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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 28, 2004

Page

6

Deaths and Funerals in Johnston and Nearby Areas

Obituaries list Henry Mercer Holsomback Sr 72 of Johnston with services May 29 2004 Providence Baptist Church burial Sunset Gardens Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Jewel Hill Holsomback and children. Also notices for Harvey Eugene Kirkland Warrenville Joe Peterson Jr Wagener and multiple funeral services and committal timings across South Carolina locations.

Jane Dennis Walsh St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Louise Jefferson Almond Branch Baptist Henry Mercer Holsomback Sr Providence Baptist Church Harvey Eugene Kirkland Hatcher Funeral Home Matthew Caswell Wright Redds Branch

Wright 92 dies at Lexington Medical Center in Aiken

Matthew Caswell Wright age 92 of 877 Wrights Mill Road Aiken died May 27 2004 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral service 3 PM Saturday at Redds Branch Baptist Church officiated by Rev Raymond Crowe with interment in church cemetery. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken and a retired farmer and Granitevill e Co. employee. Survivors include three daughters Barbara Wright Goff Susan Wright Ranker Gayle Wright Herring two sons Ladson O. Wright Michael S. Wright eleven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Memorials to a favorite charity. Friends may call 7 9 PM tonight at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home Aiken.

Eugene Kirkland Warrenville Harvey Eugene Kirkland Louella Holloway Kirkland Howlandville Road Heather Rushton Raymond Kirkland Baltimore Graniteville Olivia Sullivan Annette Devore Cynthia Norris Larry Calhoun Jr Scott Johnson Shane Johnson Kristen Rushton Jenniffer Bodie Hunter Norris Maxwell Norris Caitlin Devore Taylor Devore Kirkland Saluda George and Clara Bell Gentry Kirkland Graniteville Company Townsend Howlandville Baptist Church Brotherhood Warrenville Community Christian Council Star Masonic Lodge No. 99 Hatcher Funeral Home Steve Jones Earl Satcher Langley Matthew Caswell Wright Wrights Mill Road Aiken Eva Williams Wright Lexington Medical Center Redds Branch Baptist Church Raymond Crowe Wright George R Susan Maria Ford Wright Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home East Pine Log Road

Publisher Roger Straus Jr Dies at 87 in New York

Roger W. Straus Jr., Guggenheim heir and co founder of Farrar Straus Giroux, died at 87 from pneumonia at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He led the publishing house for over 50 years shaping midcentury American literature before the firm evolved with the industry.

Roger Straus NEW York Roger W. Straus Jr Guggenheim Lenox Hill Hospital Manhattan Roger Straus III Farrar, Straus & Giroux Straus John Farrar Farrar, Straus & Company, Inc

Obituary Notice Policy for The Aiken Standard

The Aiken Standard publishes obituary notices with up to 16 lines free the first time. Submissions: funeral homes provide details, edits may occur, deadline 7 p.m. daily, phone 648-2311 for information on charges and submissions.

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Tucker Faces Execution in Electric Chair in South Carolina

James Neil Tucker awaits death by electrocution for the 1992 killings of Rosa Lee Oakley and Shannon Mellon and robberies in Sumter and Calhoun counties. He plans to drop appeals, becoming the first U S inmate to die in the chair in more than a year. Tucker did not choose the method, per his lawyer, under state law his options differ by date.

Columbia James Neil Tucker Tucker Teresa Norris Rosa Lee Dolly” Oakley Sumter County Oakley Shannon Mellon Calhoun County United States South Carolina Larry Gene Bell U.S Nebraska Norris

Spoleto Festival opens with strong ticket sales in Charleston

Spoleto Festival U S A opens in Charleston amid heat and high gas prices. Ticket sales run about 12 percent ahead of last year with more than 130 performances and Piccolo Spoleto offering 700 events. Notables including Jonathan Green Jenny Sanford and Dana Gioia speak at the opening.

Charleston U.S.A Charleston City Hall Washington Spoleto Jonathan Green South Carolina Jenny Sanford Dana Gioia National Endowment For the Arts Green Sea Islands National Trust For Historic Preservation Gullah Geechee Florida North Carolina Gibbes Museum of Art Marie Jacinto Mills House Hotel City Hall Tripp Hayes Greater Helen Hill Charleston Area Gian Carlo Menotti Italy Menotti Peony Pavilion Mikhail Baryshnikov DJ Spooky

Three sentenced in Ohio mortgage fraud case in Anderson

In Anderson district court three people received prison terms and three were given five years probation in a federal mortgage fraud case tied to inflated home appraisals for National City Mortgage between 2001 and 2002. A 19-member group of loan officers and brokers was convicted, seven women sentenced earlier.

Shelby Garland Service First Mortgage Co Esther Dangerfield Kelly Group Inc Anderson Area

Tenenbaum unveils plan to help veterans in Senate bid

Democratic candidate Inez Tenenbaum proposes VA reforms to speed disability claims, reduce backlogs, and expand benefits. She seeks hiring increases, higher income eligibility, removal of a $1200 GI Bill fee, and more funding for veterans’ tuition and books. She faces Ben Frasier in the June primary.

Columbia U.S. Senate Inez Tenenbaum Tenenbaum Veterans Administration Washington Veterans Affairs Ben Frasier

Ravenel urges legal medical reforms to curb costs

Republican U S Senate candidate Thomas Ravenel from Charleston calls sweeping changes to health care and legal systems to cut costs. He targets third party pay and "predatory" trial lawyers, proposing health courts and cap damages at 250000 in medical malpractice to curb rising expenses.

Columbia U.S. Senate Thomas Ravenel Ravenel Charleston America Washington

Also Mentioned on This Page

Henry M. Holsomback Sr Sunset Gardens Memorial Park Hwy Johnston Holsomback Edgefield County Catherine Kaiman Belvedere Mary Hastings Edgefield Frances Cook Raleigh- Durham N.C Joe Peterson Jr Wagener Azalea Woods J.H. Robinson Lewis Kitchings Orangeburg St JH. Robinson Sue R. Copeland Beaufort National Cemetery James R. Flick Stephen D. Posey Wesley Gainey Westover Memorial Park Frank W. Gantt Sr Berlin Baptist Church Gussie Holmes Suneral Jeffrey Fritz Hollings State Department of Transportation Hollings Sociated Press
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