Songwriter and producer Bob Montgomery dies at 77
Greg Matusky confirms the death of Bob Montgomery in Lee's Summit Missouri after a Parkinsons disease battle. Born May 12 1937 in Lampasas Texas Montgomery wrote for Buddy Holly the Crickets and Eddy Arnold and later founded House of Gold Music in Nashville. He produced and led a major publishing outfit that scored hits for Alabama Dolly Parton Kenny Rogers Dottie West and the Judds.
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Nashville, Tenn
Buddy Holly
Eddy Arnold
Greg Matusky
Bob Montgomery
Montgomery
Lee’s Summit
Missouri
Lampasas
Texas
Holly
Holly and
the Crickets
Nashville
House of Gold Music
Alabama
Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers
Dottie West
the Judds
Deaths and Funerals in Graniteville and Aiken area
Ethel Mae Robinson, 85, of 888 Wickham Dr., Graniteville, died December 6 2014 at University Hospital Augusta. Funeral arrangements pending. Survivors include two daughters, two sons, siblings, a host of relatives. James Frederick Sides, 73, of Aiken died December 6 2014 at home. Retired Westinghouse supervisor, Jaycees leader, pageant organizer, and long-time community volunteer. Survived by wife Karen, two sons and four grandchildren.
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Graniteville
Ethel Mae Robinson
Wickham Dr
University Hospital
Augusta
Robinson
Jacksonville Missionary Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
Deborah J. Robinson
Janice
Otis) Roberson
Hephzibah
Archie
Mary) Robinson
Skillman
Michael A
Jacqueline) Robinson
Kings Mountain
Lillie Mae Ramsey
Reading
Mamie L. Anderson
Bath
Jaanita Abney
Beech Island
George
Vivica) Hightower
Joseph
Fran) Hightower
William
Cassie) Merriweather
G.L. Brighthorp & Sons
Beaufort St. Aiken
Aiken
James Frederick Sides
Karen Duncan Sides
Birmingham
Fred
Charles Eugene
Eunice Leonard Sides
Westinghouse
Savannah River
Aiken Jaycees
South Carolina Jaycees
Dixie Youth Baseball
Pony League
Little League Umpire Association
Millbrook Baptist Church
Millbrook
David Scott
Jennifer) Sides
Myrtle Beach
Brian Kenneth
Shannon) Sides
Carrolton
Obituaries From Aiken and Nearby Openings
Obituary notices list multiple individuals including Fred Sides and Earl Wyman Satcher with services and burial details across Aiken Beech Island Warrenville and Graniteville. Funeral homes Shellhouse Rivers Hatcher and Posey in charge with services at Millbrook Baptist Church Clearwater First Baptist Church and Graniteville Cemetery. Memorials directed to Millbrook Baptist Church Alliance Hospice or Alzheimer’s Association.
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Drew
Ashleigh Sides
Madison Sides
Anna Claire Sides
Cody Gay
Nancy West
Aiken
Linda
Clifford) Saucier
Birmingham
Fred
Martha Sue Sides
Bo Sides
Jerry Sides
Charles Sides
Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home
Millbrook Baptist Church
Phillip Dunn
Chris Masters
Mike Chandler
Aiken Memorial Gardens
Houston Brown
Harry Harmon
Jim Dawsey
Cricket Grant
Mike Fox
Clyde Harkins
Millbrook Whittlers
South Aiken Blvd
Shellhouse — Rivers Funeral Home
East Pine Log RD
Shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com
Sunset Memory Gardens
Avera
Usry
Samuel Lewis Usry
Marie Williams Usry
Langley- Bath-Clearwater High School
Camp Playmor
Billy Seigler
DuPont
Westinghouse
Savannah River
Mr. Usry
Charles Lemuel Usry
Lemuel
Clearwater First
Alliance Hospice
Old Petersburg Road
Suite 145
Augusta
The
Alzheimer’s Association
Executive Hall
Charleston
Posey Funeral Directors of
North Augusta
Poseycares.com
Obituary notice guidelines from Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard lists obituary notices with up to ten lines printed free of charge on first publication. Further lines incur a fee, and information is supplied by funeral homes. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. daily. for details call 803 648 2311.
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Aiken Standard
Funeral Services Announced for Local Residents
Funeral notices list services for Donnie Ray Gainey at Shellhouse Rivers at 11 a.m. Monday, Trughvan L Usry at Clearwater First Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Tuesday, James Frederick Sides at Millbrook Baptist Church at 1 p.m. Tuesday, The Rev Earl W Satcher at Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel Langley at 2 p.m. Thursday, and William J Randorff at St Paul Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. Thursday.
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Donnie Ray Gainey
SCHP
Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home
Trughvan L. Usry
Clearwater First Baptist Church
James Frederick Sides
Millbrook Baptist Church
Earl W. Satcher
Hatcher Funeral Home
Langley
William J
Bill” Randorff
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Former AP Latin America bureau chief William Heath dies at 78
William Heath, 78, longtime Associated Press journalist and former bureau chief in Lima, Caracas, and Buenos Aires, died in New Mexico after colon cancer surgery complications. Idaho native and UNM graduate began at AP Albuquerque in 1961, later leading Latin American coverage from 1978 to 1996 amid revolutions and coups.
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Albuquerque
N.M
William Heath
Associated Press
Latin America
Heath
Peru
Venezuela
Argentina
New Mexico
Idaho
University of New Mexico
News
Detroit
Capitol
Lansing
Michigan
New York
Buenos Aires
Lima
Caracas
Bill
News Cooperative
Claude E. Ericsen
World Services
Tan Phillips
Middle East
Judge holds special Family Court day for new adoptions
Sumter County hosts a holiday adoptions day at the Sumter County Judicial Center. About 15 children had adoptions finalized, including Felix Colon and his wife Lisa adopting a 6 year old and Darrell Cumbee adopting 14 year old Claude. The families described joy and relief, planning celebrations.
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Sumter
Sumter County Judicial Center
Felix Colon
Colon
Lisa
Brayden
Lisa Colon
George M. McFaddin Jr
Darrell Cumbee
Claude
Adoption Finalization Highlights Local Foster Dad Story
Cumbee describes adopting Claude after a long foster process begun through mentoring. Claude, in the system since 2008, was placed with Cumbee in July. McFaddin praises a man willing to be a father as families from Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw and Richland counties appear on the docket for finalization day.
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Cumbee
Claude
McFaddin
Sumter
Clarendon
Kershaw
Richland
Improbable Speaker Jay Lucas Takes SC House Post
Columbia AP reports Jay Lucas, a 57 year old Hartsville attorney and Republican from a former Democratic stronghold, elected as South Carolina House speaker. He calls himself improbable yet believes he can lead the chamber beyond a two year cloud, as the first speaker from rural Darlington County and the Pee Dee region since 1934.
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Columbia
South Carolina House
Jay Lucas
House
Hartsville
Darlington County
Pee Dee
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Steven Matthew Shealy
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Robert Jackson
Southern Baptist Association
Aiken County
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Peach Orchard
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Funeral Homes
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Editorial
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Lee Ler I
Patrick McMenamin
Laura Barber
Gregory Esselman
Aiken Ent
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