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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1981

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Bamberg and Augusta Area

Multiple obituaries report deaths across Bamberg Columbia and Augusta regions. Jessie B Black Jr 53 a Bamberg native and retired Air Force sergeant dies from auto accident injuries with services planned at Cooner Funeral Home and burial in South End Cemetery. Other notices include Earlich Bookert father of Mrs Robbie Jefferson and Mrs Betty Gardner with survivors across Columbia and Ohio. Funeral plans and grave services are listed for Chamberlain of Belvedere Bath George Cheatham Jesse Kirkland Bath Augusta and North Augusta residents with details on survivors church affiliations and funeral homes.

Bamberg Jessie B. Black Jr Ann Long New Ellenton Cooner Funeral Home South End Black Air Force Deborah Knotts Columbia Rick Black Joey Black Tony Black Rodney Black Irma Davis Earlich Capers Bookert Greensboro N.C Viola Boyd Lillie Bookert George Leverette Lincolnton Leroy Parker Indian Rocks Beach Fla Eliot Pilsburg Daytona Beach Platt Audubon Circle Belvedere Bath Janie Ellis Stewart Bandy Drive Aiken County Faith Baptist Church Clifton Stancel Sunset Memory Gardens Stewart Lancaster County Pacific Mills Louella Elliott H.K Mildred) Henderson Colie L. Stewart Augusta Melvin Blackburn George Crawford David Dubose Hasting Dudley John McDaniel Leon McGee Posey Langley

Widow Mary Thurmond Rites Set After North Augusta Death

Mrs. Willie Mary Thurmond 56 of 165 Carr Road North Augusta died Sunday at a Richmond County hospital. Funeral arrangements announced by Peoples Funeral Home. She was a widow and mother of Elizabeth Turner of Gloverville Marie Thurmond Beech Island Willie Jean Mitchell Margaret Thurmond Sharon Vinson of Clearwater Mary Brown of Augusta and Joyce Ann Thurmond of Edgefield. Her sons are Benjamin Franklin Thurmond of Texas and Herman Thurmond of Clearwater.

George Cheatham Route 4 Liberty Mortuary North Augusta Cheatham Hephzibah Aiken Mount Harris Aiken County School System Aiken Community Hospital Bernice Ealey Cheatham Horace Cheatham Johnny Cheatham Richard Cheatham Larry Cheatham Atlanta Edie Walls Rose Mary Cheatham Columbus Ohio Annette Cheatham Donna Cheatham Mary Collier Willie Mary) Thurmond Carr Road Richmond County Peoples Funeral Home Thurmond Ps Hill

Sunny skies return to Aiken County forecast

Warm air returns to Aiken County with sun replacing rain for tomorrow. Daytime highs reach mid to high 70s, with overnight lows around the low 40s. Thursday through Saturday bring partly to fair skies and weekend highs in the mid to upper 70s with nights near the mid 50s.

Aiken County Pacific Coast Florida National Weather Service North Dakota

Hillacious Race Winners Named

Lynn Hardwick of Columbia won the Hillacious Hundred bicycle race on October 18 finishing the 100 miles in five hours and 28 minutes. David Grice of Johnston took second with a time of five hours and 45 minutes.

Lynn Hardwick David Grice Hardwick Columbia Grice Johnston

Fund Established For Paralyzed Hunter Doug Smith

A fund is set to aid rehabilitation for 22 year old Doug Smith who was paralyzed after a 25 foot fall from a tree while deer hunting. He suffered three broken ribs a broken back and a punctured lung and is in stable condition at University Hospital in Augusta Georgia. Rehabilitation therapy is planned in Charleston or Greenville and donations may be made at Farmers and Merchants Bank branches and downtown.

Doug Smith Westmont Dr Smith University Hospital Augusta Charleston Greenville Farmers and Merchants Bank

Gregg-Graniteville Park Wins State Agency Award

Gregg-Graniteville Park earned first place as the outstanding agency in the foundation category at the Special Agency Awards. Nelson Deaton, park director, said the Oct. 13 honor came at the state Recreation and Parks Society Convention in Myrtle Beach, amid 30 competing agencies. It was the park’s first award from the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism after seven years of leadership.

