Deaths And Funerals In North Augusta Area
North Augusta Willie Garrett died Monday at an Augusta Hospital. Funeral at 4 p.m. Sunday at Old Piney Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife six daughters and five sons. Other notices mention Joe Donaghey Legate Mac Henson and a Victoria Martin obituary with services at various churches and cemeteries.
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North Augusta
Willie Garrett
Augusta
Old Piney Grove Baptist Church
T. Scott
Edgefield County
Reavie M. Garrett
Mamie Garrett
Lillie Mae Harris
Florence Madison
Estella Garrett
Philadelphia
Rosa Lee Singleton
San Antonio
Texas
Pearlie Love
Hephzibah
Blamie Garrett
Brooklyn
N.Y
Roosevelt Garrett
Hayetteville
Moses Garrett
Izel Garrett
Wallace Garrett
Williams Funeral Home
Mrs Leonard Widener Rites Set After Warrenville Death
Mrs Leonard C Summerie Key Widener 55 of Legion Drive Warrenville died yesterday at Aiken Community Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of God in Jackson with Revs Murphy Tager and Mote officiating. Burial in Warrenville. She was a native of Warrenville and a retired textile worker and member of the Church of God in Jackson. Survivors include her husband and three daughters.
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Warrenville
Leonard C
Summerie Key) Widener
Legion Drive
Aiken Community Hospital
Church of God In
Jackson
N.M. Murphy
Edward Tager
Otis Mote
Widener
Former School Board Member Dies in Bath
Former Aiken County School Board member and retired businessman Horace Hitt Jr. died Monday at Aiken Community Hospital. Memorial services were held at St Johns Methodist Church Graniteville with Rev Henry Thompson Jr. officiating. Survivors include Irene Darby Hitt, Heather Hitt, Victor Hitt, Norman Hitt, Nicholas Hitt, Gary Hitt, and Juanita Williamson. Memorials to charity. Posey’s Funeral Home of Langley in charge of arrangements.
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Victoria Martin
Kershaw St. N.E
Aiken Community Hospital
Saron Baptist Church
Wagener
Roosevelt Davenport
Jessamine Memorial Gardens
Robinson Funeral Home
Graniteville
Rosa Lee Williams
Railroad St
Valley Fair Baptist Church
A.T. Stephens
Shaws Creek Baptist Church
Dorothy Lee Williams
Newark
N.J. Miller
Bath
Horace Hitt Jr
Aiken County
Irene Darby Hitt
Heather Hitt
Victor Hitt
Norman Hitt
Nicholas Hitt
Gary Hitt
Juanita Williamson
Posey
Ho Langley
Death penalty sought in case involving juveniles
Eleventh Judicial Circuit solicitor says three 16 year olds charged with murder in the death of J Oscar Herrin of Johnston will face the death penalty. Herrin was killed Nov 9 at his store near Johnston. Case set for February in Edgefield General Sessions Court.
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J. Oscar Herrin
Johnston
Donald V. Myers
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Myers
Edgefield
Herrin
General Sessions Court
Larry Gilbert
J. D. Gleaton
Salley
Ralph Stoudemire
South Congaree
Gilbert
Gleaton
S. C. Supreme Court
Edgefield County
Anderson County
School Board Endorses Salary Shuffling and New Projects
Willis notes district uses state aid by placing high paid teachers on the state list to subsidize local salaries. The board approves a drug and alcohol prevention project, Hazel Coward’s rental for the new Aiken High site, a highway easement behind Pinecrest Elementary, extra staff for Areas One and Four and Special Programs, and a work study with Freedman Vocational High and Graniteville Co.
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Willis
Hazel Coward
Aiken High School
Pinecrest
State Highway Department
Freedman Vocational High School
Graniteville Co
Advance payment instruction from newspaper ad
An ad directs all advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. The line specifies the payment recipient for advance charges.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aikentandard
Aiken Standard
Cold Weather Slows Clocks and Increases Power Use
The cold snap slowed clocks and froze coal pies as states bought power from neighbors. Forecasters warn of relief today in the East while a storm gathers midwest snow and rain moving east. At least 23 weather deaths reported across Ohio Illinois Alabama California Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Illinois
Alabama
California
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Galardi outlines Aiken County Sheriff Dept efforts and caseloads
Crime prevention officer Frank Galardi spoke to the 50 Plus Club detailing the sheriff's department workload. He cited 5 006 noncriminal and 4 576 criminal Grand Jury submissions for Jan–Sept 1977, noted rise in break ins and vandalism, and described jail crowding and an ambitious plan to expand communications.
