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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1973

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals Modoc and Waterbury Figures

Eugene Albert McCarty 65 drowned at Clark Hill Reservoir found by Aiken Rescue Squad after weeks of search. Graveside service 5 p.m. at Modoc Baptist Cemetery officiated by Revs. Dan Holland and Dan Jackson. Survivors include widow Floyd Edna Mundy McCarty three sons a daughter three sisters and one brother. Strom Funeral Home in charge. Also memorials for Diane and Yvonne Collins and James Collins Jr with Blocker family calls in Johnston and Waterbury.

Modoc Eugene Albert McCarty Clark Hill Aiken McCarty Modoc Baptist Cemetery Dan Holland Dan Jackson Saluda County Central Baptist Church Floyd Edna Mundy McCarty Floyd Isaac McCarty Greenwood Billy Gene McCarty Bethune S.C Gerald Wayne McCarty Langley Myrtle Marie Parks Goldsboro N.C Julian Griffin Leeveeter Todd Johnson Annie Clyde Dutz Graniteville Capers McCarty Strom Funeral Home McCormick

Walter Widener 70 Warrenville Dies in Dublin Ga

Funeral services for Walter Widener 70 of Warrenville who died Saturday in the VA Hospital Dublin Ga will be at 5 p m today at Poseys Funeral Home chapel Graniteville with Revs C C Alsbrooks and Audley Widener officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens Langley He was a native of Aiken County a longtime Warrenville resident and retired Gregg Division employee of the Graniteville Co Surviving are two sisters Mrs Maggie Beard Warrenville Mrs Eva Rosier Barnwell four brothers Jimmy Lee Widener Edmond Widener Langley Robert Widener Ray Widener both of Aiken Friends may call at the home of his sister Mrs Maggie Beard 56 Campbell St Warrenville or at Posey Funeral Home Graniteville

Warrenville Walter Widener Dublin Posey’s Funeral Home Graniteville C.C. Alsbrooks Audley Widener Sunset Memory Gardens Langley Widener Aiken County Gregg Division Graniteville Co Maggie Beard Eva Rosier Barnwell Jimmy Lee Widener Edmond Widener Robert Widener Ray Widener Aiken Campbell St Posey

Mrs Collins Waterbury death announced by Amos Funeral Home

Mrs Thomasena Blocker Collins 43 of Waterbury Conn died Friday at her home. Funeral services will be announced by Amos Funeral Home of Johnston. A native of Edgefield County she was a member of the local community.

Waterbury, Conn Thomasena Blocker Collins Amos Funeral Home Johnston Edgefield County

Aiken Standard Information and Rates

The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekday afternoons except weekends. Located at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801. Rates: per week by carrier 1.73, per month by carrier 22.00, by mail 11.60 six months, 6.40 three months.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S. C S.C Associated Press

Funeral Services for Mrs. W. M. Blackshear in North Augusta

Funeral services for Mrs. William M. Sue Blackshear of North Augusta were held Monday at 11 am in Posey's Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Iain Inglis and Henry Erion officiating. Burial followed at Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Dallas Grinstead Julian Florie Rhett Mackendree and William Mackendree. Friends may call at Posey's or at 805 Georgia Ave North Augusta.

North Augusta William M Sue) Blackshear Posey Funeral Home Iain Inglis Henry Erion Westover Memorial Park Dallas Grinstead Julian Florie Rhett Mackendree William Mackendree E.P. Lane Georgia Ave

Ellen H Seagro Jackson dies at 68 in Jackson

Ellen Hickson Seagro, 68, of Rt. 1 Jackson, died Saturday at home. She was a lifelong Aiken County resident and Zion Fair Baptist Church member. Survived by daughter Curley Mae Murphy of Jackson, son Nathanial Seagre of Beech Island, sisters Estella Hickson and Mary Crear of Chicago, brother Brooker Hickson of Aiken. Funeral arrangements announced by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home. Friends may call at Jackson Road residence or the funeral home.

Jackson Ellen Hickson Seagro Rt. 1 Jackson-Brooks Jackson Road

Funeral services held for Ruben Ellis Lowe in Augusta

Funeral services for Ruben Ellis Lowe of 3126 Floyd Road in Augusta were held Sunday at Posey’s Funeral Home chapel with Rev. J P McKinnon officiating. Burial followed in Langley Cemetery.

Langley Ruben Ellis Lowe Floyd Road Augusta Posey J.P. McKinnon Langley Cemetery

Mulcahy Dies After Illness. Rites Held In Aiken

Christopher Mulcahy former show horse trainer and World War II veteran dies after weeks of illness in a local hospital. Graveside services were conducted at Bethany Cemetery with two priests officiating. He lived in Aiken long term and was a member of St Mary Help of Christians Church and American Legion Post 26. Survived by his widow Willie Meeks Mulcahy of Aiken.

