Deaths And Funerals In Aiken Area
Obituaries from Aiken and surrounding towns note multiple deaths with services and burial details. Essie Lee Smith Gantt dies at 49 in Aiken. Mamie Brockington, sister of Linel Hicks, dies in New York after long residence there. Lula Rodgers 98, Ridge Spring, dies in Jacksonville, burial in Mount Calvary Lutheran cemetery. Margaret Armour 81 dies in Aiken Nursing Home. Lydia Gifford 78 dies in New Ellenton, services at Hollow Creek Baptist Church. Jonas Harrison 56 dies in New Ellenton residence. Collie Hartley Jr. dies at work in Vaucluse with funeral at Old Samaria Baptist Church. Kanadier Abney 24 dies at home in Aiken with services pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Lee Smith Gantt
Box 106
Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
Mount Ebal Baptist Church
Gus Smith
Howard Ogletree
Lexington County
Gantt
Mark
Essie Corder Smith
Clearwater Baptist Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mamie
Sanders) Brockington
Linel Hicks
New York
Allendale
Brockington
Claudia Harrison
Ernestine Aiken
Washington, D. C
Bertha Ziegler
Augusta
Hicks
Ridge Spring
Lula F
Luke) Rodgers
Cumbee Funeral Home
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Rodgers
Jacksonville
Fla
Aiken County
William
Frances Bush Fulmer
B. B. Rodgers
Haines City
John S. Rodgers
Walterboro
Margaret Catherine Miller
Robert) Armour
St. John's United Methodist Church
Aiken Memorial Park
Armour
New Ellenton
Lydia Garron
Absolum F.) Gifford
Keen Ave
Hollow Creek Baptist Church
Lamar Morgan
Mitchell Quick
Gifford
Atlantic City
N.J
Issac
Jonas
Bubba) Harrison
Route 5
Indian Grove
James Gardner
Lamar Boyd
Vaucluse
Graniteville Co
Hartley
Sarah Smith Hartley
Collie Hartley
Old Samaria Baptist Church
H.H. Powell
Daisy Wood Hartley
Larry Hartley
Batesburg
William C. Hartley
Warrenville
Danny Hartley
G.C. Shealy
L.P. Spires
Walter Corder
Leesville
Buddy
Gerald Bonner
Steve Gantt
Sonny
Dwayne
Gene
Pryne Wood
Byron Gunter
Shealy Funeral Home
Kanadier
Candy) Abney
Route 3
Sam M. Abney
Saluda County
Aiken High
Gardner- Webb College
Boiling Springs
N.C
Second Baptist Church
Shirley Ann Abney
Samuel C. Abney
James C. Abney
John D. Littlejohn
Gaffney
Luther Abney
Saluda
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home
Memorial service for Joseph M. Nemeth in Connecticut
Joseph M. Nemeth, 67, brother of Steve R. Nemeth of 440 Sumter Street, Aiken, died yesterday at his Westport residence in Connecticut. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich. The family suggests memorial contributions to charity in lieu of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Nemeth
Steve R. Nemeth
Sumter Street
Aiken
Westport
Conn
First Congregational
Old Greenwich
County Council Secures Clear Title for Nursing Home Site
Judge Rodney A. Peeples ruled the Vera C. Jack will clause leaving the land to her heirs born or unborn violated the rule of perpetuity, making the clause void. Cecil's Inc. of Spartanburg holds the contract to construct the proposed nursing home adjacent to Aiken Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Rodney A. Peeples
Cecil's Inc
Spartanburg
Council
Cecil's
Vera C. Jack
Peeples
Advance payments directive for Aiken Standard
Advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription. The notice directs subscribers to remit funds to the newspaper’s subscription division for service continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Standard
Foster Home Fire Displaces Children in Aiken County
Helping Hands executive Louis Gartung reports about ten thousand dollars in renovations and thirty five thousand dollars in destroyed items after a faulty wiring fire. Ten to sixteen year old foster children are temporarily relocated while seeking new quarters and donations of money clothes or furniture are requested to fund refurnishing and a new home. Citizens are urged to rally behind the desperate need in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlejohn
Aiken County
Louis Gartung
Aiken
Nationwide forecast shows mixed precipitation across regions
The forecast calls for showers in the Southwest and rain across Florida. Snow is expected from the central Plains to northern Texas with flurries in the Great Lakes and New England as cold air settles over most areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Central Plains
Texas
Great Lakes
New England
Florida
Irish legends of St Patrick glow in Hallmark study
Hallmark researcher Sally Hopkins notes Irish imagination fuels tales about St Patrick. One legend says his funeral in 461 AD lit torches so bright the night turned to day. Another version claims the sun kept its light for 12 days to spare Ireland a new day without him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Emerald Isle
Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
St. Patrick
Ireland
North Augusta Medical Center gains state charter
North Augusta residents push toward a health center after receiving a state charter on January 17. The group plans to use the old North Augusta Post Office building valuing about 75,000 dollars plus 75,000 more for remodeling. The effort includes seeking IRS tax exemption, potential federal aid, and support from local agencies and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
North Augusta Medical Center
J.W. Thurmond
Georgia Ave
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Baptist Hospital Fund
North Augusta Baptist Memorial Hospital Corp
IRS
Medical College
Auditor Declines 10 Percent Personal Property Tax Penalty
Aiken County Auditor George A. Williams states the 10 percent penalty on personal property tax declarations will not be enforced this year. He notes the law allows the penalty but has not applied it and offers guidance on listing items by mail or in person to P.O. Box 94, Aiken, SC 29801.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
George A. Williams
Williams
Fate Elmer
P.O. Box
S.C
Father God
God
Jesus
North Aiken Baptist Church
Miller to tackle U.S. economy confirms as Fed chairman
Senate moves to confirm G William Miller as Federal Reserve Board chair amid questions over a Textron subsidiary linked to an Iranian helicopter sale. Miller vows to address inflation unemployment and dollar weakness while defending lack of knowledge about alleged ownership and payment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Senate Banking Committee
Textron Inc
Federal Reserve
Arthur Burns
Textron
Iran
William Proxmire
Dwis
Bell Helicopter
Mohammed Khatami
Khatami
Air Taxi Inc
Bell
Air Taxi
Judges To Help In at COLUMBIA
Three federal judges from other states will assist South Carolina’s backlogged civil docket. Edwin Hunter of Lake Charles Louisiana arrives Monday for a two week term in Columbia. J Calvitt Clarke Jr of Norfolk Virginia will hold a week of court in Charleston starting Monday. John A Mackenzie of Norfolk will relieve Hunter March 13 and hear a week of cases. A court spokesman noted it is not unusual for visiting judges to hear cases in the state. Congress is considering adding three more federal judges to South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
Edwin Hunter
Lake Charles
J Calvitt Clarke Jr
Norfolk
Charleston
John A. MacKenzie
Hunter
Congress
Windsor Wins Reinstated Town Charter
Windsor in Aiken County has its town charter reinstated after Home Rule Act changes. Citizens must elect a mayor and four town council members, with an informational meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Windsor Volunteer Fire Department and filing in the Clerk of Court at the Aiken County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Aiken County
Windsor Volunteer Fire Department
Aiken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Essie L. Smith
Mrs. S. Brockington
Mrs
Luke Rodgers
Robert Armour
Newburgh
St. John’s United Methodist
A. F. Gifford
Jonas Harrison
Collie Hartley Jr
Route 2
Kanadier Abney
PBM
Dote Tre
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerc
Daniel
Chappie) James
Arlington
National
James
N.A. Center
Charles Law
U.S
Banking Committee
Rev
A.K. Carter
Harry Hills
North Aiken
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