Deaths And Funerals For John Knight And Maggie Williams
Funeral services for John Casper Knight 73 of 472 Columbia Ave will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Young Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Mark C. Adams officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery. Pallbearers include Joe Smith Jr Jack Quiller Joe Smith Sr Willene Stewart Tom Key and Andrew Thomas. Friends may call at the residence or Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home in Aiken. Funeral services for Maggie Williams of 111 Union St will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. W L Mines officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery. Pallbearers include Freddie Scott Gus Curry John Gomillion Wesley Broadwater Clodie Lambacker and Brookie T Burris. Friends may call at the residence or at Jackson-Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John “Casper” Knight
Columbia Ave
Young Macedonia Baptist Church
Mark C. Adams
Joe Smith Jr
Jack Quiller
Joe Smith Sr
Willene Stewart
Tom Key
Andrew Thomas
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Aiken
Maggie Williams
Union St
Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church
W.L. Mines
Freddie Scott
Gus Curry
John Gomillion
Wesley Broadwater
Clodie Lambacker
Brookie T. Burris
Infant Susan Lee Jackson Dies in Augusta Hospital
Susan Eliza beth Beth Lee seven month old daughter of Mr and Mrs James Linton Lee of Jackson died Wednesday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. today at Plum Branch Cemetery with Rev Donald Funderburk officiating. Survived by parents paternal grandparents Allen H Lee Jackson maternal grandparents John Lyon Plum Branch paternal great grandmother Julia Lee Statesboro. Strom Funeral Home McCormick in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Susan Elizabeth
Beth” Lee
James Linton Lee
Augusta
Plum Branch
Donald Funderburk
Allen H. Lee
John Lyon
Julia Lee
Statesboro
Strom Funeral Home
McCormick
Edna D. Mitchell rites set at Kingdom Hall
Mrs Edna D Mitchell of 1638 Douglas St will be laid to rest at Southview Cemetery in a 4 pm Saturday service at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses with William Watson officiating. She leaves daughter Bettye J Mitchell and siblings Lloyd Dicks Harold Dicks Iota Aggre Aiken Leola Bush Elizabeth Bing. Friends may call at Peoples Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Edna D. Mitchell
Douglas St
Augusta Hospital
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses
William Watson
Southview Cemetery
Bettye J. Mitchell
Lloyd Dicks
Harold Dicks
Brooklyn
N.Y
Iota Aggre
Elizabeth Bing
Williston
Peoples Funeral Home
Aiken Standard Publisher Note and policies
This notice outlines publication details for the Aiken Standard established in 1867. It lists distribution, AP rights, republication restrictions, error correction policy, advance payment handling, and mailing address in Aiken South Carolina.
Miss Amelia Sommer Obituary Notice
Miss Amelia J Sommer died at home after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 6 30 p m tomorrow at Bethany Cemetery with Rev L Gordon Robinson officiating. Aiken native, daughter of O J and Lelia Wise Sommer, former saleslady and Village Greenhouse partner. Survived by sister Mrs Iradell McCarty of Aiken. Friends may call on New Holland Road residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia J. Sommer
Bethany Cemetery
L. Gordon Robinson
Aiken
Miss Sommer
O.J
Lelia Wise Sommer
Shaws Fork
Moore Alimae Townsend Moore obituary notice
Mrs Alimas T Moore Alimae Townsend Moore of Norfolk Virginia died Wednesday July 9 in Norfolk. Funeral held Friday July 11 at Bethany Cemetery in Aiken. Survived by husband Paul D Moore two sons Paul D Moore Jr and William P Moore a sister Mrs Walter W Wise Jr and a brother Carlos L Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alimae Townsend Moore
Norfolk
Bethany Cemetery
Aiken
Paul D. Moore
Mayo G. Townsend
Paul D. Moore Jr
William P. Moore
Charlotte
N.C
Walter W. Wise Jr
Trenton
Carlos L. Townsend
Mrs. J P McNair of Salley Dies at 82
Mrs James Preston McNair Jr 82 of Rt 2 Salley died in an Aiken County hospital after a long illness. She was native to Ninety Six and a Tabernacle Baptist Church member. Survived by son James D McNair of Aiken five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Burial at Tabernacle Baptist Church cemetery with service by Joe W West. Expressions of sympathy to Wallace Dunbar Rt 2 Salley or George Funeral Home in Aiken after 3 pm today.
