Deaths and funerals active in Aiken area May 16 1978
Death notices list Mrs Bessie Howard of Aiken nursing home and other obituaries across Aiken Darlington Rock Hill Johnston and Perry. Included are Willis C Brown Birdie Lee Walker Daniel Blackwell Willie Walker Willie Garlie Walker Lila Barrett and Willie Harling with service details and surviving relatives noted. Plans announced by several local funeral homes.
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Bessie Howard
Aiken
Aiken County
Miller Funeral Home
Reatha Carter
Chesterfield St
N.E
Darlington
Willis C
Butch) Brown
Johnny C. Lewis
Jackson
Columbia Veterans Administration Hospital
Williamsburg County
Charlton
Ada Michau Brown
Mr. Brown
Johnny J. Young
Luther E. Lewis
Charleston
Mr. Lewis
Kistler Funeral Home
Darlington Memory Gardens
North
Birdie Lee
Willie) Walker
Naomi Johnson
Orangeburg Regional Hospital
Orangeburg County
William and
Lizzie Bonnette Bloome
Willie C. Walker
New York
Roger L. Walker
Bronx
N.Y
Mrs. Johnson
Corintha Sutton
Neeses
Rock Hill
Daniel Blackwell
Harry S. Blackwell
York General Hospital
Spartanburg County
Vinie Blackwell
Inez Blackwell
Lewis
Fred Blackwell
Betty Lamb
Hilton Head Island
Geneva Hudson
Mr. Blackwell
Greene Funeral Home
Greenview Memorial Park
Johnston
Willie Garlie Walker
Anderson St
Walker
Edgefield County
Samuel Walker
Norfolk
Ruby Abney
Ridge Spring
Ethel Berry
Jacksonville
Fla
Amos and Sons Funeral Home
Willie
Tot) Harling
Pleasant Lané¢ Baptist Church
J. D. Shaw
Harling
Pleasant Lane Baptist Church
Mary Padgett
Willie Mae Abney
Geraldine Harling
Jessie
David
Thomas Harling
George Dukes
Bessie Harling
Edgefield
Elizabeth Oliphant
Lonnie Harling
Washington
Lawrence Harling
Malpractice suit centers on Aiken obstetrician in birth case
Dr. Clovis H. Pierce faces suit from Mr. and Mrs. Williams and their daughter Kelli over alleged negligent care at birth in September 1971. Witnesses described drug use and forceps handling, while pediatrician Dr. James Barham Jr. testified about early findings and seizures.
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Common Pleas
Clovis H. Pierce
Herbert T. Williams
Kelli
Williams
Pierce
Ellis Kahn
Charleston
B. Henderson Johnson
Aiken
Edward Mullins
Columbia
John Choate
Kahn
Mullins
James R. Barham Jr
Barham
University Hospital
Aiken County Hospital
Barham and
Advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription
Guidelines state all advance payments should be made to Aiken Standard PBM Subscription.
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Aiken
PBM
County Revenue Sharing Hearing Tonight Aims for Public Input
Aiken County Council holds a 7 p m public hearing on the $5 808 321 revenue sharing budget with an expected $781 396 from federal funds. Funds cover education libraries parks recreation social services and administration as the county projects a total budget near 44 million.
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Aiken County
Community honors Juvenile Corrections leaders and law enforcement
Elliot reports from the event featuring Bill Leeke commissioner of juvenile corrections honored for his work on the Get Smart team at Aiken Youth Correctional Institution. He praised the Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia and urged more judges to reduce court backlogs. Frank Galardi coordinated the program and Sheriff Grant presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Bob Marchal.
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Frank Galardi
Aiken County
Accessible buildings survey aims to aid handicapped in Aiken
Aiken planning group forms to survey public and private structures for wheelchair accessibility. Architect John Wells notes grade-level entrances and access to toilets as essential, with newer buildings like USC Aiken and the H Odell Weeks center cited as examples. The committee highlights curb cuts and ramp additions as improvements and recalls federal tax deductions up to 25000 available 1977 to 1979 for private businesses meeting accessibility goals.
