Deaths and Funerals Edgefield and Surrounding Areas
Edgefield native Cornelia Holmes Taylor 60 died in Florida. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday Edgefield Mercantile Chapel. Burial Eastview Cemetery. Survived by widower, daughter Mrs Gerald Robinson Dearfield Beach Fla, mother Mrs Matth ee Schenk Holmes, eight sisters. Others listed. Friends may call at sister’s Edgefield residence or funeral home. Also listed are Eugene Gantt and Mary Gantt in Washington with the Rob inson Funeral Home Wagener handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield
Harry W
Cornelia Holmes) Taylor
Florida
Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home
Eastview
Edgefield County
Gerald Robinson
Dearfield Beach
Fla
Matthee Schenk Holmes
I. O. Ray
Clemson
S. C
W. M. Blake Sr
Columbia
Carl Johnson
D. I. McGaha
Greenwood
Homer Hazel
Laurens
Grier Petty
Bowling Green
J. C. ‘Jackson
Caldwell
Collum
J. C. Jackson
Ruthie Mae Gantt
Washington
D.C
Mary Gantt
Eugene Gantt
Eartha Bell Peterson
Jacob Gantt
Robinson Funeral Home
Wagener
McKinney Resident Joe Kight Dies. Funeral Planned
Yeo mans Joe Kight of 508 South Tennessee Street McKinney Texas died Thursday. Services set for 10 30 a m Saturday at Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Ridgeview Memorial Park McKinney. Survivors include H G Kight of Aiken.
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Mckinney, Tex
Yeomans E
Joe’’ Kight
South Tennessee St
McKinney
Tex
Turrentine-Jackson- Morrow Funeral Home Chapel
Ridgeview Memorial Park
H. G. Kight
Aiken
Mrs Alberta Mims Dies in Brooklyn Nursing Home
Mrs Alberta Mims of Aiken County died Wednesday in a Brooklyn nursing home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Miller's Funeral Home in Aiken. She lived in New York City, was a member of Springfield Baptist Church Eureka, and is survived by son Cleveland Mims Laurelton NY and daughter Florine O Laughlin Brooklyn NY. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Alberta Mims
Brooklyn
N. Y
Miller
Aiken
Aiken County
New York City
Springfield Baptist Church
Eureka
Cleveland Mims
Laurelton
Long Island
Florine O’laughlin
Funeral services for Hayward Aaron Sr. announced
Funeral services for Hayward Aaron Sr. 76 of Route 5 Box 224 who died Monday in an Augusta hospital will be held at 4 p m Saturday at St Catherine AME Church with Rev W M White officiating Burial will be in Mt Zion Church Cemetery Pallbearers include members of American Legion Post 505 The Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken arranged arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward Aaron Sr
Augusta
St. Catherine Ame
W.M. White
Mt. Zion Church
American Legion Post
Jackson-Brooks Funeral
Aiken
Playhouse Production Opens Tonight in Aiken
The Aiken Community Playhouse presents the 1973 74 season finale Only an Orphan Girl or Her First Fatal Step by Henning Nelms at 8 p.m. tonight through next Saturday at the Playhouse in Virginia Acres Park. Reservations 648 1438. Directed by Will and De Cole with audience participation and a cast including Lewil Cushman Parker Deans Kim Maddox Judy Boyd Steve Landry Jim Schubert Cheryl Boyd and Molly Gray.
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Aiken Community Playhouse
Henning Nelms
Playhouse
Virginia Acres Park
Aiken
Will and
de Cole
Lewil Cushman
Parker Deans
Kim Maddox
Judy Boyd
Steve Landry
Jim Schubert
Cheryl Boyd
Molly Gray
Jim Moore
Larry Pelletier
Mary Chelton
Sweet Spirit Choir Set For Sunday Performance
The Sweet Spirit Choir will perform at Central Baptist Church in Aiken Sunday at 7 30 p m. The youth choir includes members from Baptist churches in lower South Carolina with local participants Rolynn and Jeanne Pratt granddaughters of C Roland Boyd minister of music at Central Baptist Church.
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Sweet Spirit
Central Baptist Church
Aiken
Lower South Carolina
Rolynn and
Jeanne Pratt
C. Roland Boyd
Percy Gantt Wagener Dies in Washington DC Home
Percy Gantt died Monday at his Washington DC home. Funeral set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Satan Baptist Church Wagener with Rev Roosevelt Davenport officiating. Burial in Gantt Cemetery. Native of Wagener he had lived in Washington DC for years.
