Belvedere Widow Shirley Umphrey Dies in Hospital
Mrs C A Shirley Umphrey of Belvedere died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held in Atlanta under Horis Ward Funeral Home directions. Survived by widower, daughter Bonnie Umphrey and son Steven Umphrey of Belvedere. Local arrangements by Poteet Funeral Home. Bethlehem Baptist Church Saluda. Davis Funeral Home Ridge Spring handles local notices.
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Belvedere
C.A
Shirley) Umphrey
Atlanta
Horis - Ward Funeral Home
Bonnie Umphrey
Steven Umphrey
Poteet Funeral Home
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Saluda
Davis Funeral Home
Ridge Spring
Marion Williams Deacon Dies at Beech Island
Marion Williams of 2011 Steiner Ave died Monday at home. Funeral arrangements are set by Peoples Funeral Home. A longtime Silver Bluff Baptist Church clerk and senior choir president, he also served on the church board. Survived by three daughters Cora Lee Williams Beatrice Bing Ruby W Mosley of Augusta and three sisters Virginia Pixley Willie Mae Darlington Moriah Henley of Beech Island.
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Marion Williams
Steiner Ave
Peoples Funeral Home
Silver Bluff Baptist Church
Beech Island
Cora Lee Williams
Beatrice Bing
Ruby W. Mosley
Augusta
Virginia Pixley
Willie Mae Darlington
Moriah Henley
Charlie Cummings dies at 92 in Edgefield County
Charlie Cummings age 92 died Saturday in Edgefield County Hospital. Funeral held Thursday at Liberty Springs Baptist Church Edgefield County with Rev. E J Daniel officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by daughters Gertrude Moore Edgefield County Fannie Mae Tolbert Greenwood and son M Y Cummings Edgefield. Friends may call at residence or Blalock's Funeral Home Edgefield.
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Edgefield
Charlie Cummings
Edgefield County Hospital
Liberty Springs Baptist Church
Edgefield County
E.J. Daniel
Ceme
Tery
Gertrude Moore
Fannie Mae Tolbert
Greenwood
M.Y. Cummings
Blalock
Ellen Mae Dunbar Dies in Aiken County Hospital
Ellen Mae Dunbar died Saturday in the Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 4 30 p.m. in the Ridge Spring area likely at a local church or funeral home.
Aiken Standard Local Publisher Rates and Information
Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekday afternoons excluding weekends. Office is at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801 with mail and subscription options listed for carrier and by mail. The paper notes AP dispatches and rights, plus correction policy and pricing.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Death of Homer Corley in Jamaica New York
Homer Corley of Edgefield County died Saturday in Queen's General Hospital Jamaica New York announced by Miller's Funeral Home Aiken He is survived by three sisters Mrs Gertrude Pope Mrs Vera Dawson and Mrs Olivia Oliphant of Jamaica and three brothers Bennie Lee Bush Aiken Booker T Corley New York City and James Corley Dayton Ohio Friends may call at Bennie Lee Bushs residence 223 Union St NE Aiken or at Miller's Funeral Home
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Homer Corley
Edgefield County
Queen’s General Hospital
Jamaica
N.Y
Miller
Aiken
Gertrude Pope
Vera Dawson
Olivia Oliphant
Bennie Lee Bush
Booker T. Corley
New York City
James Corley
Dayton
Ohio
Union St
N.E. Aiken
Mrs Irene Coats Dies After Brief Illness in Graniteville
Mrs Irene Coats of Graniteville died Friday at Aiken County Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Miller's Funeral. She was a native of Aiken County and survived by grandson Jonnie Alexander Jr of Graniteville, daughter-in-law Ruth Alexander, Graniteville, and her foster mother Annie Mae Clark, Graniteville.
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Graniteville
Irene Coats
Aiken County Hospital
Miller's Funeral Home
Aiken County
Jonnie Alexander Jr
Ruth Alexander
Annie Mae Clark
Robert I Jennings Sr dies in Alexandria at 60
Robert Ishmeal Jennings Sr., 60, of Alexandria Louisiana, died July 9 in Alexandria. A brick mason contractor, he was a Vidalia native who lived in Louisiana 17 years and formerly resided in Augusta. Survived by his widow Dauzie Eubanks Jennings and multiple children, stepchildren, siblings, and in laws across Georgia, Virginia and New Jersey.
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Robert Ishmeal Jennings Sr
Alexandria
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
Vidalia
Louisiana
Augusta
Jennings
Dauzie Eubanks Jennings
Ray Jennings
Otis Jennings
Martinez
Jerry Jennings
Virgil Jennings
Evans
Johnston Mrs Sloan Pixley dies at 66
Dorcas Pixley Johnson left Edgefield County by Amos & Sons Funeral Home Johnston announces the death of 66 year old Dorcas Pixley Johnston a native of the county. Survived by widower three daughters Mrs Catherine Etheridge Mrs Mattie Bryant Mrs Beverly Axen three sons Theodore Pixley Sloan Pixley Jr Melvin Pixley three sisters Mrs Ann Johnson Mrs Fannie Burt Mrs Angeline Butler two brothers Samson Rhodes Herman Rhodes.
