Deaths and Funerals in Graniteville and Columbia
Louise Scott Ashford of Rainbow Falls Road Graniteville died Saturday at an Aiken infirmary. Funeral at Grace United Methodist Church in Graniteville with burial in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Willie Simpkins died Saturday in a Columbia hospital. funeral Wednesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church Edgefield with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors listed for both, with arrangements at Miller's Funeral Home and residence details.
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Graniteville
Louise Scott Ashford
Rainbow Falls Road
Breezy Hill
Aiken
Grace United Methodist Church
Robert Faulkner
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Edgefield County
S.C
North Augusta
Hollywood Dress Shop
Fred Ashford
Virginia Scott Waldrop
Hankinson Rites Held At Gloverville First Baptist
Mrs. Sarah Hankinson Hankinson of Gloverville died Saturday in Aiken hospital. The widow of William Eddie Hankinson, she was buried Sunday at Langley Cemetery after services at Gloverville First Baptist Church led by Rev. Al Thielke. She had lived in Gloverville 45 years and was a member of multiple church circles. Survivors include her son James Hankinson of Warrenville, a brother, six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers included local men and Dorcas Bible Class and Kings Daughters Bible Class as honorary pallbearers.
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Columbia
Willie Simpkins
Edgefield County
Aiken County
William
Sirlena Ryans Simpkins
Bethlehem Baptist Church
S.C
W. H. Hightower
Joseph E. Simpkins
Aiken
Grace Atkinson
Corona
N.Y
Fannie Wilson
Edgefield
S. C
Gloverville
Sarah Georgia McKenzie Hankinson
Aiken Hospital
William Eddie Hankinson
Gloverville First Baptist Church
al Thielke
Langley Cemetery
Savannah
James E. Hankinson
Warrenville
Hector McKenzie
Lynwood-Bath
Charlie Adkison
Roy Adkison
Kendrell Barton
Asbill Hutto
William Jones
Wilbur Toole
Hewlett Wooten
Delma Robinson
Harry Barton
Larry Posey
Will Addie
James Addie
Billy Addie
David Funderburg
David Hughes
T.J. Ford Jr
Dorcas
Kings Daughters Bible Class
Aiken Standard History and Delivery Rates
The Aiken Standard, established 1867, published every afternoon except Saturdays and Sundays. Addresses and mailing rates listed include post office box 456, 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken, SC 29801, with various carrier and mail subscription prices.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
AP News
United Press International
Langley Man Bill Groomes dies at 56
Bill Groomes 56 of Pelzer Street Langley died Friday. He was a native of Aiken. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at Posey s Funeral Home Chapel Langley. Burial followed at Vaucluse Cemetery. Pallbearers included Gordon Freeman Jenkins Miller Leopard and Davis. Survivors include brothers Coley Groomes Burnetown and Leo Groomes Jackson.
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Langley
Bill Groomes
Pelzer Street
Aiken
Posey’s
Vaucluse
Coley Groomes
Burnettown
S.C
James Gordon
Harold Freeman
Leonard Jenkins
James Miller
Lester Leopard
Harry Davis
Leo T. Groomes
Jackson
Youths face bond as safety plan drawn after bus school incident
Bond set for youths linked to a campus attack at North Aiken Elementary. Public Safety Director Busbee says 24 witnesses, mostly students, were questioned. Aiken County School Board plans to tighten discipline, expel on first offense, redesign cafeteria lines, fence campus, station police at bus zones, and review weapon control and bus safety measures.
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Public Safety
Carroll Busbee
North Aiken Elementary
Aiken County
J. P. Kneece
Art Croll
Aiken
Croll
Pearl Harbor survivor Steifel recalls 25th anniversary memory
Steifel, active in the Pearl Harbor Survivor Association, marked the 25th Honolulu commemoration. He notes the Arizona as the greatest loss, with more than 1 000 men entombed aboard the Arizona and Utah, oil still surfacing from the hull as a reminder. He cites unpreparedness and locked ammunition as lessons for future alertness.
