Deaths and Funerals Notices Update
Multiple obituaries from Wagener Graniteville and surrounding areas detail the deaths of Bobby Isaac 33 of 622 Ravenel St NW Myrtice Hall Branham 59 of Richland Memorial Hospital and Mittie Lybrand Cook 79 in Hopkins Also Addie Lazar Williams 72 Graniteville with funeral details and survivors listed for each, including relatives churches burial sites and donation favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Isaac
Ravenel St
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Charles Wheeler
Springfield Baptist Church
Edgefield County
Clinton Blocker
John Wright
Fred Moss
Jimmy Long
Sammy Etheredge
Lisco Smith
Wagener
Myrtice Hall Branham
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia
Blizzard Funeral Home
Hartley Family
Batesburg
Walter
Rosalie) Bowin
Lucille Gunter
Wagoner
Willie Mae Tippen
Eden
Ohio
G. W. Hall
McCormick
Graniteville
Addie Lazar Williams
Aiken
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Gillette United Methodist Church
Martin
Allendale County
Williams
Melvin
Louise) Timmerman
Thomas
Doris) Johnson
Jack Williams
Gillete United Methodist Church
Aiken Standard Publication Note and Policies
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes daily except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC with ZIP 29801. AP dispatches are exclusive to local news and AP wires. republication rights reserved. publisher not liable for ad errors but corrections in next issue. advance payments limits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
Mail Rates May Not Go Up This Year
The Postal Service will cancel planned rate hikes after reporting a profitable final quarter of 1976. Postal sources say the agency operated in the black in the last three months of 1976, prompting the temporary hold on rate increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Service
Aiken Observes Crime Prevention Week With Conference
The City of Aiken joins towns nationwide to observe Crime Prevention Week and hosts the Community Counter Crime Conference at 8 p.m. Thursday at the H Odell Weeks Center. Graniteville Exchange Club sponsors the event urging citizen participation to support the criminal justice system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Odell Weeks
H. Odell
Aiken
Theater Manager Is Charged In Aiken
Donald J. New, 22, manager of the Mark I Theatre in Aiken, was charged with simple possession of marijuana. Detectives arrested him after information led to a bag of marijuana valued at $20 being confiscated. He was referred to the diversionary program through the county commission on alcoholism and drug problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark I Theatre
Aiken
Donald J. New
New
Roger F Martin
Area II weighs teacher cuts and heating fixes
Area II schools may face teacher cutbacks as an austerity plan could raise class sizes beyond 30 in some subjects. Guidance counselors cite intact programs at North Augusta and Jackson High, while the board reviews heating costs and possible curriculum eliminations. The session also noted fire insurance payout limits and approval of bus insurance for North Augusta High School activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area No. 2
Roscoe Hall
Sharyn D. Franklin
North Augusta High School
U.S
James E. Hopper
Jackson High School
Franklin
North Augusta
North Augusta Junior High School
Paul Knox Junior High School
Baren A. Lown
Beech Island
PSA becomes county department prompts timetable clash
The council notes PSA is now a county department and votes first reading on several PSA ordinances while deferring action on a contentious $3.3 million revenue bond plan. Aimed at resolving the impasse, a meeting with council and PSA attorneys is proposed before the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PSA
Wagner
Ordinance Council
Carrol H. Warner
Warner
Lucas Ray
Forest L. Kirby
Mim Woodring
Williams
Garvin
Aiken County
Farmers Home Administration
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Graniteville Company
United Merchants and Manufacturing
Davis and Floyd
Ralph F Cullinan
Council
Cullinan
Wells and Fleetwood
Unemployment Benefits Outline In South Carolina
William Murphy of Job Service outlines unemployment rules for those laid off, with benefits available for up to six months. The weekly amounts depend on wages during the high base period, defined as the first four quarters of the last five quarters, currently October 1975 through September 1976 in South Carolina.
