Deaths and Funerals Across Aiken and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries list John Doyle Judy 57 of Norway died at Orangeburg Regional Hospital with services at Double Branch Baptist Church. James W Hammett Jr 70 of Belvedere died at a Richmond County hospital with funeral at Posey's North Augusta. Ambrose Adelle Smith 77 of Leesville died in Columbia with arrangements pending Blizzard Funeral Home. Willie W. Cummings 74 of New Ellenton died at a Richmond hospital. James Hoover Lanham 52 of Trenton funeral at Mount Canaan Baptist Church. Walter M. Redd Jr 77 of Langley died at Richmond County Hospital with service at Langley First Baptist Church. Major Dunbar 27 of Aiken County died at a Richmond County hospital with services and survivors listed.
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Norway
John Doyle Judy
Leland W. Judy
Aiken
Orangeburg Regional Hospital
Double Branch Baptist Church
Orangeburg County
Judy
Henry G
Ida Bell Hawkins Judy
Belvedere
James W. Hammett Jr
Horseshoe Road
Richmond County
Posey’s
North Augusta
Mills J. Peebles
David Anderson
Westover Memorial Park
Hammett
Pennsylvania
Savannah River
Robert Hammett
James W. Hammett III
Allen Hammett
Wilmington
Del
Leesville
Ambrose
Adelle Gunter) Smith
Murray
Doris) Winn
Columbia
Blizzard Funeral Home
Wagoner
Smith
Lexington County
New Ellenton
Willie W. Cummings
South Boundary Ave
Cummings
Aiken County
Zion Fair Baptist Church
Zion Fair Benevolent
Edgefield
James Hoover Lanham
Mount Canaan Baptist Church
Trenton
Lanham
Thaddeus Brayboy
Johnny Williams
Joe F. Anderson
Cornelius Palmore
Mike Mosley
Bobby Thomas
Kennedy Middle School
W.E. Parker High School
Schofield Middle School
Liberty Mortuary
Langley
Walter M
Punk) Redd Jr
Jackson St
Langley First Baptist Church
Charles M. Wilson
Sunset Memory Gardens
Redd
Philistia Weathersbee Redd
Edwin Redd
Monroe Redd
Augusta
Bessie Phillips
North
Lewis Redd
Bennie Burnette
Kenneth Dennis
Ralph Sampson
M.B. Ferguson
Wayne Beard
Hastings Boyd
Posey
Major Dunbar
Dunbar
Park Baptist Church
Robert Lee Dunbar
Leroy Dunbar
Willie James Dunbar
Jacob Dunbar
Paul Dunbar
George Dunbar
Joseph Dunbar
Janie Lee Lawrence
Gladys Dunbar
Joseph Sanders
Barnwell
Community Calendar Highlights This Week
Local calendar lists events from Thoroughbred Hall of Fame at Hopeland Gardens to A.A. meetings, civic council sessions and church events. Notable venues include St. Pauls Episcopal Graniteville Hopeland GardensUSCA Lions Hut and Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. Contacts mention Kathy Woodham at Aiken Standard for club and meeting notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Senior Citizens
Narcotics Anonymous
York St. S.E
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Graniteville
St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church
North Augusta
Bicycle Club
Weeks Center
Doll House
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Ramada Inn
Aiken County Health Department
Aiken Sertoma Club
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Aiken Lions Club
Lions Hut
Kalmia Toastmasters Club
USCA
Aiken County Rescue Squad
Wagener Town Council
Edgefield Town Council
Overeaters Anonymous
South Aiken Baptist Church
Jackson Town Council
Town Hall
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Jackson Town Council Meeting Monday Night
Jackson officials announce a regular Town Council meeting to be held Monday at 8 PM in the town hall at 129 Charles Street. No agenda was released. The session is expected to discuss local issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Charles St
Derby Weather: Sunny Mild With Slight Shower Chance
Three Aiken trained horses run for the roses as Derby day forecasts call for sun and mild conditions. Highs reach upper 70s with 5 to 10 mph winds. A cold front from Georgia could bring isolated thundershowers late today. Tonight dips to around 50s with cooler temps. Sunday remains sunny and cool then warms to 70s or 80s by Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Roses
Georgia
Inmate Medical Costs Examined by Aiken County Council
The Administrative and Personnel Committee opened a probe into funding for emergency medical care of county jail prisoners after a request for guidelines on indigent care spending. It seeks prison medical contract details and hospital billing information while weighing how much the county should pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Patricia Tavelle
Aiken County Indigent Care
Ms. Tavelle
McElhaney
Aiken
County Sheriff's Department
Hopeland Gardens Series Opens with AAUW Awards Concert
The Hopeland Gardens summer series starts Sunday at 4 pm with the Ninth Annual AAUW Awards Concert featuring the Augusta College Chamber Choir. They will perform madrigals motets operatic works folk and spirituals. AAUW scholarship winner to USC Aiken announced by Chancellor Casper. Concert free and broadcast on WKTX. In rain, move to USC Aiken room 107.
