Willie Staley 73 dies at home in Salley
Willie Staley 73 a native of Aiken County died Wednesday at his home in Salley He had lived there for years Funeral services were Sunday at Greater Smyrna Chapman Baptist Church with Rev W L Watson officiating Burial followed at Smyrna Cemetery He is survived by a brother a sister-in-law two sons and many siblings and relatives Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Smyrna Chapman Baptist Church
Salley
W. L. Watson
Smyrna Cemetery
Aiken County
Robert Staley
Washington, D.C
Adline Staley
Moorer Rites Held For Mrs Pickens Moorer In North Augusta
Mrs Pickens Greneker Moorer of Plaza Terrace Apts North Augusta died Saturday in Columbia Graveside services were Sunday at Westover Memorial Park officiated by Rev C Edward Reeves Jr She was Augusta born and lived in North Augusta 20 years member of St Paul Episcopal Church Survived by daughter Mrs William S Nelson II Columbia brother Eugene F Greneker Jr Valdosta GA sisters Mrs James B Gaston Sr Augusta and Miss Gene Greneker St Simons Island Memorials to American Cancer Society and Episcopal Childrens Home York SC Friends may call Poteet Funeral Home Greene Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Pickens Greneker Moorer
Plaza Terrace Apts
Columbia
Westover Memorial Park
C. Edward Reeves Jr
Augusta
St. Paul Episcopal Church
William S. Nelson II
Eugene F. Greneker Jr
Valdosta
James B. Gaston Sr
Gene Greneker
St. Simons Island
American Cancer Society
Episcopal Childrens Home
York
S.C
Poteet Funeral Home
Greene Street
Funeral services for Cecil K. Sawyer in Augusta
Cecil K. Sawyer 44 of 2430 Yates Drive dies in a local hospital. Funeral 4:30 p.m. at Poteet Funeral Home Windsor Spring Rd. Rev. Jim L. Johnson officiates. Burial Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Native of Langley resident of Augusta four years. Truck driver for Georgia Iron Works. WWII veteran. Baptist. Surviving Betty West Sawyer Augusta four daughters Virginia and Katherine Sawyer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Kenneth
Ken) Sawyer
Yates Drive
Chapel of Poteet Funeral Home
Windsor Spring Road
Jim L. Johnson
Bellevue Memorial Gardens
Langley
Augusta
Georgia Iron Works
Sawyer
Betty West Sawyer
Virginia Sawyer
Katherine Sawyer
Norman E
Aiken Standard Established 1867
Aiken Standard publishes afternoon editions except Saturday and Sunday. The paper operates from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801 with post office box 456. Subscriptions list carrier and mail rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Funeral services for Jarome C. Preetorious Jr.
Funeral services for Jarome C. Preetorious Jr., 32, of 908 East Ave. N.A., who died Saturday in Russellville, Alabama from gunshot wounds, were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Poteet Funeral Home. Burial followed at Westover Memorial Park with Masonic services. Surviving are his mother Lois B. Preetorious of North Augusta and father Jarome C. Preetorious Sr. of Brooklet, plus a brother and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarome C. Preetorious Jr
East Ave
N.A
Russellville
Ala
Chapel of Poteet
Greene St
Noel Swanson
Westover Memorial Park
Augusta
Augusta-North Augusta
St. James Methodist Church
Georgia National Guard
Augusta Lodge
John S. Davidson
Augusta Shrine Club
Guerdon Industries
Ashburn
Lois B. Preetorious
North Augusta
Jarome C. Preetorious Sr
Brooklett
Maj
Rev George T Wilson of Sumter dies at 67
The Rev George Therrell Wilson 67 died Sunday in a Sumter hospital. Funeral service Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Pocalla Full Gospel Chapel officiated by Rev Dewey E Floyd with burial in Providence Baptist Church cemetery. He was a former Providence Baptist pastor and later led the Bible Way Mission in Sumter. Survivors include eight daughters and seven sons along with a sister. pallbearers are his sons. Shelley Brunson Funeral Home, Sumter, is in charge.
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Sumter
George Therrell Wilson
Pocalla Full Gospel
Pack Road
Dewey E. Floyd
Providence Baptist Church
Rutherford County
N.C
Bible Way Mission
Willie Faris Wilson
Clara Kirk
Wilber Shaw
Aiken
E.B. Johnson
Ray Hillman
North Augusta
Ann Wilson
Orangeburg
Ronald Hearn
Tifton
Robert Lyons
Augusta
Bobby Barker
Elgin Field
Fla
Bobby T. Wilson
Daniel Wilson
Franklin Wilson
Jerry Wilson
David J. Wilson
Paul Wilson
el Paso
Tex
George T. Wilson Jr
Sacramento
Calif
Ollie Adams
Clover
S.C
Shelley-Brunson Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Willie Mae Walker
Mrs Willie Mae Walker of 529 Barnwell Ave N E died Thursday at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 4 pm at Mt Harris Baptist Church with Rev W H Hightower officiating. Burial in Mt Anna Mt Harris cemetery. Friends may call at home or Jackson Brooks Funeral Home in Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mae Walker
Barnwell Ave
N.E
Aiken County Hospital
Mt. Harris Baptist Church
W.H. Hightower
Mt. Anna Mt. Harris Cemetery
Jackson-Brooks Funeral
Aiken
Man Dies From Station Explosion Injuries in Aiken
One of two employees injured in the September 28 service station blast in Aiken has died at a local hospital. John H. Lewis, 25, of Aiken, native of the city, worked at Dunbar's American Service Station. Funeral services were held at Mt Harris with burial in Ebenzer Cemetery near Williston. He left a widow and children, with several siblings and relatives listed. Pallbearers included local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
John H. Lewis
Rt. 5
Dunbar
Lewis
Mt. Harris Baptist Church
W.H. Hightower
A.T. Stephens
Ebenezer
Williston
Lillian Smith Lewis
Miss Lydia Lewis
John H. Lewis Jr
Terry Lewis
Annie Bates Lewis
Inez Gaddy
Washington, D.C
Jean
Funeral held for Theodore Wommack in Langley
Theodore H. Wommack of 7 G Valley Homes Gloverville died Saturday. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Langley First Baptist Church with Rev. L H Fowler and Rev. L L Elliott officiating. Burial in Sunset Memory Gardens. He was a native of Jeff Davis County Georgia and lived in Aiken County 30 years. He retired from Graniteville Co. and was a Langley First Baptist member. Pallbearers named. Friends may call at Posey's Funeral Home Langley until 2 p.m. Tuesday or at Lois Wommack’s residence Langley.
