Deaths And Funerals Williston-Seymour Williams Sr.
Williston Seymour Williams Sr. of Aiken died Tuesday in Far Rockaway New York. Funeral services were held Sunday at New Jerusalem Baptist Church near Barnwell with Rev. Reuben Riley officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. He was a longtime custodian in Aiken schools, a Mt. Harris Masonic Lodge No. 270 member, St. John Society member, and co founder of New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow Willie Mae Williams. a son Seymour Williams Jr.. daughters Peacola Green and Lavenia Williams. brothers Plexico Williams and Joseph Williams. sisters Lottie Mae Devoe Arrie Davis and Susanna Robinson. and a number of other relatives.
David Chavious Bath Died At Home In Bath
David Chavious Bath David Dink Chavous 63 of 214 Augusta Road Bath died Friday at his residence Funeral services will be 5 pm Monday at Poseys Chapel Funeral Home Langley with Rev W M Corley officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memory Gardens He was a native of Augusta lived in Aiken County most of his life a retired employee of Bath division United Merchants Manufacturing Co He was a member of Barton Chapel Methodist Church He is survived by Agnes Boyd Chavious one daughter Glenda Distler Beech Island one son the Rev Billy Chavious Milton Fla one sister Mrs Martha Chavis Columbia one brother John Chavious Augusta Pallbearers John Chavious H G James Jr
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Posey’s Chapel Funeral Home
Langley
W. M. Corley
Sunset Memory Gardens
Augusta
Aiken County
Bath
United Merchants Manufacturing Co
Barton Chapel Methodist Church
Agnes Boyd Chavious
Glenda Distler
Aiken Standard Statement of Publication Details
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes every afternoon except weekends. It provides AP dispatches under exclusive reproduction rights and reserves rights for all other matters. The paper limits publisher responsibility for ad errors and offers corrections in the next issue.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
Associated Press
William R. Eubanks Dies in Aiken at 71
William R. Eubanks 71 of 204 Park Ave Aiken died Friday in an Aiken County hospital. Burial followed Friday service at George Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Robert L. Cate officiating. He was a lifelong Aiken resident, First Baptist Church member, volunteer firefighter for 25 years, and operated one of Aiken’s first service stations. He is survived by sister Mary H. Eubanks and brother John B. Eubanks. Pallbearers named.
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William R. Eubanks
Park Ave
Aiken
Aiken County
George Funeral Home
Robert L. Cate
Bethany
First Baptist Church
Mary H. Eubanks
John B. Eubanks
Mrs James Moore of Edgefield dies at 68
Mrs James Bell Moore aged 68 of Edgefield died Friday. Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Wednesday with Rev C C Garrett officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are her widower three daughters and four sons and several siblings. Friends may call at the residence or Blalock's Funeral Home Edgefield.
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Edgefield
James
Mary Bell) Moore
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
C. C. Garrett
Annie J. Moore
Washington, D.C
Janie Mae Bussey
Betty L. Gordon
Rodgers Moore
Benjamin Moore
Cleveland Moore
Oscar T. Moore
Cornelia Moon
Annie Willie Bean
Sophie Moseley
Aiken
Oscar Mosely
Blalock
Family of Vollmer Listed in Obituary Details
Vollmer Virginia Beach Virginia obituary listing one sister Mrs Lucy Giese Heidelberg Germany two brothers Andre G Betz Ore land Pennsylvania and August Betz Bellville New Jersey and four grandchildren.
Melvin Lowe dies. rites held in Martinez Georgia
Melvin Lowe of Route 2 Box 444 Wrightboro Road dies Sunday in a local hospital. Funeral services are Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel in Martinez with Revs. Raymond Shumpert Ray Fowler and Julian Scott officiating. Burial in Westover Memorial Park. He was a lifelong Columbia Richmond counties resident and a retired farmer. He belonged to Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survived by wife Daisey Wade Lowe Augusta two daughters Lila Crawford Martinez Lorraine Tucker Growtown Ga six sons Furman Lowe Martinez Clarence Lowe Gene Lowe Growtown Melton Lowe Augusta Vernon Lowe Harker Heights Tex Herbert Lowe Gran ityville.