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Frank Galardi
Aiken County
Galardi
Sheriff's Department
North Augusta
Paul Benbow
Frank Kent
Coyle Smith
Club Press
Lynne Katonak
Housing Projects Move Forward In Aiken Planning Session
The City of Aiken Planning and Zoning Commission advanced two federally funded housing projects while denying a duplex rezoning on Boardman Road. Aiken HUD supported Section 8 housing near S C Highway 19 N and Lincoln Avenue with a low density plan, amid resident objections about privacy and neighborhood change.
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City
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
A. P. Hickey
Lincoln Avenue
Gertrude Eubanks
Mr. Smith
S. C. Highway 19 N
Gayle Avenue
Housing Authority of
Aiken
Charles B. Steele
Boardman Road
Christian Democrats rebuff Communists in Rome political clash
Rome dispatch reports the Christian Democrats again rejected the Communists bid to join the cabinet amid continuing violence. Prime Minister Andreotti’s minority government faced pressure from Cossiga who insisted only a no confidence vote could force resignation. Police fought clashes as neo fascist youths died and leftist guerrillas struck in northern Italy.
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Associated Press
Rome
Christian Democrats
Giulio Andreotti
Andreotti
Christian Democratic
Francesco Cossiga
Italy
Whaleys Grocery Store Robbed Near Jackson
An armed robbery at Whaley's Grocery Store on highway 28 near Jackson left shelves empty and cash missing. Three Black males entered the store yesterday afternoon, one produced a pistol and ordered the victim to the floor, with an unknown amount of money taken. Deputies offered no vehicle description. Separately, John Johnson reported $1,410 in goods stolen from his North Augusta home after suspects forced entry and took a television and stereo equipment.
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Jackson
Whaley
Highway 28
Elizabeth Whaley
John Johnson
Route 1
Box 231
North Augusta
Sheriff's Department
North Augusta Woman Injured In Wreck
A crash at the Highway 1 and Duncan Road intersection left Brenda Lee Turnell of 908 West Avenue North Augusta in serious condition at University Hospital. Emmett W. Stevenson of Cordova, driving a loaded 4 ton truck for Applied Engineering Co. Inc., ran the red light and collided with Turnell’s car. Stevenson faced charges for disregarding a traffic signal. The accident occurred at 5 05 p m yesterday.
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Bath
Highway 1
Duncan Rd
North Augusta
University Hospital
Brenda Lee Turnell
West Avenue
Emmett W. Stevenson
Cordova
Duncan Road
Turnell
S. C. Highway Patrol
Applied Engineering Co. Inc
Orangeburg
Stevenson
County Employee Appeals Disorderly Conduct Verdict
Aiken County voter registration clerk Brenda Black seeks appeal after being found guilty of disorderly conduct on December 12 1977 in magistrate court. Attorney Elmer W. Hatcher Jr hopes General Sessions Court will hear the case this week with Judge Rodney A. Peeples presiding.
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Aiken County
Elmer W. Hatcher Jr
Brenda Black
Black
B. E. Nichols
Aiken
Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Events
The listing shows events at multiple venues including Knights of Columbus at Spaulding Drive, Valley A A at Our Lady of the Valley, and film screenings at Aiken Public Library. Activities include Kiwanis and Pilot Club meetings, a vasectomy clinic, chess and bridge clubs, and the Aiken Camellia Club gathering at St. Pauls Lutheran.
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the Jackson
Aiken Public Library
Kiwanis Club
Ramada Inn
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Jackson
Duplicate Bridge
Senior Citizens
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William
Margaret) Leopard
Clearwater
David
Vivian) Martin
Gloverville
Raymond
Shirley) Curry
Langley
Leonard Widener Jr
Bertha Mae Widener
Essie
Dorothy Atkinson
New Ellenton
Whit Key
John Key
Margaret Leopard
Poplar St
Joe Donaghey
Joe Donaghey Legate
Silver Bluff Road
Foreman Memorial Baptist Church
W. L. Collins
Sunset Memory Gardens
Pete Tucker
Tom Johnson
E. L Brantley
Mac Henson
E. H Powell
Gerald Owens
Mrs
Katie Dorten
Katie Dortch
Aiken Road
AT. Stephens
Mable Holmes
Clara Robinson
Daniel Lloyd
Miller
George T. Phillips
Windsor Springs Road
Habersham Methodist Church
Millen
J. Eloise Bargeron Phillips
Thomas Bargeron
Marie Kitchens
Ronald Alexander
Paul Bargeron
Leonard Hawes
Don Bargeron
Cecil Walters
Milner Hawes
Miss Victoria Martin
Sandy Shepherd Jr
Shepherd
Midville
Susie Mae Harris
Harris
Rosa Williams
Leonard Widener
Department
Whaley’s Grocery
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Odell Weeks Center
Pine Log Road
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