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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1997

Page

5

Franklin D. Rooks 60 dies in Beech Island

Franklin D. Rooks of Beech Island dies at 60 on February 13 1997 at his home. Funeral services were set for 3 pm Sunday at Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home with burial in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Rooks survived by wife Brenda Rooks three daughters and other relatives. Pallbearers listed. Family to receive friends 7 9 pm today at the funeral home.

Franklin D. Rooks Beech Island Rooks Woodcrest Place Stephen D. Posey Rev Finley Limehouse Pineview Memorial Gardens Augusta Curtis Baptist Church Belvedere Toy Lee Foster George Funeral Home Park Avenue Aiken Dennis Taylor Woodlawn Memorial Park Mr. Foster Vaucluse Road Alvin Taylor Philadelphia Smyrna Baptist Church Ivory Burnett Mr. Taylor Allegheny Ave Taylor Fulmer Diane J. Hallman Jackson Diane J. Hallman Mount Zion Baptist Church Jackson Henry Ingram Raford Roundtree Hankerson Hallman Jackson Road University Hospital Friends Agnes Neahons Green Pond Road Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Virginia H.B. Watson Wagener Virginia Hughey Bostic Watson Saron Baptist Church Wagener R. C. Mayes Everett Chandler Swendenburg-Gunter Watson Seivern Road Lexington Medical Center Lexington JH. Robinson Funeral Home Nancy Johnson Ross Johnston Nancy Johnson Ross St. Paul's Lutheran Church John E. Wertz Ross 510 Mile Bridge Way Johnston Albert M. George Sara Touchberry Huey Laurelwood Cemetery Rock Hill Mark Verdery Huey DeVega Drive Presbyterian Home General Scholarship Fund Clemson University Clemson Bass Funeral Home

Sweet Arts Ball in Aiken Draws Crowd Despite Weather

Sweethearts turned out for the First Annual Sweet Arts Ball at the Aiken Center for the Arts on Valentine’s night. Robin Meehan, committee chair, lauded the turnout as the crowd of more than 200 enjoyed live music by Friends from Augusta, catered by Hound Slake Country Club, and several raffles. The event, hosted by Friends of the Aiken Center for the Arts and supported by the Aiken Junior Women’s Club, featured a silent auction with a Napoleon engraving and Paul Conner watercolors, plus prizes from local businesses.

Friends of the Aiken Center For the Arts Robin Meehan Aiken Junior Women’s Club Friends Houndslake Country Club Ivy Cottage Design House Chesterfield Court Facets Usc Aiken Wellness Center Donald Penning Lir Victor Tim Dangerfield Gary Smith

Man wrongfully listed on Orangeburg Most Wanted program

John C. Merrick says exposure on Orangeburg’s Most Wanted harmed his life for six months. He faced lost jobs, dirty looks, and church rejection after being mislabeled as a first offense shoplifter for a crime four years old. Authorities admit the DPS error and efforts to stop the segment continued.

Orangeburg John C. Merrick Merrick Department of Public Safety Time Warner Cable Ten Highway Patrol Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office Orangeburg Department of Public Safety DPS

Woman fights robber in Berkeley County home

Dorothy Jones, 70, with a heart condition, resisted a 34 year old robber in her Pineville residence on Tuesday night. She fought to protect $40 from her Valentine’s gift, injuring the intruder then calling for help as he fled. Police charged Roger Lee Judge with burglary kidnapping strong arm robbery aggravated assault and battery and two counts of malicious damage.

Charleston Dorothy Jones Post and Courier Berkeley County Roger Lee Judge

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