Bethany George Lewis Smith Thomas Bonifanti George Funeral Home Ireland Aiken Mulcahy American Legion St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Willie Meeks Mulcahy The

Mrs. Ruffin Storey 87 Dies in Saluda County

Mrs. Ruffin Alice R. Storey, 87, of Saluda died Friday in a local nursing home. Funeral services were held Sunday at Cumbee Funeral Home in Ridge Spring with Rev. Stan Bryant officiating. Burial followed at Good Hope Church Cemetery in Ward. A native of Saluda County.

Ridge Spring Ruffin Alice R.) Storey Saluda Cumbee Funeral Home Stan Bryant Good Hope Church Ward Saluda County

Obituary Notice for Ruffin Storey’s Widow and Family

The deceased was a member of Chestnut Hill Baptist Church and widow of Ruffin Storey. Surviving: three sons Vadis Storey of Saluda Monroe Storey of Batesburg Marshall Storey of Mineral Wells Texas. two daughters Mrs Leona Mears and Mrs Grace Fallon, both of Leesville.

Chestnut Hill

Starling Richardson obituary reported in Augusta

Starling Richardson of 626 Fifth St Augusta died Saturday in a local hospital. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. today at Elliott Sons Funeral Chapel with Reverends Milton Smith and L.G. Corder officiating. Richardson, a Barnwell County native, lived in Augusta 11 years and retired as a security guard at the Civil Service Art Gallery. Also noted is Mrs Gallie Mae Black Mathis Richardson of Augusta with Rudolph Richardson of Hyattsville Maryland and two stepsons Terry Wayne Mathis North Augusta and Larry Joe Mathis Augusta as well as two stepdaughters Minnie Lee Bains Blatenburg Maryland and Geraldine Hughes Pallbearers listed and viewing at funeral home or Geraldine Hughes residence 1932 Roberson Road Augusta.

Augusta Starling Richardson Fifth St Elliott Sons Funeral Milton Smith L.G. Corder Barnwell County Richardson Civil Service Art Gallery Gallie Mae Black Mathis Richardson Rudolph Richardson Hyattsville Terry Wayne Mathis North Augusta Larry Joe Mathis Minnie Lee Bains Blatenburg Geraldine Hughes Gilbert Owens H.O. Doyle Bill Johnson Hoke Arthur Jackie Coleman Wallace Smith Roberson Road

John H. Cook obituary from Wagener South Carolina

John H. Cook of Route 1 Wagener died Saturday at Hancock County Georgia. Funeral services 5:30 p.m. today at Rocky Spring Baptist Church with Rev. Grady W. Younce officiating. Burial in church cemetery. He was a native of Aiken County and a Rocky Spring member. Survived by a son in Jacksonville and three sons in Charleston, a brother in Aiken and a half-brother. Pallbearers named Derwood Clark Elmer Quattlebaum Mathew Anderson Hiram Derrick Chester Heyward N S Johnson.

John Henry Cook Jacksonville Fla Selder Cook Joe Cook Bobby Cook Charleston F.C. Cook Aiken Roy Cook Derwood Clark Elmer Quattlebaum Mathew Anderson Hiram Derrick Chester Heyward N.S. Johnson

Mrs Henry E Inglett dies in Augusta at 74

Mrs Henry E Pearl Anderson Inglett of 747 Oxford Road Augusta died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral Tuesday at Platts Chapel conducted by Revs Robert E Wade and Ralph E Wade. Burial in Westover Memorial Park. She was a Hill Baptist Church member and lifelong Richmond County resident. Survived by three daughters two sisters and two half-siblings.

Augusta Henry E Pearl Anderson) Inglett Oxford Road Platt’s Chapel Robert E. Wade Ralph E. Wade Westover Memorial Park The Hill Baptist Church Richmond County Forest E. Bell Winifred L. Burch Mintie Sellers Evans Willie Phillips Hephzibah Hugh Johnson North Augusta H.E. Joiner Macon Rogers W. Anderson Charleston L.W. Anderson Burch

Salley Native Onard Garvin 77 Died At Local Hospital

Onard E Garvin 77 of the Kitchings Mill section of Aiken County died Saturday in a local hospital. He was a retired farmer and Tabernacle Baptist Church member. Survived by wife Callie Cook Garvin and children Virginia Thomas Ray Garvin Edwin Garvin plus sisters and a brother.

Salley Onard E. Garvin Kitchings Mill Aiken County Tabernacle Baptist Church Joe O’cain Joe West Garvin Callie Cook Garvin Virginia Thomas Walterboro Ray Garvin Edwin Garvin Aiken Katie Fallon Columbia Ella V. Plummer Carrie Lou Gates Belton O’neal Garvin Tampa Fla

Col Joseph L Abel Dies at Fort Leonard Wood

Col Joseph L Abel Ret USMC died in Ft Leonard Wood Army Hospital after a several month illness. Burial will be Tuesday in Springfield National Cemetery with Morris N Leiman of Miller directing arrangements. Survivors include his widow two children and brother Walter B Abel.

