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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2012
Page
6
Obituary notices for Daniel W. Watson in Langley South Carolina and Paul Ralph Pritchard of Ocean City New Jersey detail services, family survivors, and memorial donations. Additional notices list Robert L. Erickson of Palmetto Florida and service arrangements in their respective communities.
Obituaries can be viewed online at www.aikenstandard.com for readers seeking memorial notices and funeral details with updates and full listings.
Mrs. Roberta Bert Rains Redd aged 79 of Vaucluse South Carolina passed away August 15 2012. A funeral service was held August 18 at First Baptist Church Vaucluse officiated by Revs J B Redd and Harold Herd. Interment followed at Vaucluse Cemetery with Napier Funeral Home handling arrangements. Memorials may be sent to the church.
Sonnya Gavin 56 of Aiken fiance of Tony Brown died August 16 2012 born in Pitt County NC daughter of Robert Spikes and Mary Stokes former Heilig Meyers manager resided in Aiken County twelve years member Cedar Creek Church enjoyed motorcycles sunbathing and beach life survived by fiancé son Jay Stokes brother and grandchildren cremation with visitation Saturday 2 to 6 at family residence flowers omitted memorial contributions requested Hatcher Funeral Home Langley SC
Listings show funeral and memorial service times and locations for multiple individuals at churches and funeral homes across various towns. Times range from noon to 3 p.m. with venues including church sanctuaries and funeral home chapels.
Rachel Duncan, 42, former accounting director of the South Carolina Hospitality Association, received 2 ½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion and wire fraud tied to embezzling about $367,000 over several years. Prosecutors said the theft funded a gambling addiction, while Sponseller's death after disappearance was not linked to her actions.
Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis and State Law Enforcement Division agents seized 107 video gambling machines from three internet cafe sites. The devices resemble computers and mostly offer slot-style cash payouts. Prosecutor Walt Wilkins calls the cafes gambling houses and says enforcement will halt illegal gambling. No arrests were made. The state Supreme Court ruling on video poker is cited as defenders argue legality when machines promote products or services.
The South Carolina ACLU accuses the Greenville County Sheriff's Office of routine unlawful arrests of suspected prostitutes and men who have sex with men. ACLU Executive Director Victoria Middleton says a letter was sent urging an end to the practice. The group cites undercover officers approaching people in cars porches or on streets to solicit illegal sexual activity and arresting them even if they decline.
A man was killed and a woman wounded in a Moncks Corner shooting. Police charged 60 year old Johnny Irby with murder and attempted. the woman was treated at MUSC in Charleston with non life threatening injuries. Names of victims withheld pending relatives’ notification.
A circuit judge ruled Rep. B R Skelton of Six Mile will be on November's ballot as the Republican candidate after challenger Ed Harris was voided for improper filing. GOP Chair Chad Connelly disqualified Harris for missing paperwork, while Harris runs as a petition candidate as nearly 250 statewide candidates were booted from primaries following Supreme Court rulings on filing errors.
A 29 year old Clover volunteer firefighter David Charles Williams of Bethel Volunteer Fire Department is charged with impersonating a police officer after a traffic stop. Deputies say a 17 year old girl reported the man shouted profanities and questioned her driving before Williams sped away with his truck lights on.
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