Funeral services for Mrs. K Eugene Brown
Mrs Edith Vance Brown died Thursday in an Augusta hospital. Funeral services are at 5 p.m. today at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church with Rev Louis C Shealy officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
K. Eugene
Edith Vance) Brown
Augusta
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Louis C. Shealy
Corley Named South Carolina Seedsman of the Year
Frank W. Corley, manager of Coward Corley Seed Company in Aiken, was named Seedsman of the Year at the South Carolina Seedsmen's Association meeting in Hilton Head. The award marks the first year of the honor with plans for an annual plaque. Corley, a Clemson graduate and former educator, has 27 years with Coward Corley Seed and publishes The Garden News newsletter for Aiken gardeners. Hazel C. Coward presented the plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Corley
South Carolina
South Carolina Seedsmen’s Association
Hilton Head
Corley
Coward Corley Seed Company
Aiken
McCormick
Clemson University
Hazel C. Coward
Coward
Sterilization Policy at Aiken Doctor Faces Trial
Ellis testified over ten weeks as Dr. Pierce faced disqualification from Medicaid. The case centers on a policy that patients must be sterilized if they deliver while under his care, a policy he says is disclosed before accepting patients. Ms. Brown claims she paid 250 for childbirth and was pressured to sterilize after delivery with Medicaid and insurance involved. Her mother testified trying to negotiate care, but Dr. Pierce would not relent. Other defendants include hospital board chair George A. Poda and county social services director Richard Poore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Obstetrician
Ms. Brown
Pierce
Seminole Mills
Clearwater
Department of Social Services
Penny Ophelia Smith
Ellis
George A. Poda
Aiken County
Horse Creek Project To Be Discussed At Aiken Meet
The Aiken County Public Service Authority will discuss the Horse Creek Valley Wastewater Treatment Project at 7 30 p m Monday in Room 208 at the Aiken Technical Education Center. Topics include the North Augusta Connector interim plant plans and budget. A report from the nominating committee on officer elections will be heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horse Creek
Aiken County Public Service Authority
Aiken Technical Education Center
North Augusta
Public Service Authority
Ants Invade Darlinghurst Police Station in Sydney
Police in Sydney evacuated parts of the Darlinghurst station as millions of flying white ants swarmed the building. The insects crawled into switchboard holes and fed on patrol papers and teletype output, prompting insecticide spraying by Public Works Department workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Darlinghurst
Public Works Department
Ex Beatle Ringo Starr granted divorce in London
Former Beatle Ringo Starr's divorce from Maureen Starr was granted in a London court on grounds of alleged adultery with Nancy Andrews. The couple, ages 35 and 28, did not attend the three minute hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ringo Starr
Maureen
Ringo
Nancy Andrews
Correction clarifies Oak Grove magistrate race outcome
The newspaper corrects prior errors about candidates for the Oak Grove magistrate seat. Alex Willis, misidentified as living in Aiken, actually resides in Monetta and works in Aiken. Gov. Edwards appointed E W Padgett, not Willis, to the post, with Padgett serving 14 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Elliot Willis
Alex Willis
Willis
Aiken
Monetta
E.W. Padgett
James B. Edwards
Padgett
Meeting Set To Review Social Program
The governor's office and the Division of Health and Social Development will hold a public meeting to review their Title XX Social Services Program Plan. The input session starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Aiken Technical Education Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor's Office
Division of Health and Social Development
Aiken Technical Education Center
Common Cause Coordinator To Speak At USC Aiken Campus
Preston Bussey state coordinator of Common Cause will speak Tuesday at the University of South Carolina Aiken Campus Room 107 at 8 p m He will report on the organization in South Carolina and recount its first press conference in Columbia The meeting is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Bussey
Common Cause
