Edgefield Deaths and Funerals Reported
Marie Price Stevens 63 of 312 Glover Street Edgefield died July 2. Funeral services were held at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in McCormick County with Rev. W. H. McCain officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include Chester Arthur Stevens widower. five daughters Maybell Burt Mattie L Lee Barbara Brewster Betty J Major Rosalie Tompkins. one stepdaughter Ethel Thomas. four sons Calvin Price Henry Price Howard Miller Washington D C Milledge Gilchrist. one brother Calvin Price Winston Salem N C. Also included is the obituary for a man with services at Poseys Funeral Home Chapel Graniteville with Rev Fred Lowery officiating. Burial will be in Fields family cemetery. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and an employee of the Clearwater Finishing Plant and Mt Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include Cassie Mae Fields widow. two daughters Bernice Hallford Jinelle Turner. two sons Amos Fields Jr Harry T Fields. mother Callie Mae Fields North Augusta. two brothers John M Fields Jr Clyde Fields.
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Edgefield
Marie Price Stevens
Glover Street
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
McCormick County
W. H. McCain
Chester Arthur Stevens
Maybell Burt
Mattie L. Lee
Barbara Brewster
Betty J. Major
Rosalie Tompkins
Augusta
Ethel Thomas
Calvin Price
Henry Price
Howard Miller
Washington, D.C
Milledge Gilchrist
McCormick
Winston- Salem
N.C
Posey
Funeral Home
Graniteville
Fred Lowery
Fields
Aiken County
Clearwater Finishing Plant
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Cassie Mae Watson Fields
Bernice Hallford
Aiken
Jinelle Turner
Amos Fields Jr
Harry T. Fields
Callie Mae Fields
North Augusta
John M Fields Jr
Clyde Fields
Sierra Vista
Ariz
Willie Jenkins Jr. dies in North Augusta
Willie Sonny Jenkins Jr. of Route 3 Box 70 North Augusta died Saturday at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements by Nix Funeral Home. Native of Aiken County and member of First Providence Baptist Church. Survived by mother Mrs. Carrie Giles, wife Mrs. Ludie Jenkins, daughter Arlene Jenkins, stepchildren Alonzo Jenkins and Minvere Jenkins, sisters Mrs. Betty Mitchell Mrs. Marie Turner Miss Charlene Jenkins Palacio Jenkins, brothers Harold Jenkins and Calvin Jenkins, all of North Augusta. Friends may call at residence or at Nix Funeral Home.
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North Augusta
Willie
Sonny) Jenkins Jr
Nix Funeral Home
Aiken County
First Providence Baptist Church
Ludie Jenkins
Arlene Jenkins
Carrie Giles
Alonzo Jenkins
Charles Jenkins
Minvere Jenkins
Francisine Jenkins
Betty Mitchell
Marie Turner
Charlene Jenkins
Palacio Jenkins
Harold Jenkins
Calvin Jenkins
Amos Fields Sr. Dies in North Augusta
Amos Fields Sr. of Route 4 North Augusta died Sunday in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral services will be held.
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North Augusta
Amos Fields Sr
Route 4
Aiken
Aiken Standard Establishment and Publication Details
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes each afternoon except weekends from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801. Leased wire dispatches from AP are exclusive for local news and AP dispatches. rights to republication of other material reserved. No responsibility for omitted ads. corrections in next issue if notified.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Langley Church of God to pray for Darlin A Sanders
Darlin A Sanders 67 of 224 Anthony Drive Lynwood died Friday at a local hospital. Funeral Monday at Langley Church of God officiated by Rev Carl Cox. Burial in Sanders and Black Family Cemetery. Survived by widow one daughter Jackie Robinson five sons Verilis Ray Danny Edwin Terry four sisters three brothers and fourteen grandchildren.
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Bath
Darlin A. Sanders
Anthony Drive
Lynwood
Langley Church of God
Langley
Carl Cox
Sanders and
Black Family
Barnwell
Sanders
Jackie Robinson
North Augusta
Verilis Sanders
Ray Sanders
Danny Sanders
California
Edwin Sanders
Terry Sanders
Lynwood Bath
Ivy Zisett
Blackville
Zelphie Croft
Lyra Harley
Denmark
Jackson Sanders
M. M. Sanders
Aiken
David Sanders
Alonzo Jones Dies. WWII Veteran Laid to Rest in Aiken
Alonzo Jones of 824 Brant Court Aiken died Friday in a South Carolina hospital. Funeral services will be announced by Miller's Funeral Home in Aiken. A native of Richmond County Georgia he was a World War Two veteran. Surviving are his wife Ollie Jones two daughters Kathy Jones and Kynethize Jones both of Aiken and one son Clifford Jones.
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Alonzo Jones
Brant Court
Aiken
South Carolina
Miller
Richmond County
Ollie Jones
Kathy Jones
Kynethize Jones
Clifford Jones
Dorothy B Truelove of Fairlawn
Mrs Walter Truelove, Dorothy B., of Fairlawn New Jersey, is noted in a brief obituary notice. The short item identifies the deceased with a married name and residence, signaling a local community obituary snippet.