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William Murphy
Job
South Carolina
Douglas Hall Named To Board Of South Carolina Rehab Association
Douglas Hall of Aiken has been named to the board of directors of the South Carolina Rehabilitation Association Area VII, serving Aiken Barnwell and Edgefield Counties. His term expires December 31 1979. Hall is praised by J Hewlette Wasson president for his dedication to the handicapped and has served as vice chairman of the local vocational rehabilitation board for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas R. Hall
Aiken
South Carolina Rehabilitation Association
Hall
Barnwell
Edgefield
J. Hewlette Wasson
Anne Weibel
South Carolina
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
National Honor Society
Weibel
University of South Carolina
Weather relief split in Carter stimulus debate
Unemployment coverage under Carter's 31.2 billion stimulus faces renewal. Commerce Secretary Kreps backs enlarging the program while Blumenthal and Lance favor direct weather relief to affected people and areas rather than broader expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
House Public Works Subcommittee
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Bert Lance
Sheriff Paul D. Grant Remains In ICU After Surgery
Atlanta district reports Aiken County Sheriff Paul D. Grant in satisfactory condition at Emory University Hospital. The hospital says he is in ICU after open heart surgery to correct arterial blockages and remains under limited visitor access, with family allowed. Grant suffered a heart attack last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta - Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta
Grant
Evangelism Conference Set at Bethcar Baptist Wagener
The Edisto Baptist Association Evangelism Conference will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at Bethcar Baptist Church in Wagener. Guest speakers include J. D. Lever of Aiken and Milton Hill of Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edisto Baptist Association
Bethcar Baptist Church
Wagener
J. D. Lever
Aiken
Milton Hill
Sheldon
Officials split on rehiring Williams as council weighs return
Davis avoids full endorsement while Dunbar warns against a repeat of past mistakes. Pound and Cullinan favor cautious consideration and new leadership, with Williams silent on his bid. The council grooms a successor as Greene says permanent administrator is not desired and the personnel committee reviews applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Cullinan
Carrol H. Warner
Williams
Forest L. Kirby
Walter C. Guy
Mim Woodring
Cleve Edmunds
L. C. Greene
Civil Defense
Woodring
Power Squadron to Install New Officers in Aiken
The Savannah River Power Squadron will install its new officers for 1977 1978 at a change of watch ceremony and dinner at the Ramada Inn in Aiken. Commander Don C. Coon executive officer E Gray Swingle administrative officer John G Campbell educational officer Harry K Bethman all of Aiken.
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Savannah River
Roy K. Francis
Augusta
Myron R. Caverly
North Augusta
J. Malcome Bazemore
Power Squadron
Aiken
Greenwood
Savannah River Area
Mauldin Family To Sing At New Ellenton Church
The Mauldin Family of Greenville will sing at the Church of God in New Ellenton during the 10 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. The public is invited to attend.
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Mauldin
New Ellenton
Greenville
Church of God
Queen Bee Lays Rare Eggs Across Years
The queen bee, central to hive society, lives for several years and is fertilized only once, laying eggs throughout her life.
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Bee Society
Sand Hills Four Wheelers Meet Sunday
All persons interested in joining the Sand Hills Four Wheelers can meet Sunday February six at five p.m. at Virginia Acres Park.
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Sand Hills
Virginia Acres Park
Community Calendar Events Across Aiken Area Venues
Saturday events include 10 am to 4 pm at Aiken County Museum 3 to 5 pm at Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Hopeland Gardens 7 30 pm Senior Citizens Club meeting at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse 8 30 pm Illey A A at Our Lady of the Valley Gloverville Saturday also features A A and A A Miracle Group at St Bartholemew s Episcopal Church North Augusta Sunday 8 30 pm Aiken Area A A 123 Linden St open to the public Monday Rotary Club Ramada Inn 12 45 pm Sertoma Club 6 30 pm Lions Club at the Lions Hut 7 pm Kalmia Toastmasters at Heart of Aiken 8 pm Jackson City Council.
