Deaths and Funerals Across Counties
Obituaries list Williston Spurgeon Drayton 84 of New York died after long illness. Jasper Jake Talbert 69 of McCormick dies in Greenwood County hospital. survivors include wife Fannie Mae and multiple children. Jack Turbyfill 54 of Wagener dies in Columbia hospital. plans by Dunbar Funeral Home. Rosa Lee Davis of North Augusta dies in Augusta hospital. seven sons and two daughters survive. Barney Kreps 86 of Augusta area dies. funeral services noted. Willie Lloyd 59 dies in New York. service held at Lloyd Funeral Home Chapel. Frank Edward Conner 24 of Springfield dies. services held at Samaria Baptist Church.
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Williston
Spurgeon Drayton
New York
Aiken County
Marshall and
Gloria Devore Drayton
A.J. Grove
Rt. 1
McCormick
Jasper
Jake) Talbert
Leoman
Glover
North Augusta
Greenwood County
Walker Funeral Home
Talbert
Edgefield County
Cedar Springs
Hattie T. Philpot
Atlanta
Martha Cavanaugh
Mary Hill
Washington, D.C
Jasper Talbert Jr
James W. Talbert
John Henry Talbert
Leoma Norman
Cornelia Morgan
Eliza Mae Chamberlain
Plum
Elgin
Jack Turbyfill
Loraine Jeffcoat
Wagener
Columbia
Arthur Lee
Lottie Onley Turbyfill
Mildred Roberts Turbyfill
Shirley Brown
Beverly Neeley
Susan Turbyfill
Brenda Witt
Kansas
Arthur
Roy
David Turbyfill
Jennie Bolton
Lula Mae Cooper
Fern Lightler
Gaston
Augusta
Rosa Lee Davis
Charity Smith
Dents Undertaking Establishment
Davis
South Carolina
Old Macedonia Baptist Church
Charlie Davis
Willie Hightower
Sidney Bright
Marvin Bussey
Calvin Davis
Joe Davis
Charles Davis
Michael Davis
Julia Barnes
Linda Davis
de Alice Johnson
Edgefield
George Bussey
Barney Odom Kreps
Devereaux Road
State Record Company
Langley
B.O.K
Maurice Boozer Kreps
Lutherhan Church of the Incarnation
Dunbar Funeral Home
Gervais Street
N.Y
Willie (Buddie) Lloyd
Lloyd Funeral Home Chapel
Lloyd
Springfield
Frank Edward Conner
Samaria Baptist Church
Conner
Willie Conner
Aiken
Ulysses
Reba Conner
Mattie Stroman
Rosetta Conner
John
Ulysses Jr
Stanley
Michael Conner
Graniteville Gregg and the rise of a Southern textile town
Gregg promoted Southern textile diversification using Graniteville as a model for mill towns built with water power cotton and cheap labor. The Graniteville Manufacturing Company started in 1845 with limited production by 1849 and reached profits within three years. The town developed with schools churches and housing, emphasizing compulsory education and abstinence from alcohol. Despite the Civil War the mill supplied the Confederacy and paid dividends 1850–1866, with gradual industrial growth continuing into the 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg
South
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Graniteville Co
Graniteville
New England
St. John's Methodist Church
Graniteville Academy
Carolinas
Georgia
Aiken County Sues to Redirect Aiken Cottages Trust Funds
Aiken County files for a declaratory judgment against Citizens and Southern National Bank to permit transferring income from the Aiken Cottages Fund to the county indigent care program. The 1935 trust funds TB and pulmonary patients and supported the old hospital, now used for indigent care with about $200,000 yearly budget, of which under $40,000 comes from this trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
United Way
Jim Lambright
Right
Harvey Allen
Michael Strickland
Lynne Katonak
John Henry Williams
Citizens and
Southern National Bank
Court of Common Pleas
Aiken Cottages Fund
Citizens and Southern National Bank
Aiken
Williams
Aiken County Hospital
Riley Talks Nuclear Energy Policy and Waste Disposal
Riley says nuclear waste disposal is the key issue despite favorable views on energy from nuclear power. He praises SRP plant manager Nathaniel Stetson for addressing interim and long term waste solutions and stresses he will rely on federal regulators and avoid a promotion stance on AGNS licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Nathaniel Stetson
Department of Energy
SRP
Stetson
South Carolina
Carter
James Edwards
Palmetto
Edwards
Advance payments to Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription
All advance payments must be sent to the Aiken Standard-PBM Subscription. The directive specifies the recipient for prepayments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Marijuana Could Mean Trouble Continued From Page 1
The article explains the Drug Diversionary Program run by the Aiken County Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. First time offenders may avoid a criminal record by eight 24 hour classes over two months, with successful completion removing the offense from public records. If they drop out or fail the program they are prosecuted and a record remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County Commission On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Westerdahl
Dollar Drops Sharply on World Markets
The dollar fell for the second straight day on world exchanges, hitting a new low in Swiss francs and lifting gold to a record 216.75 an ounce. Analysts attributed the slide to nervous reaction after Camp David summit talks and Middle East tensions. In Zurich the dollar traded at 1.5205 francs, down from 1.53875.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Camp David
Middle East
Frankfurt
Zurich
JA Helps Students In Business
Robert Smith of Junior Achievement outlined the program to Augusta Aiken and Edgefield areas. Students form a model company for 30 weeks, invest, issue stock, elect a board, produce a product, and liquidate with returns to investors. The program gains academic credit and faces limited spots and business support needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smith
Graniteville Exchange Club
Smith
Augusta
Aiken
Edgefield
J.A. Company
Georgia
South Carolina
Anti-Porn Petition Drive Seeks Local Obscenity Standards
Rollins of Aiken County CDL touts Rhode Island style display law as a standard setting move to curb obscene material in stores frequented by minors. He frames the effort as anti smut but not censorship, aiming to empower local officials to regulate pornographic displays and push broader laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Rollins
Aiken County
CDL
U.S Supreme Court
Aiken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jasper Talbert
William Turbyfill
Gervais Street Chapel
Barney O. Kreps
Willie Lloyd
Frank E. Conner
Michael D. Strickland
C Cman
ICE
Bob Barnett
Roger Browback
Dial
Charle Dixon
IWA
Ron Henderson
Mackie Walker Oysifaine
Linda Christine
Nancy James
Lew Perkins
Ore
Orren Byrd
Larry ‘McFall
Don Norton
Aiken Cottage
Aiken Standard
PBM
Sheriff's Department
Frank T. Galardi
Jan Boylston
Hartline
Josepe
A Jewell P
Olyume
Krewson Monument Co
Langley, S.C
Posey
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