Funeral services announced for Preston Cox in Graniteville
Funeral services for Preston Cox of 29 Ludlow Lake Road will be at 3 p.m. in the Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He is survived by three sons Ricky, Kenneth and Michael Cox, two brothers Jack and Ronnie Cox, two sisters Peggy Koon and Johnie Thomas, and his widow Lorene Jackson Cox. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hatcher Funeral Home U.S. Highway 1 Langley.
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Graniteville
Preston Cox
Lorene Jackson Cox
Ludlow Lake Road
Hatcher Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ricky Cox
Kenneth Cox
Michael Cox
Jack Cox
Ronnie Cox
Peggy Koon
Johnnie Thomas
U.S. Hwy. No. 1
Langley
Warren Zevon Dies at 56 Rock Songwriter from LA
Warren Zevon, the Los Angeles singer songwriter behind Werewolves of London, died Sunday of lung cancer at 56. He moved to LA in the 1960s, wrote jingles, composed for Midnight Cowboy, worked with the Everly Brothers, and gained fame writing songs for Linda Ronstadt before releasing 1976 and 1978 albums. His final project The Wind arrived in August with Keep Me in Your Heart and a Dylan cover.
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Warren Zevon
Los Angeles
London
Zevon
The
Everly Brothers
Linda Ronstadt
Soldiers of Fortune
Bob Dylan
Heaven's Door
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Aiken Standard
Episcopalians Cut National Church Funds In South Carolina
In Charleston area the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina reports ten churches redirected all or part of their giving to the national church after the Minneapolis convention that approved the first openly gay bishop V Gene Robinson. Seventeen percent of the diocese’s 76 churches are redirecting funds amid a national trend, with named churches including St Philip's and St Michael's in Charleston and St Andrew's in Mount Pleasant. The diocesan convention is set for October 2 to discuss relations with the national church. The Episcopal Church USA relies on 7,300 congregations for about 60 percent of its 49 million dollar annual budget. no minimum contribution is required to remain affiliated.
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Charleston
Episcopal Church
South Carolina
National Church
Mike Malone
Episcopal Diocese of
Minneapolis
Malone
Bruce Mason
American Anglican Council
Episcopal
St. Philip’s
St. Michael’s
St. Andrew’s
Mount Pleasant
Holy Cross
Sullivan’s Island
Gene Robinson
New Hampshire
Episcopal Church USA
Charleston Adds GPS Sensors to City Garbage Trucks
Charleston installs Global Positioning System units on 18 city garbage trucks at a cost of 9000 dollars with 450 dollars monthly service. Dispatchers can monitor real time locations, reroute due to delays, and improve route efficiency during the tourist season.
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Charleston
America
Mike Metzler
Department of Public Service
Mariabelle Young Stewart
Stewart
George McKnight
Hasell Street
Parents Celebrate In Vitro Triumph at Area Gathering
In Mount Pleasant area, parents recount paying more than 10 000 for in vitro fertilization yet deem the effort worthwhile after successful pregnancies. A Sunday gathering highlighted stories of Emily Grace Graham and others, with Dr John Schnorr noting infertility affects about one in six couples and most seek help, while over 90 percent of treated couples conceive.
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Mount Pleasant
Karen Graham
Marion
Donald
Emily Grace Graham
John Schnorr
Southeastern Fertility Center
Schnorr
Gephardt challenges Dean over trade ads in South Carolina
Dick Gephardt criticized Howard Dean's South Carolina radio ads as misleading on jobs. Gephardt argued his record on fair trade, NAFTA and China shows he stood up to President Bush, contrasting with Dean and Kerry. Dean aims to win black voters ahead of the Feb. 3 primary.
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Columbia
Dick Gephardt
Howard Dean
South Carolina
Ner
White House
Gephardt
Dean
George Bush
NAFTA
China
Howard
John Kerry
Missouri
Bush
Associated
New Hampshire
Iowa
Massachusetts
Tricia Enright
U.S. House
New Mexico
Kim Moistre
Five Ander son girls hurt in stolen car crash
A police chase ended when a stolen car crashed into a brick porch in Anderson injuring five girls. Driver Sharona Geer, 17, and cousin Ciarra Geer, 8, were in critical and serious condition respectively, while Semkie Geer 17 stable and Kendra Geer 14 treated and released. The car, a 2002 Chrysler 300M, veered off near Old Mill Road after West lost control.
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Anderson
James Johnson
Anderson Area Medical Center
Sharona Nichole Geer
Ciarra Geer
Ciarra
Semkie Geer
Kendra Geer
Boseman
West
Old Mill Road
Highway Patrol Lance
Jim Dean
Dean
Easley roommates killed in weekend crash
Two Easley roommates died when a car veered off a road and struck trees Saturday night. Victims were Jerry Lee West, 54, and Walter Gene Walker, 63, who had been returning from a night out in Greenville. West showed a blood alcohol level of 0.247.
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Easley
Jerry Lee West
Walter Gene Walker
Greenville
Anderson County
Charlie Boseman
West
Million-Dollar Theft Case Nets Savannah Suspect
Savannah police say William James stole about 1 million dollars in construction equipment to build a home. He was tracked to his Coffee Bluff residence after nearly striking off-duty Corporal Linda Overstreet with a speeding truck loaded with supplies. Officers recovered tractors trucks work trailers mowers saws and lumber at the scene.
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Savannah
William James
Linda Overstreet
Coffee Bluff
PM. Reilley
James
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