Deaths and Funerals in Augusta and Nearby Areas
Obituaries list Leo Roosevelt McCoy and Austin Martin among several local deaths. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and relatives across North Augusta, Augusta, and Florida. Funeral arrangements are announced by local mortuaries with services and burial details noted for several individuals.
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North Augusta
Leo Roosevelt McCoy
Burnside Ave
Richmond County
Peoples Funeral Home
Bessie M. McCoy
Leo Roosevelt McCoy Jr
Reubin Renard McCoy
Christie Jaynesse McCoy
Myrtle B. Stewart
Hollister
Fla
Jonita Walker
Margaret Cherry
Interlachen
Reuben McCoy
William Session
Augusta
Austin Martin
Annie Warren
Warrenville
Kennedy Funeral Home
Metter
Wendell Stevens
Allen Kubach
Cool Springs Baptist Church
Martin
Chandler County
Eve Fagher Martin
Austin Martin Jr
Baltimore
Harry Harris Jr
Route 3
Aiken County
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Three Die In Car Crash With Tractor-Trailer Near Williston
A collision on U S 78 near Williston, Barnwell County, SC killed three people. Patricia Ross Wiedner 25 of Gadsden was driving. Barbara Jear Dowd 12 of Lexington and Carl Edward Tager 33 of West Columbia were passengers.
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Williston
Barnwell County
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Patricia Ross Wiedner
Gadsden
U.S
Barbara Jear Dowd
Lexington
Carl Edward Tager
West Columbia
Advance payments notice for Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
Instruction lists that all advance payments should be made to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
Aiken Standard
PBM
Aiken
Expect Wet Materials The Weather
The forecast centers on precipitation with near 100 percent tonight and 60 percent for Wednesday. Rain may be heavy at times with a low around 40 tonight and a high in the low 50s tomorrow. Thursday turns fair and cold, highs in the 40s, lows in the 20s.
Aiken County Council Set for Dollar Focused Meeting
The Aiken County Council meets at 7 p.m. in the county office complex on Richland Avenue to review a $47,065 spending plan and first reading for a Social Services budget reinstatement, unexpended Economic Administration grant funds for office renovations, and revenue sharing for the county garage. A 6 p.m. work session precedes the public meetings.
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Aiken
Economic Administration
Aiken County Hospital
Jackson Acts With Lawyer Over Telephone Service Fight
Jackson town council hires attorney Walter Beddingfield to represent the city in its dispute with Continental Telephone Co over discontinuing direct service to the Savannah River Plant SRP. Continental will allow 60 minutes of toll free calls to SRP per month until May 25. The council plans a grievance with the State Public Service Commission and sets May 1 for municipal elections. Delinquent garbage bills were cut from 3300 to about 500 after a 6 1 vote. some council members dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Continental Telephone Company
Savanah River
A. Earlie Helms
Walter Beddingfield
Continental
Srp
Helms
Marion Brinkley
State Public Service Commission
Robert Thornton
Beddingfield
Jackson Council
Charlie Powell
Municipal Election Commission
William McIver
Public Works
Municipal Elections Commission
Powell
Albert
al) Ellis
Jackson Public Works
Ellis
Suspect to be tried soon in Columbia
Slain family deaths and a murder case dominated by four charges against Cyrus E. Allen who arrived from Atlanta to face trial. Prosecutor James C. Anders vows execution by electric chair. Funeral rites are held for James R. Clark and his relatives with many mourners attending in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
James C. Anders
Cyrus E. Allen
Anders
Allen
Atlanta
Detroit
Mich
Richland County
James R. Clark
Clark
Yvonne
Ynola
Vivian Allen
Emmanuel Ame Church
Bethel Ame Church
Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens
Blaze Displaces Jackson Family After Home Fire
A mid morning blaze at 112 Silverton Street in Jackson heavily damaged or destroyed most possessions of the Wayne Giger family. Fire crews from Jackson Beech Island and Bath departments fought four hours to extinguish flames that engulfed the front porch and roof while the family seeks community aid to replace clothing and other losses.
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Jackson
Wayne Giger
Giger
Silverton St
Jackson Fire Department
United
Beech Island
Bath
Shirley
Earler) Helms
Salvation Army Announces Civic Dinner Speaker Bobby Richardson
The Salvation Army reveals former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson will speak at the Annual Civic Dinner. The event is set for February 28 at 7 p.m. at Mill Brook Baptist Church with tickets priced at $5 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Bobby Richardson
New York Yankees
Millbrook Baptist Church
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Juvenile detention crisis prompts LEAA funding bid
At a county meeting chaired by Cain and Hartley the juvenile problem was labeled an immediate crisis. Cain urged applying for 25 000 in brick and mortar LEAA funds to ease budget pressure while noting matching funds and timing hinder last year’s grant. Local officials including Sheriff Grant magistrate-elect Meek and councilman Dunbar attended as state officials stressed urgent juvenile issues and future jail needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley
Council
Cain
Warner
Law Enforcement Assistant Administration
LEAA
Harte and Warner
Paul D. Grant
John H. Williams
Max A. Meek
Aiken
Marvin E. Dunbar
O.W. Ray
Sheriff’s Department
Frank T. Galardi
Sheriff's Department
Grant
North Augusta
Lexington County
Aiken County
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Leo R. McCoy
Linnie Beard
Lucy Lee
Mond County Hospital
Lizzie E. Jones
Jamaica
N.Y
Lizzie E
Charles) Jones
New York
New Ellenton
Thomas A. Ware
Belvedere
Fairview Ave
Williams Funeral Home Inc
David Mason
Johnston
Edgefield County
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Ella C. Courtney
Ella Mae Couch
Alvin P.) Courtney
Posey's Funeral Home
Langley
L.H. Elliott
Ira Crocker
Courtney
Janice Palmer
Lynwood
Leon A. Courtney
New Orleans
Earl B. Couch
Ladson Couch
Jerry L. Couch
George E. Couch
Paul Courtney
Lewis Courtney
H.T. Leppard
Mrs. Palmer
Leon Harris Sr
Clearwater
Tony Harris
Herman Harris
Willie James Harris
Fredrick Harris
Louise Stephens
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Laurie Newton North
Elem
Laurie Newton
North Aiken
Frank Powell
Frank
Barron III
Barron
Blaze
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