Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Manning
Notices for Pearlie Mae Chavous Drayton 93 of Aiken with July 14 service at Zion Fair Baptist Church and interment in its cemetery. Angela Nell Gunter 25 of Manning dies from car crash with services and burial at Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Ruthie Mae Matthews Smith 58 of Aiken dies July 8 with July 14 service at Hayden Baptist Church and Jordan Baptist Cemetery. Public viewings and family details listed for each.
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Pearlie Mae Chavous Drayton
Odom St
Aiken
Zion Fair Baptist Church
Drayton
Will
Ella Bell Bryant Stephen
Louis Drayton
Mildred Lawrence
Willie
Mary
Delores
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Odom
Ruthie Mae Matthews Smith
Cox Avenue
N.W
Lelia Walker
Jessie Simpkins
Octivia Green
David Matthews
Johnny Ray Matthews
John Henry Matthews
Jesse
Luzianna Matthews
Ruth Lee
James Clarence Matthews
Melanie Smith
Hampton Ave
Baptist Services Schedule Reads Like a Roster
Daily service times and names for Jim Brinson Patrick Tyler Angela Gunter Pearlie Drayton Ruthie Smith listed across five churches Springfield Hayden Good Hope Zion Fair. Times include 1 a.m. 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at Samaria Hayden Good Hope Zion Fair Baptist churches.
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Jim Brinson
Samaria Baptist Church
Springfield
Schmidt Rudy Schmidt 85 of Aiken dies. service planned
Rudolf Schmidt 85 of Aiken died Sunday at home. A memorial service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Bob Byrnes officiating. Survivors include his wife Elaine, daughter Lora Rhinehart, son Martin Schmidt, granddaughter Katelyn Rhinehart, sister Charlotte Batke, and other relatives. Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home listed.
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Manning
Angela Nell Gunter
Miss Gunter
Augusta
James Clinton Gunter Sr
Sandra Renee Gunter
Alexia Lechelle Gunter
Cyrithia Kinard Lewis
Aiken
James Clinton Gunter Jr
East
Pine Log Road
Rudolf “Rudy” Frederich Schmidt
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Bob Byrnes
Elaine Kalis Schmidt
Lora S. Rhinehart
Martin J. Schmidt
Phdl
Niceville
Fla
Katelyn E. Rhinehart
Charlotte Batke
Jeffersonville
Ind
Patrick Tyler
New Holland Road
Hayden Baptist Church
Alfred Holmes
Church
Vanessa Robinson
Chestnut Ave
North Augusta
Frances Langford dies at 91 famed USO performer in WWII
Frances Langford, celebrated for her wartime USO performances with Bob Hope, died Monday at age 91. Her sultry version of I'm in the Mood for Love boosted morale for soldiers during World War II.
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Miami
Frances Langford
Bob Hope
Obituary Policy Guideline From The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard publishes obituary notices with up to 16 lines free the first time. Additional lines incur a fee and notices are submitted by funeral homes and edited for style. Deadline is 7 p.m. daily and 648 2311 provides more information.
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The
Aiken Standard
USC expands hydrogen fuel cell research with Fraunhofer ISE in Germany
The University of South Carolina signs a first-of-its-kind agreement with Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg to develop hydrogen fuel cell research across continents. The partnership aims to boost economic growth, attract grants, and diversify energy by advancing hydro gen storage production and electro chemical devices over the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of South Carolina
USC
Fraunhofer Institute For Solar Energy Systems
Freiburg
Germany
Harris Pastides
Pastides
Volker Wittwer
Institute
Energy Technology Department
Bob Coble
South Carolina
Coble
Christopher Hebling
Fraunhofer Institute
Hebling
SC workers' compensation premiums may rise 33 percent
The National Council on Compensation Insurance urges a 33 percent rate increase in South Carolina to cover rising medical costs and other expenses. The group cites lawyer involvement and slower settlements as factors. Local officials warn about impact on businesses and hiring.
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Insurance Agency Group
Columbia
South Carolina
National Council On Compensation Insurance
Frank Knapp
Small Business Chamber of Commerce
Hana Williamson
Council
Ger
Tara Hyatt
Koenig Construction
Johns Island
Miss South Carolina crowned after fortune cookie omen
Erika Grace Powell, 20, of Easley won the Miss South Carolina pageant at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. She will spend a year giving speeches and appearances and will compete in Miss America 2006. Powell recalled the cookie prophecy while in an Atlanta restaurant two weeks prior.
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Greenville
South Carolina
Erika Grace Powell
Atlanta
Powell
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Easley
Former Allendale employee charged with breach of trust
Edna Williams, 55, of Allendale, was arrested on charges of breach of trust with fraudulent intent for allegedly taking $212,691.81 from the city, per a State Law Enforcement Division arrest warrant.
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Columbia
Allendale
Edna Williams
Williams
Myrtle Beach Fire Department expands staff with 27 graduates
Myrtle Beach sees its fire department staff rise to 126 after 27 recruits graduated from the largest Myrtle Beach Fire Academy class. The graduates join a new 9,800 square foot station costing 1.6 million, set to open later this month, and include retirees from other fields. Horry County Fire Rescue notes 272 paid staff and 230 volunteers across 38 stations in the tourist town.
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Myrtle Beach
Ap) Fire Department
Myrtle Beach Fire Academy
Todd Cartner
Horry
Man Wanted in Lexington Death Arrested in Tennessee
Samuel Preston Loftis, 60, of Gaston, a person of interest in the death of Diana Willmeth, was arrested in Knoxville Tennessee after being sought on probation violation. Lexington County Sheriff James Metts announced the arrest on Monday.
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Gaston
Willmeth
Loftis
Greer
Reyes Ortiz Villafuente
Southgate
Ken Coppins
Greenville County
Lexington
Lexington County
Tennessee
James Metts
Samuel Preston Loftis
Knoxville
Tenn
Sanford to send more troopers to crash prone US 17 corridor
Gov. Mark Sanford announced additional Highway Patrol troopers will be deployed to Beaufort and Colleton counties to cut accidents on the deadly US 17 corridor. The road linking Charleston to Beaufort and I 95 has seen multiple fatal crashes this year and since 1997. Highway Patrol Col. Russell Roark said six Upstate motorcycle units will be relocated temporarily to the area to boost enforcement.
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Columbia
Mark Sanford
State Highway Patrol
Beaufort
Colleton
Charleston
Beaufort County
Colleton County
Edisto River
Highway Patrol
Russell Roark
Upstate
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Pearlie Drayton
Tripple- E
Barnwell
Meryl Simmons
A.A. Dicks Funeral Home
Sullivan Chapel
Oak St
Angela Gunter
Ruthie Smith
Good Hope Baptist Church
Rudolf Schmidt
Shellhouseriversfuneralhome
Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home
East Pine Log Road
Yune
Miss South Carolina
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Coast City
U.S
Aiken County
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