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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1974

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals of Tommy Lee McCollum Jr.

Tommy Lee McCollum Jr. died Wednesday at St Josephs Hospital. Funeral services were held today at Sunset Memory Gardens with Rev. Artants officiating. Surviving are his parents Mrs and Mrs Tommy Lee McCollum Sr and Mrs Willie Corley Reece, two sisters, and multiple grandparents. Friends may call at his mother’s residence or the funeral home.

Tommy Lee McCollum Jr Tommy Lee McCollum Sr Glendale Apts Aiken St. Joseph'sospital Sunset Memory Gardens Mike Artants Jerome Houwers Harry E. McCollum Myrtle Miller Reece Myrtle Beach Willie Corley Reece Edgefield E.C. Doscher Johnston M.E. Lanier Savannah Columbia Road

Molony Rites Set for Aiken Native in State Funeral

Mrs Joyce Molony also known as Joyce Pepper Molony died after several weeks illness in an Ai ken County hospital. Funeral services are Friday at 10 a m at St Mary Help of Christian Church with Rev Ernie T Bowen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The Holy Rosary is recited this evening at 8 p m in George Funeral Home Chapel. She was born in Winston Salem N C and lived in Savannah before moving to Aiken in 1937. She was a communicant of St Mary Help of Christian Church. Surviving are daughter Betsy Molony of Aiken two sons William W Molony and John G Molony of Aiken one brother Thomas I Pepper of Belmont N C and two grandchildren.

Joyce Pepper Molony Aiken St. Mary Help of Christian Church Ernie T. Bowen Calvary Cemetery George Funeral Home Chapel Winston- Salem N.C Savannah Betsy Molony William W. Molony John G. Molony Thomas I. Pepper Bellomont

Joseph W. Reece taken in Myrtle Beach area

Joseph W. Reece, 64, died Wednesday in a Myrtle Beach hospital. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Friday at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Tom Collins and J.T. Littlejohn officiating. Burial in Plum Branch Cemetery. Native of Edgefield County. Employed by American Motors for many years.

Edgefield Joseph W. Reece Myrtle Beach Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home Tom Collins J.T. Littlejohn Plum Branch Edgefield County American Motors

Aiken Standard Publisher Details and Policies

Aiken Standard 1867 established daily noon edition with AP wire usage rights. Notices its mailing address and shipping terms, disclaimers on ad errors, and policy on advance payments limited to five weeks.

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Woodchuck Prepares for Winter with Summer Fattening

Unlike many rodents the woodchuck does not store food and instead fattens on greens all summer. He may weigh up to 14 pounds when he settles down for his long winter sleep.

Mrs Pearl Roberson dies at 71 in Jackson

Mrs Pearl Thompson Roberson 71 of Route 1 Box 262 B Jackson died Wednesday at her residence. Funeral arrangements by Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken. She was a lifelong Jackson resident active in Mt Zion Baptist Church and several social groups. Survived by two sisters Maggie Reynolds Jackson Marie Williams Philadelphia Pa a brother Sam Thompson Philadelphia Pa a stepson Raymond Roberson Bronx N Y.

Jackson Pearl Thompson Roberson Box Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home Aiken Mt. Zion Baptist Church the Heroines of Jerocho Society PCA Lodge Powell Hill Society The Social Silver Leaf Society SSB Society Maggie Reynolds Marie Williams Philadelphia Sam Thompson Raymond Roberson Bronx N.Y

Williston Man Henry Simmons Dies in Aiken County

Henry Simmons 42 died Wednesday in an Aiken County hospital. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Jordan Baptist Church near Williston. He was a Barnwell County native. Survivors include his wife Alice, a son Joe Henry Simmons Jr., two daughters Gladys McKenney and Ethel Mae Simmons, a sister Mary Wilson, and three brothers Elijah Jr., Frank, and Edward. Eartha Johnson and two stepsons James and Norman Johnson also survive. Green's Funeral Home of Williston is in charge.

Williston Henry Simmons Aiken County Jordan Baptist Church Barnwell County Alice Johnson Simmons Joe Henry Simmons Jr Gladys McKenney Savannah Ethel Mae Simmons Mary Wilson Brooklyn N.Y Elijah Simmons Jr Frank Simmons Jacksonville Fla Edward Simmons Eartha Johnson James Johnson Norman Johnson Green

Salley Graveside Rites Held For Mrs. Cora LeCroy

Salley Oakview Cemetery hosts graveside services for Mrs. Cora Corley LeCroy 93 who died Wednesday. Rev. Gordon Robinson presides as mourners gather for final rites in the family plot.

Salley Cora Corley LeCroy Salley Oakview Cemetery Gordon Robinson

Funeral rites held for Mrs Cornelius C Coakley

Funeral services for Mrs Claudia C Coakley 78 of Richmond Virginia were held at 11 a m in Hollingsworth Funeral Home Chapel Edgefield with Rev Eugene Eaddy officiating.

Edgefield Cornelius C Claudia) Coakley Wakefield Road Richmond Hollingsworth Funeral Home Eugene Eaddy

Community Calendar entries and memorial note

Burial was in East View Cemetery. Memorials to the Heart Fund. Tonight’s events include Duplicate Bridge at 7:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse and the Georgia Carolina Empty Bottle Club meeting in the John Milledge Lunchroom. Historical Society gathering at 7:30 p.m. in the S and S Cafeteria. Tomorrow features Recreation Department Bridge at 12 30 p.m. and Senior Citizens Club at 7 30 p.m. at the Clubhouse.

Georgia-Carolina John Milledge Historical Society S&s Recreation Department Virginia Acres Senior Citizens Club

Sheriff Takes Custody Of Suspects In Oregon

Sheriff J P Gable and two SLED agents seized two brothers James Calvin Morrison 31 and David Doyle Morrison 24 in Portland Oregon on a federal warrant charging unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Their extradition to South Carolina follows the robbery slaying of three Ft Gordon soldiers whose bodies were found June 2 at a lake near Modoc after a party invitation.

McCormick County J.P. Gable Ft. Gordon James Calvin Morrison David Doyle Morrison Portland Morrison's Augusta Modoc

Four Seasons Garden Club Creates Quiet Park Corner

In 1970 the Four Seasons Garden Club transformed a weed filled corner at South Boundary and Newberry into a small park for students and passersby. Janet Boswell recalled planting evergreens bulbs and lo rilope with a stone bench at the site near the Aiken Campus library. City officials said they would assist in relocating plants and coordinating with the Parks Commission to find a new site.

Four Seasons Garden Club South Boundary Newberry Street Aiken The State University Winter Estate Janet Boswell Boswell Roland Windham Garden Club Parks Commission Windham

Rescue Squad Seeks County Funds For Unified Unit

JUDY RICH reports L C Greene director of civil defense asked the Aiken County Board of Commissioners for a county subsidy to form the Belvedere North Augusta Aiken and Wagener rescue squads into a single unit. The plan keeps each squad's identity and control while sharing a regional area and a coordinating board. He noted volunteer squads rely on donations and county funds are not presently used.

L.C. Greene Aiken Greene Belvedere North Augusta Wagener Aiken County

Domestic Structure Remains A Police Challenge In County

Law officers say domestic calls strain city and county resources and hint at long term, non police driven solutions. Officers Wilkins and Newman call for mediation trained by counselors, with funding and planning needed to address underlying issues beyond arrests.

Wilkins Walter Newman North Augusta J. C. Busbee Aiken

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