Deaths and Funerals in Georgia and South Carolina
Multiple obituary notices from Augusta and surrounding areas detailing the deaths of James Gordon Williams George Myron Lowry Earnest Johnson Georgia Ford Miller Beatrice Powers Faglier Marcella Harley Elizabeth Parker Clarence Lowe Jack Ardell Knight and Emma Knight. Includes service times, burial places, and surviving relatives.
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Chickasaw
Ala
Georgia Ford
Orlando) Miller
Green Pond Baptist Church
Edward Kemper
H.F. Basemore
Miller
Jackson
Clarence Godbee
Bloomingdale
Charlotte Sullivan
Augusta
Beatrice Powers
James M.) Faglier
Jimmy Faglier
North Augusta
Richmond County
Fleming Baptist Church
W.T. Hammond
William H. Barefield
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Patricia F. Martin
Eliza Adkinson
C.W. Powers Jr
Griffin
Jack Powers
Clearwater
Lois P. Allen
Maternal and Infant Care
Fleming Baptist Chage
Poteet Funeral Home
Advance payments directed to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
The notice instructs that all advance payments must be paid to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription, specifying the recipient for future charges and settlements.
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Aiken Standard Pbm
Aiken Standard
Weekend Clouds Bring Showers Across Aiken County
The weekend forecast for Aiken County calls for a 70 percent chance of precipitation tonight and 40 percent tomorrow with thundershowers. Temperatures will range from mid 60s tonight to upper 70s on Saturday, with showers ending by Sunday and highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s dropping to the mid 40s by Monday and Tuesday.
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Aiken County
Death by Gunshot Reported for Belvedere Man
Bruce Jaynes, 49, of 407 Audubon Circle Belvedere, died from a gunshot wound. The May 1 incident was disclosed by the Aiken County Sheriff's Department after investigation. Neighbors found him in his yard with a 32 caliber pistol nearby. In a separate report, tools and firearms valued at 2200 were stolen from Jerry Holsenback’s Route 4 Aiken residence.
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Bruce Jaynes
Audubon Cir
Belvedere
Aiken County
Route 4
Aiken
Jerry Holsenback
Red Cross banquet speaker urges volunteers to give time
James E. Davis of WJBF-TV News told the 63rd Annual American Red Cross banquet that the organization serves humanity beyond coffee and doughnuts. He urged volunteers to give generously, citing two seas in Israel as a lesson on giving versus keeping. The event at St. John's Methodist Church was introduced by Manning K. Owen.
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James E
Jim) Davis
Red Cross
Davis
Wjbf-Tv News
American Red Cross
Fuqua Industries
Israel
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
St. John's Methodist Church
Manning K. Owen
County Needs Full Time Buyer for County Government
County Administrator L C Greene says Aiken County needs a dedicated buyer to handle the 12 000 annual items. The new position would reside in the purchasing department to enable lower costs and broader sourcing. Greene cites McGee and cost savings in tax assessor and sheriff’s purchases as justification for tightening spending.
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Aiken County
L.C. Greene
Greene
Thomas Toole
Toole
Todd
Homer L. McGee
Aiken
McGee
Tax Assessor’s Office
Sheriff's Department
William J. Coleman
Old County Hospital
Green
Houseboat Sinks In River Near Beech Island
A 25-foot houseboat with four people aboard sank in the Savannah River near the Urquhart electric plant in Beech Island. Calvin and Sandra Creason and Gene and Marion Kirkendahl escaped, all four rescued by 3:30 PM after losing power and taking on water about 2 PM.
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Beech Island
Savannah
Urquhart Electric
Calvin
Sandra Creason
Gene
Marion Kirkendahl
Hellenic
Urquhart
North Augusta- Belvedere
Aiken County
Polls show public doubts on Carters energy policy shift
An AP NBC News poll finds most Americans view energy shortages as a hoax and disapprove of Carter lifting price controls on domestic crude oil. Voters favor a windfall profits tax on oil firms to curb excess gains, amid his April energy speech proposing decontrol and a new tax.
