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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1973

Page

2

Two Obituaries From Georgia Regions Mention Strickland and Chalker

Mrs. Jessie Smoak Strickland, 78, widow of William W. Strickland, died in a Walterboro nursing home. Funeral at Herndon and Sons in Walterboro with burial in Live Oak Cemetery. she leaves a son, two daughters, 12 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. Another obituary notes a Glascock County native, a retired state highway employee, and Bethel Methodist Church member with service at Bethel Church in Glascock County and burial there. pallbearers listed and relatives named. Friends may call Curtis Funeral Home in Thomson until 1 p.m. today and then at the church.

Jessie Smoak Strickland William W. Strickland Herndon and Sons Funeral Home Walterboro Live Oak Ceme Tery Canaan Baptist Church Bethel Methodist Church Glascock County Harvey Boyd Bill Strickland Stapleton Willie M. Kirkendell J.T. McDaniel Gibson W.L. Eubanks Appling Katie Mae Clark North Augusta J.J. Perrottie Mattydale N.Y Woodward Usry Langley Hubert Chalker J.D. Chalker Augusta Sol Usry T.C. Usry Bath T.J. Sutton Homer Chalker Ray Kirkendoll Terrell Kirkendoll Joe Chalker Talmadge Chalker Curtis Funeral Home Thomson, Ga

Funeral Services for Thaddeus Weaver in Burke County

Funeral services for Thaddeus Weaver 35 Route 1 Bettis Academy Community who died Saturday in a tanker truck fire in Burke County Georgia will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Mt Canaan Baptist Church with Rev A T Stephens officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery Pallbearers include Johnnie Williams Jr Joseph F Anderson Michael Mosley Danford Nabritt William Battle and A Johnson Friends may call at Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken

Trenton Thaddeus Weaver Bettis Academy Burke County Mt. Canaan Baptist Church A.T. Stephens Johnnie Williams Jr Joseph F. Anderson Michael Mosley Danford Nabritt William Battle A. Johnson

Eugene Brooks Dies. Rites Pending at Peoples Funeral Home

Eugene Brooks of 1010 Carrier Street died Sunday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. He was a member of Old Storm Branch Baptist Church. Surviving are one son Rayford Brooks of Aiken his father Dewey Brooks and his stepmother Mrs Eula Mae Brooks of Augusta two brothers Rayford Brooks of Augusta Willie Brooks of New York and one sister Mrs Juanita Pollard of Augusta.

Eugene Brooks Carrier St Peoples Funeral Home Old Storm Branch

Aiken Standard History and Publication Details

The notice lists the Aiken Standard publication origins since 1867 with daily weekday distribution, address at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina and ZIP 29801, details on AP wire service rights and reproduction, and subscription rates per week month and year.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press

Infant Ronald Fields Died In Edgefield

Ronald Lee Fields 18 month old son of Harry and Catherine Fields died Monday at a Augusta hospital. Funeral services 2 pm today at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home chapel with Rev Joe Flowers officiating. Burial Mt Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Surviving: parents, one brother Danny Fields, two sisters Sherrill and Judy Fields, Edgefield. paternal grandmother Cassie Mae Fields. paternal grandfather Amos Fields Sr., Edgefield. maternal grandmother Joyce Jennings. maternal grandfather John Russell Wallace, Atlanta. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Edgefield Ronald Lee Fields Harry Catherine Wallace Fields Augusta Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home Joe Flowers Mt. Zion Baptist Church Danny Fields Sherrill Fields Judy Fields Cassie Mae Fields Amos Fields Sr Joyce Jennings John Russell Wallace Atlanta

Richard Hazel Sr. Rites Set in North Augusta Church

Funeral services for Richard Hazel Sr. of North Augusta will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Moses Baptist Church. Burial follows in the Hazel family cemetery. Friends may call at Peoples Funeral Home.

North Augusta Richard Hazel Sr Moses Baptist Church Hazel Family Cemetery Peoples Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs Essie Mae Jackson

Funeral services for Mrs Essie Mae Jackson who died November 28 will be held today at 2 pm at Four Mile Baptist Church with Rev G G Pollard officiating. Burial will be in Doyle Baptist Church Cemetery Blythe Ga. Your Funeral Home New Ellenton is in charge.

