Deaths and Funerals in Edgefield and Nearby Areas
Obituary notices from Edgefield, North Augusta, Saluda, Twin City, and Aiken detail funeral services, burials, survivors, and residence details for Beatrice J. Cook Olivia Rushton Hopkins Clif ford G Tanner and others. Names include Richard Lee Rushton George W. Hopkins William George Tanner Gene Zimmerman J C Kaylor Mary Ann Crawford and many relatives. Funeral homes cited Ramey Elliott Sons Shiloh United Methodist Church and West View Cemetery.
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Edgefield
Beatrice J. Cook
New Bethel Holiness Church
W.H. Hightower
N. “Bo’ Hopkins
George W. Hopkins
Saluda
Richard Lee Rushton
John Wesley Rushton
Mack V. Rushton
Bath
Crawford
Ramey
North Chapel
North Augusta
Clifford G. Tanner
Crossland Ave
Augusta
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Telfair Street
Edward H. Thurmond
West View
SAA
Covington
Sibley Mill
Ruby Johnson Tanner
William George Tanner
Martinez
Gene Zimmerman
Titusville
Fla
James C. Kaylor
Evans
Ronald W. Faircloth
W.N. Tanner
Etowah. Tenn
Albert R. Tanner
J.W. Tanner
Marvin E. Tanner
Jacksonville
Dewey Wilson
Charley Tudor
Marshall England
Tommie Tollinson
Atlanta, Ga
Frank Gary
Olivia Rushton) Hopkins
Shiloh United Methodist Church
Grady Newman
Johnny Griffith
Claude Wells
Chestnut Hill Baptist Church
Saluda County
Shiloh United
Aiken Standard Information Page Note
Local notice details for the Aiken Standard established 1867 include publication schedule, mailing address, postal information, and policy statements about wire services and republication rights. The note warns on ad omissions, correction policy, and payment terms for subscriptions and advance payments to carriers.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Mrs. Ella Mae Gantt Dies at 71 in Aiken County Hospital
Ella Mae Gantt 71 of Wagener died Friday in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Robinson Funeral Home Wagener. She was a native of Aiken County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
James Akridge
Emanuel County
Mount Shady Primitive Baptist Church
Stilmore
Wilmer Hall
Swainsboro, Ga
Johnson County
Wilma Akridge
Garland Akridge
Glenn Akridge
Trudie Ak
Hattie D. Day
Rt. 4
Aiken County
Shiloh Baptist Church
Daniel E. Johnston
Bethany Cemetery
Fairfield County
S.C
Winthrop College
Retired Teachers Association
Emily Greger Council
Daughters of America
L. Glenn Holley
William A. Carswell
Aiken
Daniel Glover
Augusta
Albert Willis
W.D. Terwilliger
TJ. Dorn
James E. Jordon
William Yarborough
Edward E. Day
Wagener
Christopher
Ella Mae) Gantt
Robinson Funeral Home
Beatrice Boswell Burton Dies at 84 in New York Hospital
Mrs Beatrice Boswell Burton Elliot Burton 84 died last Thursday in a New York hospital. Born in Ipswich Massachusetts she once owned what is now the Sheffield House on 225 South Boundary SE. Survived by daughter Mrs Elliot Burton Smitter and four grandchildren.
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Beatrice Boswell Elliot Burton
New York
Burton
Ipswich
Mass
Sheffield House
South Boundary, S.E
Elliot Burton
Millbrook P-TA To Meet Tonight
The Millbrook Elementary P-TA schedules a 7 p.m. meeting with a guest speaker from the Mental Health Department to discuss school activities and community concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millbrook
Mental Health Department
Nepal crowns young monarch in Hindu coronation
In Kathmandu Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, age 29, was crowned as Nepal’s king in a Hindu ceremony. The crown was placed at 8 37 a m as the crowd watched a royal procession with Queen Aishwarya beside him. Foreign dignitaries including Prince Charles and Crown Prince Akihito observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katmandu
Nepal
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva
Birendra
Mahendra
Vishnu
Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah
Tiger
Prince Charles
Britain
Akihito
Japan
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Chess Ratings Announced by North Augusta Club
North Augusta Chess Association released February Round-Robin results with Section A winner Dr. Robert Martens, Section B Frank Hutto, Section C D C Kirkley, and Unified Section John Michael O'Farrell. The event was at the North Augusta Recreation Center. A rating tournament is set for March 29.
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North Augusta- Augusta
North Augusta Chess Association
Robert Martens
North Augusta
Frank Hutto
Augusta
D.C. Kirkley
John Michael O'Farrell
North Augusta Recreation Center
Community Calendar Evening Meetings Across Aiken Area
Public hearing on SCE&G rate increase at Aiken County Courthouse. Numerous groups meet: Millbrook Elementary PTA Ramada Inn Belvedere Jaycees First State Bank North Augusta Aiken City Council and various clubs at churches banks and civic sites. Community events run 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with additional daytime trainings and lunches.
