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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1975

Page

2

Deaths And Funerals Augusta Georgia

Obituaries from Augusta and Edgefield list Alice Mil dred Atkinson Ince of 1906 Valley Drive died in hospital. Funeral arrangements by Walker Funeral Home Hillsboro NC. Surviving lined with two daughters and parents. Joseph McManus 58 died last Wednesday. services at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. World War II veteran. Jessie Franklin Bethea of 2808 Glenn Hills Drive died Friday. services at Elliott Sons Telfair Street Chapel. burial Magnolia Cemetery. Bethea was a Tupelo native and longtime Augusta contractor.

Augusta Alice Mildred Atkinson Ince Valley Drive Augusta Hospital Walker Funeral Home Hillsboro N.C Ince Orange County Union Grove United Methodist Church H.K Faye) Carter T.B Cathy) Collins Charlotte George D. Atkinson George D. Atkinson Jr North Augusta James H. Atkinson Cora A. Bejester Edgefield Joseph McManus Pleasant Grove Baptist Church McManus Corrie Jell McManus Alvin McManus Allen McManus Jesse Franklin Bethea Glenn Hills Drive Elliott Sons Funeral Telfair Street Roy Tolbert Magnolia Cemetery Bethea Tupelo Miss Hazel Harding Bethea James Bethea Barbara Young Beech

Services for Issac Chandler Jr. Held at Jerter Baptist Church

Obituary notice from the Aiken Standard reports the death of Issac Chandler Jr., 51, on Sunday. Funeral services were held at Jerter Baptist Church with surviving family including his parents Mr. and Mrs. Issac Chandler of Edgefield, a son Walker Chandler of Edgefield, brothers Willie Chandler of Johnston and Alex Chandler of Edgefield, and sisters Ammie Bowman of Augusta, Mary Lizzie Whitley of Aiken, Ora Mae Elam of Edgefield, and Josephine Lee of Edgefield.

Edgefield Issac Chandler Jr Jeter Baptist Church Issac Chandler Walker Chandler Willie Chandler Johnston Alex Chandler Ammie Bowman Augusta Mary Lizzie Whitley Aiken Ora Mae Elam Josephine Lee

Funeral notices for Winters Mundy Sample and Coleman

Funeral services are planned for Helen Paige Winters 45 of 323 Edgefield Ave N E today at 4 p m at Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev A A Dicks officiating Burial will be in Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens Pallbearers will be members of the P C A Lodge Richard Fabian Mundy 69 of Rt 1 died yesterday at Aiken County Hospital and will be buried at Joyce Branch in Williston Cemetery The funeral chapel service is set for 5 p m tomorrow at George Funeral Home Chapel Rev William A Archer will officiate He was a native of Aiken County and member of Windsor Baptist Church Magnolia Camp No 231 W O W Retired from Graniteville Company Burial in Williston Cemetery. Louise Beck Mundy daughter Peggy Gavin G Vernon Mundy Leland Mundy Iris Pennington and eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren among survivors Friends may call at residence or at George Funeral Home. Thomas Gardner Sample 54 of 104 Sample St died Saturday in Columbia service today at 4 p m Mt Pleasant Lutheran Church Burial at Travis Park Cemetery Born in Saluda County co‑owner of F S Drugstore Saluda member of St Paul United Methodist Church Saluda Lions Club American Legion WWI veteran Esther Irick Sample two daughters Esther O Neal Sample and Elizabeth Lee Ann Sample Saluda two sisters Annie Lee Gunter Frances Deninger Lillian Therrell and George A Sample brother. Austin B Coleman 61 of 455 Silver Bluff Road died Saturday at his residence.

Helen Paige Winters Edgefield Ave N.E Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home A.A. Dicks Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens P.C.A. Lodge Williston Richard Fabian Mundy Rt. 1 Aiken County Hospital George Funeral Home Chapel Windsor Baptist Church William A. Archer Joyce Branch Aiken County Mundy Hasting Della Pennington Mundy Saluda Thomas Gardner Sample Sample St Columbia Mt. Pleasant Lutheran Church Roy Pryor David Lohr Travis Park Saluda County St. Paul

Greenwood Woman Miss Jennie L Keel Dies at 68

Miss Jennie Louise Kee Keel 68 of Woodlawn Homes Greenwood died yesterday at a Greenwood hospital. Services set for tomorrow at 2 30 p m at Bethcar Baptist Church Cemetery Wagoner with Rev William Claytor Jr officiating. She was a native of Aiken County daughter of Wade Hampton Keel and Minnie Lee Cook Keel. She lived in Greenwood 17 years and belonged to Laurens Road United Methodist Church. Surviving is a brother Ray Keel of Oak Park Michigan. Harley Funeral Home Greenwood in charge.