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Gloverville
Theodore H. Wommack
G. Valley Homes
Langley First Baptist Church
L.H. Fowler
L.L. Elliott
Sunset Memory Gardens
Jeff Davis County
Aiken County
Graniteville Co
Hubert Boyd
Marion Boyd
Hubert Nappier
Pete Williams
Roy Shealey
Jessie Cobb Jr
Posey
Langley
Lois Wommack
Chafee Avenue
Mrs Willie Hosey of New Ellenton dies at 66
Mrs. Willie Hosey Archie Bell Hosey died September 30 in an Aiken County hospital. The funeral was held Sunday at Run Baptist Church Beech Island with Reverends Rouse Bryant presiding. Burial followed at Indian Grove Cemetery. She was a native of Aiken County and a Run Baptist Church member. Survived by widower Willie Hosey and daughter Debora Ann Hosey both of New Ellenton. Pallbearers named Leonard Johnson James Rouse Joe Rouse Willie Allen Johnny Crawford Fenence Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ellenton
Willie
Archie Bell
Leonard Johnson
James Rouse
Joe Rouse
Willie Allen
Johnny Crawford
Fenence Bush
Lions Club Kicks Off Candy Day For Sight Conservation
Aiken Lions Club launches its annual Candy Day across the city to fund sight conservation. Volunteers will distribute candy at the fair from tonight through Friday with booths at Kalmia Plaza Mitchell Shopping Center K Mart and downtown on Friday and Saturday. An eye donor booth runs daily with Lions Auxiliary. Since four years the club funds eye exams operations and glasses for children, and has added a Titmus Vision Testing machine to local health services. Funds come from broom sales radio day gym machines and Candy Day efforts. The Light Conservation Committee has collected over 2000 old glasses and more than 900 eye donors have joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Lions Club
Kalmia Plaza
Mitchell
K-Mart
Lions Club
Lions Auxiliary
Aiken
Lions
Light Conservation Committee
Aiken County Hospital indigent care costs debated
County commissioners weigh indigent care funding and costs at Aiken County Hospital as they seek tighter budget controls and clearer records. Dispute centers on payment of University Hospital bills and the fate of the county owned facility versus private options.
Woman executive speaks on being a female in management
Jane Greer corporate director at Riegel Textiles recounts starting as a secretary for 12 years and moving into management. She describes challenges as the only woman in staff meetings, traveling alone, and balancing expectations while rejecting the notion that women must imitate men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Greer
Riegel Textiles
Aiken Rotarians
Greenville
Honea Path
Rotarians
Dr. Pierce Refuses Medicaid Affidavit Over Sterilization Policy
Dr. Clovis H. Pierce declines to sign an affidavit required by the South Carolina Department of Social Services to continue treating maternity patients on Medicaid. During a two month inquiry he admitted asking welfare patients to submit to sterilization after their third birth or seek another doctor. No other Aiken obstetrician treats Medicaid patients. Pierce’s attorney, B Henderson Johnson, says he wrote to director R Archie Ellis stating Pierce will not sign the affidavit. Ellis planned to confer with State Attorney General Daniel McLeod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Hospital
Aiken County
Harold V. Graybeal
Nesbit
William G. Lynn Jr
Linda Price
Aiken
University
Clovis H. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Jo Ann Kervin
R.N
Aiken County Health
James E Rountree
Louisville
S.C
Pierce
R. Archie Ellis
Ellis
Daniel McLeod
Lets Talk Real Estate Ne
Maurice Williams of Wilmac Real Estate offers tips on wall materials and acoustic panels for better home interiors. He advertises listings at 725 Bernwell Ave and urges readers to call 649 6249 for guidance on renewals and pricing. Open Fri 9 5. He cautions against placing light wallpaper over dark as it can bleed and cause streaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Williams
Wilmac Real Estate
Bernwell Ave
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Gerald Kyzer
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Dempsey Sawyer
Stanley Sawyer
Roy Sawyer
Ray Sawyer
Larry Sawyer
Donald Sawyer
Jim Sawyer
Mrs. Pickens Moorer
Cecil K. Sawyer
Jarome Preetorious
George T.wilson
Mrs. Walker
Theodore Wommack
Mrs
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Odell Weeks
Bennie Newman
Light Conservation
James Raffield
Weeks
Frank Alexander
Wendell Hall
Andigent Care Concerns Board
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Gary Allen
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Robert Brooks
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