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Aiken County
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Senior Citizens Club
Senior Citizen's Clubhouse
Illey A. A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
A. A
St. Bartholomew’s
North Augusta
Aiken Area
Linden St
Aiken County Museum
Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
Sertoma Club
Lions Club
Lions Hut
Kalmia Toastmasters Club
Heart of Aiken
Jackson City
Aiken County Records Show Divorces Estates and Property Transfers
Filed actions include divorces Mary Ann Butler vs Dudley Butler Donnie O Lucas vs Pamela Lucas and William Thomas Shelton vs Loree Shelton. Estates include Estate of Ruby Bryant and Estate of Willie L Lybrand with executors. Numerous deeds and transfers involve North Augusta Belvedere Ridge Crestland Lynnhurst Annex Montmorenci and other subdivisions with prices ranging from 1 to 46 thousand dollars and assumpsions of mortgages. Marriage license issued to Thomas Donn Duff and Martha Stephens Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Mary Ann Butler
Dudley Butler
Donnie O Lucas
Pamela
Lucas William Thomas Shelton
Loree Shelton
Ruby Bryant
John S Harling
Willie L. Lybrand
Cyril Asbill Jr
Thomas Donn Duff
North Augusta
Martha Stephens Bentley
William E Putnam
Shelley E Putnam
John Gary Thomas
Kay G Thomas
Crestland
United States of America
Maclellan
Oakwood
Frances V. Walden
George W Walde
West Avenue
James H. Suhrer
Jonathan Suhrer
W. Scott Lacher
Anna Lacher
Third Avenue
George W. Harper Jr
Betty C Harper
Belvedere Ridge
James C. Toole
Richard Lamar Lott
City of
Aiken
Linda Kaye Hawkins
Linda Kaye DeWitt
Channell Realty Co, Inc
Evelyn E. McCain
Lynnhurst Annex
Delores Thomas
Colleen Kneece Timmerman
Montmorenci
William B. Gambill
Hazel M Gambill
Frank J. Dailey
Sarah P Dailey
Jackson Rd
Clearwater
Byron C. Clayton
Lena Clayton
Alfred Butler Jr
Evelyn B. Butler
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Mrs.Myrtice Branham
M. L. Cook
Mittie Lybrand Cook
Stanton Pines
Hopkins
Blizzard
Cook
Samuel Lybrand
Sally Coon Garvin
First Baptist Church
Witt’) Cook, Jr
Lyman Harvey Cook
Spain
Herbert
Velma
A. Williams
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Eagle Scouts
Usc-Aiken
Augusta College
Douglas Hall
Celd
Deie
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Com
Alabama
Georgia
Great Lakes
Florida
Evangelism
Davis
Marvin E. Dunbar
Pound
Woodridge
James Kennedy Jarrett
Terry D Cannon
Fortheast
Jackson
Betty J Walker
Betty J Ashley
James Edwards III
Barbara T Eewards
Monticello Estates
Henry L. Smith Jr
Walter W Pirkle Jr
Linda F Pirkle
Edgefield Heights
Melvin E Schainis
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Edisto River
William Bell
Joanne W Bell
Johnie E. Dyches
Debra P Dyches
Virginia Acres
Lorie H Powell
Novella Willams
Harry St
Rosa Lee Hall Harris
Johnny R Redd
Betty Redd
S.C Highway
William C Moore
Rudolph M Mason
Bobby Burdellot
Sunset Hill
Wyman King Corder
Brenda Sue Corder
Midland Valley Estates
Louise H Schrempt
Charles F Thomas
Lorie H. Powell
Crosland Park Subdivision
Barney D Bannon
Mary Jeanne Bannon
Houndslake
Arlie Myles Presnell
Immanuel Baptist Church of
North
Hubert M. Steinek
Alma
Waagner
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