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Johnston
Sloan (Dorcas) Pixley
Edgefield County Hospital
Amos & Sons Funeral Home
Edgefield County
Pixley
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Catherine Etheridge
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mattie Bryant
Washington
Beverly Axen
Theodore Pixley
Ward
R H Kneece Dies at 86 Aiken Businessman
R H Kneece 86 an Aiken County native and retired partner in Aiken Lumber Co died Monday at Aiken County Hospital. He held roles in First Baptist Church the Aiken Lions Club and Knights of Pythias. Funeral at Bethany Cemetery officiated by Revs Coile Scarborough and R D Parkinson with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
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R.H. Kneece
Aiken
Waterloo St
S.W
Aiken County Hospital
Bethany
Coile F. Scarborough
R.D. Parkinson
Aiken County
First Baptist Church
Aiken Lions Club
Knights of Pythias
Kneece
Aiken Lumber Co
Mary Holley
Olander Settles Rites Set in Edgefield Baptist Church
Funeral services for 48 year old Olander Settles will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. at Liberty Springs Baptist Church Edgefield County with Rev E J Daniels officiating Burial follows in the church cemetery at Blalock's Funeral Home Edgefield Survivors include wife Maggie four sons and four daughters along with his mother sister and brother entries list locations Boston Philadelphia Richmond San Francisco and Washington D C.
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Edgefield
Olander Settles
Liberty Springs Baptist Church
Edgefield County
E.J. Daniels
Maggie Settles
M.C
Arthur Ronald Settles
Boston
Mass
Lavon Settles
Jerome Settles
Bobby Patton
Blandenia Fuller
Fanetha Settles
Debra Settles
Lizzie Holmes
William Holmes
Willie Mae Harris
Annie B. Lanier
Melvin Brown
Ethel Gilchrist
Philadelphia
Olena Tolbert
Richmond
Johnny Settles
San Francisco
Cal
Nixon Plans Phase Four Economic Talks With Aides
President Nixon, recuperating after a hospital stay, will hold morning talks with Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz and White House aides Melvin Laird Bryce Harlow on Phase 4 of his economy program. A 4 p.m. meeting with Vice President Agnew is also planned.
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Washington
Nixon
Shultz
White House
Melvin R. Laird
Bryce N. Harlow
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Belvedere Discusses Police Hiring and Security Patrols
Belvedere Community Council weighs a private patrol to deter crime serving about 2,000 homes. The plan calls for marked patrol cars with sheriff insignia, 7 pm to 6 am coverage, and up to six security checks per business nightly at 90 cents each to reduce per-household costs.
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Sizemore
Rosen
Belvedere Community Council
Smith
Board of Commissioners
County officials push reforms and welfare concerns
Graybeal outlines a new life insurance plan for county workers funded by the county premiums totaling about 28 000 dollars. He notes partial improvements with 14 73 dollars per employee and cites plans to align pay with a regional schedule. A proposed Horse Creek Valley cleanup includes sewage and pollution work from Aiken to the Savannah River with 75 percent federal funding and bonds for the rest. He warns land use legislation depends on county support and public interest to serve the common good.
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Graybeal
South Carolina
Williamsburg St
Horse Creek Valley
Aiken
Theavannah River
Aiken City Leader Pushes Recreation and Growth Plans
Wyman advocates higher quality life in Aiken through expanded recreation including four planned tennis courts in Virginia Acres and two in Kalmia Hill supported by revenue sharing. He praises volunteers in youth sports, backs the city manager form, and prioritizes Industrial Park growth to limit unemployment while seeking cost efficient hospital services.
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Aiken
Wyman
Virginia Acres
Kalmia Hill
Sign Of Decay Brings Focus On Aiken Downtown Revival
Carney warns downtown Aiken shows signs of decay with vacant shops as Main Street struggles to regain prominence. He urges traffic improvements, off street parking, design harmony, and appealing stores to compete with suburban centers and attract consumers. The plan stresses business district preservation and senior market inclusion.
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Aiken
Carney
Merchants Association
Augusta
South Carolina Electric and Gas Co
Main Street
America
U.S
U. S
Thurmond Seeks Harden for FCC Post
Sen Strom Thurmond recommends W Frank Harden of Columbia for a possible appointment to the Federal Communications Commission. Harden, president of State Telecasting Co., has led the South Carolina Broadcasters Association and serves on the Television Secondary Markets Committee of the NAB as an appointed candidate to replace retiring commissioner Nicholas Jackson.
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Columbia
W. Frank Harden
State Telecasting Co., Inc
Federal Communications Commission
Strom Thurmond
Rl.c
Harden
Nixon
FCC
Nicholas Jackson
South Carolina Broadcasters Association
National Association of Broadcasters
Community Calendar of Local Meetings
The Board of Realtors meets at the Holiday Inn at 1 p.m. The Center Fire Department gathers at 7 p.m. at the station. The Jaycees convene at 7:30 p.m. at the Jaycee Hut. Tomorrow Toastmasters meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Commercial Hotel.
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Board of Realtors
Holiday Inn
Center Fire Department
Commercial Hotel
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C.A. Umphrey
Ellen Mae Dunbar
Robert I. Jennings Sr
Mrs. Sloan Pixley
M. Brad Willis
Arnold Townsend
J.E. George
S.D. Koon
J.R. McTeer
F.E. Cullum
Frank Sloan
H.J. Hallman
C. Howard Neilson
Marion Kitchings
George Funeral Home
Olander
Dulas
National Weasher Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Wesdarn
Plains Koonip
Gerald Rosenbrook
Graniteville Company
Walchem
Continental Can
Hamburg Industries
Roland Windham
Aixen
Peru
Holley Hardware
Sen. Thurmond
Ford Meter Company
Cee Whittle Brothers
Whittle
Richland Avenue East
Whittle Brothers
Buddy Johnson
Bankamericard
American Express
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