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Melvin Lowe
Wrightboro Road
Thomas L. King
Martinez
Raymond Shumpert
Ray Fowler
Julian Scott
Westover Memorial Park
Columbia
Richmond
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Daisey
Mrs Charles Neher
Mrs Charles Neher formerly of Graniteville died Friday in an Augusta hospital Burial was at Graniteville Cemetery She had lived in Daytona Beach Florida for 30 years and was a longtime cashier at the old Graniteville Bank Pallbearers named Gary Smith Denzil Smith Earl Satcher David McGee Pickens Reece and T M Ferguson
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Graniteville
Charles
Bessie Arthur) Neher
Augusta
Posey’s Funeral Home Chapel
Barbee O. Parsons
Daytona Beach
Fla
Old
Graniteville Bank
St. John's United Methodist Church
Gary Smith
Denzil Smith
Earl Satcher
David McGee
Pickens Reece
T.M. Ferguson
Mrs James Felder Jr. dies in Johnston at 35
Mrs James Felder Jr 35 died May 13 at a Greenwood Sunday service at Pine Hill Baptist Church Johnston with Rev Phillip Watson officiating Burial planned at the church She was born in Edgefield County and was a Pine Hill Baptist member Surviving are her widower five sons Willie Lee Don L Horace Jacob Vernon Lee Felder Johnston two daughters Johnnie Mae and Doris Felder Johnston two brothers Robert and Bobby Coleman Johnston
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Johnston
James (Plummer Lee) Felder Jr
Greenwood
Pine Hill Baptist Church
Phillip Watson
Church
Edgefield County
Willie Lee Felder
Don L. Felder
Horace Felder
Jacob Felder
Vernon Lee Felder
Johnnie Mae Felder
Doris Felder
Robert Coleman
Bobby Coleman
Local Teen Breakfast Honors Staggers Speech on Change
Staggers urged youth to set priorities and lead their lives, noting personal change starts within. The event at Millbrook Baptist Church featured prayers and a program by Aiken teens and local groups, with Mayor Weeks and community members presenting honors.
Ridge Spring Teen-Agers Killed In Prom Night Crash
Funeral services today for two Ridge Spring teen-age girls Martha Mac Dee Smith 16 and June Elaine Thomas 18 who died Friday night in a single car crash returning from the junior senior prom 11:25 p m on an Aiken County road ten miles from Aiken also injured Bobby Derrick 18 and Allen Cumbee 15 both of Ridge Spring Smith buried Ridge Spring Cemetery Thomas to be buried Sunset Gardens Memorial Park Surviving relatives listed for both families
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Monetta
Ridge Spring
S. C. Highway
D. M. Dye
Martha Mac- Dee Smith
F. Broadus Smith Sr
June Elaine Thomas
H. W. Thomas
Dye
Aiken
Bobby Derrick
Walter R. Stubbs Dies After Illness in Aiken
Walter R. Stubbs of 724 Summer St. N E Aiken died Sunday at Aiken County Hospital after several weeks illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by George Funeral Home Aiken.
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Walter R. Stubbs
Summer St
N.E
Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
George Funeral Home
Windsor Woman Tillie Pfaff Johnson Dies at 82
Mrs. Tillie Pfaff Johnson, 82, of RFD 1 Windsor died Sunday after a brief illness.
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Tillie P. Johnson
Community Calendar highlights local clubs and meetings
Aiken Sertoma Club at 6:30 p.m. and Aiken Lions Club at 7 p.m. plus Crosland Park Civic Association at 7:30. Clubs across Aiken and North Augusta host officer elections, social events, and service activities. See list for times and venues including Beech Island and Our Lady of Peace School.
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Aiken Sertoma Club
Ramada Inn
Aiken Lions Club
Lions Hut
Crosland Park Civic Association
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Women’s Club
Bridge
Tripoli
Aiken
Aiken Community Playhouse
Planned Parenthood
Spider Webb Community Center
Hwy
Beech Island
League of Women Voters
Aiken County
Service Council
Barnwell
Beta Sigma Phi
North Augusta
Mrs Ernst Vollmer Dies in Aiken Nursing Home
Mrs Ernst Vollmer of 704 Vincent Street Aiken died Thursday in a local nursing home. The deceased had resided in Aiken since 1961 and is survived by a daughter Mrs Eric Lachmann of Middletown New York and a son Lieutenant Commander Ernst Peter Vollmer. No funeral services were planned.
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Ernst
Elizabeth B.) Vollmer
Vincent St
Aiken
Pittsburgh
Eric Lachmann
Middletown
N.Y
Ernst Peter
James L Cromer of Saluda dies at 75
James Luther Cromer aged 75 of Rt. 1 Ward died Friday in Greenwood. Graveside rites were held Sunday at Saluda Memorial Gardens with Rev. W D Quarles officiating. He was born in Saluda and was a retired farmer. Survived by wife Ellie Rodgers Cromer four daughters and three sons.