University of South Carolina- Aiken
South Carolina
Columbia
Metro COG To Meet Thursday
The Metropolitan Council of Governments of Aiken and Richmond Counties schedules a Thursday 2 p.m. meeting at 121 Marion Ave. Ext. North Augusta. Items include filing a Transit Technical Assistance Application and supporting docs, final payments to the Lower Savannah RPC and Augusta Richmond County Planning Commission, contracts for the 1976 work program, approval of the 1976 operating budget, and appointing a director to arrange the program audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Council of Governments
Metro Cog
Aiken
Richmond Counties
Marion Ave
Ext
North Augusta
Lower Savannah
Shrine Day Parade Kicks Off Tomorrow Across Three Cities
Jamil Temple sponsors Shrine Day with a 45 unit parade beginning 10 30 a m in Aiken forming on Park Avenue at Union Street After lunch nine county districts march to McCormick for a 2 30 p m parade from Washington Street to Main Street Then Edgefield hosts a 5 p m downtown parade forming at Buncombe Street Proceeds aid Shrine Hospital in Greenville and burned and crippled children to funds raised by Shrine Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamil Temple
Aiken
Edgefield
McCormick
Park Avenue
Union Street
Washington Street
Main Street
Buncombe Street
Jamil Road
Columbia
Shrine
Shrine Hospital
Greenville
Hopelands Concert Showcases Baritone Floyd Montgomery
The Hopeland Gardens concert Monday features baritone Floyd Montgomery of Augusta. Montgomery, Augusta College graduate with a Texas Tech Masters, leads a program with clarinetists David Peters Dean Johns and Earl Collins. He performs from South Pacific Oklahoma and Carousel. Free start 7 pm. rain venue First Baptist Church. Sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopeland Gardens
Floyd Montgomery
Augusta
Montgomery
Augusta College
Texas Tech University
Southeast
St. Mark Methodist Church
David Peters
Dean Johns
Earl Collins
South Pacific
Oklahoma
First Baptist Church
Aiken
Community Calendar Highlights Weekly Listings
A busy week with events across town including Senior Citizens Club and Disabled American Veterans meetings, car washes by Troop 146 and Eureka Volunteer Fire Department, AA groups at St. Bartholomew’s, and Sunday worship. Monday offers Social Security help, museum hours, library story time, Rotary and food stamp services, and several clubs meeting at local hotels and centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
Troop 146
Whiskey Road
Silver Bluff
Johnny's
Exxon
Eureka Volunteer Fire Department
Kalmia Hill
St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church
North Augusta
Aiken County
Center Fire District Approved in eastern Aiken County
A special purpose district called Center Fire District won election approval 396 to 67, creating a Board of Advisors to regulate fire service and set fees. It spans from the Edgefield County line to the Orangeburg and Barnwell lines near Savannah River Plant, with a July 29 rate hearing at 7 30 p m at Aiken Electric Co operative and board officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Center Fire District
Edgefield
Orangeburg
Barnwell
Savannah River
Aiken Electric Co-operative
G.W. Mundy
F.A. Broadway
L.W. Eubanks
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John Knight
Mrs
Susan Lee
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Amelia Sommer
Alimas T. Moore
J.P. McNair of
Salley
Eugene Brown
F.W. Corley
S.C. Seedsman
Ray Yonce
H.K. Yonce
Jerry Yonce
Charles Yonce
P.K. Greene
Keith Greene
Kenny Jarrett
Edward Satcher
John N. McNair
Ronnie M. Steed
Gregory S. Steed
Jimmy Weathersbee
the George Funeral Home
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
AKX
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Texas
Upper Great Lakes
Northwest
Plains
Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist
Hayne Avenue
Hopelands
Church of Your Choice
Old Jail House
Better Breathing Club
Sertoma Club
Ramada Inn
Kalmia Toastmasters Club
Commercial Hotel
Lions Club
Lions Hut
Crosland Park Civic Association
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Women’s Club
Fire District
Woodrow Driggers
W.W. West
Daniel Magnus
Lawrence Satcher
Leonard Bell
Mundy
Driggers
Satcher
Center
James T Smith Jr
Grace Brethren Church
Aiken Community Playhouse
Virginia Acres Park
Sun
Steve W. Taylor
Millbrook
Pine Log
Bible School
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