Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Edgefield South Carolina
Obituaries report Herbert Williamson of Aiken aged 79 at 213 Laurens St NW with funeral services to be announced. Rosa Lee Kennedy Russo, 95, of Edgefield, died August 10 2014 at Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral held August 13 at St Marys Church Edgefield with burial in church cemetery. Memorials to Edgefield County Hospital. Family visitation Tuesday 6 to 8 PM at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements by Napier Funeral Home Graniteville.
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Aiken
S.C
Herbert Williamson
Laurens St
Eternal Life
Jackson Brooks
Rosa K. Russo
Edgefield
Rosa Lee Kennedy Russo
Vincent C. Russo
Edgefield County Hospital
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Russo
Laurens
Sharon
Sam) Stevens
Linda
Palmer) Shaw
Patty
Randy) Clarke
Vincent C
Joan) Russo, Jr
Thomas A
Cheryl) Russo
Sarah Kornaus Wedaman
Joey Kornaus
P.O
Sheppard Dr
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
Shaddy Smith Watson Dies at 82 in Batesburg
Shaddy Smith Watson of 853 Old 96 Indian Trail Batesburg SC died August 9 2014 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers A service will be held August 18 2014 at Calidonia Baptist Church Batesburg at noon The body will lie in state one hour prior Survivors include daughter Debbie Watson and sons Eddie Charles Alfonso and Gregory Watson A brother James Smith Friends may visit at the family home and viewing is August 12 2014 at J H Robinson Funeral Home
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Shaddy Smith Watson
Batesburg
Indian Trail
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Calidonia Baptist Church
Aiken County
S.C
Debbie Watson
Eddie Watson
Charles Watson
Alfonso Watson
Gregory Watson
James Smith
J. H. Robinson
Wanda Colyer Williams dies at 55 in Ridge Spring South Carolina
Wanda Colyer Williams 55 of Ridge Spring South Carolina passed away on Saturday August 9 2014. She was the daughter of John L Colyer and Joyce Rutland Rhinehart and is survived by her stepfather Barry Rhinehart and her lifelong companion Larry Reese plus other family.
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Wanda Colyer Williams
Ridge Spring
S.C
John L. Colyer
Joyce Rutland Rhinehart
Barry Rhinehart
Larry Reese
Daugh
View obituaries online at aikenstandard.com
Obituaries can be viewed online at the Aiken Standard website with updated notices and memorials. The site provides funeral details, survivor lists, and obituary archives for readers seeking information and gratitude messages.
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Obituary Notice Guidelines At Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists obituary notices with up to ten lines printed free for the first run. Additional lines incur a fee. Notices are submitted by funeral homes and printed as provided, with homes assisting on details and charges. Deadline is 5 p.m. daily. For more information call 803-648-2311.
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Aiken Standard
Funeral services scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday
Michael Joseph Sullivan will be laid to rest in a 4 p.m. service Tuesday at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home Chapel. Rosa K Russo has an 11 a.m. service Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Edgefield. Shaddy Smith Watson will be honored at noon Wednesday at Calidonia Baptist Church in Batesbury. Wanda Colyer Williams's service is 3 p.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Napier Funeral Home in Graniteville.
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Michael Joseph Sullivan
Shellhouse- Rivers Funeral Home
Rosa K. Russo
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Edgefield
Shaddy Smith Watson
Calidonia Baptist Church
Batesbury
Wanda Colyer Williams
Chapel of Napier Funeral Home
Graniteville
Charles Keating, Shakespearean Actor and Soap Star, Dies
Shakespearean actor and soap opera star Charles Keating died at 72 in Connecticut after a three year battle with lung cancer. His son Sean said the London-born actor prioritized theater but became famous for playing Carl Hutchins on Another World from 1991 to 1999, earning a 1996 Daytime Emmy.
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Los Angeles
Charles Keating
Keating
Sean Keating
Connecticut
Carl Hutchins
Uncle Charlie Payne, WWII vet and Obama relative, dies at 89
Charles T. Payne, great-uncle of President Obama and World War II veteran, died August 1 in Chicago at age 89 from non Hodgkin lymphoma. He helped liberate Ohrdruf and later led information technology efforts at the University of Chicago Library, retiring as assistant director. His connection to Auschwitz was misremembered by Obama during the 2008 campaign.
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Chicago
Charles T. Payne
Barack Obama
Payne
Melanie Payne
Obama
University of Chicago
Charlie
Auschwitz
Ohrdruf
Buchenwald
Poland
State Medicaid tackles application backlog in SC
South Carolina's Medicaid agency is processing thousands of transferred applications from HealthCare.gov. As of Aug 1, more than 60 percent of 38,000 have been reviewed, with 13,000 awaiting more information. About 56 percent of decisions are approvals. Six temp workers and overtime aim to finish within weeks.
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Columbia
South Carolina
State Department of Health and Human Services
John Supra
Associated Press
HealthCare. Gov
Sue Berkowitz
Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Beth Hutto
Social Security Administration
Federal health exchange site stalls SC Medicaid transfer
Aiken Standard details delays in Medicaid data transfers from the federal health exchange site. South Carolina started receiving transfers Feb 12, but 5,000 to 6,000 applications remain unreceived. Officials say high disability-related cases slow processing. analysts blame upfront ramping and confusing disability criteria.
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Barack Obama
Spartanburg tackles train track safety to cut fatalities
Spartanburg County officials seek to reduce train track fatalities and injuries after eight people were killed or injured since 2011. The Herald-Journal notes the county leads SC in trespassing incidents and crashes, while Norfolk Southern and Operation Lifesaver push safety messages. Police urge education and warn trespassing is a misdemeanor.
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Spartanburg
Spartanburg County
Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Safety
Herald-Journal of
South Carolina
Norfolk Southern
National Rail Safety Organization
Operation Lifesaver
Art Littlejohn
Littlejohn
Missing S C man found in swamp near Sumter
Fredric Richburg a 52 year old Sumter man was rescued from a snake and alligator infested swamp southwest of Sumter six days after he was last seen He was found Monday at waist deep water on grassy area and treated at Tuomey Regional Medical Center Richburg had walked from his apartment five miles away on Aug 4 and was found after fishermen heard his shouts
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Sumter
Tonyia McGirt
Fredric Richburg
Tuomey Regional Medical Center
Richburg
McGirt
Rescued dogs fly to New Jersey by private jet
Twenty dogs rescued from Georgia and South Carolina high kill shelters were flown to Morristown New Jersey by private jet ending a long drive routine for Home For Good Dog Rescue. Rich Errico notes the private flight reduces stress for the dogs and Dirk van der Sterre, who owns the terminal, explains their 10 transports have brought 120 dogs in two years. He also mentions bonding with a black Labrador named Bree.
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N.J
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South Carolina
New Jersey
Rich Errico
Home For
Florida
Dirk van der Sterre
Daily Record of
Parsippany
Errico
van der Sterre
Bree
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