Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and area
Raymond Howard Handy 67 of 222 Heathwood Dr died Sunday at a Richmond County hospital. Funeral 5 p.m. tomorrow at George Funeral Home, burial in Aiken Memorial Park. Survived by widow Floree Rice Handy and son Donald Ray Handy. memorials to Ep worth Children’s Home. Ethel Quattlebaum Conkle 68 died Sunday, funeral 4 p.m. tomorrow at Friendship Baptist Church, burial Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens. I W Tom Taylor 67 died today at University Hospital. memorial service arrangements to be announced. Memorials to Aiken County Unit American Cancer Society. Survivors listed for each.
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Raymond Howard Handy
Heathwood Dr
S.E
Richmond County
George Funeral Home
Robert E. James
Aiken Memorial Park
Handy
Clinton
Tenn
Aiken
du Pont Company
St. Johns Methodist Church
Floree Rice Handy
Donald Ray Handy
Columbia
Kenneth H. Evans
Knoxville
Cecil H. Miller
Epworth Childrens Home
Millwood Ave
Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens
Conkle
William Fisher
Bobby Jones
Clarence Brown
Otis Brown
Frank Walker
Albert Myers
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
I.W
Tom) Taylor
Cherokee Ave
University Hospital
Taylor
Savannah River
Ann Taylor
Kenneth Taylor
Carolyn Gibbons
Myrtle Taylor
Blades
Del
Aiken County
American Cancer Society
Community Calendar Highlights A Day's Events in Aiken and North Augusta
A busy schedule lists health clinics at Margaret J Weston Health Center Clearwater and Aiken County Health Department, plus community meetings at S&S Cafeteria North Augusta Weeks Center Weeks Center Masonic Temple and various churches. Notables include Toastmasters Aiken Jaycees Aiken Community Band and North Augusta City Council with appointments from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and tomorrow 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. health clinics, dental care and museum hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. Weston
Clearwater
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
North Augusta
S&s
Aiken Optimist Club
Smith Hazel Recreation Center
Aiken County Council
Center Community Fire Department
Overeaters Anonymous
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Belvedere United Methodist Church
Belvedere
Aiken Jaycees
Jaycee Hut
Aiken Community Band
Weeks Center
Aiken York Rite Bodies
Masonic Temple
Panhellenic
Aiken County Mental Health Association
Margaret J. Weston Health Center
Aiken County Health Department
Aiken County Museum
Graniteville Exchange Club
Heyward’s
Ambucs
Western Steer
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Aiken County
Indigent and Health Care Commission
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Willcox Hotel History and Repossession in Aiken
The Willcox Hotel in Aiken, once a social hub hosting Churchill and Vanderbilts, faced decline after World War II. Sold at auction in 1957, the building stayed vacant, with plans for a restaurant and offices rejected in 1970 and a 1971 court order for new renovations amid condemnation threats.
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Willcox
Aiken
Joseph M. Eways
Pennsylvania
Eways
R. A. Heider
Heider
Ewans
South Carolina National Bank
Thefts Reported In City A and Aiken District Center
Monday morning break in at Charles Jackson’s Edgefield Street home yielded a $700 color television set. Between 9 a.m. and 12 15 p.m. the incident was reported by the Aiken Department of Public Safety. A weekend theft took three vehicle batteries valued at about $165 from vehicles in a fenced area of the Aiken County School District Educational Center.
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Edgefield Street
Charles Jackson
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County
Weather forecast for a warm, humid stretch with scattered showers
Partly cloudy skies and humid conditions continue through Wednesday with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs reach the 90s and lows around the 70s, followed by partly cloudy days Thursday through Saturday with highs in the 80s to 90s and lows in the 60s to 70s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Oil Man Urges Energy Change Amid Imported Oil Rise
William F. Ross executive director of the S C Petroleum Council told the Aiken Chamber of Commerce that U S oil and gas production fell under 1970s policies while imports rose from 3 to over 8 million barrels daily. He urged opening public lands, balancing energy and environment, renewing nuclear energy, and freer markets. Also at the breakfast Terry Rapp was named Employee of the Month.
