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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1998

Page

5

Deaths and Funerals in South Carolina Listings

Nellie C Simmons 90 of Edgefield died Aug 20 1998. Funeral 2 pm Sunday Stephen D Posey North Augusta. Burial Town Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Aiken. Surviving children and extended family listed. Memorials to Sweetwater Baptist Building Fund. Mary Sue Stow 68 Prosperity died Aug 21 1998 at Newberry Hospital. Burial Aiken Memorial Cemetery. Ida Lee Nassau 56 Decatur GA died Aug 21 1998. Arrangements by Jackson-Brooks Aiken. Harry Burnette Jr 44 Aiken died Aug 21 1998. Funeral 1:30 pm today Napier Granitetville. Herman L Lockwood Jr 70 North Augusta funeral 2 pm Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Pantazes Pontos Gallos 68 Aiken died Aug 19 1998. Burial Bethany Cemetery. Louise O Neal Weathersbee 54 Windsor died Aug 18 1996. Funeral 2 pm Ebenezer Baptist Church. Bolton M Morgan 70 North Augusta funeral 1 pm Brightharp Mortuary. Willis A Davis 61 Wagener funeral 4 pm Jerusalem Branch. Elease Staley 73 Springfield funeral 1 pm Samaria Missionary Baptist Church.

Nellie C. Simmons Edgefield Simmons Lanham Road Stephen D. Posey North Augusta Eleazer Benenhaley R. Larry Brown Town Creek Baptist Church Aiken Mary Sue Stow Prosperity Mary Sue Cantrell Stow Newberry Hospital Stow Route 5 Box Shellhouse Funeral Home Rex Ken Carter Aiken Memorial Cemetery Rockmart Clarence and Estell Pinkard Cantrell Martha Irene Hair West Columbia Lexington Medical Center Hair Craft Street Folk Funeral Home Lonnie Shull Ernest Barnes Williston Barnwell County James Mooney First Baptist Church State Street York Funeral Home Ida Lee Nassau Decatur Ida Lee Adams Nassau Nassau Hopewell Lane Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home St. Stephens Julia A. ‘Adams Aiken County Bettis Academy Greater Traveler's Best Baptist Church Atlanta Charles B. Nassau Dorian A. Nassau Patricia Adams Price Edmund Adams Johnnie Adams Los Angeles Clarence Adams Inglewood James Adams Pomona Jack Jones Street Herman L. Lockwood Jr Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Sandy McDonald Westover Memorial Park Mr. Lockwood Hutchinson Dr University Hospital Jernigan Cancer Center c/o University Hospital Walton Way Augusta Rowland Funeral Home Pantazes Gallos Pantazes Pontos Gallos Cheatham Funeral Home Jim Karagous Bethany Cemetery Gallos Marion St Aiken Regional Medical Centers Louise Weathersbee Windsor Louise O'Neal Weathersbee Ebenezer Baptist Church Joseph E Singleton Vrs Weathersbee Charleston Highway G.L. Brightharp Bolton M. Morgan G. L. Brightharp and Sons Mortuary G. L. Brightharp Mr. Morgan Powerhouse Rd G.L. Brightharp and Sons Mortuary Willis A. Davis Wagener Jerusalem Branch Baptist Church S. B. Marshall Mr. Davis Orangeburg Ct J. H. Robinson Elease Staley Springfield Samaria Missionary Baptist Church Monroe Bush Ms. Staley Surry Race Orangeburg Regional Medical Center Fulmer Mary’ Sue Cantrell S.C Robert Wendel Stow Sharon Stow Damani Moore Paticla Nadine Ens Robert W. Stow Aken

Burnette and Byrd Jr. Buried in Graniteville Service

Mr Burnette entered in a rest Friday August 21 1998. Funeral services conducted Saturday August 22 1998 at 1 20 pm in the Napier Funeral Home Chapel with Dr James Far officiating. Interment at Aiken Memorial Park. Friends may call at Napier Funeral Home from noon today.

