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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2009
Page
3
Obituaries note the deaths of Henry Peter Bisschop 87 of Aiken on July 1 2009 and June Mary Dowling Breadstill 90 on August 3 2009. Bisschop served in the military and State Department, later active in ACTS and local arts groups. Breadstill was a nurse s aide and Orlando club member with survivors across Florida and South Carolina. Memorials for ACTS and Oprah’s Angel Network are requested.
Richard W. Paxton 84 of Aiken dies. service set for Aug 8 at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Aiken with Rev. Bill Johnston officiating. Burial in First Presbyterian Church Columbarium after body donation to USA Medical School. survivors include wife JoAnn Paxton and 12 grandchildren. memorials offered to local charities.
Wednesday services scheduled across multiple churches and venues. Mary Dowling Breadstill attends 10 a.m. at St Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Florie Gantt 12 p.m. Magnolia Baptist Church Edward Hilton Powell 3 p.m. George Funeral Home and Cremation Center Chapel Marion Baker Tarant Jr 1 a.m. Aiken Memorial Gardens Mary S Turner 1 a.m. Sunset Memorial Candyce Ware 2 p.m. Jeter Baptist Church.
Edward Hilton Powell, 82, of Aiken died August 2 2009. He survived by his wife Mildred and three daughters in law, five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A Navy veteran, he retired from E I Dupont Savannah River Plant in 1984. Funeral August 5 at 3 p.m. at George Funeral Home with burial at Aiken Memorial Gardens.
Mrs Florie Gantt of Greenwood died Thursday July 30 2009 at Savannah Heights Living Center. Funeral services set for Wednesday August 5 at Magnolia Baptist Church Aiken with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Jackson Brooks Funeral Home starting 3 p.m. Tuesday. remains lie in state at the church Wednesday 11 a.m. to noon.
Graveside services set for August 5 at Sunset Memorial Gardens officiated by Rev Daniel Braswell. Memorials to American Heart Association or Foreman Memorial Baptist Church. Survived by daughter Ann Arnold, stepchildren Corky Turner and Brenda Haney, brother Jimmy Smith, six grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren.
Candyce Ware of Slone Mountain Georgia will have funeral services at 2 p.m. on Wednesday Aug. 5 2009 at Jeter Baptist Church with Rev James E Thom officiating. Interment follows in the church cemetery. Friends may visit at her mother Ruby Bohler’s residence 164 Knight Lane North Augusta. A visitation is scheduled today from 6 to 7 p.m. at A G L Brightharp Mortuary 614 W Ave North Augusta 279 0026.
The Aiken Standard lists obituaries with up to 16 lines free the first run and extra lines for a fee. Funeral homes submit details by 7 p.m. daily and may arrange submissions with staff. phone 648 2311 for more information.
Margaret Bedenbaugh Kepler of Columbia died July 23 2009 at Lexington Medical Center aged 77. Funeral services were July 25 at Earlewood Baptist Church with interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. She taught Sunday School since 1978 and worked at the Market Restaurant for over 30 years. She is survived by her son Bruce Allen Kepler wife Kathleen grandchildren Allen Emily and Margaret Kepler and several siblings and nephews.
Marion Baker Tarrant Jr. 91 of Greenwood died Monday August 3 2009. He served in World War II retiring as a U S Army Colonel after 26 years and worked as a counselor for the U S Bureau of Prisons in Atlanta. He was a member of St Johns United Methodist Church and is survived by his second wife Edna, a stepdaughter Jane Todd, a niece Catherine Luckey, nephews Marion Wier Jack Wier Jr Bobby Tarrant Michael Tarrant and several grand nieces and nephews. Aiken Memorial Gardens graveside service is planned Wednesday at 11 a.m. Memorials may go to Aiken SPCA.
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