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Public Service Commission
Aiken County
Millbrook
Aiken
National Secretaries Association
Ramada Inn
Mid-Way Rebekah Lodge No
Seven Gables
Jaycees of
Belvedere
First State National Bank
Belved
Council
Beta Sigma Phi
North Augusta
City Police Arrest Escapee in Aiken
City police nabbed the ninth of ten youths who fled a Columbia youth facility last week around midnight Friday. The 16 year old, charged with escape and possessing illegal drugs, was found at the corner of Richland Avenue and Laurens Street. he was tied to leadership of the breakout. One youth remains at large. Another arrest followed near Aiken High School when officers detected marijuana odor from a parked car and charged Robert Anthony elated with marijuana possession.
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Aiken City
Department of Youth Services
Columbia
Richland Avenue
Laurens Street
Youth Services Department
Robert Anthony
Aiken High School
Man Charged In Theft At Perry Drive In
Aiken County deputies and Lexington authorities arrest Mike Butler 33 of Ruths Trailer Park Gaston for house breaking and grand larceny in a weekend break in at the Perry drive in restaurant. About 135 dollars and 35 cents stolen. cigar box with money found off Highway 3 near Swansea.
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Perry Drive-In
Aiken County
Highway No. 3
Swansea
Council considers Hope land Gardens sunrise service and Dibble Road paving
The council will hear a petition to use Hope land Gardens for an inter denominational Easter sunrise service and a request to pave Dibble Road Extension linking to Hitchcock Parkway. Historic Aiken seeks authorization to move a pre Revolutionary house on York Street north of the Coca Cola Bottling Co to serve as the organization's headquarters.
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Hopeland Gardens
Dibble Road
Hitchcock Parkway
Aiken
York Street
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Mayor Ronnie Thompson Weds Linda Duffy In Aiken Courthouse
Macon mayor Ronnie Thompson and WCWB TV weather girl Linda Duffy wed in a five minute ceremony at the Aiken County Courthouse. The couple, both with prior marriages, plan to settle and Thompson seeks new work after his term ends.
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Ronnie Thompson
Macon
Aiken
Linda Duffy
Thompson
Aiken County
Carl M. Hair
Georgia
George Busbee
Ronnie
Wcwb-Tv
Jeane Hall
Social Agencies Council To Hear Chamber Official
The Aiken Council of Social Agencies and Community Service Leaders will host Burrel Whitley, executive director of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, as featured speaker. The Dutch Luncheon meeting is set for Tuesday February 25 at the Heart of Aiken Restaurant at noon, with Whitley discussing the chamber’s purpose and activities.
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Dogwood Road
Aiken Council of Social Agencies
Heart of
Civil Air Patrol
Aiken Air Force Station
American Legion Post No
The
Legion Home
Lions Club of
Belvedere
First State National Bank
Belvedere Rainbow
Belvedere Masonic Lodge
North Augusta
Grace United Methodist Church
Park Commissioners
Council Chambers
Aiken
Burrel Whitley
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Heart of Aiken
Whitley
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Kenney Joins Health Center Staff in Aiken
Corinne Kenney joins the Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Service Center as coordinator of community mental health education and public relations coordinator. Aiken native, USC graduate, she earned a Masters in media arts.
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Corinne Kenney
Aiken-Barnwell
Aiken
Miss Kenney
University of South Carolina
Comet Kohoutek Yields Data Despite Fainter Viewing
Observers expected Kohoutek to blaze but it proved dimmer yet it delivered valuable findings. National Geographic reports two new compounds in Kohoutek may help measure comet formation distances in space.
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Kohoutek
National Geographic
Parts recovered link Aiken thefts to city break ins
Investigators found empty parts containers in a wooded area with evidence of digging. Items stolen from Aiken Motorcycle Sales on January 12 were recovered, including XR-75 motorcycles owned by Terrell Roberts and J L Smathers. A 30-06 rifle and a 410 shotgun tied to city break ins, a wristwatch, foreign currency, lighters, and blank checks were found. Warrants issued for three local youths, ages 16 to 17.
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Aiken
Terrell Roberts
Coker Drive
College Acres
Hodaka
Fields
J L Smathers
Dougherty Road
Harrelson
Charlies Combier
Sumter Street
Combier
Sheriff's Department
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Mrs
Frank Hopkins
Thuring
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Valley
Appalachians
South Carolina
Plains
C. Gantt
Beatrice Boswell
P-Ta
Chris Parker
South Carolina National Bank
St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church
Aiken County Ambulance Commission
Paramedical Services
Newberry St
Linda
William W Thompson
Janet Walton
Atlanta
Nora Kirkland
Earl Miles
Social Agencies Council
Chamber
de Shayne Hisatby
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