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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1973

Page

2

Johnston Frantis Odell Thomas 61 dies in Columbia hospital

Johnston resident and retired carpenter Frantis Odell Thomas died Wednesday in a Columbia hospital. Funeral arrangements are handled by Clark-Bland Funeral Home Johnston. He leaves a widow Clantis Thomas Pendleton and two children Barbara Dwyar Pendleton and Frantis Thomas Greenville along with six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Johnston Frantis Odell Thomas Columbia Clark - Bland Funeral Home Aiken County Thomas Clantis Thomas Pendleton S.C Barbara Dwyar Frantis Thomas Greenville Haskell Fulmer Sallie Friar Willie Thomas

Jessie Blocker Brown Funeral Services Scheduled

Funeral services for Jessie Blocker Brown, 65, who died Saturday, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Jackson-Brooks Memorial Chapel. Burial follows at Mt. Harris Mt. Anna Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the brothers in law. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Jessie Blocker Brown Jackson-Brooks Memorial Mt. Harris - Mt. Anna

Mrs Evelyn Johnson 82 Dies at Williston Residence

Mrs. Evelyn Johnson 82 died Wednesday afternoon at her Williston residence. Folk Funeral Home Williston will announce arrangements. Surviving are two daughters Mrs David Bates Williston and Mrs N E Anderson Anderson, two sons Brian Walker Williston and Maj Ret Ronald Johnson Xenia Ohio.

Williston Evelyn Johnson Folk Funeral Home David Bates N.E. Anderson Anderson Brian Walker Ronald Johnson Xenia Ohio

Mrs John Anderson 87 Warrenville Resident Dies

Mrs John Anderson 87 of Route 1 Warrenville died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. at Posey's Funeral Home Graniteville with Rev. Rhett Winters officiating. Burial in Graniteville Cemetery. She was a lifelong Aiken County resident and member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church Graniteville. Surviving: daughter Bernice A Courtney Warrenville son Grit A Anderson Warrenville sisters Fannie S Brewer Warrenville and Hattie S Wiggins Graniteville.

Warrenville John Moore Ida Satcher) Anderson Route 1 Posey Graniteville Rhett Winters Aiken County St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Bernice A. Courtney Grit A. Anderson Fannie S. Brewer Hattie S. Wiggins Granite

Aiken Standard Rights and Rates Notice

The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except weekends. Address is 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29801. Classified rates shown include per week carrier 1.73 per month 22.00 per year 11.60 six months 6.40 three months by mail.

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

Mrs. Thomas Merritt 80 Aiken resident dies of heart attack

Mrs Thomas Merritt 80 of 332 Union St SE Aiken S C died Wednesday after an apparent heart attack Funeral services set for Friday 3 PM at Hollingsworth Funeral Home Chapel Edgefield officiated by Revs Eugene Eaddy and J T Littlejohn She was a former lawyer and held roles in DAR UDC Edgefield Historical Society and Edgefield Methodist Church Surviving are widower daughter sister two granddaughters and two great grandsons Friends may call at Hollingsworth Funeral Home Edgefield until services

Thomas E Josephine Woodson) Merritt Union St S.E., Aiken Aiken County Hospital Hollingsworth Funeral Home Edgefield Eugene Eaddy J.T. Littlejohn Edgefield County Aiken Merritt DAR UDC Augusta Bar Association Colonial Dames League of Women Voters No. Calif Society of 1812 Hugenot Society Josephine Emrick Dayton Ohio Hortense Woodson

Esther Hefner Dies in Chewelah, Washington

Mrs. Esther Hefner of Tum Tum Washington sister of Mrs Lula Humphries of Belvedere Washington died Tuesday at 1 p m in Chewelah under the direction of Schanzenbach Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairmont Memorial Park Spokane She was a former resident of Bath and Augusta

Esther Hefner Tum Tum Wash Lula Humphries Belvedere Chewelah Schanzenbach Funeral Home Fairmont Memorial Park Spokane Hefner Bath Augusta

Funeral services for Sallie May Nicholson

Funeral services for 91 year old Sallie May Nicholson were held at Edgefield Methodist Church with Revs. Eugene Eaddy and Fritz Beach presiding. Burial followed in the Blocker Family Cemetery. The deceased died Tuesday and the service noted a residence of Albert Rainsford in Edgefield.

Edgefield Sallie May Nicholson Edgefield Methodist Church Eugene Eaddy Fritz Beach Blocker Hollingsworth Funeral Home Albert Rainsford

Bell R C Cushman widow dies in Aiken County

Mrs Rosella Cushman Bell 80 of Hialeah Florida former Aiken County resident died Tuesday Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 p m at Windsor Baptist Church The Rev Elmer Bennett and Rev Bryan O Connell will officiate Burial will be in Mt Beulah Church Cemetery Pallbearers named and memorials directed to local funeral home in Aiken South Carolina

Rosella Cushman Bell Hialeah Fla Aiken County Windsor Baptist Church Elmer Bennett Bryan O'Conner Mt. Beulah Church Bell G.H Henrietta Johnson Cushman

Nationwide Weather Forecast Tracks Widespread Showers

Showers are forecast today from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes with snowflurries from the upper Great Lakes to northern New England. Warmer weather is expected in the eastern states while the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies turn colder.

Gulf of Mexico Great Lakes New England States Pacific Northwest Rockies

North Augusta police chief outlines crime fears and safety steps

Chief Newman told North Augusta Optimist Club the city faces fear from recent assaults and prowling complaints totaling 556 since January. He detailed gun laws for home, vehicle and business, announced soon to install a $4000 closed circuit TV system, and said five police cadets and a tactical squad will bolster patrols in crime hotspots.

North Augusta Newman Georgia Avenue North Augusta Public Safety Department

Man Injured in Ravenel Street House Fire

George Coates, the lone tenant at 626 Ravenel St., was treated at Aiken County Hospital for neck and hand burns after a morning house fire. Public Safety Director J.C. Busbee said clothing caught fire but injuries were not serious and he was released. Fire officials reported extensive damage to the front of the house and cited materials placed near a heater as the likely cause.

Aiken County Hospital George Coates Ravenel St J.C. Busbee A.m Busbee

Guard Appropriation Approved for New Armory

WARRENVILLE The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 100000 appropriation to build a new National Guard Armory on a 10 acre site on Bettis Academy Road near I 20. Rep Marshall Cain said the project will replace the inadequate current armory and improve facilities. He noted the committee is not expected to report the bill to the full House for a week.

Warrenville House Ways and Means National Guard Bettis Academy Road Marshall Cain R-Ai Ken Cain

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