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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1973

Page

2

Edgefield obituary for Charlie Butler dies at home

Charlie Butler died Friday at his Edgefield residence 425 Geeter Street. Funeral services were held Sunday at Blalock Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. W. H. Hightower officiating. Burial followed at Macedonia Cemetery. Surviving: one son Cmd. (Ret.) Clarence F. Mobley Daly City California and one brother Cleon Williams Decatur Georgia. Contributions may be made to a favorite charity.

Edgefield Charlie Butler Geeter St Blalock Funeral Home Chapel W.H. Hightower Macedonia Cemetery Chael B. Fryga Mt. of Olives Hampton S.C Johnston Cmd Clarence F. Mobley Daly City Calif Cleon Williams Decatur

Whatley Jere J Graveside Rites Held In Aiken

Jere J Whatley of 927 Seminole Ave NW Aiken died Friday. Graveside services were held yesterday at Bethany Cemetery with the Rev Dr Robert L Cate officiating. Pallbearers were Joe Wes Singer John O Newton Monroe Johnson Arthur Day Johnnie Hosang P T Bailey. Honorary pallbearers were Mellette Sunday School class members.

Jere J. Whatley Seminole Ave Aiken Bethany Cemetery Robert L. Cate Joe Wessinger John O. Newton Monroe Johnson Arthur Day Johnnie Hosang P.T. Bailey Mellette

Karl Evans Jr Funeral Service Held in Aiken

Funeral services for Karl Evans Jr. of 110 Smallridge Street Aiken were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St Mary Help of Christians Church with Rev Thomas Bonafanti officiating. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery with pallbearers James Mooney Joe Allen William Minnick Martin Chick Willis Dix and Lynn Brown.

Karl Evans Jr Smallridge St Aiken St. Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church Thomas Bonafanti Calvary Cemetery James Mooney Joe Allen William Minnick Martin Chick Willis Dix Lynn Brown

Mrs Moseley F. Williams Funeral Services Held

Funeral services for Mrs Moseley F Susie Clark Ford Williams died Friday in an Augusta nursing home were held yesterday at Bath First Baptist Church with Rev Choice Watson officiating. Burial followed at Town Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with pallbearers Gerald Kee Billy Ford Wayne Ford Andy Johnson Alton Abear and James Abear.

Langley Moseley F Susie Clark Ford

Johnston Woman 78 Dies. Rites at Clark-Bland Funeral Home

Mrs. Joe W. McCreight Juanita McCreight, 78, died Sunday morning at Self Memorial Hospital Greenwood. Funeral services set for 4 p.m. today in the Clark-Bland Funeral Home chapel Johnston with Rev Mi.

Aiken Standard Declaration of Publication Details

Aiken Standard published daily except Saturdays and Sundays since 1867. The paper notes AP dispatches and republication rights, with corrections provided in the next issue and various mail and carrier subscription rates.

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

Theodore Odom obituary from Gloverville area

Theodore Odom of Gloverville died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Langley United Methodist Church with three ministers officiating. Burial follows at Sunset Memory Gardens. He was a native of Aiken County and a member of Langley Methodist Church. He worked as a merchant and maintenance supervisor with the Aiken Housing Authority. Survived by his widow Juanita Morris Odom two sons Isadore B. Odom and Kenneth W. Odom of Gloverville and one sister Edith Weeks of North Augusta. Pallbearers are Lewis Leverette Abbie Watson Wilbur Toole Ervin Koon Hugh Watson and Ben Kight. Call at Isadore B. Odom’s residence in Gloverville. Posey’s Funeral Home, Langley, in charge.

Gloverville Theodore Ted) Odom Langley United Methodist Church Joe Nicholson E.L. Johnson Ray Massey Sunset Memory Gardens Aiken County Langley Methodist Church Odom Aiken Housing Authority Juanita

Mrs Hezekiah Miller of Clearwater dies at hospital

Mrs. Hezekiah Sallie Garnto Miller of Clearwater died Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 4 30 p m at Clearwater First Baptist Church with Revs W L Brown and C B Love officiating. Bur ial in West View Cemetery. She was a Laurens County Ga native who lived in Clearwater 40 years and was a retired United Merchants and Manufacturing Corp Seminole Division employee. Surviving: daughter Vera Russ Belvedere. son Prentis Miller Clearwater. sister Pearl Jackson Macon. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call Poseys Funeral Home Langley or at Vera Russ's Belvedere residence until 3 30 p m Tuesday.