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New York
Carter
Associated Press
NBC News
Congress
Community Calendar for Aiken area events and meetings
Listings show auditions, club meetings, concerts, and church activities across Aiken and nearby towns. Highlights include USC Aiken venues, Senior Citizens Clubhouse, Thoroughbred Hall of Fame events at Hopeland Gardens, and AA meetings at several locations. Readers are invited to submit event details to Lynne Katenak at Aiken Standard.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
USC Aiken
Senior Citizens
Narcotics Anonymous
York St
S.E
Myrtle St
New Ellenton
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Ladies Guild
Whiskey Rd
Women’s Aglow Fellowship
Croft House
Aiken Swim Association
Odell Weeks Center
Thoroughbred Hall of Fame
Hopeland Gardens
Aiken Society For Psychical Research
Usc-Aiken
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
North Augusta
Doll House
AAUW
Aiken A.A
Linden St
Aiken County Museum
Aiken Rotary Club
Ramada Inn
Sertoma Club
Kalmia Toastmasters
Hungry Bull
Lions Club
Lions Hut
Aiken Panhellenic
Crosland Park Civic Association
Valley A.A
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
Gloverville
Two Break-Ins Reported in Aiken City
Public Safety logs show two break ins yesterday. Isadore Efron’s residence at 137 Laurens St NW was looted of 300 dollars from a desk drawer. Seven window awnings valued at 45 dollars each were stolen from 1025 Vaucluse Rd, owned by Allen B Parker.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Isadore Efron
Laurens St. NW
Vaucluse Rd
Allen B. Parker
Victim Identified in SC Highway 155 House Fire
Gordon Williams aged 76 is identified as the fire victim in a Wednesday evening blaze on SC Highway 155. Center Fire Department said the call came in at 7 30 and the home was a total loss with Williams found in the kitchen.
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S.C. Highway 155
Gordon Williams
Center Fire Department
Williams
Correction Notice in Aiken Standard Miss Wagons Contest
The Aiken Standard issues a correction apologizing for identifying contestants in reverse order in yesterday’s Miss Wagons to Wagener contest.
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Aiken
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James G. Williams
Albuquerque
N.M
Dorothy Toney
Trenton
Evelyn Sawyer
Winston-Salem
N.C
Clark-Bland Funeral Home
Johnston
George M. Lowry
George Myron Lowry
Graniteville
Elliott Sons Lumpkin
Earnest Johnson
Leroy Johnson
Old Macedonia Baptist Church
W.H. Hightower
Johnson
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
Clarence Johnson
Annie Mae Hardy
Beatrice Nabritt
Dent
Georgia F. Miller
Beatrice P. Faglier
Marcella Harley
Columbia
Swansea
Charlie Abney
Salley
J.L. Felder
Wagener
Richland County
Otto Crumel Funeral Home
North
Varnette Trapps
Juanita Butler
Elizabeth Parker
Elizabeth W. Mae
James E.) Parker
James E. Parker Jr
Elliott Sons Telfair
Margaret Chatham
Acworth
Lucile Lokey
John H. Parker
Ruth McCoy
Clarence Lowe
Piney Heights Baptist Church
Bill Reese
Sunset Memory Gardens
Lowe
South Carolina Highway Department
Katie Holley Lowe
Clarence Lowe Jr
Annie Jones
Ellen Patrick
Gary
Ind
Posey
Langley
Jack A. Knight
Jack Ardell Knight
Route 5
Chime Bell Baptist Church
Louis Bearden
James, Campbell
Church
Knight
Owens-Corning Fiberglas
Emma Lowe Knight
Ethel Pennington Knight
Miriam Carrow
Jean Thomas
Monroe
Rev
J. Howell Spires
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Sybil Brooks
Morristown
Tenn
Madge Grizzard
Gilbert Vance
Sarge Epting
Francis Miller
Jimmy Yarborough
Terry Joyner
James Withrow
Chime Bell Baptist Church Building Fund
George Funeral Home
Doro
National Weather
NOAA
Sovice
Norman Hitt
J.D. Lever Elementary
Don G. Ebenhack
The
James E. Davis
Lynne Katonak
Lin Smithwick
Coleman
Paul D. Grant
Grant
Homer McGee
Ergle Family Union
Monetta Community Center
Monetta
Lynne Katenak
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