Deaths And Funerals In The Charleston Area
Obituary notices report the death of Ben Whaley in Charleston at 77, his role in acquiring Savannah River Plant land, and public service from 1930 onward. Other obituaries list John Beck of Aiken, Dona Brunson Beech Island, Rosetta Williams Jackson, Roselle Derrick Edgefield, Mary Vaughn Jones Edgefield, and Lore D. Lain Barnwell among others with service details, burial plans, and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ben S. Whaley
Savannah River
St. Phillips Episcopal Church
Mr. Whaley
Aiken
Barnwell
U.S
James F. Byrnes
Whaley
Washington
Truman
South Carolina
Emily Fishburne Whaley
Emily W. Balentine
Anne S. le Clercq
Knoxville
Tenn
Martha W. Adams
Columbia
W. Edings Whaley
Mount Pleasant
James D. Whaley
Dona W. Brunson
Runs Missionary Baptist Church
Beech Island
C.W. Phinizy
Mrs. Brunson
Cherokee Street
Cheatham-Brighthorp Mortuary
Rosetta Williams
St. John’s Baptist Church
Jackson
E.W. Fredericks
Sullivan Bush
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Talatha Community
Williams
Augusta
Pine Log Road
Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home
Dancer Archaeologist Diane Smith Dies at 51 After Egypt Dig
Diane Hartman Smith former Rockettes dancer turned archaeologist died of cancer at Aspen Valley Hospital at 51. She had just returned from an Egyptian dig and ashes were scattered at North Star Ranch. She worked with Nile Foundation excavations near Karnak and later married Egyptian officials. Survivors include daughter Joy Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspen
Colo
Diane Hartman Smith
Smith
Egypt
Aspen Valley Hospital
North Star Ranch
Hamilton
N.Y
Rockettes
Radio City Music Hall
New York
Desert Inn
Las Vegas
Jack Benny
Dean Martin
Mike Wallace
Frank Sinatra
Bob Hope
Walter Susskind
Toronto Symphony
James Hopkins Smith
Navy
The
Nile Foundation
Amen-Ra
Karnak
Nile River
Ahmed Kadry
Correction on Barber Amos appearance at museum
The Aiken Standard corrects a Friday report that Barber Amos would appear at the Aiken County Historical Museum. The appearance has already taken place and the newspaper regrets the error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barber Amos
Aiken County
Robbery at Smile gas station in Aiken
A Smile gas station attendant Clio Overton was robbed Friday night as she exited the building with the deposit bag. An older model green car paused beside her and a passenger aimed what appeared to be a shotgun, demanding the bag before fleeing west on Richland Avenue. The amount stolen is not yet known and the case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smile
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Clio Overton
Richland Avenue
Pendleton Street
Miss T.E.E.N 1987 South Carolina Pageant Applications Open
Area girls aged 13 to 18 may apply for the 1987 South Carolina Miss T.E.E.N. Pageant. Entrants must join the Volunteer Service Program and maintain a B or higher average. Finalists compete July 3–5 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville for cash and a trip to nationals, with widespread scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Greenville
S.C
T.E.E.N
Cappy Smith
Washington, Ga
Historic Aiken County Photographs Highlight Seminar
USCA history professor Dr. William Brockington will present rare Aiken County photographs at noon March 18 in room 106, Classroom Building. The program, funded in part by a 5790 grant from the South Carolina Commission for the Humanities, showcases artifacts, architecture, people, sports and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
USC Aiken
William Brockington
USCA
Aiken
Brockington
S.C. Commission For the Humanities
Dr. Brockington
Recreation needs discussion for Belvedere North Augusta