Home Loan Relief Faces Limits and Uncertainty
The piece notes a federal home loan program with a $35 000 cap and a temporary state law set to expire in May 1975. While lenders see some relief, high rates persist and buyers fear reduced access. Real estate professionals expect slower but steady activity, with concerns about a repeat financing squeeze and reliance on short term funds.
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Yarborough
Johnson
Aiken Realtors
Kathy Skeen
Williams-Skeen
H.O
Lyon-Croft
Weapons Stolen From Jackson Residence
An estimated $600 worth of weapons were stolen from Ernest Filgan’s Jackson home over the weekend. Two 12-gauge shotguns and a rifle were listed missing, with entry through a rear door.
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Jackson
Ernest Filgan
RFD 1
Students To Put On Concert At Hopeland Gardens
A youth concert by high school and college students rises at Hopeland Gardens as part of summer series beside the fountains. John Havn and Mike Whitley play French horns, Alice England and Penny Bagwell duet on clarinets, Barbara Tilly and Hann Hussey perform Mozart. The 7:15 p.m. show lasts about one hour, free to the public with folding chair or blanket encouraged.
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Hopeland Gardens
New Public Park
John Havn
Mike Whitley
Alice England
Penny Bagwell
Barbara Tilly
Hann Hussey
Community Calendar Events in Aiken Area Tonight
A schedule of activities includes Young People's Concert at Hopeland Gardens at 7 15 p m and Aiken Community Band rehearsal at 7 30 p m at the Aiken Community Playhouse. Various meetings follow at Council Chamber USC Aiken and other venues.
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Hopeland Gardens
Aiken
Local Resident Dies in New Jersey Hospital
Mrs. Truelove of 339 Plaza Rd Fairlawn New Jersey died in a local hospital Saturday at 4 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday at Elliott Sons Taffair Street Chapel with Father William O Neill officiating. Burial in George Washington Memorial Park Paramus New Jersey. Born in Aiken she lived in New Jersey 33 years.
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Plaza Rd
Fairlawn
N.J
Elliott Sons Taffair
William O'Neill
George Washington Memorial Park
Paramus
Mrs. Truelove
Aiken
New Jersey
Johnston man Crim dies in tractor accident
William Car son Crim 55 died Saturday afternoon from injuries in a tractor crash. Funeral at Johnston First Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Duke and Rev. Cletus Lynch officiating. Burial in Mount of Olives Cemetery. He was a carpenter, lifelong Johnston resident, and member of the church. Survived by wife Angelle, two sons Earl and Johnny, two sisters Elizabeth Whatley and Victoria Ponder, and brother James Crim. Friends may visit Clark Bland Funeral Home until services.
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Johnston
William Carson Crim
Johnston First Baptist Church
Kenneth Duke
Cletus Lynch
Mount of Olives Cemetery
Angelle G. Crim
Earl Crim
Johnny Crim
Elizabeth Whatley
Victoria Ponder
James Crim
North Augusta
Clark- Bland Funeral Home
Harry Surasky Dies at 64 Aiken Merchant
Harry Surasky 64 longtime Aiken merchant died this morning at Aiken County Hospital after a lengthy illness. He owned Surasky’s Liquor Store from 1945 to 1971 and previously ran his father’s department store after 1941. He was a member of Adath Yeshurun Synagogue. Surasky leaves two daughters Evelyn Serby and Anne Surasky, a son Stephen, a sister Rose Seldin, a brother Benjamin, and three grandchildren. Memorial gifts may go to the Medical College of Georgia Oncology Clinic.
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Harry Surasky
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home Chapel
Surasky
Adath Yeshurun Synagogue
Evelyn Goodman Surasky
Alan E. Brennan Serby
Atlanta
Anne Surasky
Emory University
Stephen K. Surasky
Rose Seldin
Columbia
Benjamin Surasky
Medical College of Georgia
David Nixon
Augusta
Forest Hill Drive
Rutland Drive Accident Injures Three In Aiken
Three injured in a single car crash on Rutland Drive near Aiken High School. Horace Lee Glover 18 faced reckless driving charges after the car skidded 300 feet and overturned into a peach field. Also involved were Charles Braxton 19 and John Coates 17. James Braxton 21 not hospitalized.
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Aiken County Hospital
Rutland Drive
Aiken
Horace Lee Glover
Chesterfield St
Glover
Teague Street
Aiken High School
Charles Braxton
Hampton Ave
John Coates
Charleston S
James Braxton
Hampton Avenue
Charles Leonard Redmond
Lynnwood
Elizabeth M. Schurmeier
Cedar Wood Park
Hitchcock
Whiskey Road
Schurmeier
Cynthia Irene Cato
Colleton Avenue
Miss Cato
Susan McShell Granton
Rt. 3
Box 3
Edgefield
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Marie P. Stevens
Willie Jenkins Jr
Aiken Standard - Pbm
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept. of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Plains
New England
Dorothy B. Truelove
Arthur J. Lockard
Wheeler Drive
Charlie Miller
Paul Jennings
Tom Weathersbee
Rt. 1
Hopeland
Civil Air Patrol
Army Reserve Center
Aiken County Rescue Squad
National Association
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
USC Aiken
William C. Crim
Rutland
Neil A. Ladd
George
ING Center
Vassarette Bareling
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