Burnette Harry Bryson Burnette JR Pine Or Alton S.C Mylo Burgess Bureto Hang Burnette St Brenda Burnet Ophew Richard Byrd Napier Funeral Home Chapel James Far Offing Ilerment Boo

Aiken man charged with murder in stepfather death

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office arrested Rosevelt Hayes, 46, of 207 Hedge Road, in connection with the stabbing death of his stepfather Freddie Dicks, 64. The 2 to 3 pm Friday attack occurred in Dicks’s home. Dicks was found by his wife and a neighbor. Hayes was detained on SC 19 and is held at the Aiken County Detention Center.

Aiken County Union Church Road ACSO Hayes S.C. 19 Aiken County Detention Center

Study shows teen marijuana use rises amid low risk view

Washington report notes 11.4 percent of 12 to 17 year olds used any illicit drug in the past month, up from 9 percent in 1996, with marijuana the drug of choice at 94 percent. Heroin use held steady at 0.2 percent, but first time heroin trials hit an all time high, reflecting shifting attitudes toward danger. Health secretary Donna Shalala links tolerance to parental attitudes and a perceived safety of marijuana.

Washington Health and Human Services Donna Shalala Shalala

National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Findings Summary

The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse shows teens more likely to use marijuana if they already smoke cigarettes. About 4.5 million youths ages 12 to 17 used cigarettes in the past month, with a rise among 12 to 13 year olds from 7.3 percent in 1996 to 10.97 percent last year. Alcohol use has remained steady since 1992 at 21 percent. marijuana remains the most used drug with 11.1 million users or 5.1 percent, similar to 1996. Heroin use continues to rise, with 325,000 past month users in 1997 (2 percent), and first-time heroin users hitting a 1996 high of 171,000. The average ages of first use: marijuana 18.4, cocaine 18.7, heroin 18.1.

Shalala Warns on Marijuana Perception and Teen Drug Use

Shalala says the public views marijuana as safe and urges parents to stress its dangers to learning and memory. The年 survey found 14 million Americans, 54 percent, used drugs last year, with overall illegal drug use at 6.1 percent and adult use stable, below the peak 25 million in 1979.

Good Samaritan Hero Sought After Walmart Rescue in Aiken

Aiken Department of Public Safety seeks the unnamed good Samaritan who aided an 18 year old girl during an attempted kidnapping in the Wal-Mart parking lot last Sunday. Police report says a man with a gloved hand shoved the girl into a late model Chevrolet Blazer before the helper intervened and freed her. The Good Samaritan is asked to call 642 7681. witnesses or others with details may contact authorities.

Aiken Department of Public Safety Good Samaritan Wal-Mart Wendell Hall

Domestic assault and theft report across local area

Police blotter notes a juvenile and 31 year old involved in a Wednesday domestic assault after a woman was barred from a friend's house. A Thursday burglary on Ormond Park Drive stole jewelry and items. An assault and sexual assault occurred on Rose Drive, with a male victim treated at Aiken Regional Medical Center. A Traine air conditioner and heat pump were reported stolen from Edgefield Road between May and August.

Ormond Park Drive Rose Drive Aiken Regional Medical Center Edgefield Road North Augusta

Concert Series at Hillview Baptist Church August

Hillview Baptist Church at 1974 Jefferson Davis Hwy hosts Special Sunday Nights in August with soloist Kenny Cook and ensemble in the sanctuary at 7 pm. A covered dish supper starts at 6 pm in Dennis Fellowship Hall.

Hillview Baptist Church Kenny Cook Dennis Jefferson Davis Hwy

Golf Classic Rescheduled in Aiken County at Cedar Creek

The Miss Aiken County Golf Classic moves to Friday Oct 2 at Cedar Creek Golf Course at 1 pm with on course lunch and beverages. Hole in one prizes include a Mitsubishi 6 wheeler and his/her Guess watches. Proceeds support the Miss Aiken County Scholarship Program. Contestants will attend. Call 642-0243 or 648-8002 for applications.

Cedar Creek

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