Deaths And Funerals In Aiken Area Details
Obituary notices list James Oliphant 58 of 402 Sumter St NE died in a Charleston hospital. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Aiken. survivor widow Adell Oliphant and three sisters. Other notices include Harold M. Crouch 212 Laurel Dr Graniteville with Masonic rites and St Owan Church service. George Tillman Beard 71 Clearwater with Sunset Memory Gardens service. Mrs. Ollie Posey Crouch noted. Thomas J. Jackson of 1248 Alfred St NE, Aiken, with Sunset Memory Gardens service and F&AM affiliation. multiple siblings and pallbearers named.
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James Oliphant
Sumter St
Charleston, S.C
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Oliphant
Jefferson County
Montmorenci Baptist Church
Adell Oliphant
Essie Richardson
Marietta Stanford
Leila Miller
Calvin Oliphant
Thomas J. Jackson
Alfred St
Aiken County Hospital
Memory Gardens
Jessie Brown 86 of Williston dies at home
Jessie Brown 86, Route Box 224 Williston, died Monday at his residence. A retired farmer, native of Aiken County, he belonged to Ebenezer Baptist Church and led the deacons and benevolent society. Survived by Maggie Dicks Brown. two daughters Janie Williams and Cora Wimberly. four sons Lawrine Charlie Clarence Marvin. sister Mrs Sarah Young. Burial/ services by A. J. Grove Funeral Home.
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Williston
Jessie Brown
A. J. Grove
Lawrine Brown
Charlie Brown
Aiken
Clarence Brown
Marvin Brown
Brooklyn
Sarah Young
Elko
Mrs. Ida Johnson of Graniteville Dies at in Aiken County
Ida Helen Johnson 9 Hillview Drive Graniteville died Monday in an Aiken County hospital Funeral services set for 2 p.m. at First Baptist Graniteville with Rev Finley Size more Rev Heyward Horton and Rev John Arthur officiating Burial at Town Creek Church Cemetery She was a lifelong Aiken County resident and SCEG cashier for 18 years Survivors include her mother and stepfather Mrs L S Nesmith one sister Mrs R H Louise Richardson of Aiken Pallbearers were EC Thomas Henry Coleman Troy Nobles Cristy Wise Delmas Brantier and Tommie Wooley SCEG employees
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Clearwater
George Tillman Beard
Orangeburg
Posey's
Funeral Home Chapel
Langley
Cliff Jines
Sunset Memory Gardens
Beard
Aiken County
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Henrietta Beauford Beard
Edward Kizziah
Tampa
Ola Smith
Eula Smith
Novice Ward
Ruth Attaway
Broadus ' Beard
Rudolph B Beard
John B Shead
Bruce Attaway
Steve Smith
Kevin Ward
Richard Beard
Kenneth Ward
Henrietta Beard
Cherokee Drive
Graniteville
Ida Helen Johnson
Hillview Drive
First Baptist Church of
Finley Sizemore
Heyward Horton
John Arthur
Town Creek Church
Johnson
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
First Baptist Church
Mothe
L.S. Nesmith
R.H. (Louise) Richardson
Aiken
EC Thomas
Henry Coleman
Troy Nobles
Cristy Wise
Delmas Brantier
Tommie Wooley
Marie B Smith funeral set in Williston church
Funeral for Marie B. Smith of 213 Elko Street will be at 3 PM Wednesday at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev. A A Bush and others officiating Burial is in the church cemetery ministers section Pallbearers include Emanuel Gordon Chester Dicks Aaron Sapp David Dorch Jr and Herman Culbertson Honorary pallbearers are Welcome Home and Shining Light Benevolent Societies The J Grove Funeral Home Williston is handling arrangements.
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Zion Hill Baptist Church
E. W. Simmons
A. A. Dicks
Jackson - Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Williston
J. S
Marie B. Smith
Elko St
Ebenezer Baptist Church
A. A Bush
Simon O'Neal
Frank S Rouse
A. Holmes
Emanuel Gordon
Chester Dicks
Aaron Sapp
David Dorch Jr
Herman Culbertson
Welcome Home and
Shining Light Benevolent Societies
A. J. Grove Funeral Home
Coleman weighs economic environmental factors for Concorde landing
Transportation Secretary Coleman says he will weigh economic diplomatic and environmental values in deciding whether to allow the Concorde to land at two U S airports. He promised a quick decision at a public hearing as supporters hail the 1400 mile per hour jet while opponents warn of ecological danger.
