Deaths And Funerals Edgefield Resident George Simpkins
George Simpkins of Edgefield died Wednesday in an Edgefield hospital. Funeral arrangements are by Anderson Funeral Home, Edgefield County. He lived in Aiken for nine years and was a retired Westinghouse supervisor. Surviving: his widow Meelpje Snook Zock, a daughter Anita L. Furesi in Old Bridge New Jersey, a son Richard Zock in Montgomery Alabama, and a sister Wilhelmina Zock in Amsterdam Netherlands. Memorials to Cancer Society suggested. Friends may call today 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Edgefield
George Simpkins
Edgefield Hospital
Anderson Funeral Home
Aikens
Westinghouse Company
Meelpje Snook Zock
Anita L. Furesi
Old Bridge
N.J
Richard Zock
Montgomery
Ala
Wilhelmina Zock
Amsterdam
Holland
Cancer Society
Funeral rites for James E. Thorpe in Aiken
Funeral services for James Ernest Thorpe 86 of 126 Florence Street Aiken will be held at 11 a m tomorrow at St Thaddeus Episcopal Church officiated by Rev Howard M Hickey burial in the church cemetery He is survived by his widow Ruby Holloway Thorpe one son James Thorpe San Marino Calif three sisters Margaret Thorpe Aiken Mrs John F McGrath Georgetown and Mrs R L Brinkley Wilson N C two brothers Frank Thorpe Aiken and Archie Thorpe Sr Columbia
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James Ernest Thorpe
Florence St. Aiken
Aiken County Hospital
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Howard M. Hickey
Ruby Holloway Thorpe
James Thorpe
Sar Marino
Calif
Margaret Thorpe
Aiken
John F McGrath
Georgetown
R. L. Brinkley
Wilson
N.C
Frank Thorpe
Archie Thorpe Sr
Columbia
Mrs Caroline Johnson Augusta Native Methodist Member Dies
Mrs Caroline English Johnson of 2802 Richmond Hill Road died Thursday in a local hospital. She was a native of Augusta and member of Burns Memorial United Methodist Church. Survived by daughters Mrs Emory J Williamson and Mrs Jimmy W Nutter. sons Freddie DeVaughn Johnson and Dred William Johnson Jr.. sisters Mrs Marion Seals, Mrs Walter Mitchell, and Mrs Felix Lambert. Friends may call at 745 Pine Tree Road or at Platts Funeral Home.
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Augusta
Caroline English Johnson
Richmond Hill Road
Platt
Johnson
Burns Memorial United Methodist Church
Emory J. Williamson
Jimmy W. Nutter
Orlando
Fla
Freddie DeVaughn Johnson
New Ellenton
Dred William Johnson Jr
Marion Seals
Hephzibah
Walter Mitchell
Conyers
Felix Lambert
High Point
N.C
F.J. Williamson
Pine Tree Road
Cornelis M Zock 73 Dies in Aiken County Hospital
Cornelis M Zock aged 73 of 1003 Croft Ave died Wednesday in Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services set for Saturday at 3 p.m. in George Funeral Home chapel Ai ken with Dr F S James officiating. Zock was a native of Hol-
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Cornelis M. Zock
Croft Ave
Aiken County Hospital
Chapel of George Funeral Home
Aiken
James
Zock
Hol
Aiken Standard 1867 Publication Details
Aiken Standard published since 1867 runs daily except weekends. It lists address 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina ZIP 29801 and mail rates for carrier and mail subscriptions. The Associated Press rights are noted for local news and AP dispatches. Corrections policy and pricing are stated.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
Deacon David Tanksley Dies in North Augusta
David Tanksley of North Augusta died Thursday in a local hospital. Services announced by Peoples Funeral Home. He was a deacon at Spring Grove Baptist Church. Survived by widow Lelia Tanksley and six sisters, four brothers including Luther Tanksley, Cornelius Gilchrist, Henry Gilchrist, and Robert Gilchrist, with relations in North Augusta Brooklyn Washington D.C.