Clearwater Hezekiah Sallie Garnto) Miller Clearwater First Baptist Church W.L. Brown C.B. Love West View Cemetery Laurens County Vera Russ Karnes St Belvedere

Dewey L. Brown Sr. dies in Eutawville

Dewey L. Brown Sr. Route 1 Eutawville died Friday at Orangeburg Regional Hospital. The funeral was held yesterday at Windsor Baptist Church with Rev. Elmer Bonnette officiating and burial followed at the church cemetery. A Wagener native former Windsor resident, he was a Windsor Baptist Church member and president of State Drainage Co. Inc. of Orangeburg. He recently received the Quality Contract Award from the Orangeburg Soil and Water Conservation District for 47 years with the Soil Conservation Service. He is survived by Mrs. Annie Baggott Brown of Eutawville and two sons, Dewey.

Eutawville Dewey L. Brown Orangeburg Regional Hospital Windsor Baptist Church Elmer Bonnette Church Brown Wagener Windsor State Drainage Co. Inc Orangeburg

Two Aiken Men Charged In Burglary Case

Aiken police arrested Robert M. Rogers 17 and George M. Cunitz 21 on burglary charges linked to a March 20 break in at 354 Mimosa Circle. Police also noted weekend auto thefts with items such as a speaker a .22 rifle and three tape players stolen.

Aiken Robert M. Rogers George M. Cunitz Mimosa Circle J.C. Busbee Busbee Sheriff's Department

Wedding Plans Stand Yet On City Hall Vote

City Council will hear a request to use the mini park for a wedding at tonight’s 8 p.m. meeting along with talks on animal control and other routine matters.

Legacy of L Brown Jr family names from obit

L Brown Jr of Aiken and Dale Brown of Columbia with four sisters Mrs Ward Mrs Toole Mrs Carr and Mrs Smith plus two brothers Norman Brown and J B Brown and three grandchildren are noted. Pallbearers include Kenneth Weathers Wallace Toole Jr Mike Brown Oliver Baggott Johnnie Baggott and Robert Baggott with R J Worley L H Eubanks James Nunn Arlie Scott and J B Nunn also listed.

L. Brown Jr Aiken Dale Brown Columbia James Ward Wallace Toole Inez Carr Augusta Haskell Smith North Augusta Norman Brown J.B. Brown Kenneth Weathers Wallace Toole Jr Mike Brown Oliver Baggott Johnnie Baggott Robert Baggott R.J. Worley L.H. Eubanks James Nunn Arlie Scott J.B. Nunn

Johnston Eddie Brown obituary portrait at Simmon Ridge

Mrs Eddie Brown 60 died Thursday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral held yesterday at Simmon Ridge Baptist Church with Rev R B Brighthorp officiating. Burial followed in church cemetery. Native of Saluda County she was a member of Simmon Ridge Baptist Church and Young Ladies of Courts of Edgefield. Survived by her widower seven sons and seven daughters, plus two brothers. List includes Clifford Brown Walter Brown George Pixley Euphesia Brown Curtis Brown Eddie Brown Otis Brown Mary L Thompkins Lizzie L Weaver Queen Robinson Edna Brown Eva Adams Bernice Williams Mattie Busby Lucille Outts Saluda and Grady Medlock Johnston and New Jersey among survivors.

Johnston Eddie Lucille Pixley) Brown Aiken County Simmon Ridge Baptist Church R.B. Brighthorp Church Saluda County S.C Simmon Ridge Young Ladies of Courts of Edgefield Clifford Brown Walter Brown Eureka George Pixley Aiken Saluda Tommy Medlock Grady Medlock New Jersey

Noel Coward Dies in Jamaica at 73

Sir Noel Coward, renowned British playwright and actor, died in Jamaica at his vacation home. The heart attack claimed the 73 year old star early this morning, confirmed by his London secretary Mrs. Joan Hirst with peaceful final moments described.

