Death notices and funeral prayers across several towns
Multiple obituaries and services listed from Lexington Bamberg Milledgeville Johnston Graniteville Belvedere for Dave Garrett McCormick Susie Bell Carrigg Thomas Paul Garrison Mary Lou Thurmond Effie Thornton Galloway and Etta Jackson Evans. Details include ages death dates and burial places with family survivors and arranging funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamberg
Susie Bell Carrigg
Alberta Jackson
Lucille Jones
Salley
Cooner Funeral Home
Willow Swamp Baptist Church
Norway
Bamberg County Hospital
Orangeburg County
W.D. Jones
Dempsey G. Ayers
Austin
Texas
Robert N
Henry G Ayers
West Columbia
Debbie Senn
Dan Jones
North Monroe
Clemson Jones
Columbia
Graniteville
Etta Jackson Evans
Effie J. Storey
Aiken
St. Petersburg
Fla
Katherine Evans
Storey
J. Pierce Evans
Leesville
Edward L. Evans
Posey
Trolley Line Road
N. E. Needs Fire Fees
New Ellenton councilman W. Ray Seigler urged residents who did not pay 1978 fire service fees to do so now. The $12 or $18 charges depend on property value, payable weekdays at the city clerk’s office. Unpaid properties could incur a $100 fire call surcharge if a blaze occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ellenton
W. Ray Seigler
Oakridge Avenue
Seigler
North Augusta Council Meets to Discuss Water Upgrades
The North Augusta city council plans to meet at City Hall at 8 to consider bids for water system improvements on East Martintown Road and set fiscal year 1978 priorities. Debates atop the agenda include county tax relief, city health care services, and Seaboard Coast Line track relocation. A new Zoning Board appointment will also be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
North City
Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Fighting Eases as Israel Consolidates South Lebanon
Israel tightened control south of the Litani River with Tyre still under guerrilla threat as the UN plans a peacekeeping mission. Observers said the south was quieter after heavy bombardment around Tyre and the Arkoub region while a Palestinian communique reported air strikes near Tyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Litani River
Tyre
U.N
New York
Security Council
Theitani
Beirut
Isra
Seertions
Arkoub
Mount Hermon
Croft House Dream Realized in Aiken Rotary Talk
Virginia S. Dunkelbarger outlined progress on Croft House a five story congregate living facility for the well elderly at York Street and Abbeville Avenue in Aiken. The project aims for a Dec 1 opening with 60 units including handicapped accessible spaces and a central dining area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club of
Aiken
Virginia S. Dunkelbarger
Rotary
York Street
Abbeville Avenue
Dunkelbarger
Margaret
Edward F.) Koch
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Croft House
P.O. Box
Bruce Gates
Aiken High
Bruce
Virgil Gates
Wastewater Project Progress Faster Than Planned
Horse Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility near completion at 35 percent and on track for January 1979, six months ahead of schedule. Trunk lines 57 percent done with EPA funds anticipated within 30 days for secondary lines. A minor electrical shock incident occurred months ago, treated successfully, with no lasting harm. Dispute over Rhoden property disturbance to be settled soon, contractor insurance involved. A contract with South Carolina Electric and Gas is in the works to secure needed peak capacity and actual usage charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horse Creek
Aiken County
John T. Rhoden
Stanley K. Wagher
Rhodens
PSA
Wright Construction Co
South Carolina Electric and Gas
William J. Mottel
Trial Date Set for North Augusta Doctor and Nurse
North Augusta May 22 set for trial of Dr Allan George Thurmond and nurse Neil C Shaffer on 34 counts of defrauding Medicaid about 9000. They pleaded not guilty. Judge Robert R Merhige Jr of Virginia to hear case in Columbia federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Allan George Thurmond
Thurmond
U. S
Strom Thurmond
R-S. C
Neil C. Shaffer
Robert R. Merhige Jr
District of
Virginia
Columbia
DSS
County Council Sets Brief Agenda for Tonight
Aiken County Council schedules a short meeting at 7 p.m. in the county office complex on Richland Avenue with two new items and five old items. One public hearing on the bail bondsman ordinance, plus readings and a resolution to appoint five to the Lower Savannah Regional Development Committee. A 6 p.m work session precedes the session, both open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Richland Avenue
Lower Savannah
South Carolina Drops Out of Top Ten in Syphilis Rates
DHEC reports SC ranked 12th nationally in primary and secondary syphilis cases for 1977, down from fifth the prior year. It marks the fourth straight year of decline with Aiken County among 29 counties showing moderate to significant reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Aiken County
Real estate transfers listed in local registry
