Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Graniteville area
Infant Vickie Lynn Stapleton died in a Columbia hospital. Funeral at Aiken Memorial Park led by Rev Tim Medaris. Survived by parents John E Stapleton Sr and Mrs. Stapleton, Beaufort maternal grandparents J W Craughon, and Gene Stapleton of Jena Louisiana. George Funeral Home, Aiken, in charge. Walter C Baughman 81 of 310 Ergle St died in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral at Breezy Hill Baptist Church with Revs Franklin Hammond and Dewey Cockrell. Burial in Rocky Spring Cemetery. Survived by widow Maggie Mae Seigler Baughman. three daughters Etrulia Couch of Langley, Shirley Lunsford, Kathryn Jeannean Baughman of Graniteville. five sons Foster A, Chester L, Walter E of West Columbia, Marion Baughman of Gloverville, and Carroll E Baughman of West Palm Beach. Pallbearers listed. honorary deacons from Breezy Hill Baptist Church. Friends may call at residence or George Funeral Home until 1 pm Thursday and then at the church.
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Vickie Lynn Stapleton
John E. Stapleton Sr
Heather Way
Columbia
Aiken Memorial Park
Tim Medaris
J. W. Craughon
Beaufort
Gene Stapleton
Jena
la. George Funeral Home
Aiken
Graniteville
Walter C. Baughman
Ergle St
Aiken County
Breezy Hill Baptist Church
Franklin Hammond
Dewey Cockrell
Rocky Spring Baptist Church
Baughman
Maggie Mae Se
Albert Baughman
Rhett Baughman
George Baughman
James Baughman
Jesse Baughman
George
Margie Lower Gloverville Resident Dies at 47
Mrs. Margie Lower Holley Lower 47 of Gloverville died at home Tuesday. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday in Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel Langley with Rev. Floyd Taylor officiating. Burial in Langley Cemetery. Surviving: two daughters Sue Collins Aiken and Vickie Seigler Columbus Ohio. two sons Richard Lower Langley and James Lower Gloverville. one sister Dorris Walker Langley. Pallbearers Ed Toole Alton Norris Hubert Ford Wayne Abney Billy Addie Jimmie Davis. Residence listed as 28 Jackson St Langley or at funeral home.
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Gloverville
Margie Helen Holley Lower
Posey
Funeral Home Chapel
Langley
Floyd Taylor
Dorris Walker
Ed Toole
Alton Norris
Hubert Ford
Wayne Abney
Billy Addie
Jimmie Davis
Richard Smith
Jackson St
Funeral services for Mrs Edwin Wesson in Magnolia Baptist Church
Mrs Willa Ruth Bauknight Wesson, 37, of Far Rockaway New York dies Sunday. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Magnolia Baptist Church with Rev Gordon Bussey officiating assisted by Revs H T Liggons and Floyd Heard. Burial in church cemetery. Pallbearers: Eddie Gardner James A Guyton Grady Williams Aaron Bush.
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Edwin
Willa Ruth Bauknight
Funeral rites held for Charlie Holman in Aiken
Funeral services for Charlie Holman, who died Thursday, were conducted at 2 p.m. today at Miller's Funeral Home Chapel in Aiken with Rev. G. A. Thomas officiating. Burial followed in Graniteville Cemetery. Mrs. Ollie Holman of Brooklyn, N Y, and two sisters survive him.
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Charlie Holman
Miller's Funeral Home Chapel
Aiken
G. A Thomas
Graniteville Ceme
Postal Rates Rise as Bailor Eyes Higher Hikes
The United States postal rates increased to 13 cents for a first class letter with 11 cents for each extra ounce marking the sixth rise in 17 years. Postmaster General Bailor warned rates could climb to 15 or 17 cents by 1977 and 23 cents by 1980 as inflation drives costs. Justice Burger declined to block the increase, while bulk mailers await possible rollback after a hearing on rate procedures.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailor
Postal Rate Hike Delays Mail in Aiken
Post office traffic surges as letters flood in before a three cent rate increase on the last day of ten cent postage. Bowdre Bates notes mail sorting delays until 7 a.m. and shoppers buying stamps, with water bills sent early to save money.
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Aiken
Bowdre E. Bates
Bates
World trip victims identified in regional blast aftermath
The article details victims from a holiday blast returning home from North Carolina visits. Elaine Little, 25, of Yonkers, had just seen her mother and brother in Durham. Enoch Stamey III and George Patterson, both 38 and from Connecticut, had recently visited Raleigh relatives. Patterson worked for Bloomingdale's in NYC. Stamey was an artist in Woodbridge, Connecticut. Two North Carolina natives escaped injury: Joe Eskridge, 32, with FMC Corp., and his wife Bonnie, 28, eight months pregnant, daughter of Charlotte writer Ellen Scarborough.
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Sherwood Forest
Brevard
Fred Slater
Okefenokee Swamp
Georgia
North Carolina
Elaine Little
Yonkers
N.Y
Durham
Enoch L. Stamey III
George Bynum Patterson
Connecticut
Raleigh
Patterson
Southern Pines
N.C
Stameys
Nicki
Nancy Stamey
Stamey
Broughton High School
Duke University
Yale School of Fine Arts
Woodbridge
Conn
Dorothy Patterson Cash
Andy
Charlotte
Stamford
Conn Patterson
Bloomingdale's
New York City
Southern Pines High School
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
New York
Tar Heel
Joe Eskridge
F.M.C. Corp
Doris
Hillsborough
Bonnie
Eskridge
Ellen Scarborough
The
Charlotte Observer
Propane Gas Metering and Pricing Practices Examined
Industry officials describe metered sale by weight with a floating tank gauge and 85 percent capacity rule. Gas is price controlled and checked by government meters. The Federal Energy Administration in Columbia will conduct spot checks for compliance.