Greenwood Jennie Louise Kee Woodlawn Homes Bethcar Baptist Church Wagoner William Claytor Jr Aiken County Keel Wade Hampton Minnie Lee Cook Keel Oak Park Mich Harley Funeral Home

Serious condition for three-year-old after severe beating

Three-year-old Tracy Button of Salley lies in serious condition in the University Hospital pediatric intensive care unit Augusta with burns and extensive bruising believed to result from a beating. Stepfather Richard Yon, 19, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and held on a $50,000 bond. Yon arrested Friday and appeared before Magistrate Lester L. Chitty. Investigation involves Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, juvenile officials and SLED agents.

Tracy Button Salley University Hospital Augusta Richard Ricky”’ Yon Yon Aiken County North Aiken County Hospital Jack Fields Sheriff's Department South Carolina Law Enforcement Division SLED

Friends Of River Plan To Meet Thursday At8

A meeting of the Friends of the Savannah River is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Julian Smith Barbeque Pit on Milledge Road in Augusta to discuss the implications of the Trotter Shoals Dam project. Public attendance is invited.

Friends of River Friends of the Savannah River Julian Smith Barbeque Milledge Road Augusta Trotter Shoals Dam

Coleman Rites Held In Aiken Community

Funeral today at 2 p m for Evelyn Lybrand Coleman with George Rev John B McCullough officiating Burial follows at Bethany Cemetery Coleman a Griffin native residing in Aiken since 1954 was a painting contractor and Church of Christ member Survived by daughter Mrs Patrick Kennedy of Atlanta three sons Michael J Coleman Fairchild Air Force Base Washington Charles E Coleman Belvedere and Clifford A Coleman North Augusta one sister Mrs Willie L Carr Thomaston Ga two brothers Hoyt Coleman and Clarence Coleman Pallbearers were Ray Jackson James Scott Patrick Kennedy Michael Coleman Clifford Coleman and Charles Coleman

George Funeral Home John B. McCullough Bethany Coleman Griffin Aiken Church of Christ Evelyn Lybrand Coleman Patrick Kennedy Atlanta Michael J. Coleman Fairchild Air Force Base Washington Charles E. Coleman Belvedere Clifford A. Coleman North Augusta Willie L. Carr Thomaston Hoyt Coleman Clarence Coleman Ray Jackson James Scott Michael Coleman Clifford Coleman Charles Coleman

Robbery and purse theft probe in local incidents

Police investigated a weekend strong armed robbery and a purse theft from cars. Lewis Richardson, 616 Park Ave, said two Black males grabbed him on a bicycle and stole his wallet. Rubena Stallings, Rt. 2 Box 268 North Augusta, reported $248 stolen from an unlocked car in front of the Southern Bell building on Laurens Street.

O.W. Ray Lewis Richardson Park Ave Rubena Stallings Rt. 2 North Augusta Southern Bell Telephone Company Laurens Street

Questionnaires sent to determine parental government employment

Aiken County School District distributes forms to students to identify if their parents are connected with the military or employed by the federal government. The district receives about 500,000 dollars annually from this program, funded by government action at 225.08 dollars per qualifying child, roughly eight mills in taxes. Parents should return the form the day after it is sent home.

Aiken County

Judge Upholds Referendum For Wastewater Project

Judge Rodney A. Peeples rules the 1974 referendum authorizing the Horse Creek Valley Wastewater Treatment Project is valid. The decision also declares a state law creating the Aiken County Public Service Authority unconstitutional but leaves its functions intact under a 1974 county ordinance.

