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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1982

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals In Regional Notices

Obituaries list Mrs. Eleanor Moore aged 65 who died Sunday with services tomorrow at South Aiken Church of God and burial in Westview Cemetery Augusta. Lola Goodwin 9 of Orangeburg County dies in nursing home with services at Thompson Funeral Home and burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Edgfield dying residents include Leese Walton Bryan McCary 81 with funeral at Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church. Mattie Lou Waldo 88 funeral at Macedonia Baptist Church. Betty Ann Paul 50 dies at home with funeral at Poseys Funeral Home. Pearl Sasser Oquinn 77 funeral at Patterson Baptist Church. Delbert Charles Shelton 63 funeral at Poteet Funeral Home with military honors. Survivors include spouses, children, and extended kin across Edgefield, North Augusta, Patterson and Langley. Pallbearers listed for several services.

Alfred H Eleanor Reynolds) Moore South Aikien Church of God Lee E. Holdman Westview Cemetery Augusta Moore George Funeral Home Orangeburg Lola Gertrude Goodwin H.J. Hicks Graniteville Orangeburg County Thompson Funeral Home Memorial Park Cemetery Goodwin D. Lonnie Goodwin J.C. Kemmerlin A.M. Johnson Carter DeWitt Holly Hill Edgefield Leese Walton Bryan McCary Edgefield County Little Stevens Creek Baptist Church Jerry Price Good Hope Baptist Cemetery Saluda McCary Polly Stidham Walton Bryan Batesburg James R. Bryan R. Lewis Bryan Brunson Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home Mattie Lou Waldo Macedonia Bapist Church Ruby Riley Posey North Augusta H.K. McKnight Pineview Memorial Gardens Paul Georgia Tommy Griffin Ronnie Griffin Margie Palmer Dorothy Kaney Robbie Grove Langley Roy Phillips Logoff Pat Leonard Wayne McClendon Albert McClendon Eddie Turner James Palmer Robbie Kaney Roy Phillips Jr Robert Nissian Patterson Pearl Sasser Oquinn William G. Oquinn Jackson Ware County Patterson Baptist Church Wayne Ates Patterson City Oquinn Pierce County First Presbyterian Church Waycross Ann Oquinn Kearney Neb Jimmy Oquinn Thelma Linton Jacksonville Fla Lillian Allen Birmingham Clough-Pearson Funeral Home Blackshear Delbert Charles Shelton Richmond County Poteet Funeral Sunset Memory Gardens Shelton Lexington Ark G.W. Shelton Rossville Jerry Riggs Lois Deal Statesboro Lela Pope Fred Atkins Fort Gordon

Community Calendar Highlights Local Events This Week

This Community Calendar lists daily and tomorrow events across Aiken and surrounding areas. Health clinics, support groups, educational meetings, and club gatherings fill the schedule from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with entries for North Augusta Belvedere and USC Aiken activities. Contact Ellison Garvin at Aiken Standard for write ups.

Margaret J. Weston S.C Clearwater North Augusta Aiken County Mental Health Association First Presbyterian Church Overeaters Anonymous Belvedere United Methodist Church National Association of Federal Retired Employees Senior Citizens St Alumnae Panhellenic Usc-Aiken St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Aiken A.A Linden St Ellison Garvin Aiken Standard Aiken

Correction on USC President James Holderman Identification

A correction states that Dr. James B. Holderman, president of the University of South Carolina, was misidentified in yesterday's edition. The item clarifies the proper identification of the university leader.

James B. Holderman University of South Carolina

The Sun Shines Bright Forecast Report

The National Weather Service projects showers from the western Gulf to the eastern Plains and Upper Great Lakes with rain and snow in the central Plains. Mild conditions in the East, cold in the western Plains and Southwest, and sun returns by week’s end. Tonight will be fair with lows in the 50s, light variable winds. Tomorrow brings sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s. Extended outlook calls for largely fair, warm Thursday and Friday, with partly cloudy skies Saturday.

National Weather Service Western Gulf Eastern Plains Great Lakes Central Plains Western Plains

Aiken Water System Expands and Monitors Quality

Public Works confirms future area addition to Aiken’s water system after filtration and chemical post treatment. Ms. Whitten notes pH adjustment, chlorine and fluoride stages, and storage in tanks. Regular tests include monthly chloriform monitoring, annual surveys, and more frequent chemical analyses, with radiation checks near nuclear plants.

City of Aiken Public Works Department Ms. Whitten Aiken County DHEC Bureau of Radiological Health Aiken Johnson George Brandt Breezy Hill

Unidentified mother sought after baby found under bridge

Authorities search for the mother who abandoned a healthy seven pound baby boy found in a cardboard box atop a Union Street Bridge in Aiken. Social services will present the case to family court as a decision on custody options remains confidential. The infant was at Aiken Community Hospital.

Union Street Carrol Busbee Aiken Aiken Department of Social Services Richard Porre DSS Porre Aiken Community Hospital

Family Presses Case On Homicide Of Jimmy Ray Jones

The family of Jimmy Ray Jones criticizes the Aiken County solicitor's office over handling of his December 29 1981 murder. Jones died from two chest stab wounds and Steve Davenport faced charges until two weeks ago when the case was dropped for lack of evidence. The family says they were not contacted and seeks access to the autopsy report despite officials stating the inquiry remains open and communications have occurred.

Jimmy Ray Jones Aiken Jones Ridge Spring Steve Davenport Robert J. Harte Harte Dan Bowe Aiken County

Senior Men's Club Meeting Set for May 19

The Senior Men's Club will convene at 1 p.m. on Wednesday May 19 in the Ramada Inn. The date had been printed incorrectly in yesterday's edition.

Ramada Inn

Nameless Gunshot Victim Found Near New Holland Road

Aiken County Coroner John Stoll reports a gunshot victim, a black male aged 35 to 45, found Sunday in a wooded area near New Holland Road. The body, dressed only in a white shirt and shoes, was autopsied at the Medical University of Charleston and is in the county morgue. Authorities search for two Aiken Youth Correctional Center escapees. Officials say the two incidents are not related.

Aiken County John Stoll New Holland Road Aiken Aiken Community Hospital Medical University of Charleston Stoll

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Aiken, S.C Alfred H. Moore Willie Goodwin Mrs Leese McCary Mattie L. Waldo Betty Ann Paul Old Edgefield Pearl G. Oquinn Delbert C. Shelton Margaret J. Weston Health Center Aiken County Health Department Dar Henry Middleton Ambucs Senior Citizens Bridge USC Ues Eati Joyce Crawfo Cere Haas Io Guard NOAA Dept. of Comme Flurrie Shellisa Brown Laurens Street Elementary Pol Brandt Joe Busby Little Horse Creek Wyatt Johnson Aiken Director Charles Grice Don Fitzpatrick Lancaster ST S.W. Aiken Heritage
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