The Registrar of Mesne Conveyance records numerous transfers including Maxine and William Harris to Robert Harris in Graniteville for $5 love and affection, Eunice Morris to Teresa and Leslie Morris near Beech Island for $5, Gussie Holmes to Helen Dunbar for $2,000, and many more. Notable consents include mortgage assumptions, court orders, and parcels ranging from 0.50 to 138 acres with varied locations such as Edisto Ave near Aiken and Banks Mill Rd. in Belvedere Ridge and New Ellenton areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Harris
William M. Harris
Robert Charles Harris
Whaley Pond Rd
Graniteville
Gussie Norris Holmes
Gussie D. Morris
Helen Dunbar
Beech Island
Eunice F. Morris
Teresa T. Morris
Lesiie C. Morris
Edisto Ave
Aiken
Clarence $. Maybanks
Dorothy S. Maybanks
Robert L. Jones
Storm Branch Rd
Clearwater
Victor A. Butler
Faye $. Robinson
Edgewood Heights
Auguste
Eva Ann Smalley Burke
Merle R. Miller
John W. Cunningham
Jerry R. Johnson
Banks Mills
Laura Cornelison
Michael D
New Ellenton
B. Dixon
P. Stanley Porter
Jeanette Moseley
Memorial Park
Fallon Woosley Realty Company Inc
Ronald D. Keith
Cheryl E. Keith
Eatie
Linda K. Beatle
William Moore
Paul T. Seeley
Marilyn A. Seeley
Windsor Acres
Florence J. Walton
Tyrone J. Welton
Aiken Highway
Vencluse
Steven L. New
Kathy D. New
Parker Dr
Clearwater Heights
Ruby Raye Richardson
Morgan H. Bailey
Lessie M. Bailey
Able’s
North
Edisto River
Emmie Wise Smelley
Patricia Smalley Fulmer
Emmie Wise Smalley Davis
Banks Mill Rd
Emmie Wise Smalley
Eve Ann Smalley Burke
Thomas J. Biddle
Tony Tringall
A. S. Ozark
Thomas E. Glover
Donald Bruce Glover
Chime Bell Church
E. Johnson
George R. Taylor
Mildred Taylor
Howlandville
Ralph H. Dunaway
Robert Amos Dunaway
Pine View Ave
Belvedere
James H. Goodman
Albert H. Murray
Willie Mae Murray
Granville Plantation
Jackson
James G. Hubbs
J. G. Hubbs
Byron D. Guthrie
Ruby L Guthrie
Morningside Subdivision
Alken Inc
AOW
Governor Alken Park
Hunt Meet At Aiken Opens Triple Crown Weekend
The Aiken Hunt Meet kicks off the weekend with races ranging from the Imperial Cup two miles and one furlong to the four furlongs of the first race. Tickets run 2.50 in advance or 3 at the gate with carload and tent party options. Proceeds go to the Aiken Sertoma Club and other events include polo at Whitney Field and the Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame. The card features the William K Laughlin Cup for four furlongs with lady jockeys and no purse, the Wars Plate, the Bayard Warren Maiden Steeplechase and the Aiken Standard Gold Cup among others, leading to the Imperial Cup Handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Sertoma Club
Whitney Field
Aiken Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Mobile Home Fires Decline in South Carolina
The South Carolina Manufactured Housing Board says mobile home fires, a longtime leading cause of deaths in house fires, are declining. Chairman Norman Pulliam, a Spartanburg native, cites preliminary statewide data indicating fewer mobile home fires last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Alston Wilkes Proposes Cost Cuts For Prison System
The Alston Wilkes Society unveils a 12 point plan to reduce prison costs in South Carolina. It calls for restitution payments, early parole for minor offenders, pre sentence investigations, and replacing Central Correctional Institution with smaller facilities. The Aiken County chapter is noted as highly active in youth counseling and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDougal
S.C. Department of Corrections
Alston Wilkes
Central Correctional Institution
Columbia
Walker
Aiken County
Alston Wilkes Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dave G. McCormick
Monetta
Dave Garrett McCormick
Lexington
Richland Springs Baptist Church
Cumbee Funeral Home
Walter and
Idonia Jones McCormick
James Elbert McCormick
Sumter
Williard McCormick
David McCormick
Virgil McCormick
Anderson
Iris Fulmer
Ridge Spring
Savannah Jones
Saluda
Evetter Warren
Batesburg
Mattie Lee Connley
Helen Anderson
Ward
Susie B. Carrigg
Thomas P. Garrison
Milledgeville, Ga
Thomas Paul Garrison
Joseph M. Garrison
Martin Funeral Home
Marietta, Ga
Garrison
Milledgeville
Cobb County
American Legion
The
American Disabled Veterans
Elk Club
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
West Baldwin County
Ruby Garrison
Thomas Garrison Jr
Macon
Lizzie Brantley
Ruth Gar
Rison
Marietta
Mary Lou Thurmond
Johnston
Florence
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Edgefield County
P. W. Watson
Johnny
Mary Ferrow
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Mrs
Charlie Galloway
Effie Thornton
Charlie) Galloway
West Church St
Posey’s
Langley
William Lisenby
Galloway
Bamberg Pentecostal Church
Etta J. Evans
John A. Lewis
Celeste Ave
Augusta
Lewis
Old Hammond Grove Baptist Church
W. H. Mays Mortuary
N. E
Washington
Kadah Stackhouse
Smithsonian Institute
Washington Monument
Bruce Myers
Davis & Floyd
Aiken Community Hospital
Dr. Thurmond
County Council
the Registrar of Mesne Conveyance
Merie R. Miller
Hunt
William K. Laughlin
McQued
Minister
Ruhsam
Swift
Morin
Sharpluck
Kenworthy
Chardeau Frank
Walsh
Tinfoil
Nichols
Pag’s Sis
Dowd
Barretor
No Name
Tasha Tudor
Cushman
Big Hooter
Skiffington
Miss Maryland
Caniglla
Bosley
Mile
Martinelli
Blazing George
Bishop
True To Life
Rusham
War Reason
Maloney
Feel Free
McMillan
Stop Valley
Emory Jay
Fishback
Sylvan Lane
McMillien
An Adios
McMillian
Grady's Boy
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