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America
S.C. Petroleum Council
William F. Ross
Ross
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken
United States
Tal
Terry Rapp
Banker’s Trust
Aiken Chamber
Merrill Keller
Ms. Rapp
Trophies Unlimited
Roger W. Chastain
C. Marchall Cain
Neighborhood Watch Program Set in Aiken
The Aiken Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Neighborhood Watch meeting to reduce city break ins. The event, Thursday at 7 30 p m in USC Aiken Room 107, will feature speakers from Aiken and North Augusta Public Safety, the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, and the S C Division of Public Safety.
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Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
USC
North Augusta
Departments of Public Safety
Aiken County
Sheriff's Department
S.C
Division of Public Safety
Jackson Councilmen Sworn In
Three newly elected Jackson Town Council members took the oath at the regular meeting. Dennis L. Boring and Albert M. Ellis were sworn in for four year terms, while Fred E. Darnell filled the seat of William McIver who did not seek re election. Arthur W. Evans was elected public works commissioner but did not attend and will be oath bound at the next meeting on Monday July 6.
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Jackson
Dennis L. Boring
Albert M
al) Ellis
Fred E. Darnell
Boring
Ellis
Darnell
William
Bill) McIver
McIver
Arthur W. Evans
Evans
Clyatt Named SERTOMA Of Year In Aiken
Milledge Clyatt was named SERTOMA of the Year by the Aiken SERTOMA Club during an installation banquet at Houndslake Country Club. Berry Crain praised his seven years of service to the club and community, as new officers were installed.
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Milledge Clyatt
Aiken Sertoma Club
Clyatt
Berry Crain
Houndslake Country Club
Dave Derrick
Woody Alexander
Pat Canning
Jerry Norton
Milledge
Prisoners Seek Transfer within South Carolina Corrections
Frank Ham and his brother, longtime staff at the Aiken Center, request moves to the Goodman Institution in Columbia. Their progress is cited as showing program development, while victim family members seek explanation of inmate staffing procedures. Advance payments should be sent to the Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Frank Ham
S.C. Department of Corrections
Aiken Center
McCuen
Goodman Institution
Columbia
Ham Brothers
Aiken Standard Pbm
Wagener Council Deliberates Tax collection and new purchases
The Wagener Town Council discussed delinquent tax collection with county tax collector W H Bolyston and planned a joint meeting. The Aiken County Library Board approved 240 for the Wagener library summer program. The council approved a new police car and discussed incorporating the rescue squad into the town under Mayor Frank Gantt.
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Wagener
Dottie Ray
W.H. Bolyston
Aiken County
Ray
Frank Gantt
Edgefield considers first reading of roughly $350000 budget
Edgefield Town Council completed the first reading of a budget estimated at 350000 dollars. Mayor Bobby Macky said it is not far from balanced and could rise with possible raises for town employees and capital items such as a garbage truck. Executive session reportedly settled most personnel issues. A parking meter ordinance was discussed without a final decision. Two new business licenses were granted and a Highway Department marking project was approved for heavier traffic at Columbia Road and WS.
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Edgefield
Bobby Macky
Highway Department
Columbia Road
WS. 25
North Augusta to Consider Sewer Charge Revision for Commercials
North Augusta City Council will hold first reading on an ordinance to revise sewer service charges for commercial customers. It allows a winter base rate or actual monthly usage, with annual irrevocable election by March 31. Meeting at 400 Buena Vista Ave with a June recreation and parks month proclamation on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
City of
D. Kim Ledford
Buena Vista Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Raymond H. Handy
Mrs
Ethel Conkle
Ethel Quattlebaum Conkle
Friendship Baptist Church
James Williams
J.W. Taylor
SRP
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
Aiken A.A
Linden
Kathy Woodham
Winston Churchill
John Barrymore
Earl and Countess of
Gosford
Vanderbilts
John Jacob Astor
James F. Byrnes
Queen of Winter Resorts
Albert S
Bert) Willcox
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Lisa Danforth
Greendale Elementary
Paula Blackmon
Allen
Ryan
Maxwell
Ronnie Maxwell
Ronnie
Cancer Research
Ginny Southworth
Macky
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