Essie Mae Jackson Four Mile Baptist Church G.G. Pollard Doyle Baptist Church Blythe. Ga New Ellerton

Powell Walter Coleman obituary funeral services Langley

Walter Coleman Powell of Chafee Avenue Langley died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at Langley Pentecostal Holiness Church officiated by Revs Ira Crocker and Floyd Taylor. Burial follows in Langley Cemetery. Friends may call at Posey's Funeral Home Langley until 2 p.m. today or at the residence.

Langley Walter Coleman Powell Chafee Avenue Langley Pentecostal Holiness Church Ira Crocker Floyd Taylor Langley Cemetery Posey

Alexander S. Davis Dies in Macon

Macon Ga Alexander S Davis formerly of Aiken died yesterday in Macon of an apparent heart attack.

Macon Alexander S Davis Aiken

Policeman Michael J. Coleman Dies in Graniteville

Michael John Coleman of 104 Jasmine Drive Graniteville an Aiken Police Department officer died Sunday in an August hospital. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Poseys Funeral Home Graniteville with burial in Graniteville Cemetery and full military honors. He served 20 years in the Army Police and led the traffic safety program for children. He joined the Aiken force in 1971 and won the J P Strom Award at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Surviving are his widow three daughters and extended relatives. Pallbearers include Aiken police and U S Army members.

Graniteville Michael John Coleman Jasmine Drive Aiken Coleman Aiken Police Department J.P. Strom S.C. Criminal Justice Academy St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Dorothy Watson U.S. Army

Davis Rites Held At Riverside Cemetery Macon

Funeral services tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Riverside Cemetery in Macon with Hart's Mortuary in charge. Mr. Davis was a former manager at the SCE&G office in Aiken and a retiree of the Huber Company in Macon. Surviving is his widow Mary Staubs Davis formerly of Aiken.

Riverside Macon Hart Davis Sce&g Aiken Huber Company Mary Staubs Davis

Mrs. Mariana Ussery Toomey Ussery obituary note

Mrs. Mariana Ussery Toomey Ussery 54 of 107 Jasper St. Aiken died Sunday. Funeral 4 p.m. tomorrow at St Mary Help Of Christians. Burial at Bethany Cemetery. Holy Rosary recited tonight 8 30 p.m. at George Funeral Home chapel Aiken. Born in Augusta she was daughter of Pierce and Susan Walsh Toomey. She was a communicant of St Mary Help of Christians.

Mariana Toomey Ussery Jasper St Aiken St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Bethany Cemetery the George Funeral Home Augusta Mrs. Ussery Pierce Susan Walsh Toomey St. Mary Help of Christians

Three Bands Plan Benefit In Aiken Sunday

Three named bands High Cotton Savannah and The Big Brother Band will perform Sunday from 2 to 6 p m at the Aiken Junior High School Auditorium to raise funds for Helping Hands Inc a home for neglected abused and abandoned children Harveys Woodruff couple longtime house parents say the concert aims to supplement county funding of 10 000 needed to carry through the first year

Aiken Helping Hands, Inc Dren High Cotton Savannah Big Brother Band Janis Joplin Aiken Junior High School Mike Harvey Harvey High Cotton Band Harveys Woodruff

Stolen Cash and Checks Reported From Aiken TEC Office

Approximately 317 in cash and 109 in personal checks were stolen from the Aiken TEC student government office. Entry was through the roof, and the theft occurred between 1 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. yesterday. The sheriff's department investigates, amid other county thefts.

Aiken Tec Roger Rahl Rahl

Marshall Criticizes High Court Ruling On Jury Prejudice

Justice Thurgood Marshall denounces a Supreme Court action as stillborn for denying a black defendant in Boston the right to question jurors about bias. He, with Justices Douglas and Brennan, dissented to the court's refusal to hear the appeal citing racial prejudice as a pervasive issue nationally.