London Noel Coward Jamaica Joan Hirst Coward Star Mrs. Hirst

Harris To Speak At Aiken Kiwanis Ladies Night

Louis C. Harris vice president of Southeastern Newspapers Corp will address the Aiken Kiwanis Club Ladies Night Dinner The club marks its first anniversary at the Fiberglas Clubhouse Harris leads papers in Augusta Savannah Athens and Juneau Alaska and has 30 years in newspapers plus service as an Air Force public relations officer He is active in the Augusta Kiwanis Club and Augusta Chamber of Commerce

Louis C. Harris Southeastern Newspapers Corporation Aiken Kiwanis Club Aiken Civic Club Fiberglas Harris's Corporation Gusta Savannah Athens Juneau Alaska Air Force Augusta Kiwannis Club Augusta Chamber of Commerce

250 Truckloads Debris Cleared in Big Haul Day

North Augustans with Augusta Army reservists cleared the city of 250 truckloads of debris on Big Haul Day. Jaycee co chair Dan Harless praised volunteers from North Augusta Garden Clubs SNAPS Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts and Jaycee ettes. The effort used 28 trucks eight jeeps and one large wrecker to haul debris to a private North Augusta landfill.

Jaycee Dan Harless Jim Baggott Judy Rich North Augusta North Ellen Smith SNAPS W. G. Watson Harless Augusta

Kiwanis, City Council, AAUW Calendar of Local Meetings

Tomorrow schedules list Kiwanis at 1 p.m. Holiday Inn, City Council at 8 p.m. council chambers, AAUW at 8 p.m. Saint Angela Academy Library. Rescue Squad 7 p.m. headquarters, Aiken Choral Society 7 30 p.m. First Baptist Church. Aiken County Commissioners 8 p.m. Health Center.

Kiwanis Club Holiday Inn City Council Council American Association of University Women Saint Angela Academy Aiken Choral Society First Baptist Church Aiken County Commissioners

Dinner honoring retiring Superintendent G T Myers set for May 15

Aiken County School personnel announce a dinner for retiring Superintendent Dr. G T Myers on May 15 at the Heart of Aiken Motel correcting a prior May 17 date. Ticket information is available through the educational center in Aiken.

Dr. Myers G.T. Myers Aiken County Heart of Aiken Aiken

Alston Wilkes Group To Hear Mr Brodie

The Rev. Al Brodie of the South Carolina Youth Detention Center will address the Alston Wilkes Society Thursday at 7 30 p m. The event takes place in Room 200 at St John s United Methodist Church in Columbia.

al Brodie South Carolina

Aiken Hunt Meet Brimming With Races And Weather Glory

The crowd enjoyed lively betting across harness, trials, and steeplechase events. June Hollow’s foul was disallowed and Jane Hollow claimed the Imperial Cup. Jill Becio won the Ladies Race aboard Witch Doctor. George and Louis Stribling favored Allied Gulf in the mule event amid a festive paddock parade. Weather crowned the day as newcomers praised the scene and Monsignor, the rabbi, and Charles S. Bird Jr. were noted.

June Hollow G.H. Bostwick George Louis Stribling Chris Murphy Charles S. Bird Jr Wind Seal Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus South Carolina Aiken Hunt

Banksia Library Drive reorganizes with strong community support

An executive committee led by Mrs Milner and John W McMahan coordinates the Banksia library renovation drive begun in 1973. A larger steering group with county library staff and Friends members aids the effort. Donations include substantial gifts and a $500 pledge from the Aiken Junior Women's Club. Funds, tax deductible, will finance Banksia renovations and related county library projects.

Milner John W. McMahan The Friends Victor Montengohl Betty Royal Thomas F. Maurice Aiken Banksia James D. McNair Nada Elerie Margo Murtha Harold Fletcher W.W. Burns Willfrid Pulver Luke Goodwin E.J. Hennelly Wesley E. Hawkins Liz Spruell Alice Lendenmuth

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