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North Augusta
David Tanksley
Peoples Funeral Home
Spring Grove Baptist Church
Lelia Tanksley
Louise Samuels
Fannie Hammonds
Rosa McKie
Trenton
Sallie Marshall
Washington, D.C
Janie Howard
Margaret Curry
Brooklyn
N.Y
Luther Tanksley
Cornelius Gilchrist
Henry Gilchrist
Robert Gilchrist
Johnston Mrs Sadie Lowman dies at 59 in Columbia
Mrs Sadie Lowman Johnston nee Watson Lowman age 59 died Wednesday night in Columbia Funeral services held today at 2 pm Spann Methodist Cemetery Ward South Carolina Rev Lowell S Clark officiating She lifelong president Edgefield County member Dry Creek Baptist Church Survived by sons Odis Rhodes North Augusta Watson Rhodes and Coy Lee Lowman Johnston Friends may call at Clark Bland Funeral Home Johnston until services hour
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Johnston
Sadie Watson Lowman
Columbia
Spann Methodist
Ward
S.C
Lowell S. Clark
Lowman
Edgefield County
Dry Creek Baptist Church
Odis L. Rhodes
North Augusta
Watson Rhodes
Coy Lee Lowman
Clark- Bland Funeral Home
William Van Sant obituary in North Augusta
William Van Sant of 120 Briggs Ave North Augusta died Thursday in a local hospital. Requiem Mass will be held Saturday at noon at Our Lady of Peace Church with Revs. Creston Tawes and Timothy Watters officiating. Burial in Pine View Memorial Gardens. Holy Rosary tonight at 730. Survived by wife Catherine Jourdan Van Sant two sons Gerald J and William M Van Sant Jr six daughters Catherine T Barbara A Connie Virginia and Marie Van Sant mother Sarah Cassey Van Sant three sisters Henry Caver Thomas Wheeler and William E Real. Posey's Funeral Home Langley in charge.
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Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church
Creston Tawes
Timothy Watters
Pineview Memorial Gardens
Augusta
North Augusta
CSRA
Office of Economic Opportunity
Catherine Jourdan van Sant
Gerald J
William M. van Sant Jr
Catherine T. Van _Sant
Clare F. van Sant
Barbara A. van Sant
Connie van Sant
Virginia
Marie van Sant
Sarah Cassey van Sant
Henry Caver
Aiken
Thomas Wheeler
Pensacola
Fla
William E. Real
Posey
Langley
William E Elkins Dies at 58 in Barnwell
William Ervin Elkins 58 died Thursday in a Charleston hospital. Funeral at 3 p.m. Saturday at Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery. He was a native of Barnwell County, a WWII veteran, retired mechanic and farmer. Survived by his wife Mary Pender Elkins nine children, two sisters, and multiple relatives. Mole Funeral Home Barnwell in charge.
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Barnwell
William Ervin Elkins
Charleston
Barnwell County Memorial
Elkins
Barnwell County
Mary Pender Elkins
Christine Still
Geneva Gunnells
Laurette Elkins
Debbie Elkins
Lena Jean Ulmer
Orangeburg
Lois Sanders
Hampton
Mary Ann Turner
Morristown
Tenn
Brenda Starkey
Columbia
Jimmy. Wayne
Ronnie Elkins Barnwell
Frank Elkins
Langley
Douglas Elkins
New Sclons Are Going To School
Four newly elected congressmen attend an experimental month long course at Harvard Kennedy Institute. Barbara Jordan and Yvonne Burke express concern about being called gentle lady. Participants include Alan Steelman William Cohen and Burke with sessions on office choice filing bills and environmental economy issues.
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Cambridge
Mass
Barbara C. Jordan
U.S
Texas
Alan W. Steelman
Congress
Miss Jordan
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics
Mark E. Talisman
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
Tate
Steelman
William S. Cohen
Maine
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
California
Institute
Talisman
House
Washington
White House
Fires And Stabbing Keep Police On Run
A Thanksgiving day afternoon saw a stabbing of David Thacker in Aiken by his wife Sarah Thacker 34. Deputies arrested three Augustans for larceny from an auto and two 15 year olds for unlawful burning with other youths involved. Police report several woods fires near residential areas and a gunpoint incident in which a man was forced to call an Augusta boss to ensure a prisoner’s release. Traffic incidents were mild and DUI arrests increased.
