Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Nearby Areas
Obituary page notes Gertrude L Byrne 80 of Aiken died Aug 27 2003 with services at George Funeral Homes 10 a.m. Burial Sunset Memory Gardens Survivors include son James Byrne and daughter Colleen Bibbs. Also listed are fields and McGee memorials and service times for Ruth Black Fred Johnson Elizabeth Pridgen and others across Aug and Sept, with locations Aiken Trenton Edgefield and Shellhouse Funeral Home.
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Ruth H. Black
Williston
Folk Funeral Home
Gertrude L. Byrne
Aiken
George Funeral Homes
Fred B. Johnson
Augusta
Green Branch Baptist
Jackie S. McGee
Levels Baptist Church
Elizabeth B. Pridgen
Bethany
Shannon Rabb
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Graveside rites held for Eliza beth Bell Pridgen
Elizabeth B Pridgen graveside services for Eliza beth Bell Pridgen were conducted at 10 a m in Bethany Cemetery with Rev Jack Hasty officiating Memorials may go to SPCA 401 Wire Rd Aiken SC 29801 Mary Williams 63 of 339 Lancaster St entered into rest Aug 29 2003 at University Hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced later She was a member of Republican Grove Baptist Church Edgefield and served in the senior choir Survivors include her husband James Williams two daughters Teresa Williams Aiken and Nancy Williams North Augusta one son Mark Williams Winter Haven Fla two sisters Frances Terry and Carrie Watkins both of Augusta Ga one brother John Raymond Williams Atlanta Ga a special friend Gail Long godson Dudley Allen and a host of other relatives Friends may call at her residence G L Brighthorp Sons Mortuary 390 Beaufort St
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Gertrude L
Gertrude Laporte
Gert” Byrne
Daniel L. Byrne
George Funeral Homes
Derrick Strickland
David Young
Michael
Stephen
Daniel Clark
Daniel
Steve Zielinski
Bryan Vasser
Sunset Memory Gardens
Byrne
Fred and
Marie Laporte
Cleveland
Ohio
Aiken
General Electric
Therm- O-Disc
WIBC
Park Ave
James Daniel Byrne
Colleen Byrne Bibbs
Pat Byrne Chapman
Virginia Byrne Bastulli
Jean Laporte Truden
Anna Marie Laporte Ferencak
Michael Clark
Alice Bibbs
Dee Dee Byrne
James Byrne, Jr
Vicki Young
Kathy Taylor
Daniel Zielinski
John Taylor
Walter Zielinski
Michelle Florence
Aiken Spca
Wire Rd
GeorgeFuneral Homes
Downtown Chapel
van Fields
Wayne
Waylon Fields
Trenton
Hunter Morris
Warrenville
Kaci Fields
Kenny
Ashlee Clark
Fields
Charles Fields
Aaron Brown
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
Edgefield
Elizabeth Bell Pridgen
Bethany
Jack Hasty
SPCA
S.C
Shellhouse Funeral Home
Hayne Ave
Mary Williams
Lancaster St
Intorest
University Hospital
John Raymond Williams
Atlanta, Ga
Gail Long
Dudley Allen
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons Mortuary
Beaufort St
First Black Episcopal Bishop John Burgess Dies at 94
The Rev. John M. Burgess, who led Massachusetts Episcopalians and was the first black to head a U.S. diocese, died Sunday at 94 in Vineyard Haven. He became New England’s first black archdeacon in 1956, led Massachusetts as bishop from 1969 to 1976, and later taught ministry at Yale Divinity School. Born in Grand Rapids, he studied at the Episcopal Theological School and served Howard University chaplaincy before becoming a canon at Washington Cathedral.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
John M. Burgess
Massachusetts
U.S
Burgess
New England
Boston
Martha’s Vineyard
Yale University
Divinity School
Grand Rapids
Mich
Episcopal Theological School
Episcopal
Howard University
Washington Cathedral
Obituary notice guidelines from The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists obituary notices printed free up to 16 lines and outlines edit rules. Funeral homes submit details for style editing with a daily deadline of 9 00 p m and a contact number 648 2311 for more information.
