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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 20, 2005

Page

6

Multiple Deaths and Funerals Noted in Aiken Area

Obituaries from Aiken and Warrenville detail the deaths of Mrs Elmira Peterson Bey 84 of 530 Kershaw St Aiken James A Black of Warrenville and Deacon Patrick Henry Fryar all with services and interments planned. Bey died May 17 2005 and will be buried at Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery. Black died May 17 2005 with funeral services at 11 am at his home chapel. Fryar born February 19 1915 in Clinton NC served on community boards and NAACP and will be laid to rest at Aiken memorial park after services at Friendly Baptist Church. Families may call at Jackson Brooks Funeral Home and wake details are provided for Fryar and Bey.

Elmira Peterson Bey Kershaw St Warrenville R. James A. Black Warrenle Dith McFalls Black Ier Funeral Wayne Henderson Napier Funeral Home Main St Graniteville Patrick Henry Fryar Richland Ave. E Aiken Regional Medical Centers Dudley Ida Mest Fryar Clinton N.C Browns Chapel Ond Friendship Baptist H Andormer Aiken Ranch Naacp Aiken- Barnwell Community Actionency Georgia Anta Marie Fryar Orris Baltimore Pat Morris Ella Mae McCullom Edmond Fryar Bert Fryar Horacia E. Wils Cambria Heights N.Y Eresa Robertson Columbia Friendly Baptist Church Aiken Clinton Edwards Aiken Rial Park Highway Friendship Church Owens Funeral Ser Branchville

Funeral services for William T. McGee Jr in Aiken

The funeral for William Terry McGee Jr of Aiken is set for today at 3 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Brancie Stephens presiding and burial at Vaucluse Cemetery. Interment follows one hour after the service in the church.

William Terry McGee Jr Aiken Bethel Baptist Church Brancie Stephens Vaucluse McGee Napier Funeral Home Main St Graniteville

Obit Policy Notices Free First Line Listing

The Alken Standard announces a daily obituary listing policy offering up to sixteen lines printed free of charge for the first obituary notice. This guidance outlines headline inclusion and formatting for readers submitting death notices.

The Alken Standard

Funeral Services Schedule Across Local Churches

Friday services announced for William Terry McGee Jr. at Bethel Baptist Church at 3 p.m. James A. Black will be honored at 11 a.m. in Napier Funeral Home chapel. Rose Ellen Scott Jones service at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist. Elmire Peterson Bey ers to be held at 3 p.m. Beaver Dam Baptist. Michael Edward Pelkey services at 12 noon at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic.

William Terry McGee Jr Bethel Baptist Church James A. Black Chapel of Napier Funeral Home Rose Ellen Scott Jones Friendship Baptist Church Elmire Peterson Beyers Beaver Dam Baptist Church Michael Edward Pelkey St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church

Willington speaks at final Art After Hours Exhibit

Artist Bernard Willington discussed his Augusta history themed paintings at the last Art After Hours event at the Aiken Center for the Arts. The evening also marked Connie's Framing grand opening at 118 Park Ave SE with new shows by Nanette Langner Lisa Cook and Mary Alice Lockhart. Willington demonstrated painting steps and emphasized preparation and drawing. Exhibits run through Friday May 27.

Bernard Willington Aiken Center For the Arts Connie Framing Park Ave. S.E Nanette Langner Lisa Cook Mary Alice Lockhart Rabold Gallery Aiken Deborah Tidwell-Holtzscheiter Marcelo Novo South Carolina Novo Aiken-Augusta Doug Rabold Willington

South Carolina Unveils One-Stop Website for Businesses

State officials led by Secretary of State Mark Hammond unveiled the SCBOS online portal to streamline business filings. The site, a cooperative effort with public and private partners, aims to replace multiple agency visits with a single transaction hub reducing hours of paperwork to hours.

Mark Hammond South Carolina Hammond Aiken Small Business Development Center Usc Aiken SCBOS Controller General State Departments of Revenue, Commerce, Labor, Health and Environmental Control South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Erin Brooks Ebrooks Aikenstandard

AARP Course At Aiken Regional May 23 24

Aiken Regional Medical Centers hosts a two day course Monday and Tuesday May 23 and 24 with class hours 8 30 am to 12 30 pm both days. Attendance required for both days. fee 10 dollars per person payable to AARP. Enroll via Marketing Dept at 641 5926 or instructor 648 5139. Rose Hill hosts Full Moon Serenade May 23 starting 5 pm with violin performances from 8 30 pm in the gardens contact Steven Muler 648 1181 for more information.

Aiken Rose Hill Steven Muler

Funeral rites for Ruth Shepherd Wood set for May 22

Ruth Shepherd Wood dies. funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Gordon First Baptist Church with viewing Saturday 6 to 8 p.m. at White Columns Funeral Home. Survivors include son Donald Wood of Aiken, sister Avis Hartley of Swainsboro, grandsons Michael and Roger Wood of Aiken. Williams White Columns Funeral Home, Gordon.

Gordon Ruth Shepherd Wood Gordon First Baptist Church White Columns Funeral Home Donald Wood Aiken Avis Hartley Swainsboro Michael E. Wood Roger J. Wood Williams-White Columns Funeral Home

Dance Class Series Teaches Intermediate Line Dance

Ruth Paxton leads a 10 week Intermediate Line Dance class at Gregg Park Civic Center from May 23 to late July. Sessions run 7 30 to 8 30 p m with a 34 dollar fee and a free first class. Call 663 7552 or 642 8973 for details.

Ruth Paxton Gregg Park Civic Center Civic Center

Chamber hosts Business and Breakfast at Rose Hill Estate

The Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce will host a Business and Breakfast sponsored by Rose Hill Estate on Tuesday May 24 from 7 30 to 9 a.m. at Rose Hill Estate 221 Greenville St NW RSVP by May 23. Call 641 1111 for more information.

Greater Aiken

Marketing Workshop at USC Aiken’s Small Business Center

The Small Business Development Center at USC Aiken hosts a practical marketing workshop on Wednesday May 25 from 8 30 a m to 3 p m in Penland Administration Building Room 106. Registration costs 50 dollars and requires a call to 803 641 3647 for information.

USC Aiken Penland Administration

Parkinson Support Group Spring Auction Fundraiser

Parkinson Support CSRA hosts a 6 p.m. meeting on Tuesday May 24 at St John Towers Dining Room 724 Greene Street Augusta featuring a Spring Auction Fundraiser. For info call 706 860 5868.

Csra Parkinson St. John Towers Greene Street Augusta

Strom Thurmond book launch to sign copies in Edgefield

The Strom Thurmond biography by Bass and Thompson debuts May 24. An advance signing and launch party by the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society will be 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Tompkins Library, with copies available for reserve and display for browsing.

Ol’ Strom South Carolina Edgefield Strom Strom Thurmond Old Edgefield District Edgefield Welcome Center Bass Thompson Raymond Timmerman OEDGS Senator Tompkins Library Suzanne Stone Aikenstandard

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