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Hopeland Gardens
American Association of University Women
Augusta College Chamber Choir
Aiken
AAUW
USC Aiken
William C. Casper
Usc-Aiken
WKTX
Library asks for funds to aid Aiken County Libraries
A letter distributed at the Aiken County Public Library by the Library Systems Board requests support from county council for an extra 41 000 to fund the Aiken Barnwell Bamberg Edgefield Regional Library and hire staff including a children's librarian for libraries in Aiken North Augusta Wagener. The appeal urges patrons to contact their representatives to back the special request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Public Library
Library Systems Board
Aiken- Barnwell-Bamberg-Edgefield
Aiken County
Aiken County Library Systems Board
Food Stamp Office Closes May 11 Hours Set for Outposts
The Aiken County Food Stamp Office will close on May 11. Outposts at the Catholic Center Gloverville and Jaycee Hut North Augusta list specific May dates and hours for certification while stating no sales due to security concerns per supervisor Charlotte Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food
Aiken County
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Community Action Trailer
Wagoner
Jaycee Hut
North Augusta
Charlotte Butler
Food Stamp Office
Wagener Council Eyes Library Fund Support
Wagener Town Council will consider a proposal to pay 20 dollars weekly to the library fund. The meeting at Wagener Town Hall at 7 30 p m will also cover unsafe underground gasoline tanks and purchases of park and office equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagener
Dottie Ray
Wagener Town Hall
Radios stolen from cars at First National Finance lot
Authorities investigate theft of radio equipment from six vehicles parked on the First National Finance lot at 1019 Richland Ave yesterday. Aiken Public Safety says radios were removed from six cars, with losses estimated at 735 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Finance
Richland Ave
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pinecrest School addition eyed to add eight to ten classrooms
Pinecrest School plans a Wells Hutchison addition of 8 to 10 classrooms at about 307300 dollars to serve 21 special education students from the Aiken CDC 60 Eustis Park students and Kalmia Hill pupils. The project may include observation windows and a canopy tent with funds from bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Hank) Moorman
Aiken High
Pinecrest
Wells, Hutchison, Law and Associates
Child Development Center
Aiken
Eustis Park
Kalmia Hill
CDC
John W. Wells
S.C. Department of Education
Edgefield Mayor Election Tuesday
A special mayoral election is set for Tuesday in Edgefield. Candidates Vettis Rainsford Robert Macky and Albert Curie vie to replace Mayor pro tempore John Pettigrew who assumed duties after Milton Quales resignation on January 9. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. as per town clerk Charlotte Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vettis Rainsford
Robert Macky
Albert Curie
John Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Milton Quales
Charlotte Coleman
USC Aiken Alumni Dinner Set For May 8
Correction notes the proposed county employee pay raise was misstated as different from the 12 percent recommended. USC Aiken Alumni Board dinner will be Friday May 8 with tickets $4 each. Election of officers and a short meeting follow. contact Bob Porter at USC Aiken for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Usc-Aiken
Aiken Standard
Bob Porter
Aiken Standard PBM Subscription Payment Notice
All advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription as the designated payee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard Pbm
Also Mentioned on This Page
John D. Judy
J.W. Hammett Jr
Mrs. Ambrose Smith
Angeline Gifford
Beatrice Dunbar
Helen Green
Brandell Howard
Bronx
N.Y
William Cummings
Martha Stallings
Alice Irvin
Mary Wingfield
Hattie Mae Johnson
Granderson Cummings
Issac Cummings
Roland Dicks
Philadelphia
James H. Lanham
Walter M. Redd Jr
Aiken Rotary Club
Kathy Woodham
Jackson Council
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Com
Michele Collier
Clearwater Elementary
Council
Hopeland
Usc-A
Bioguar
Joyce Crawford
Whiskey
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