Death of J Strom Thurmond at 100 in Edgefield
J Strom Thurmond 100 of Edgefield died at 9 45 pm. Services set for 1 pm Tuesday July 1 2008 at First Baptist Columbia with burial at Willowbrook Cemetery. Thurmond a long time public figure served as SC governor US senator and WWII hero with many honors. survived by wife Nancy and children Julie Strom Thurmond Whitmer Strom Thurmond Jr and Paul Thurmond plus grandchildren and siblings. Memorials to Strom Thurmond Foundation and local churches. Funeral home Shellhouse in Aiken handling arrangements.
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J. Strom Thurmond
Edgefield
Edgefield County Hospital
First Baptist Church
Columbia
Fred Andrea Ili
Wendell Estep
Willowbrook
Eadgefield
Eleanor Gertrude Strom
John William Thurmond
Thurmond
Edgefield County
Clemson College
Clemson University
South Carola
South Carolina
Gertrude Thurmond
Jean Crouch ‘Thurmond
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Julie Thurmond ‘Whitmer
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
Paul Reynolds Thurmond
Martin ‘Taylor Whitmer
Martha Thurmond
Mary Thurmond Tompkins
Walter Grady Bishop Jr
William Thurmond
James Allan
John Barry Bishop
John William Thurmond II
Betsy Thurmond Keller
Ellen Thurmond Senter
Mary T. Tompkins Freeman
United States Military
South Carolina National Guard
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Strom Thurmond Foundation
Aiken
Senator Thurmond
South Carolinna State House
Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc
Hayne Ave
Obituary for Bobby Joe Langford in North Augusta
Mr Bobby Joe Langford husband of Helen Fields Langford and son of Jamelle Langford Ozalee Fulmer Langford entered into rest on Friday June 27 2003. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Napier Funeral Home Graniteville.
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J. Langford
North Augusta
Bobby Joe Langford
Helen Fields Langford
Jamelle Langford
Ozalee Fulmer Langford
Napier Funeral Home
Main St
Graniteville
Private memorial for Harry Preston Seigler
Memorial services for Harry Preston Seigler 70 will be held at a later date. Caughman Harman Funeral Home Lexington Chapel handles arrangements with donations possible to Perry Youth Center Gilbert or Churches Together for Kids Wagener. Seigler, born in Aiken County, was a nurseryman and member of Round Hill Baptist Church and Local 227 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. Survived by daughters Susan Crapps and Christie Baugus, four grandchildren, brothers Ralph Wyman and George Seigler. preceded in death by sisters and brothers.
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Gilbert
Harry Preston
Jimmy” Seigler
Round Hill
Mr. Seigler
Margie Seigler
Lizzie Owens
Gladys Seigler
Clyde Seigler
Buddy Seigler
Frank Seigler
Caughman-harman Funeral Homes
North Lake Drive
Lexington
Services Today for Bennie C. Davis and Earnest F. Padgett Jr
Bennie C. Davis of Moneta will be at 2 30 p m at Rosa Spring Baptist Church. Earnest F. Padgett Jr of Aiken will be at 11 a m at Avinger Funeral Home in Holly Hill.
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Bennie C. Davis
Moneta
Rosa Spring Baptist Church
Earnest F. Padgett Jr
Aiken
Avinger Funeral Home
Holly Hill
Obituary submission policy for The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard prints obituary notices with up to 16 lines free the first run, edits for style may occur, and funeral homes supply details. Deadline is 9 00 am daily with a contact number 648 2311 for more information.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Barnwell Mental Health Center Leader Faces Budget Pressures
John Young, executive director since April, oversees a $7 million budget and 130 employees across Aiken and Barnwell facilities. He worries Medicaid cuts could cost the program up to $800,000 while stressing the need for coordinated services and focused care for the severely mentally ill.
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Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
Health Field
John Young
Aiken
Barnwell
Maddox Remembered as One of a Kind Public Figure
Friends and dignitaries gathered at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta for a 90 minute funeral honoring Lester Maddox. Speakers defended him as a devoted husband and Christian, noting his theatrical flair and refusal to serve blacks while emphasizing his love for all people.
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Marietta
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Roswell Street Baptist Church
Maddox
Matt Towery
Georgia State Patrol
Georgia
Phooey
U.S
Zell Miller
Gov
Pickrick
Lendell Ainsworth
Strom Thurmond High shifts mascot to animal option
Edgefield County Board of Education votes 43 to propose a new nickname and mascot an animal bird or insect nine member committee to pick three finalists. The decision splits along racial lines with four African American trustees in favor and three white trustees opposed amid a 1973 court order and potential fiscal impact from uniforms.
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Strom Thurmond High School
Edgefield County Board of Education
Edgefield
Sharon Keesley
Kentucky
Edgefield County
Nathaniel Jackson
University of Mississippi
Ats
Keesley
Dixie
Brad Covar
Clancy
Rob Novit
Rovit
Aikenstandard Com
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Aiken County
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Troy
Gteenwood County
Dodgers
University of South Carolina
Department of Mental Health
Rob Newt
Smart
Nenstardard
Sallie Cooks
Mary Alice Jackson
Louise ‘Talbert
George Smith
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