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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1979
Page
2
Aiken and Columbia area residents die including E. Sanders 85 and Melton Adams. services/arrangements at graniteville, J.P. Holley, George, and Folk Funeral Homes. Survivors listed with daughters, sons, and grandchildren. memorials requested to South Aiken Presbyterian Church. May include Alma Pender Rogers and others from Williston, Langley, Augusta, Barnwell in local notices.
Marvin Homer Jay 60 native of Graniteville died yesterday after a short illness. Blyth Funeral Home to announce funeral plans. He was son of Annette Rogers Jay Armstrong and the late Leon Jay. Widow Cartle Jones Jay and stepfather of Augusta. Three daughters and one son. Two sisters and 11 grandchildren. Burnettown funeral for James Henry West at Langley Church of the Nazarene. Burial Sunset Memory Gardens. West 44 of 212 Posey Street died Monday in Aiken County. pallbearers listed. Posey’s Funeral Home Langley handling.
ABC tops the weekly Nielsen ratings for May 20 with a 17.1 average household share amid heavy competition from CBS and NBC. Eight of the top ten programs air on ABC including Three's Company while CBS claims two entries and NBC none in the top tier.
A schedule note directs all advance payments to be made to Aiken Standard for PBM subscription services.
A weather outlook predicts repeat thunderstorms tonight and Thursday with a 60 percent probability. Lows near mid 60s, highs around 80, followed by scattered showers Friday and fair conditions Sunday with weekend highs in the 70s to 80s and upper 50s lows.
Rilla McCann Buford died at a Richmond County hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Platt's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clarence C. Murphy Jr. officiating. Burial in Westview Cemetery. She was a member of Druid Park Bible Church. Survivors: son Richard C. McCann Augusta. daughters Evelyn M. Smith and Mary M. Niedlinger Savannah. brother Ernest L. Holt Martinez. sister Mrs Frank Nicklien Williamstown Mass. Friends may call at the funeral home or residence.
Stephen Pond funeral at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel North Augusta at 2 p.m. officiated by Rev. Larry Scales. Burial in Pineview Memorial Gardens with full military honors. Mr Pond died Sunday in Highlands North Carolina. Pallbearers named Edward Pond Donald Thayer Warren Kinney Larry Phillips Ed Sloop Wayne Carroll.
A 27 year old Aiken man Stan E Harmon 33 Clemson Dr was found dead yesterday at his College Acres residence by his wife around 3 30 p m. The death was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Aiken County Foster Parents group will host its regular meeting at 7 30 p m tomorrow night in St John s United Methodist Church activities building Aiken The guest speaker will be John W Harte Jr county family court judge The event is open to the public.
In Laurens County 82 year old James T. Barker was sentenced to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Horace Owings 67 at an insurance office. Barker said he mistook Owings for a man who shot him years earlier. He will serve time at Goodman Correctional Center nursing facility with a concurrent one year gun charge.
The board approved a 2400 dollar budget adjustment transferring from the Instructional Fund to the Travel Account to reimburse teachers for committee meeting mileage. Robert E Grant reported 48 upcoming vacancies mainly in vocational and math with hopeful filling by summer end. A five of fifteen program guideline for staff development and a new teacher evaluation instrument were noted for summer policy review.
Listings show events for today and tomorrow across Aiken North Augusta Gloverville and surrounding areas. Clocked activities include stamp club dumcimer workshop Knights of Columbus Aiken Public Library Vasectomy clinic and various clubs and meetings with venues such as First Presbyterian Church Odell Weeks Center and Hopeland Gardens. Community groups inviting participation ask representatives to send details to Lynn Katonak at Aiken Standard.
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