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Saluda
James Luther Cromer
Rt. 1
Greenwood
Saluda Memorial Gardens
W.D. Quarles
Bostwick Sells Daufuskie Island Land to Hilton Head Developer
G. H. Bostwick of Aiken and New York has sold a 2680 acre tract on Daufuskie Island to Hilton Head businessman Wilbert Roller. Roller says he will survey the land and begin planning and development within two months.
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Hilton Head Island
G. H. Bostwick
Aiken
New York
Daufuskie Island
Hilton Head
Wilbert Roller
Youth Arrested On Drug Charge In North Augusta
A North Augusta youth identified as James Eugene Rich Jr. of 508 E Avenue was arrested over the weekend for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Bond on the charge was set at $2,000.
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North Augusta
James Eugene Rich Jr
E. Avenue
Bond
Augusta Man Drowns In Savannah River
An Augusta man, 24-year-old Johnny Lee Wadley of Washington Homes, died after swimming near the North Augusta boat landing on the Savannah River. Rescue squads of about 25 members recovered his body at 7:15 p.m. after an initial 5 p.m. call.
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North Augusta
Augusta
Savannah
Aiken County
Johnny Lee Wadley
Washington
Wadley
U.S. Bicycle Production Tops Seven Million Annually
Rand McNally reports that over seven million bicycles are produced domestically each year in the United States. The 1973 period also saw five million bicycles imported into the country.
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United States
All About
Rand McNally Publicaton
U.S
Heaviest brain on record linked to Turgenev
The heaviest brain ever recorded is claimed to belong to Russian author Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev, reportedly weighing 4 pounds 6.96 ounces.
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
Aiken Man Charged With Simple Assault
An Aiken man identified as John Andrews was charged by Aiken Police with simple assault and battery after striking a woman on the head with a hammer on the 400 block of Union Street at 1 p.m. Saturday. Other police notes include a Belvedere man whose stolen car was found stripped in Reidsville Georgia, a motor theft report from Beech Island, and the disappearance of two calves from William Lyons in Bath.
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Aiken
John Andrews
Union Street
Belvedere
Sheriff’s
Reidsville
Bob Batten
Johnny M. McCord
Langley St
Beech Island
William Lyons
Bath
County Registration Books On Tour For Voters
Voter registration books are available in Aiken County this week for re registration or first time sign ups. Locations include Jackson City Hall Tuesday 2 to 4 pm Gloverville Our Lady of Peace Church Wednesday 10 am to 1 pm Langley Magistrate Office Wednesday 2 30 pm to 5 pm Midland Valley Shopping Center Thursday 2 pm to 6 pm and Beech Island Magistrate Office Friday 2 to 6 pm. To vote in the July 16 primary, registration must be completed by June 16.
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Aiken County
Jackson City Hall
Gloverville Our Lady of Peace Church
Langley Magistrate's Office
Clearwater Midland Valley
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Henry Jones
Doug Chavious
John Henry Ward
Robert A. Johnson
Jack Holley
Murray Bridges
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James Felder Jr
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Jaggers
H. Odell Weeks
Ronald Wells
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University Hospital
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Grace Episcopal Church
Ridge Spring Monetta
William P. McGugan
Southern Pines
N. C
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F. Broadus Smith Jr
Lyon Smith
Cumbee Funeral Home
Miss Thomas
Philippi Baptist Church
J. T. Littlejohn
Kenneth Tompkins
Sunset Gardens Memorial Park
Ridge Spring- Monetta High School
Judy Goss
Leesville
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Randy Thomas
H. E. Thomas
Clark- Bland Funeral Home
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Aiken Optimist Club
Heart of Aiken
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North Augusta Recreation Center
Our Lady of Peace School
Old Edgefield Road
Ernst Vollmer
James L. Cromer
Ellie Rodgers Cromer
Maxie
Myrtle) Rhodes
Ward
William
Matilda) Clary
Lamar
Christine) Berry
Judson
Fannie Mae) Hall
Batesburg
James Luther Cromer Jr
Robert Everett Cromer
Davis Cromer
Roy
Elease) Webb
John Andrew Cromer
Willie Benjamin Cromer
National Wlaimer Service
NOAA
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Texas Panhandle
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Ikes
Carolinas
Midwest
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Bostwick
Aiken Man
George
Maurice Williams
Wilmac Real Estate
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