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Wagener
Percy Gantt
Washington, D.C
Satan Baptist Church
Roosevelt Davenport
Gantt
Aiken Standard Publisher Notice Revised 1867
Local newspaper notice outlines publishing schedule and rights including AP dispatch use. Advertiser payment terms warn of correction policy and advance payment limits.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Funeral services for Mrs. Willard C. Goley
Funeral services for Mrs. Willard C. Goley of Beech Island were held today at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel North Augusta with Rev lain Inglis officiating. Burial followed at Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers included Adrian Todd Frank Reeves Hoke Overstreet Dan Harron Zane Christopher and Lee Rogers.
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Beech Island
Willard C
Susie Russell) Goley
Urquhart Drive
Posey’s Funeral Home
North Augusta
Lain Inglis
Westover Memorial Park
Adrian Todd
Frank Reeves
Hoke Overstreet
Dan Harron
Zane Christopher
Lee Rogers
Nelon Davis Dies in Aiken County at 66
Nelon Davis died May 11 in an Aiken County hospital. Funeral at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church Saturday at 1 p.m. with Rev. J. W. Williams. burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Rebecca, Detroit. son Nelon Davis Jr., Detroit. mother Sallie Davis, Bath. four brothers Oscar Davis Jr., Chicago George Davis, Philadelphia Tommie Davis, New York William Davis, North Augusta. four sisters Evan Jackson, Bath Eloise Dunbar, Bath Irene Cannon, Augusta Ann Baskett, Bronx. Franks Funeral Home of Greenville in charge.
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Nelon Davis
Aiken County
Old Storm Branch Baptist Church
J. W. Williams
Rebecca Davis
Detroit
Mich
Nelon Davis Jr
Sallie Davis
Bath
Oscar Davis Jr
Chicago
Ill
George Davis
Philadelphia
Tommie Davis
New York City
William Davis
North Augusta
Evan Jackson
Eloise Dunbar
Irene Cannon
Augusta
Ann Baskett
Bronx
N.Y
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Rumph in Beech Island
Mrs Marie Rumph of Route 2 Beech Island died Sunday. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Silver Bluff Baptist Church Beech Island with Rev Thomas E Sapp Jr officiating. Burial will be in Hankenson Cemetery Beech Island. Williams Dotson Funeral Home is in charge.
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Beech Island
Marie Rumph
Route 2
Silver Bluff Baptist Church
Thomas E. Sapp Jr
Hankenson Cemetery
Williams & Dotson Funeral Home
Trenton DAR Postpones Picnic to May 25
The Tren ton Chapter DAR postponed the Noon Picnic originally set for tomorrow. The new date is Saturday May 25 and it will be held at Mrs. E L Ryan's home in Trenton.
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Trenton
The
DAR
E.L. Ryan
Newborns Prefer Sweet Water in Taste Tests
New York reports researchers at Monell Center Johns Hopkins? No Monell Center at UPenn offered 2 day old babies waters including plain sweet salty and sour. Majority chose sugar water indicating early sugar preference. Water remains vital from infancy to old age.
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New York
Monell Chemical Senses Center
University of Pennsylvania
Death of Lever Collum at age 68 in Aiken
Lever Collum 68 of 1151 Abbeville Ave N W Aiken died today at Aiken County Hospital Funeral by Posey's in Graniteville with graveside service to be announced He was retired from Graniteville Company and a Woodmen of the World member Survived by widow two sons the Rev R L Collum Ronald Collum one brother MacFall Collum Batesburg two sisters Beatrice Shealy Batesburg Viola Glaze Miami Springs Fla Family at residence 1128 Abbeville Ave Friends may call tonight 7 9 p m
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Lever Collum
Abbeville Ave
N.W
Prayer Breakfast Guests Highlight Local Leaders
The article notes Staggers as a keynote figure at a breakfast hosted by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wells of Spartanburg and a group from Today’s Teens. Attendees were asked to be seated by 7 50 a m for the event details.
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Ronald Wells
Spartanburg
Greater Aiken
Tragic Belvedere Accident Kills Two-Year-Old
A two year old boy, Steven D. Newsome, was accidentally run over by his father John D. Newsome of California in Belvedere at 8:35 am. The child died en route to University Hospital. Funeral services are set for Sunday in North Augusta. The family includes parents, two brothers, and grandparents.