A public hearing on county recreation needs will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the Belvedere North Augusta Services Center. The second of five hearings organized by the Aiken County Recreation Commission seeks citizen input on local recreation needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvedere
North Augusta
U.S
Aiken County Recreation Commission
Aiken Rotary Club Meets Monday for BBQ and Horse Preview
The Aiken Rotary Club will hold a noon meeting Monday at Dogwood Stables followed by a Thoroughbred racing preview at the Aiken Training Track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Rotary Club
Dogwood Stables
Aiken
St Patrick Day Dance Draws Aiken Crowd At St Angela Academy
About 200 attendees were expected at the 92nd annual St Patrick’s Day Dance sponsored by St Mary Catholic, in the St Angela Academy gym. Tickets were 10 dollars per couple with proceeds and other fundraisers raised during the 9 PM to 1 AM event. The Robbie Ducey Band from Augusta provided music while guests wore green attire and festive accessories and enjoyed Irish songs and a sing along segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Caver
Aiken
St. Mary Catholic Church
St. Angela Academy
Robbie Ducey
Augusta
Girl
The
Temptations
John Cougar Mellencamp
Danny Boy
St. Angela
Also Mentioned on This Page
John W. Beck
Mr. Beck
George Funeral Home
Ronnie Ridenour
Aiken Memorial Park
Beck
du Pont
E&i
Montmorenci First Baptist Church
Debbie Morrell Beck
John Matthew Beck
Kelli Marie Beck
Geraldine Bonett
James Larry Beck
Camden
Ronnie Hamilton
Kenneth Dillard
Dwayne Beck
Joe Burns
John Gunter
Earl Parker
Bragg
Henry H. Wells
Crowe Fields Funeral Home
Edgefield
Roselle Cullum Derrick
First Baptist Church
Mary V. Jones
Mary Vaughn Jones
Lula Collier
Spring Grove Baptist Church
Edgefield County
T. Scott
Vaughn
Dublin Drive
Jerry Key
Newark
N.J
Celeste Ave
Sadie Williams
Sadie L. Williams
Peoples Funeral Home
Silver Bluff Baptist Church
Thelma Katie Williams
Carolyn Franklin
Miami, Fla
Alice Jackson
Ellis Simpkins
Pittsburgh
Lore D. Lain
Barnwell County
Billy Vaughn
Double Pond Baptist Church
Lain
Barnwell County Hospital
Palm Beach Company
Jesse Lain
Janell Mashburn
Durham Ga
L. Gunnell Owens
Blackville
Joseph
Bob
Robert Lain
Zonnie Stevens
Ward
Stevens
Mt. Alpha Baptist Church
W.H. Hightower
Davis
Mt. Alpha Baptist
First Calvary Baptist Church
Riegel Mill
Johnston
Queen Ester
Eugene) Brown
Ridge Spring
Julia
Joel
Jadsdens
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Freddie Stevens
Nathaniel Stevens
David Stevens
Jamaica
Davis Funeral Home
Eugene Brown
Martin Luther King Dr
Charles T. Painter
Edgefield First Baptist Church
Sunset Gardens Memorial Park
Painter
North Carolina
Kendall
Mary Ellen Chambers Painter
Jimmy Painter
Gail Pitts
Paul Painter
Paxico
Helen Frady Terrell
Roger Ellis
Buddy Turner
Travis Smith
Billy Frady
Frank
David Painter
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
Louis E. Jackson
Statesboro
Loutis Eugene Jackson
Beasley Road
Deep Creek Free Will Baptist Church
Bill Barksdale
Leroy Lowery
Jenkins County
Howard Lumber Co
Olaf
Vera Seebald
Boardman
Ore
Fred Williams
Millen
Lewis Williams
Charlotte
N.C
Billy Hendrix
Don Wells
Mack Powell
Joel Powell
Emer
Rochester, N.Y
Edward Peck Curtis Sr
Eastman Kodak Co
Federal Aviation
Curtis
Rochester
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Federal Aviation Agency
Congess
FAA
David Lewis
Los Angeles
Bette Davis
Ronald Reagan
Spencer Tracy
Elizabeth Taylor
Lewis
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Miss Davis
Benjamin James Hutchinson
Frances Morris Hutchinson
Ginny Southworth
Meredith Steeper
Stephanie Heffner
St. Patrick’s Party
C&s
Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina
FDIC
Equal Housing Lender
Better Hearing Institute
Beltone
Beltone Aiken
Whiskey Rd
Broad St
David Timmerman
James CU
Teming
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!