Deaths and Funerals Joanne Bell Aiken SC
Joanne Whitley Bell 82, Owens Corning retiree, died Sunday June 1 2014 in Aiken SC after living there 45 years. Survivors: two sons Roy Martin Whitley Canton GA and Christopher Lynn Whitley Sr North Augusta a daughter Stephanie Wells Drawdy Windsor five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Preceded in death by two grandchildren. No services planned. Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home Aiken SC.
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Joanne Whitley Bell
Aiken
Owens Corning
Martinsburg
Roy Martin
Sue) Whitley
Canton
Christopher Lynn
Gayle) Whitley
North Augusta
Stephanie Wells
Willie) Drawdy
Windsor
Christopher Lynn Whitley
Sharon Whitley Brannen
Russell Craig Drawdy
Russell Nolan Whitley
Brandi Leigh Wells
Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home
East
Pine Log RD
Services Tuesday June 3 and Wednesday June 4
Obituary notices list funeral services for Sue Helen Price Eunice Lamb Swinson Sam Whatley Jasper Franklin Johnson Frances Green Ready Jimmy Lewis Spires scheduled across multiple times and venues including St Sinai Baptist Church Gloverville First Baptist Posey Funeral Chapel Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel St John United Methodist Warrenville Revival Center through June 3 and 4.
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Sue Helen Price
St. Sinai Baptist Church
Eureka
Eunice Lamb Swinson
Gloverville
First Baptist
Sam Whatley
Posey Funeral
North Augusta
Jasper Franklin Johnson
Hatcher Funeral Home
Langley
Frances Green Ready
St. John United Methodist Church
Jimmy Lewis
Warrenville
South Carolina DSS director resigns amid no confidence push
Columbia DSS director Lillian Koller resigned on Monday as Senate prepared to debate a bipartisan no confidence measure citing failures to protect abused and neglected children. Gov. Nikki Haley accepted the resignation, while calls for removal grew bipartisan including Senate leadership.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Department of Social Services
Nikki Haley
Lillian Keller
DSS
Koller
Senate
Haley
Vincent Sheheen
Tom Ervin
John Courson
Joel Lourie
Lourie
John Charles Etheridge Funeral Services Set
Funeral services for John Charles Etheridge will be held at 2 pm Thursday June 5 2014 at St Mark Baptist Church Leesville with Rev Amos Harling officiating Interment follows at the church cemetery Family and friends may call at 526 Falcon Place Warrenville or the funeral home after 1 pm tomorrow G L Brightharp and Sons Mortuary 390 Beaufort St Aiken SC 803 648-0134
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Warrenville
John Charles Etheridge
St. Mark Baptist Church
Leesville
Amos Harling
Falcon Place
G. L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary
Beaufort ST
Aiken
Lula Wise Arrangements Pending at Davis Funeral Home
Lula Wise entered hospice interest on May 31 2014 at Palmetto Health Medical Center in Columbia South Carolina. Arrangements will be announced later by Davis Funeral Home of Johnston South Carolina.
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SC - Lula Wise
Palmetto Health Medical Ctr
Columbia
Davis Funeral Home
Johnston, SC
Sam Whatley Funeral Services Set North Augusta
Sam Whatley 60 entered into rest May 30 2014. Funeral Tuesday at 3 PM Posey Funeral Chapel North Augusta with Rev John Williams and Rev Sam Drain officiating. Interment Whatley Family Cemetery. Friends urged Monday 5 7 PM at the funeral home. Posey Funeral Directors in charge.
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Sam Whatley
North Augusta
Posey Funeral Chapel
John Williams
Sam Drain
Whatley
Posey Funeral Directors of
Poseycares.com
Vera Cherry 88 of Aiken dies after long illness
Vera Cherry 88 of Aiken South Carolina died June 2 2014 at Pepperhill Nursing Center. Born in Eden North Carolina she moved to Aiken in 1954 with Clifford Cherry her husband of 67 years. She was an active Millbrook Baptist Church member now survived by sister Hazel Squires son Ron Cherry daughters Jane Throckmorton Beth Chapman five grandchildren ten great grandchildren. A private Eden North Carolina memorial is planned later this year for Vera and her husband.
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Aiken, SC
Vera Cherry
Pepperhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Eden
Lee
Nora Francis
Aiken
Clifford Cherry
Vera
Millbrook Baptist Church
Hazel Squires
Ron Cherry
Jane Throckmorton
Beth Chapman
Cherry
P.O
Hatcher Funeral Home & Service
Langley
Virginia strategist Mame Reiley dies at 61
Mame Reiley, longtime Virginia Democratic strategist, died after a cancer battle at age 61. She persuaded Jim Moran to run in 1990 and served as his chief of staff until 1996, advised Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and held roles with the Democratic National Committee and Metro Washington Airports Authority.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Mame Reiley
U.S
Jim Moran
Reiley
Moran
Sign online to remember a loved one at Aiken Standard
The newspaper invites readers to visit aikenstandard.com to sign the online memory book for a loved one and to inspire others to participate. Participants can share memories and tributes, helping sustain community support and connection beyond the printed page.
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HatcherFuneralHome.com
Vera
Aikenstandard. Com
Emissions Cut Plan Sparks Economic Concerns in South Carolina
Charleston report notes the EPA targets require a 50 percent CO2 cut from power plants by 2030 under an Obama era push. State utility Santee Cooper cites a 23 percent emissions drop over the past decade using EPA steps, while warn that higher costs may strain the economy.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Santee Cooper
Environmental Protection Agency
Ising
Mollie Gore
EPA
Obama
South Carolina questions new carbon rules on energy costs
Gore notes the state faces steeper cuts than 47 others while moving forward on nuclear power. SC's 2012 emissions were about 1,600 pounds per megawatt hour, target dropping to just over 770. Attorney General Wilson warns of higher energy bills as the federal plan aims for a 30 percent cut by 2030. Jim Beasley says SC will draft its emissions plan after final rule.
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Colstrip
Montana
Obama
U.S
Gore
South Carolina
Alan Wilson
Jim Beasley
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
Beaufort County Students to Receive Diploma Under New SC Law
South Carolina ends the high school exit exam replacing it with newer tests. Up to 500 Beaufort County students who previously failed the exit exam may now qualify for diplomas after Gov. Nikki Haley signed the measure in April.
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Beaufort
South Carolina
Beaufort County
Nikki Haley
Beaufort County Board of Education
Bill Evans
Striped Bass Released Into Lake Hartwell By State Agency
The Natural Resources Department released about 280000 striped bass into Lake Hartwell, with nearly 500000 fish from the Dennis Wildlife Center Fish Hatcher in Bonneau. Fisheries biologist Dan Rankin says the fish grow quickly and recent heavy rains should boost lake nutrients. The event followed a release on Thursday with another on Friday afternoon.
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Pendleton
Natural Resources Department
Lake Hartwell
Greenville News
Dennis Wildlife Center
Bonneau
Dan Rankin
Rankin
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