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Belvedere
Steven D. Newsome
University Hospital
E. B. Weathersbee
Aiken County
Pine View Avenue
J. Dillon Newsome
Posey’s
Funeral Home Chapel
North Augusta
Charles A. Lewis
Wayne Davis
Sunset Memorial Gardens
John D. Newsome
Cudahy
Calif
John Newsome
David Newsome
Dillon Newsome
Glenn L. Kitzmiller
Pineview St
Mystery surrounds letter hoax tied to Whitney Tower family
Aiken and Greenville sources link a named man to a hoax about a Whitney Tower address. The con artist, described as brilliant yet dangerous, has sent wires from Greenville and Atlanta while the Tower family probes motive and whether another act remains.
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Greenville
Atlanta
Emily Bull
Aiken Standard
City files suit over aging bridges and rail line dispute
City officials press a lawsuit against Southern Railway over old Union Farfield Newberry York Laurens Union Street bridges and the Aiken Warrenville rail cut. Windham notes shallow cuts and railroad delays hinder repairs while ICC paperwork stalls restoration timelines and responsibility remains unresolved.
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Union Street
York
Farfield
Newberry
Union
Laurens Street
Windham
Southern Railway
Chesterfield Street
Southern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D.C
Aiken
Warrenville
Bible Study Reminder Call 648-5032
A brief note invites readers to call 648-5032 for more information and to pursue further Bible study opportunities.
Community Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Events
The listing covers senior citizens meetings at Irene Rudnick house and St. Johns United Methodist Church Education Building, aighen county museum exhibits at Chesterfield Street, a playhouse showing Only An Orphan Girl, Rotary and Sertoma club gatherings, and various community activities from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at venues including Valley Fair Baptist Church and the Aiken County Playhouse. It notes Planned Parenthood clinic hours, a spring festival, and a women’s club gathering.
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Planned Parenthood
Saran Baptist Church
Wagener
Graniteville-Vaucluse
Warrenville
Rotary Club
Commercial
Better Breathing Club
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Sertoma Club
Ramada Inn
The
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Spider Webb Community Center
Hwy. 278
Beech Island
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Mrs
Harry Taylor
Y.E. Kight
Hayward Aaron
Sweet Spirit Choir
AL. Ken Standard - Pbm
Willard Goley
Mrs. Marie Rumph
Trenton Dar
Noaa
US Dept of
Mus Hing
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Central Pacific Coast
Rockies
mid-Atlantic States
White House
James St. Clair
Capitol Hill
House Judiciary Committee
Abbott Laboratories
Vero Beach
Bull
Tower
W. Graham Claytor
ICC
Busbee
Christian Science
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Whiskey Rd
WAKN
Hayne Ave
Church of
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Gregg Avenue
Will Kowarsch
South Aiken Baptist Church
Silver Bluff Road
Dougherty Road
Jesus Christ
M. Carroll Pritchard
George L. Youman
Town Creek
Town Creek Rd
Fred L. Lowery
Faith Temple
Ravenel! St
Hampton Ave
Pastor Martin L. Mallisham
Lutheran
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Hitchcock
Robert Haupt Jr
St. Paul’s Lutheran Laurens At
Abbeville
John McCullough
Senior Citizens Club
Irene Rudnick
Senior Citizens Clubhouse
Aiken Area
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Reation Park
Virginia Acres Recreation Park
Valley Fair Baptist Church
Graniteville
Rosa L. Williams
Lions Club
Lions Hut
Crosland Park Civic Association
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Women’s Club
League of Women Voters of
Barnwell
First Baptist Church of
Richland and
York Streets
Robert L. Cate
Church of Christ
Aiken Church of Christ Highway 19
South
Paul W. Epler
P.O. Box
James Jones, Jr
WTHB
Church of God
First Church of God
Pine Log Road
Frea D. Woodham
Episcopal
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Pendleton Street
Richland Ave
Howard M. Hickey
Rhett Y. Winters
Millbrook Baptist Church
W. James Rivers
Shiloh Baptist Church
Hwy
North of
Daniel E. Johnson
South Aikien Pentecostal Holiness Highway
South Rev. W.E
South Airien Presbyterian
Whiskey Road
Near Mitchell Center
G. Dana Waters
Salvation Army
Ladies Home League
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