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Washington
William T. Coleman Jr
Coleman
Hospitals Brace for Slowdown Hit in Los Angeles
Officials warn the doctors slowdown will strain care in the Los Angeles region. Dr Gail V. Anderson of Mammoth County USC Medical Center says no patient should die for lack of care, as hospitals face rising pressure.
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Los Angeles
Gail V. Anderson
Mammoth County-Usc Medical Center
Mrs Hilley Seeks Re election To Aiken Board Of Education
Lynn T. Hilley chairman of the Aiken County Board of Education announces her bid for a new three year term in the February 3 election. She notes school confidence declines in private enrollment and highlights reforms in hiring, evaluation, policy manual, reading and math supervision, salary plans, and real estate title research. Also up for election are Dr. Car J. Shealy for Area No 2 and Albert J. Maddox for another at large seat, with filing open until January 14.
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Lynn T. Hilley
Aiken County
Hilley
Car J. Shealy
Albert J. Maddox
North Augusta City Council Meeting Tonight
The North Augusta City Council will meet at 8 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. With no old business or new ordinances, the session is expected to be brief and open to visitors.
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N.A. Council
North Augusta
City Council
City Hall
Masonic Temple
North Augusta City
Local Man Dies From Large Heroin Overdose
Aiken County Sheriff’s Department reports Tom Roger Billingsley aged 32 of 2709 Vaucluse Road, Aiken died from a large heroin overdose per an autopsy from the Medical University of South Carolina. Investigators pursue leads. he was found by a neighbor around 4 p.m. December 21 on a porch near his home. Billingsley, a Mississippi native, had lived in Aiken for about two years.
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Aiken
Barnwell Avenue
Fred McCall
Carver Terrace
Aiken County Hospital
Veteran’s Hospital
Augusta
Willie Parker
Aiken City
Jeane Hall
Aiken County
Billingsley
Brooks
Mississippi
Derrick Harvey To Attend Chamber Banquet In Aiken
Third District Rep. Derrick and Lt. Gov. Brantley Harvey will attend the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce awards banquet Friday at 7 30 p m in the H Odell Weeks Building. They will aid in presenting awards with J Bradley Morrah Jr guest speaking. U S Senator Strom Thurmond is expected. Tickets are $5 and available from the Chamber on Laurens Street.
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Butler Derrick
Brantley Harvey
Greater Aiken
Chamber
Laurens Street
Courthouse Study Moves Forward In Aiken County
Aiken County officials form a study committee to assess courthouse needs and funding options. Key participants include Julian Salley Jr and Frampton Toole Jr with others from the bar and local government. The panel will review past data and seek potential LEAA and bond funding while addressing acoustical and space constraints.
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Paul
Julia) Moore
South Carolina
State Development Board
Alan Harmon
Aiken
Frank Alexander
Edwin L. Happ Sr
Graniteville
Toole
Mittelberg
Salley
Aiken County
Judge Peeples
Chesterfield Street
Park Avenue
Verenes
Cain
D.C. 215
Law Enforcement Center
Hampton Avenue
Mrs. Roe
Peeples
Aiken County State Supreme Court
Julius B. Ness
Ness
Francis B. Nicholson
Mesne
Governing Row Over DSS Carleson Hire Ties to Reagan Ally
Edwards accuses DSS of political motivation in hiring Carleson, a Reagan ally, while criticizing Commissioner Ellis. The Dec 19 agreement grants Carleson advisory powers across management, welfare policy, legal matters, and data processing with regular governor reporting, and limits on personnel decisions.
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Fowler
Edwards
Carleson
Ronnie Reagans
Democratic Party
DSS
R. Archie Ellis
Ellis
Welfare Fraud Efforts Face Prosecution Hurdles
Terry Potts of Richland County DSS says 23 possible food stamp fraud cases are with their solicitor. She notes prosecutors in some counties avoid cases, but expects warrants to rise statewide. Poore pledges action against those who give or withhold false information.