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John W. Wells
Wells
Aiken
Usc-Aiken
H. Odell Weeks Center
Aiken County Public Library
Raymond Mizell
Williams charms Arkenites during relaxed visit
Andy Williams, visiting friends in the area, spent the week playing tennis, dining at Houndslake Country Club, and shopping. Walt Burkhalter of Aiken Sporting Goods recalled him as pleasant while Anne Livingston, a teen employee, asked for an autograph Williams obliged.
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Williams
Houndslake Country Club
Walt Burkhalter
Aiken Sporting Goods
Anne Livingston
Arkenites
Aiken County Council Considers CETA Contracts Tonight
The council schedules a resolution to authorize CETA contracts and an in house fund transfer in the family court as part of five new business items. The first reading of the 1978 79 budget ordinance is expected to dominate the session at 7 p m in the county office complex. Several old business items are also on the agenda.
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Aiken County
Water Rates To Be Decided By North Augusta Council
North Augusta City Council will discuss a resolution to bill sewer service users outside city limits at fair rates. City Administrator Carey F. Smith noted the FmHA loan terms for the Aiken PSA require a rate schedule compliant with FmHA rules. The city and Aiken have contracts with the PSA for use of the Horse Creek Valley facility now under construction.
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North Augusta
Carey F. Smith
Aiken High Break-In Reported with Nearby Thefts
A break in at Aiken High School was reported by Principal James A. Taylor with a broken window and wall panel removed. no items found missing. Nearby thefts include a microwave, portable TV, radio, guitar, clothing, and a chain saw from residences. A gun shop and appliance store reported burglaries, with no losses cited. COHEN HONORED: Sol Cohen received lifetime USO membership in Augusta for his service in founding and leading local USO efforts.
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Aiken High School
James A. Taylor
Aiken Public Safety Department
Taylor
James Barron
Route 2
Aiken
Aiken County
Ulysses Baskett
Wagener
Public Safety Department
Hydrick Appliance
Hayne Ave
Richland Ave
Jim Moates
Cohen
Alert Ite
Sol Cohen
United Service Organization
USO
Augusta
New York
National Council of the
District eyes 35 mill increase for school upgrades
Superintendent T B Willis criticized the current program and outlined priority items to be funded with a 35 mill increase. Major maintenance, heating system revamps, salary adjustments to five percent above state minimum, and hiring of music art and PE teachers for elementary schools were presented as the platform to implement. Augustus Stephens Jr. defended the plan, with other board members voicing approval.
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T. B. Willis
Augustus Stephens Jr
Darcy O'Brien Wins 78 Hemingway Award
New York AP reports writer Darcy O'Brien has won the Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award for his novel A Way of Life Like Any Other. The award recognizes emerging literary achievement and highlights O'Brien's contribution to contemporary fiction.
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Darcy O’brien
New York
Darcy O'Brien
Ernest Hemingway Foundation
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, D.C
Willis C. Brown
Willie Walker
Ada May Johnson
Bronx, N.Y
Mazie Bloome
Philadelphia
Otto Crumel
Willie G. Walker
John W. Johnson
Perry
John Wesley Johnson
Aiken Community Hospital
Robinson Funeral Home
Willie Harling
Lila Barrett
Route 1
Zion Branch Baptist Church
E. W. Frederick
H. J. Dicks
Church
Barrett
Long Star Benevolent Society
Lillie Bell Court
Gertrude Lattimore
Mamie Cummins
Dashie Robinson Langley
Fannie Page
Andrew Kneece
Joe Kneece
National Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerc
Western Gulf
Plains
Dan McLeod
Herbert A. Williams
Sertoma Club
Elliot
Andy
Council
N. A. Council
Railroad Ave
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