Deaths and Funerals Across Georgia and South Carolina
Multiple funeral notices from Belvedere to Greer report services, burial sites, and survivors. Jeremy G. Grimes dies at Richmond County hospital with services at First Baptist Belvedere. Agnes C. Smith, 85, dies in Grovetown with Powell Baptist Church rites. Johnny Simpkins funeral in Brooklyn at Old Piney Grove Church. Catherine Williams, 69, of Philadelphia area, dies at home with Jackson-Brooks handling arrangements. Eddie Kenner dies in Salley with Jerusalem Baptist Church service. Martha Courtney Woodruff, 58, dies in Taylors with Mountain View Cemetery burial and Wood Mortuary handling arrangements. Survivors and officiants listed. dates and places vary by case.
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Jeremy G. Grimes
First Baptist Church
Belvedere
Roy Head
Pineview Memorial Gardens
Grimes
Grovetown
Agnes C. Smith
Powell Baptist Church
Paul Posey
Charles Swan
Smith
Helen Bates
Jackson
Richmond County
Prather
Brooklyn
N.Y
Johnny Simpkins
Old Piney Grove
T. Scott
Mr. Simpkins
Bedford Ave
Bennie Simpkins
North Augusta
Kings County
Philadelphia
Catherine Williams
Master St
Pearl Tutt
Jennings B. Floyd
James H. Floyd
Marion G. Floyd
Aiken
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Barnwell County
Baptist Church
Samson Williams
Mary L. Moore
Janita Williams
B. Floyd
Louis W. Floyd
Box 217
Petticoat Junction
Salley
Eddie Kenner
Jerusalem Baptist Church
Bessie H. Reed
Alice Blassengale
Albany
Community Calendar Highlights for Today and Tomorrow
Local events list include North Augusta Toastmasters at S and S Cafeteria at 6 15 p m Aiken Optimist Club at Western Steel 6 30 p m and many evening meetings across Aiken County from 7 p m onward including councils clubs and support groups. Aiken County Museum hours tomorrow 10 a m to 4 p m plus family and health events at Odell Weeks and health department pill clinic in the afternoon. For inquiries send notes to Larry Wood Aiken Standard Box 456 Aiken 29801.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Aiken Optimist Club
Western Steel
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken County Council
Center
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Belvedere Methodist Church
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
Graniteville Exchange Club
Heyward’s
Senior Citizens
Aiken County
Larry Wood
Aiken Standard
Aiken
Indigent Bill Limit To Be Discussed At Meeting
The Indigent and Health Care Commission will discuss limiting indigent hospital bills at its regular meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 p m The commission currently pays 100 percent of these bills per Patricia Tavelle director of health care assistance The meeting occurs in the Aiken County Council conference room in the Aiken County annex
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Indigent and Health Care Commission
Patricia Tavelle
Aiken
Subscription Rates for Aiken Standard
Subscriptions advertised with prepaid rates per year: 90 3.90 11.70 23.40 46.80. Mail all advance payments to Aiken Standard BM Subscription.
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Aiken
Windy Drizzle Clears for Cooler Weekend Forecast
A high pressure zone weakens as a cold front moves in from the northwest. Tonight will be in the low 30s with winds 10 to 15 mph, tomorrow near 20 mph and a high in the mid 60s. Thursday through Saturday expect fair skies, cooler days with highs 50s and nights in the 30s, then 40s to low 70s.
North Augusta Budget Set for Second Reading Tonight
North Augusta City Council will hold a 7 30 p m session to read a 1981 tax levy of 110 mills and a budget of 2 189 729 with a 208 319 general revenue sharing appropriation. The agenda includes rezoning 0 69 acres on Martintown Road and Hidden Hills Drive for a new financial institution.
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North Augusta
General Fund
Martintown Road
Hidden Hills Drive
Beuna Vista Ave
Wagener Mayoral Race Sees Several Challengers Vote Right Now
Wagener polls stay open until 7 tonight for mayor and four council seats. Candidates include Marvin L. Baughman Frank W. Gantt Lucas Ray for mayor. Council races feature Louis Evans and Shorty Tyler for seat 1 Glen Casey and William Brown for seat 3 and John Hudson Jr. vs Koster Brown for seat 4. Voters cast ballots at Wagener town hall Park and Earle streets.
