Deaths and Funerals in South Carolina and Philadelphia
Mrs. Clarence Roberta Williams Jr. of Philadelphia died Sunday. funeral by Miller's in Aiken. Survived by widower, mother Marguerite Jefferson Thomas, son, daughter, sister Tosina Devore. Burial at Sweetwater Churchyard. Mr. Cook, native of Langley, retired auto mechanic. survived by wife Lucille Cook, two sons, a brother and three sisters. Friends may call at Elliott Sons, Inc.
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Clarence
Roberta) Williams Jr
Philadelphia
Miller
Aiken
Marguerite Jefferson Thomas
Thomasina Devore
Willie Trottie
North Augusta
Herman Thomas
Sweetwater
Langley
Lincoln Hazel dies at 53 in North Augusta
Lincoln Hazel of North Augusta died at his home on Route 3 Box 408. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Your Funeral Home in New Ellenton. He was a native of Aiken County and a Storm Branch Baptist Church member, survived by his wife Lucille Hazel Augusta and four daughters, plus his mother Alice Williams Bath and siblings.
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North Augusta
Lincoln Hazel
New Ellenton
Aiken County
Storm Branch Baptist Church
Lucille Hazel
Augusta
Arthur Lee Hazel
Herman Hazel
Earl Hazel
Bronx
N.Y
Alice Williams
Bath
Fannie Robinson
Funeral services for Millard Flake in Wagener
Millard Flake dies Wednesday. Funeral services held at 5 30 p m today at Corinth Baptist Church Hollow Creek Aiken County with Revs B B DeWatts and Horace Randall officiating. Friends may call at Baughman Funeral Home Wagener.
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Wagener
Millard Flake
Corinth Baptist Church
Hollow Creek
Aiken County
B. B. DeWatts
Horace Randall
Baughman
Lewis 8 Cook Dies at 67 in North Augusta
Sylvester Cook, 67, of the Sweetwater Community in North Augusta, died Thursday in an Edgefield County hospital. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sweetwater Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Augusta
Lewis Sylvester Cook
Sweetwater
Edgefield County
Sweetwater Baptist Church
Aiken Standard Publisher Information and Rates
The Aiken StandardEstablished 1867 publishes weekday afternoons excluding weekends. Mail and carrier rates listed. includes AP wire rights and correction policy. Address at 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S. C
S.C
Associated Press
Aiken Educator Martha Coleman Dies at 87
Martha Johnstone Coleman 87 of 1517 Audubon Ave SE Aiken died today after weeks of illness. Born in Newberry she was daughter of late Alan Johnstone longtime state senator and Lillian Kennerly Johnstone. A longtime teacher and administrator in Aiken County schools she taught at China Springs Graniteville and Aiken Elementary. She served as principal emeritus and later taught as substitute and regular teacher under a special act. Survived by a daughter, two sons, a sister and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by George Funeral Home Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Johnstone Coleman
Audubon Ave
S.E
Aiken
George Funeral Home
Newberry
Coleman
Alan Johnstone
Lillian Kennerly Johnstone
Newberry College
Aiken County
China Springs
Graniteville
First Presbyterian Church
Clarence L. Heustess
Gastonia
N.C
William J. Coleman
Alan J. Coleman
North Augusta
Walter Roundtree
Atlanta
Silent Majority Group Seeks Incorporation and clarifies aims
W R Bland, acting president, says the Silent Majority is not yet incorporated and will take at least a month for its charter. He rebutts reports of a welfare sterilization law and says the group seeks constitutional changes only to broad birth control options and will avoid demanding mandatory sterilization.
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W.R. Bland
Bland
Silent Majority
Aiken Optimist Club Chartered In Charter Banquet
The Aiken chapter of the Optimists Club was officially chartered by Augusta Club and Georgia District representatives. Local President Wayne Hooks announced the club joins the South Carolina District with 30 members. Guests included Aiken Mayor Odell Weeks and City Manager Roland Windham. Gov. John Ware of the Georgia District was keynote speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Optimists Club
Augusta Club
Georgia
Wayne Hooks
South Carolina
District of
Optimists
Odell Weeks
Roland Windham
John Ware
Bob Luckey
Charles Shepard
Augusta
Springs Mills to install precipitators at Grace Finishing Plant
Springs Mills plans a 1.2 million dollar upgrade at its Grace Finishing Plant near Lancaster. Floyd E. Williams said four electrostatic precipitators will cut ash particle emissions from coal boilers by 97 percent.
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Lancaster
Springs Mills
Grace
Floyd E. Williams
Private hospital plans face competition from Augusta facilities
Doctors in Aiken County urge 60 percent private rooms in a new hospital to lure patients, with Extendicare Inc and American Medicorp Inc offering lower private room shares. The county mental health department seeks about 20 beds, double the 10 beds in the public hospital plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Aiken County
Hewitt and Royer
Cullinan
Extendicare, Inc
American Medicarp, Inc
Community Club Meetings and Open Hours Schedule
The notice lists upcoming events and openings: Senior Citizens Club 7:30 p.m. at Crosland Park clubhouse today and Association of Retired Persons same location later. Tomorrow the Aiken County Museum opens 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday Rotary Club meets at 12:45 p.m. Commercial Hotel Kiwanis at 1 p.m. Holiday Inn Food Stamp Office 1 to 4 p.m. Catholic Center Gloverville City Council 8 p.m. Council Chambers. The Aiken Swim Association Farmers and Merchants Bank.
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Senior Citizens Club
Senior Citizens
Crosland Park
Rotary Club
Commercial Hotel
Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
Food Stamp Office
Catholic Center
Gloverville
Association of Retired Persons
Aiken Swim Association
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Education Group To Meet Monday In Aiken County
The Aiken County Education Association will hold its first general meeting Monday at 4 p.m. at Aiken Junior High School. Teachers from across the county will attend. Richard W. Fowler will address the group, introducing new officers and reports from committees. Fowler, president of the South Carolina Education Association, is a Phi Beta Kappa UVa alumnus and 1965 Outstanding Young Educator in Spartanburg. His talk is titled Progress The Professional Excellence.
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Aiken County Education Association
Aiken Junior High School
Richard W. Fowler
Fowler
South Carolina Education Association
University of Virginia
Spartanburg
Bryant to Attend New York Advertising Seminar
Edward R. Bryant advertising director of the Aiken Standard will depart Sunday for New York to attend a two week Columbia University seminar for advertising directors. Sponsored by the American Press Institute, the program covers organization recruitment training and managing personnel. Bryant is a Rocky Mount North Carolina native and husband of Brenda Little with one child Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Bryant
Aiken Standard
New York
Columbia University
American Press Institute
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Elliott Sons, Inc
Lewis
Cook
Alabama
mid-Atlantic
Southern Plains
Richard Fowler
Group
Aiken Optimist Club
Sally Fox
Betty Willis
Carolyn Lybrand
Chesterfield
Park and
Colleton
Wendell Hall
The
Aiken County Museum
Memorial Baptist Church
Vaucluse Road
R. von King
Westside Baptist Church Union
Harold D. Ferment
Mon-Aetna
Bryant
Advertising Director
Patricia Fair
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