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Key
Jack Gregory
Surburban Propane Gas. Co
Belvedere
Martha Scott
Scott
Federal Energy Administration
Middleburg Dr
Columbia
S.C
Dobbs
Solicitor to Oppose Bail in Greenville Murder Case
Greenville police file murder charges against Charles McCrary 25 Spar tanburg after bodies of Kathy Smith Cynthia Jones and Rhonda Adams were found in the Reedy River in September. Prosecutor Wilkins will seek grand jury true bill January 12 and oppose any bail on the murder charges while bail on the morals charge is set at 50000.
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Greenville
William W. Wilkins Jr
Reedy River
Charles McCrary
Spartanburg
McCrary
Kathy Ann Smith
Cynthia Jones
Rhonda Adams
Wilkins
Misses Smith
Jones
Miss Adams
Beverly Brooks
Miss Brooks
North Carolina
Banks Robberies in North Carolina Rise in 1975
The Associated Press reports 62 bank robberies occurred in North Carolina during 1975, 25 fewer than 1974. Two robberies occurred on Tuesday near year end in Charlotte and Gastonia. A 16 year old was arrested within an hour in the Citizens National Bank branch in Gastonia.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
Gastonia
Citizens National Bank
Public Hearings On Aging Program Set For January
The Lower Savannah Regional Planning and Development Council will hold public hearings on January 13 in Orangeburg at 2 p.m. and January 15 in Barnwell at 2 p.m. to assess aging service needs. Barbara Lewis chairs the Aging Advisory Board, inviting public input on future program implementation.
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Lower Savannah
Community Calendar Event at Aiken Bible Institute
A midday event from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Smith Hazel Recreation Center hosted by the Aiken Bible Institute. Local readers are invited to attend this community gathering during the afternoon.
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Aiken Bible Institute
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
HUD Considers 100 Unit Housing Project on 19.58 Acre Site
HUD tentatively accepts a 19.58 acre tract bordering U S 19 across from Gayle Avenue for a 100 unit housing project. Aiken Housing Authority's Ervin E. Koon notes the site fits project size and has no local opposition. relocation of six rental families and two homeowners would be managed by the Authority with access to a city drainage line and planned tree preservation.
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U.S. No. 19
Gayle Avenue
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Plunkett Avenue
Ravenel and
Chaffee Streets
Ervin E. Koon
Aiken Housing Authority
Chesterfield Street
Koon
Housing Authority
City of
Aiken
Cushman Drive
Board Defends Handling of Scott Letters on NJROTC
Willis and Board Chairman Lynn Hilley defend the response to Scott's letters claiming they criticized staff and the NJROTC program and sought to halt further correspondence. The board stresses it welcomes critique while noting concerns over harassment and staff distress. Scott decries attempts to discredit Navy Junior ROTC and cites his citizen rights amid Navy officials saying they will not intervene.
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Willis
Scott
Lynn Hilley
Hilley
County Board of Education
Navy
Burke
Aiken High
Graham Speaks On Kennedy In Wake Of Alleges Affairs
Graham a longtime friend of presidents including Truman and Nixon said he was shocked by sexual exploit allegations against Kennedy. He noted Nixon did not have nude women in the White House private quarters and expressed disappointment if the Time Magazine report is true.
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Montreat
N.C
Billy Graham
Nixon
White House
Graham
Truman
Kennedy
Time Magazine
British Call Ambassador Home Over Torture Allegation
London recalls its ambassador to Chile for an indefinite stay after a British woman doctor reports she was stripped and tortured during two months as a prisoner of the Chilean military junta. The Foreign Office will submit evidence to the United Nations Human Rights Commission to back the accusation against the junta.
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London
Chile
Foreign Office
United Nations Human Rights Commission
Sheila Cassidy
Birthday Celebration New Year's Eve Adds Bicentennial Flair
Americans ring in 1976 with Bicentennial flair from New York to Philadelphia. The Liberty Bell moves under guard as crowds gather, while fireworks atop Pike's Peak mark Colorado's centennial. Weather hints at mixed precip. Fort Lauderdale braces for drunken rioting along a beach road.
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Guy Lombardo
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Philadelphia
National Park Service
Independence Hall
Pennsylvania
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Rockies
Plains
New England
South Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Mississippi Valley
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Stapleton Infant
Charles Morgan
Jacob Pollard Jr
Jackson Brooks
Mrs
Margie Lower
Edwin Wesson
Tery
Ollie Holman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Warren E. Burger
Burger
U.S. Court of Appeals
J. Edward Day
United States
Associated Press
Tance
Park Service
Douglas Warnock
U.S. Mint
Times Square
Adaman Club
Colorado Springs
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Young Revel
Ers
St. Noah Church of God In Christ
Charleston St
Colleton Ave
D.C
G. Williams
Jesus Christ
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