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Marvin L. Baughman
Frank W. Gantt
Lucas Ray
John A
Tony) Cofer
Salley
Wagener
Louis Evans
M.D
Shorty) Tyler
Ray
Glen Casey
William E. Brown
Baughman
John Q. Hudson Jr
Koster Brown
Wagener Town Hall
Park and
Earle Streets
Wagener to Open Water Grant Bids
Wagener will open bids for a water grant on Thursday. The bid opening was announced during the Wagener Town Council meeting last night.
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Wagener
Jackson Christmas Parade Route Set by Town Council
Jackson Christmas parade scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday. The parade will start at Jackson High School and proceed along S.C. 125 through the town as decided by the Jackson Town Council.
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Jackson
Jackson Town
Jackson High School
S.C. 125
Ammonia odor in Belvedere Ridge linked to Augusta plant
Authorities think a Belvedere Ridge odor came from an Augusta chemical plant. Deputies and agencies checked for a natural gas leak but found nothing. No injuries were reported and residents reported calls to the sheriff's department.
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Belvedere
Belvedere Ridge
Augusta Chemical
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
Belvedere Man Injured in Aiken Motorcycle Crash
Belvedere resident Charles Brownlee, 47, of 114 Webley Street, was injured in a motorcycle collision in Aiken yesterday morning. He received treatment at Aiken Community Hospital for a knee injury and a fractured hand, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
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Belvedere
Aiken
S. C. Highway Patrol
Charles Brownlee
Webley St
Aiken Community Hospital
Men only cancer screening clinic in Aiken
Aiken County Health Department hosts an all male cancer screening clinic on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at 828 Richland Ave. Physicians and dentists will perform physical and oral exams. The event is sponsored by the Aiken Chapter of the American Cancer Society the Aiken County Medical Society and the health department.
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Aiken County Health Department
Richland Ave
Aiken
American Cancer Society
Aiken County Medical Society
The
Health Department
Bowl for Breath Second Annual Fundraiser at Aiken Bowl
The second annual Bowl for Breath fundraiser to support cystic fibrosis research will be held at the Aiken Bowl on Whiskey Road this Saturday. Prizes include a TV, a multi-band radio, and a polaroid camera for top sponsors. all participants with 15 sponsors receive a T-shirt.
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Aiken Bowl
Whiskey Road
America
Training for Girl Scout Cookie Chairmen Set Tomorrow
Area 3 4 troop cookie chairmen will train at the Girl Scout hut on Dupree Street with sessions at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Girl Scouts begin taking cookie orders on January 9.
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Dupree Street
Carrick Named New Executive Director of SC Democratic Party
Carrick, age 30, was chosen by South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman William Jennings Bryan Dorn from a merit list and will manage daily operations at the party headquarters in Columbia. He has worked on statewide campaigns including Brantley Harvey 1974 lieutenant governor race, Earle Morris 1974 gubernatorial bid, and Gov. Richard Riley's 1978 campaign.
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Bill Carrick
Aiken
South Carolina
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Carrick
Dorn
Columbia
Brantley Harvey
County Man Charged In Theft
An Aiken County man, 24 year old David Hightower, was charged with burglary in a case involving a November 12 theft from the home of Richmond County Superior Court Judge William M. Fleming Jr. The Burglary theft totaled about 20 000 in gold jewelry mink coats and pistols. Hightower was arrested at an Augusta theater and held on 125 000 bond. Also named in warrants is William Henry Dodgen 41 of North Augusta who was arrested on a theft by receiving stolen property charge connected to the case. Dodgen worked for The Gift Center in downtown Augusta.
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Augusta
Aiken County
Richmond County
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
David Hightower
Hightower
South
Superior Court
William M. Fleming Jr
William Henry Dodgen
North Augusta
Dodgen
Gift Center
Misidentified address causes mix up in auto crash report
An Aiken County woman injured in a weekend auto accident was misidentified as a North Augusta resident in yesterday’s Aiken Standard. Hilda M. Johns’ correct address is Rt. 1 Box 490 in Aiken. Police records had listed North Augusta as her address.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
Aiken Standard
Hilda M. Johns
Rt. 1
Box 490
Aiken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martha C. Woodruff
Aiken Choral Society
Aiken York Rite Bodies
Masonic Temple
Aiken County Mental Health Association
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Aiken County Museum
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
PBM
Crea
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Wisconsin
Pacific Coast
Maine
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Richard Daniel
Mead Hall School
Wagener Town
Jackson Council
Girl Scout
Zenith
Don Fitzpatrick
Lancaster ST
S. Aiken
S. C
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