Horse Creek Valley Aiken County Rodney A. Peeples Second Circuit Don E. Murphree Board of Commissioners Horse Creek Aiken North Augusta Authority Douglas S. Garvin Peeples Horse Creek Basin

Four Candidates Compete for Wagener Mayor Election

Four candidates file for Wagener mayor including incumbent John A Cofer and challenger Buz Miller. Other mayor hopefuls are David Huckabee and Gordon Darmody. Six council seats include Grady Spradley Robert Anderson Glen Casey Robert Green Wayne Gunter and Thomas Peeples. Voting opens 8 a.m. at the Wagener Fire Station.

Wagener John A “Tony Cofer David F. Huckabee Gordon R. Darmody Grady L. Spradley Pet Milk Company Robert L. Anderson Glen B. Casey Salley Manufacturing Company Robert Green Columbia Airport Wayne C. Gunter Thomas R. Peeples

Joan Payson dies co owner of Greentree

New York sportswoman Joan Payson died at 6 35 am at age 72 after a long illness. She helped found the New York Mets with William Shea and supported Greentree Stable operations in Lexington and Aiken.

Joan Payson Greentree New York

Man Arrested After High Speed Chase Ends in Arrest

City police have charged Jerry Dale McCarty of Aiken with failing to stop for a blue light and siren and reckless driving after a high speed chase on Thursday.

Jerry Dale McCarty Rt. 6 Box 81-D Aiken McCarty

Community Calendar Highlights for Today and Tomorrow

Local clubs and groups schedule events from 6:30 p.m. tonight to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow across Aiken and North Augusta. Meetings include Sertoma Lions Toastmasters Eastern Star Jaycees and council sessions at venues like the Ramada Inn Commercial Hotel Masonic Hall and USC Aiken room 107.

Sertoma Club Ramada Inn Lions Club Lions Hut Kalmia Toastmasters Club Commercial Hotel Virginia Acres Planned Parenthood Aiken County Midland Valley Clearwater Aiken Citizens Advisory Commission Eastern Star F&m Masonic Hall Fairfield St Aiken Optimist Club Heart of Aiken Jaycees Jaycee Hut Adult Development Center Board Aiken York Rite Bodies Masonic Temple North Augusta

Aiken AKATS Plans Left Turn Lanes and Two Notch Paving

The AKATS study outlines center left turn lanes on Silver Bluff Road and South Boundary work from York Street to Two Notch Road. Citizens formed a Concerned Citizens group after plan details emerged. Mayor Weeks warned no paving in the Two Notch area despite a 20 year study.

Silver Bluff York Street Two Notch Road AKATS Aiken Whiskey Road Hitchcock Woods H. Odell Weeks

Man Arrested After Motorcycle Chase in Aiken

Aiken Public Safety reports two men argued over money Saturday. One man, Henry Swinger, 361 Morgan St, faces battery with intent to kill charges after a shot was fired through a closed door striking Freddie Brisbom of the same address. Both men were involved. Brisbom was treated and released. Sgt. M K Deason led the arrest.

O.W. Ray Aiken

Iowa Test to Be Given Today at Aiken Tech

The Iowa Test will be administered today at 6 p.m. at Aiken Tech to predict GED success and is free of charge.

Iowa Aiken Tech

Three Injured In Saturday Collision In Aiken County

An early morning crash on Highway 19 in Aiken County injured three people including Deputy Leon J. Hare of the Aiken County Sheriff's Department. Robert Sharpe and Bruce Pollard were treated at Aiken County Hospital with Pollard later listed in serious condition at a hospital in Augusta. Hare was treated and released.

Aiken County Hare Sharpe

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M.A. Ince Jesse F. Bethea Aiken Standard Rutland Drive S. C Associated Press AI Ken Standard - Pbm Isaac Chandler Jr Helen P. Winters Richard F. Mundy Thomas G. Sample Austin B. Coleman Silver Bluff Road Jennie L. Keel National Weather Service Gulf Coast Puget Sound Utah Idaho Nevada Julius Shiskin Bureau of Labor Statistics Joint Economic Committee Shiskin Jeane Hall Eric Higgs O'Neal ‘‘Buz’’ Miller Lexington New York Giants Aiken County Commissioners USC Aiken St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Akats Hearing Frank Holmes Holmes Lake Harper Cobbs and Burrell Man Chase By Neil A. Ladd Plaza Carpets DIAL George Funera Chibane Aimer Wu Shoige Bethtig Good Hope Baptist Church Dan Johnston
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