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Mrs. Potts
Simpson
Poore
Fox
Three Men Arrested In Pharmacy Break-In
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department reports three men were arrested after a December 31 break-in at Smith’s Pharmacy in New Ellenton. A rear window was entered, and a burglar alarm led Officer Willie Allen to evidence and a car tied to suspects Rickey L. Mitchell James Clyde Jones and Mark Thompson. A fourth suspect remains at large.
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Aiken County
James Lewis
Rickey L. Mitchell
Pelzer St
Langley
James Clyde Jones
Kershaw
Aiken
Mark Thompson
P.O. Box
Bath
Brooks
$3.4 Million Ransom Ready in Paris Kidnapping Case
In Paris the kidnapping of Louis Hazan head of Phonogram Co. led to a ransom plan of 3.4 million dollars allegedly prepared for six gunmen in blue jeans. The five intruders seized Hazan in a wicker basket and abducted the financial director before releasing him with the key to the room. The incident follows a string of recent French crime including a Dec 12 child release after a 45 million dollar ransom.
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Paris
France
Louis Hazan
Phonogram Co
Hazan
Phonogram
Dutch Phillips Company
Claude Hautefeuille
Companys Financial
Hautefeuille
Christopher Merieux
Rep Jenrette To Have Surgery
Rep John Jenrette of South Carolina is expected to undergo surgery at Bethesda Naval Medical Center Tuesday or Wednesday for a hernia and possible nasal drainage problem. His Florence office confirmed he spent much of Monday undergoing tests at the Maryland facility.
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Florence
John Jenrette
D S.C
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Jenrettes
Bethesda. Md. Center
Militia Blockade Halts Beirut Refugee Food Convoy
Christian militiamen blocked a food convoy near Beirut for the third time in 48 hours. Two trucks carrying 30 tons of flour were reportedly disabled by machine gun fire and grenade blasts, with flour seized, while a guerrilla spokesman claimed the convoy returned to its parking area with no known damage.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Aiken Community Calendar Shows Evening Meetings
City schedule lists events across Aiken and surrounding areas including the Citizens Advisory Commission at Council Chambers at 5 15 pm and Planned Parenthood clinics later in the evening at Midland Valley Shopping Center and Village Clinic Trenton. Also on the docket are Eastern Star at Fairfield Street and Jaycees at Jycee Hut with multiple council and club meetings through 8 30 pm.
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Aiken Citizens Advisory Commission
Council Chambers
Planned Parenthood
Midland Valley
Eastern Star F&m
Masonic Lodge
Fairfield Street
Aiken Optimist Club
Heart of Aiken
Center Community Fire Department
Commercial Hotel
New Village Clinic
New Village
Trenton
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Crouch
Harold M. Crouch
Laurel Drive
Star Lodge 99 Afm
St. Owan United Methodist Church
Barbee C. Parsons
Randall Jones
Lanier Singleton
Mr. Crouch
Edgefield County
DuPont
Order of Eastern Star of
White Shrine
Order of the Armaranth Supreme Council
St. John United Methodist Church
Ollie Posey Crouch
James D. Snellings
Marion Clark
Felden Jackson
Bluford Cromer
Warrenville
Michael Senna
Englewood
N.J
Charles W Crouch
Masonic Star Lodge
Charles Crouch
George T. Beard
Jackson
Hoopeston Ill
St. Augustine
Fla
Ashlar Lodge
F&am
Margaret Bachman Jackson
James L. George
James E. Minor Martinez
Robert Faher
Herman Gress
Hoopeston
George Funeral Home
Mrs
Ida Johnson
J.s. Smith
Joseph Shumate
Joseph ‘Zelmon Jones) Shumate
L.A
Lynn T. Mille School Board Chairman
Derrick
Harvey
Jenrette
Aiken County Commissioners
USCA
Jaycees
Jycee
Adult Development Center Board
Aiken York Rite
AA Miracle Group
St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church
Howlandville Baptist Church
Aiken County Museum
Aiken Bible Institute
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
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