefield County wooded area. The body was partially covered by brush and deposited after Wednesday morning rainfall. The cause of death is unknown, with significant blood at the scene.
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Edgefield County
Billy Parker
Parker
Mike Goodman
Sheriff's Department
Identification confirms Weatherford remains in Gloverville case
Medical examiners identified the body found Sunday as 59 year old Lonnie Weatherford of Gloverville by matching dentures to dental records. The cause and manner of death remain undetermined and investigators continue to work on the case under Aiken County Coroner John C. Stoll.
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Lonnie Weatherford
Gloverville
Aiken
John C. Stoll
Weatherford
Stoll
Eighth Annual Youth Prayer Breakfast Planned in Aiken
The Aiken Jaycees host the eighth annual Youth Prayer Breakfast for high school seniors at the Jaycee activities building near the Jaycee Hut on U.S. 1 tomorrow at 9 AM. Invites go to all area high school seniors. Fort Gordon retiree Major General Harley L. Moore will speak, with performances by Darlene Hale Genia Page and the Rollins Family.
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The
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycee Activities
U.S. 1
Aiken Area High Schools
Harley L. Moore
Fort Gordon
Darlene Hale
Genia Page
Rollins Family
Jackson Town Council Meeting Set for Monday Night
Jackson officials announce a regular town council meeting for Monday at 8 p.m. in the town hall at 129 Charles Street. No agenda was provided.
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Jackson
Charles St
Edgefield Council To Discuss Police Uniform Bids
Edgefield officials will review bids for new police uniforms at the regular Edgefield County Council meeting. The session will also cover Easter Seals donations and a business license application. The council convenes at 7 30 p m in the Municipal Building courtroom.
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Edgefield
Edgefield County
Edgefield County Council
Aiken County Man Struck While Crossing S C 19
An Aiken man was critically injured last night when struck by a car on S C 19 about four miles south of Aiken. Jonas Don Floyd 18 of Rt. 1 Aiken walked into the path of a car driven by Sonya Suzanne Dixon 17 of 414 Georgia Ave New Ellenton. No charges filed per Cpl J B Braddock S C Highway Patrol. The accident occurred about 7 04 p m.
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Aiken
S.C. 19
Jonas Don Floyd
Rt. 1
Sonya Suzanne Dixon
Georgia Ave
New Ellenton
Cpl
J.B. Braddock
S.C. Highway Patrol
Harte Out Of Hospital After Back Surgery In Aiken County
Robert J. Harte solicitor for Aiken County has undergone back surgery at University Hospital. He reports the operation went well and expects a short recovery period with Lucy Knowles in control at the office. He plans to leave the hospital next Wednesday or Thursday.
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Aiken
Robert J
Bob) Harte
University Hospital
Harte
Lucy
Knowles
Two Arrests In Hood Lane Apartment Theft Case
Aman and Doris Seabolt were arrested on charges of housebreaking and grand larceny after a television and radio were stolen from the Hood Lane apartment of Mary Carter. Ed Powell faces a single housebreaking count. Seabolt, of 412 Richland Ave., and Powell, with no address listed, are public safety suspects in Aiken.
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Aman
Hood Lane
Ed Powell
Doris Seabolt
Richland Ave
Aiken
Mary Carter
Powell
Ms. Seabolt
Fire damages Garden Apartments at Hood Lane
A midmorning blaze at Garden Apartments 235 Hood Lane damaged two rooms. Thirty Aiken Department of Public Safety firefighters responded around 10:30. Cause undetermined, apparently from a downstairs kitchen. Smoke and water damage affected the building with no injuries reported.
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Garden Apartments
Hood Lane
Aiken Department of Public Safety
ADPS
Horse Show Sunday at Fulmer International School of Equitation
The Junior Class of St. Angela Academy sponsors a horse show this Sunday April 5 in the upper ring at Dibble Road venue. It begins at 8 30 a m and features 6 classes over fences and on the flat with judge Mr Frank Williams of High Point North Carolina.
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St. Angela Academy
Fulmer International School of Equitation
Dibble Road
Frank Williams
High Point
N.C
Diabetes Group Sells Goods in Trash and Treasure Sale
The Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Diabetes Association runs a Trash and Treasure sale at the Municipal auditorium from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Small appliances plants clothing and baked goods are offered with lunch available.
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Aiken
The
South Carolina Diabetes Association
Community Calendar Highlights From Local Week
Community calendar lists events for today tomorrow and next days including senior citizens meetings at the clubhouse narcotics anonymous at York Street a trash and treasure sale at the municipal auditorium yard and bake sale at Brown Lung offices and a thoroughbred hall of fame event at Hopeland Gardens. Also church meetings bicycle rides doll display and multiple AA and club meetings across Aiken Wagener Edgefield and Gloverville with health department screenings and council sessions.
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Senior Citizens
Narcotics Anonymous
York Street
S.E
Aiken
S. C. Diabetes Association
Municipal Auditorium
Brown Lung Association
Bath
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
North Augusta
Weeks Center
Doll House
Aiken A. A
Linden Street
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Aiken Lions Club
Lions Hut
Aiken Chess Club
Kalmia Toastmasters Club
Hungry Bull
Aiken County Rescue Squad
Wagener Town Council
Edgefield Town Council
Aiken A.A
Jackson Town Council
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
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Mrs. Lester Cook
William Clements
M. Davis
Mildred Sweet
Rev. L.V. Davis
Harry D. Davis
Wyman Busch
Harold Baker
Archie Abear
Dick Hillman
Ben Kight
Lemuel Adams
Philip O'Conner
Graniteville
Philip O’conner
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Philip
Aiken Coun
John J. O’conner
LaShawn O’conner
Calvin L. O'Conner
John J. O’conner Jr
Robert Houston
Belvedere
Frances Mims
Clara Lewis
Metro
Foxx
Srw
Orea
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Co
Central Gulf
Great Lakes
New England
East
Minnesota
Upper Midwest
Mississippi
Tise
Tony Ligon
Ridge Spring
Monetta Elementary
Jackson Council
Blaze
Diabetes Group
Aiken Standard
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