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The
Aiken Standard
Court upholds judgment against city of Columbia
The South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed a 1.4 million verdict against Columbia for a 1998 crash that left a truck driver permanently injured. The ruling held the sovereign immunity cap did not apply to claims arising between the 1988 removal and 1994 restoration of the cap.
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City of Columbia
Columbia
State Supreme Court
Ken Suggs
Larry Ingram
Lancaster
Ingram
Suggs
Supreme Court
Danny Crowe
Greenville
Spartanburg
Judge orders mental exam for Hunley lawsuit defendant
A federal judge in Charleston orders a mental evaluation for E Lee Spence, founder of the Hunley claimant group, amid a two year old suit over who found the Confederate sub Hunley. Spence is described as suffering severe mood disorders and bipolar issues impacting his ability to proceed.
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Hunley
Charleston
H.L. Hunley
Clive Cussler
E. Lee Spence
Spence
Cussler
National Underwater & Marine Agency
South Carolina
110 Travelers Rest students fall ill at Gateway Elementary
About 110 Gateway Elementary students and 15 staff in Travelers Rest miss school with stomach illness. Health officials probe cafeteria and water system after 18 percent of 625 students sick. No hospitalizations. testing ongoing. possible Norwalk-type virus.
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Gateway
Susan Clarke
Greenville County
Mike Gaillard
Greenville County Health Department
Clarke
Gaillard
Richmond County deputy cited for 110 mph bike ride
A Richmond County sheriff’s deputy on a personal motorcycle was pulled over in North Augusta South Carolina for speeding 110 mph in a 35 mph zone. Deputy Kevin P. Brown remains on active duty as internal affairs reviews the incident led by Sheriff Ronnie Strength who declined further comment pending review.
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Richmond County
North Augusta
Kevin P. Brown
S.C
T.L. Wethering
Ronnie Strength
Brown
Internal Affairs Division
Sanford names policy adviser replacement in Columbia
Gov. Mark Sanford named Beaufort lawyer Tom Davis as his new senior policy adviser for 80 000 dollars a year replacing Chip Campion. Scott English becomes adviser in Columbia at 75 000 dollars while continuing federal duties. Dennis Drew charged with education policy at 1 dollar yearly replaces Rita Allison. A West Virginia murder and kidnapping case ties to Samantha Burns’ disappearance.
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Sanford
Columbia
Mark Sanford
Beaufort
Tom Davis
Chip Campion
Campion
The
Isle of Palms
Senate
Washington
Scott English
English
U.S. House
Dennis Drew
Drew
Rita Allison
Lyman
Commission On Higher Education
Sunshine House
South Carolina Child Care Association
Six Suspects Arrested in West Columbia Shooting
West Columbia police report six suspects in the death of Derek Richardson who was killed August 10 on a city street. Hydie Keller Jr. 18 was arrested on murder charges. Levi Holmes 19 on accessory charges. Terrance McClinton 19 charged after being held on an unrelated offense. Additional suspects include Kenneth Harris 26 awaiting extradition and Gina Nelson 27 charged with murder. Dian Smalls 31 charged with accessory and robbery.
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West Columbia
Hydie Keller Jr
Columbia
Dennis Tyndall
Levi E. Holmes
Tyndall
Derek Shelman Richardson
Terrance Alexander McClinton
Richland County
Richardson
Suspect in carjacking death headed to West Virginia
Federal prosecutors will move Chadrick Fulks 26 to West Virginia to face charges in the death of a Marshall University student after he and Brandon Basham 21 were arrested in South Carolina last year in the carjacking death of a South Carolina woman.
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U.S
Strom Thurmond Jr
Thurmond
Fulks
West Virginia
Basham
South Carolina
Jack Swerling
West Hamlin
W.va
Samantha Burns
Burns
Huntington
Wayne County
Columbia
Marshall University
Chadrick Fulks
Brandon Basham
South Caroli
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Jackie Simon McGee
Boyce Fields
Fields Cemetery
Pine Log Road
Napier Funeral Home
Main Street
Graniteville
Sammie" Napier
Mary W. Williams
Travelers Rest
Associated Press
Strength
Dian Smalls
Corrections Department
State Attorney General’s Office
Mary Foust
Foust
Attorney General's Office
Beery
John D. Mathis Clu
Chfc
Parkshore North Columbia
Richland Ave
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