Washington Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall Marshall William O. Douglas William J. Brennan Boston, Mass Boston

Obituary: Nurse Survives with Family in Aiken

The Catholic Church member and registered nurse is survived by two daughters Mrs. W C Johnson of St Charles Missouri and Miss Jody Ussery of Aiken, one son Wyman Ussery of Aiken, and one grandchild. Funeral arrangements are at a local home or at the home of Mrs Pauline Tyler 710 Colleton Ave SE Aiken.

W.C. Johnson St. Charles Jody Ussery Aiken Wyman Ussery Pauline Tyler Colleton Ave S.E

Community Calendar Events Across Aiken and North Augusta

A calendar of local meetings and activities lists groups including Aiken Citizens Advisory Commission City Council Chambers Jaycees Lions Club North Augusta City Council and Rotary with times ranging from 7 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. on listed venues such as North Augusta Recreation Center First State National Bank Civic Room and Jaycee Center.

Aiken Citizens Advisory Commission Center Community Fire Department Adult Development Center Board Aiken Camellia Club St. John’s United Methodist Church First National Bank Daniel Village Augusta Lions Club of Belvedere S&s Jaycees of North Augusta Jaycee Center North Augusta Recreation Center Chess Club Virginia Acres Beech Island First State National Bank United Methodist Women Fellowship Hall Aiken County

Two Schofield Students Injured in Intersection Crash

Two Schofield campus students were in a traffic accident at 8 10 a m at Barnwell and Fairfield Avenue. Ronald Wales Patterson 15 of Sherry Lane Aiken was taken to Aiken County Hospital with a possible fracture. Robert Owens another Schofield student drove south on Fairfield and failed to yield. both cars damaged over 400 dollars with Owens charged with failing to yield.

Schofield Barnwell Fairfield Avenue Paramed Ronald Wales Patterson Sherry Lane Aiken Aiken County Hospital Patterson Robert Owens Fairfield

House Approves Saxbe Pay Cut Bill for Attorney General

The House approved a bill cutting the attorney general's pay to 35000 to allow Sen William Saxbe to accept the post. The Senate had passed similar legislation, but no presidential action yet due to unrelated House amendments. The measure seeks a swift court test on constitutional eligibility.

Washington William B. Saxbe Ohio House Senate Nixon Congress Saxbe Elliot L. Richardson Archibald Cox

Toyland Theme Sparks L B C Little Miss and Master Contest

The L B C High School Auditorium hosts a Toyland themed Little Miss and Little Master contest sponsored by the L B C Jayceeettes. Thirty four preschoolers aged four to five compete with Tammy Arico crowned Little Miss L B C and Michael Weatherford named Little Master L B C. First and second runners up include Carla McKinney Ladonna Sanders Rick Griffith and Derek Bennett.

Toyland L-B-C Carla McKinney Jimmy McKinney North Augusta Ladonna Sanders Terry Sanders Rick Griffith George Griffith Derek Bennett M.L. Bennett Langley

Salvation Armyguest speaker at Rotary luncheon Augusta

Captain Kenneth Bush commanding officer of the Augusta Salvation Army told Rotary Club members at the Commercial Hotel yesterday the organization is misunderstood. He described it as a religious welfare group aiding the needy and running alcohol rehabilitation centers with a new center planned for Augusta. He urged community support for the Salvation Army’s future.

Kenneth Bush Augusta Salvation Army Rotary Club Commercial Hotel Bush Army

Skylab 3 Crew Near End Of Earth Resource Survey

Space Center Houston reports Skylab 3 astronauts can finish most earth resource surveys despite excessive control gas use.

Also Mentioned on This Page

J.S. Strickland Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home Cleo Chalker Stapleton, Ga Vrs Essie Jackson Walter C. Powell Alexander M.J. Coleman Mariana Ussery Eorecas National Weather Service Noaa Dept. of Commerce Flusha Pacific Coast Central South Oklahoma Pennsylvania New York Wyoming Ment Carl A. Waters Rt. 1 Wagener Bettis Academy Road Emma Williamson Rt. 2 Justice Marshall High Court South Carolina Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Civil Air Patrol Army Reserve Center Jaycees Ramada Inn R. Thomas F. F Chiropractic Life Center Whiskey RD Owens Tammy Arice Michael Weatherford S. Army Laurens Langley, S.C CSRA
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