Graniteville Gregg Nelson Deaton State Recreation and Parks Society Myrtle Beach Gregg-Graniteville Park Deaton Gregg- Graniteville Park State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Library Hosts Halloween Ghost Storytime at Aiken Co Public Library

The Aiken County Public Library presents a Halloween themed storytime on Wednesday October 28 at 10 a.m. Children can attend in costume for a pre Halloween show and storytelling featuring ghosts goblins and witches.

Aiken County Public Library

Community Calendar for North Augusta and Aiken

Local events list for today and tomorrow including meetings at North Augusta Ex change Club S and S Cafeteria and Holy Trinity Church. Also activities at Belvedere United Methodist Church Aiken County Museum and Knights of Columbus with times from 6 30 p m to 8 30 p m and a note inviting club and meeting representatives to write Allison Garvin at the Aiken Standard.

North Augusta Aiken County Association of Retarded Citizens Kalmia School American Legion Legion Home Si Alumnae Panhellenic Gascar Jaycee Hut Alliance Francaise St. Angela Academy Wagener Jaycees Wagener Community Center Aiken County Health Department Aiken County Museum Senior Citizens Bridge Senior Citizens Clubhouse Ambucs Western Steer Aiken County Allison Garvin Aiken Standard Aiken

Board To View Vocational Plan For 1981 82 Budget

Aiken County Board of Education meets at 7 30 pm in the Education Center to discuss the 1981 82 vocational education plan funding of 207 520 federal and 1 440 452 state local, serving about 4 000 students in 11 schools. It covers caps for library resources and equipment and reviews test scores and personnel, with changes at Silver Bluff and South Aiken High Schools and a first reading on revenue grants.

Aiken County State Department Office of Vocational Education State Department of Education Robert Slay Zone V Silver Bluff High School Winter Company South Aiken High School Jackson Middle School Pure & Dts Jefferson Elementary

North Augusta To Honor Citizen Of The Year

The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce will honor a Citizen of the Year at the Augusta Hilton Convention Center. Dr. Margaret Maxey of the South Carolina Energy Research Institute will give the guest speech. She has advised on energy ethics and waste disposal for prominent bodies and will speak after a 7 p.m. dinner.

North Augusta Maxey Lawrence Livermore Laboratory Livermore Calif North Augusta High School

Holley House Evacuated Over Gas Leak Under Foundation

Police and SCE&G crews investigated a small natural gas leak in an unused line beneath the Holley House Hotel foundation. The line, unused for 10 years and once serving a burned drug store, loosened a meter stop during hotel construction. The Richland Avenue alley was barricaded for two hours with no injuries reported.

Holley House South Carolina Electric and Gas Company Richland Avenue J.C

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Earlich Bookert Janie Stewart Jesse Kirkland Augusta Road Posey Funeral Home Jim Ivey Langley Cemetery Kirkland Edgefield King Mill Cora Franklin Kirkland Martha Marie Thompson Carolyn Moon Clearwater Gerald A. Kirkland Unadilla Effie Herron Rosa Nicholl Pearl Shephard Warrenville Capers Kirkland Alabama Bobby Shutters Ray Kirkland W.H. Kirkland Paul E. Herron Sam Day Jason Kirkland Ralph S. Chamberlain Ralph Steven Chamberlain Clarence R M.C. LaFevre Margaret Connor LaFevre Wesley United Methodist Church Joseph Frazier Collie Moore Pine Lawn Memorial Gardens LaFevre Isaac Gadsden George Gramblin Leon Patterson H.J. Hardy Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Monroe Johnson Ashley Grove Baptist Church E.W. Simmons Johnson Joseph Drayton Junior Corley Cammie Aaron Fred Scott W.B. Copeland F. Lody Jackson- Brooks Funeral Home Annie L Willie Thurmond Wer Noaa Dept. of Commerc Mary Eubanks United Way Frank Fleming Graniteville Co Charlie Cofer du Pont Fleming Cofer United Ways Paula B. Daniel Gregg Park Agency St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Aiken A.A Linden St N.A Price Kery Furniture Company Cnlaw Wel Maloa Fitzpatrick’s Opticians Fitzpatrick’s Lancaster St
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