FT. Leonard Wood Joseph L. Abel U.S. Marine Corps Ft. Leonard Wood Army Hospital National Cemetery Springfield Morris N. Leiman Miller, Mo Walter B. Abel Aiken

County board weighs refuse plan and Wagener landfill

Commissioners Murphy and Cullinan outline a policy for solid waste collection to open a Wagener landfill and charge all collectors a predetermined fee. The board will also discuss using revenue sharing funds, pending word on a new hospital project.

Larry Murphy Ralph Cullinan Murphy Wagener Wade Brodie

Israeli Pilots Describe Torture in Syrian POW Exchange

Three Israeli pilots released by Syria after a swap for 57 Israeli prisoners say they were regularly tortured during three years in captivity. One pilot reported beatings and electric shocks. captors claimed Geneva Convention rules did not apply. Israel exchanged 56 Syrian and Lebanese POWs and a Druze leader from the Golan Heights for the pilots.

Tel Aviv Syria Israel Druse Golan Heights

North Augusta teen killed in two car collision

Sharon Ann Lavarnway, 17, of 2724 Antler Drive, died in a Sunday morning two car crash seven miles south of Augusta at Meadow Brook Drive and U.S. 1. Frances Black, 17, of Augusta, was hospitalized in critical condition. Funeral services for Lavarnway are planned for Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park. She was a Glenn Hills High School student and Nashua, New Hampshire native who would have graduated Thursday.

North Augusta Sharon Ann Lavarnway Antler Drive Augusta Meadowbrook Drive U.S. 1 Frances Black University Hospital Miss Lavarnway St. Joseph Catholic Church Andrew T. Doris Msgr Thomas F Hillcrest Memorial Park Elliott Sons Chapel Nashua New Hampshire Glenn Hills High School Lawrence E. Lavarnway Scott Lavarnway Edward Lavarnway Manchester N.H Armand Melefant Hudson, N.H

Community Calendar News Brief

Local groups schedule meetings in the evening including Sertoma at 6 30 p m at the Commercial Hotel Lions Club Ladies Night and officer install at 7 30 p m Owens Corning Fiberglas Citizens Advisory Commission at 5 15 p m in council chambers Planned Parenthood family planning clinic 5 8 p m Midland Valley Shopping Center Jaycees at 7 30 p m Jaycee Hut Civil Air Patrol 7 p m Army Reserve Center Aiken County Commission 7 p m USDA room 107 Adult Development Center Board 8 p m

Sertoma Club Commercial Hotel Lions Club Owens Corning Fiberglas Citizens Advisory Commission of Aiken Council Chambers Planned Parenthoods Midland Valley Shopping Center Jaycees Civil Air Patrol Army Reserve Center Aiken County Commission USDA Adult Development Center

Camera Club to Present World Bridges Slide Show

The Aiken Camera Club will show Philip Dow's color slide show Covered Bridges and Austria and Switzerland at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Aiken Day School Grace Avenue. The public is invited.

Austria Switzerland Philip Dow Augusta Aiken Camera Club Aiken Day School Grace Avenue

Aiken Youth and Cousin Die in New York Drowning

Steven Washington a 12 year old of Aiken and his cousin Benjamin Carter 27 of Rochester drowned at Soda Point New York on Saturday. Funeral arrangements are by Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home. Surviving relatives and residence details are listed for both families.

Steven Washington Aiken Benjamin Carter Ontario St Rochester N.Y Soda Point Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Carter Schofield High School Spring Branch Williston Tobin Packing Co J.C. Carter Annie L. Carter Pauline Brown Newberry St N.W Washington Park Ave Lucille Washington Darlene Washington Kevin Washington Anthony Washington Jeffery Washington Leroy Washington

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eugene A. McCarty Shaw's Creek Baptist Church James Collins Jr Waterbury Diane Collins Yvonne Collins Avery Blocker Johnny Blocker Avery Blocker Jr Leroy Blocker Blocker Mrs. Collins Mit Gulf Coast Great Lakes Florida New England Pacific Northwest W.M. Blackshear Ellen H. Seagro Ruben E. Lowe Christopher Mulcahy Christopher Stephen Mulcahy Mrs. Ruffin Storey John H. Cook Henry E. Inglett Col A George Funeral Home Air Force Mortuary Program Thomas W. Toy Mr. Toy Mt Howe Bith Lena Tee Ee Greenwood, S.C Hwy South Ph Crafts Junebug June Gamble Crafts By Junebug Kalmia Plaza New York Owin Thomas F. Fox
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