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Steifel
Pearl Harbor
Aiken civic groups list many upcoming calendar events
A long listing of community calendar items for Aiken County covers regular meetings such as Aiken City Council and County Board of Education, numerous club gatherings, charity events, high school games, garden clubs, and holiday programs. Notable items include the Savannah River Plant site anniversary dinner with Dr. Glenn Seaborg, Red Cross Bloodmobile at Leavelle McCampbell High, and various Christmas activities. Local venues include the Commercial Hotel, USCA, and Aiken High Gym.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Rutland Dr
City Hall County Board OF Education
Edgefield Avenue
Aiken Rotary Club
Aiken Lions Club
Lions
Highway 19
North Aiken Recreation Department
Virginia Acres Activities House
Whiskey Rd
Harriett Skinner
Home Service
Aiken Electric Coop
Highway 215
South Carolina - Georgia Nuclear Council
Savannah River
Augusta Town House
AEC
Glenn T. Seaborg
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Women’s Club
Jack Gregory
Aiken High School
C. M. Esler Jr
USN
Country Gardeners
Kneece’s
Welcome Wagon Club
Commercial Hotel
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Leavelle-McCampbell High School
Graniteville
Lower Savannah
Wildwood Garden Club
L Goshorn
American Legion Post
USC
P.m
University of South Carolina
USCA
New Ellenton Wildwood Garden Club Horse Show
A Saturday event sequence lists a 10 am horse show at Deanwood Farms off Highway 19 between Aiken and New Ellenton. Public invited. Also notes the New Ellenton Jaycee Christmas Parade rain date and barbecue at the Jaycee Hut.
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Langley-Bath
Clearwater Jaycee
Aiken
Highway 19
Belvedere
New Ellenton
Physician-Governor Luke Blackburn Remembered in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky recounts Dr Luke P Blackburn the only physician to become Kentucky governor serving from 1879 to 1883. He led the state during Reconstruction era and remains notable for his medical and political career.
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Frankfort, Ky
Kentucky
Luke P. Blackburn
Cape Town Bans Flashlight Photo Rule
Cape Town city officials remove a rule requiring written authorization before flashlight photographs in the municipal hall. Town Clerk H G Hough says the ban dates to a time when magnesium flashes posed a fire hazard.
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Cape Town
South
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Holds Annual New York Meeting
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, with 75 chapters nationwide, marks its annual convention in New York City during the December 7 week. Members recall the Oglala and the 1941 attack that killed 2 008 sailors, 109 Marines, 218 soldiers, and 68 civilians.
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For Survivors Association
Oahu
Pearl Harbor
Joseph J. Rahiya
Los Angeles
Rahiya
Northrup Corp
Oglala
Navy
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
New York City
New Ellenton Lions Open Christmas Tree Lot
The New Ellenton Lions Club opened a Christmas Tree Sales Lot on Main Street to benefit sight conservation projects and other local efforts. Located between Brinks Super Market and the New Ellenton Insurance Agency, the lot sells Scotch pine spruce fir cedar and Western North Carolina White Pine. Lions Boy Scout Troop 409 and Explorer Post 409 assist customers daily including weekday evenings and all Saturdays.
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New Ellenton
New
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Marcus Huff
Walter Campbell Jr
Lowell Smith
Daniel B. Carpenter
Kershaw St
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At&t
Aiken Police
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Republican Women’s Club
Fred Langdon
Haskell
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Usca-Lancaster
Aiken High
Aiken - Aquinas
Aiken - Brookland-Cayce
Belvedere Jaycee
Haskell Field
First Chamber Dance Company
Aiken Junior High
Garden Club of
John Gaver
Joyce John
Legislative Delegation
Four Seasons Garden Club
National Association of Retired Civil
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Crosland Drive
Aiken-Aquinas
Augusta
Montmorenci Baptist Church
Aiken Airport
Aiken County Heart Unit Womens Board
Wade Brodie
York St
Aiken - Columbia
Turkey
Clemson of
Sumter
Aiken High Gym
Queen City
Order of the Eastern Star
Aiken Masonic Temple
Booker T. Washington
Aiken - Greenwood
Greenwood
Kennedy Junior High
Aiken - Brookland - Cayce
Aiken - Eau Claire
Bloemhof
South Africa
Gerrie van Zyl
van Zyl
San Francisco
Tal
Onivar
Kansas City
FT. Worth
Mont
UPI
Rockies
East
Boston
N.E. Lions Club
Aiken, Or
Hie
Ant Tomston
Herculon
Neil
India
Barwick Carpet Mills
Hercules Powder Co
Richland Ave. W
Dial
Jacques Prevard
Friedman's
A. Man
Croton
Computer
Holland
Friedman's Jewelers Ince
Laurens St. Aiken
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