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Sarah Thacker
Aiken
David Thacker
Aiken County Hospital
Thacker
Lancaster St
Jim Whitehurst
Aiken County
Joseph D. Holbrook Jr
Terry Watton
Joyce Wolfe
Whitehurst
Clearwater Elementary School
Tommy Hutto
Parker Dr
Clearwater
Busbee
Ralph Center
Augusta
Bushee
Community Calendar Highlights In Aiken Area
Today the Senior Citizens Club meets at 7 30 p m at the Senior Citizens Clubhouse in Crosland Park Tomorrow the Aiken County Museum opens 3 to 5 p m Sunday Monday the Aiken Rotary Club convenes at 12 45 p m at the Commercial Hotel The Aiken Kiwannis Club meets at 1 p m at the Holiday Inn The Aiken Food Stamp Office opens a branch 1 to 4 p m at the Catholic Center in Gloverville The Aiken American Association of University Women meets at 8 p m at St Angela Academy Library
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Aiken County Museum
Aiken Rotary Club
Commercial Hotel
Aiken Kiwannis Club
Holiday Inn
Aiken Food Stamp Office
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Aiken American Association of University Women
St. Angela Academy
South Carolina man held in Rocky Mount girl's death
Colley Thompson, 17, of Ef fingham South Carolina, was charged with murder in the shooting death of 18 year old Amy Breedlove at a Rocky Mount self service gas station. He was returned to Nash County and held without bond, with a preliminary hearing set. Investigators said about $200 was taken from the register after the shooting.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
South Carolina
Amy Claire Breedlove
Nash County
Glenn Womble
Colley Thompson
Effingham
Florence
Womble
Thompson
Nashville
Miss Breedlove
Jaycees Seek Christmas Gifts for Aiken County Children
The Aiken Jaycees seek gift donations to fund a Christmas shopping tour for county children starting in December. The Aiken Standard will acknowledge all gifts and respect anonymous contributions sent to Jaycee Shopping Tour c/o Mr. Grover A. Smithwick, 1237 Evans Road, Aiken.
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Aiken County
Jaycees
Aiken Standard
Standard
Jaycee Shopping Tour
Grover A. Smithwick
Evans Road
Aiken
McCroskys to Speak at Unitarian Church
Mr and Mrs R D McCrosky of Aiken describe their 10 000 mile trip through the Soviet Union in a Sunday evening talk at 7 30 at the Unitarian Church located at 15 Westwood Drive near Broadman Road.
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R.D. McCrosky
Aiken
Soviet Union
Unitarian Church
Westwood Dr
Broadman Road
Rain and Snow Cut Midwestern Crop Yields
Persistent rain and heavy snowfall bogged down harvests across the Midwest in November. The USDA had projected 5.4 billion bushels of corn and 1.35 billion bushels of soybeans, but wet fields prevented timely gathering and strained storage capacity at elevators like Warren Langdon’s in Indiana.
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the. Associated Press
Midwest
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
National Weather Service
Warren Langdon
Wabash
Ind
Langdon
Richvalley
Mrs. Rutland Teaches Europe Religions Course At Baptist
Mrs. A J Rutland longtime Aiken High School faculty member will teach a course on the Religions of Europe at First Baptist Church. Two sessions are scheduled at 2 p m and 7 p m with refreshments after each. A display by Baptist Women features items from European countries as part of Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions preparation.
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A.J. Rutland
Aiken High School
Europe
First Baptist Church
Baptist Women of the Church
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Whiskey Road
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Aiken Corner
Richland
York Streets
Robert L. Cate
Grover Tyner
Phillipines
Millbrook Baptist Church
W. James Rivers
Shiloh Baptist Church Hwy. 1
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Sunset Memorial Baptist Langley
Robert
Bob) Mitchum
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Pine Log
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Fred L. Lowery
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Wed
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Hampton Avenue
J.D. Warren
First Church of God
Fred D. Woodham
Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Otto Meadows
Lutheran Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Whiskey Rd
Hitchcock
Robert Haupt Jr
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Aiken First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Gregg & Trolley Line Rd
E.L
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Owen
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South Aiken Pentecostal Holiness
South Rev. W.E
South Aiken Presbyterian
Mitchell Center
Dana Waters
Julian Craig
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