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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2001
Page
5
Clyde Rand Loman 75 of Sandy Spring Road died Friday September 21 200 f funeral services set for 3 p.m. Friday September 28 at Union Baptist Church with Rev Nathaniel Langford officiating.
Reba Pruitt Vinson of Main Street Williston died September 26 2001 at home. Services set for September 28 at Mt Lebanon Baptist Church with Rev. Bridges Tillman and Smith officiating. Burial at Bogansville United Methodist Church. Memorials to St Joseph Hospice. Funeral arrangements by GL Brighthorp & Sons Mortuary Edgefield.
An obituary notice records the death of Jackson Brooks with familial references. It notes a move to Jacke ray evening and mentions a funeral home and cemetery context in County S C. The text is fragmented and contains multiple garbled terms and names.
Napier Funeral Home at 6 Man Street, Gran Sova, SC 29020 lists Napier as director. Contact 6009800 PM for service details.
OCR lines describe a scattered event at a salon and church related gathering with names such as Fincher and Bestar, a birthday noted for September, a church, and address fragments. It mentions dates, times, and places in garbled form, implying a social or memorial notice with uncertain details.
Obituaries list multiple services and funeral times across South Carolina towns including Aiken Greenwood Ware Shoals Windsor Jacksonville North Augusta Ridge Spring Williston and Trenton with services at churches and funeral homes such as Mill Brook Baptist Zion Branch Baptist Church Rowland Funeral Home Ramey Funeral Bell Grove Baptist Church Mt Pleasant Baptist Church Union Baptist Church and Mt Lebanon Baptist Church. Names include Suzanne Delores Childers Raynor William Ernest Gilchrist Laura Mae Oakman Annie Louise Leopard Chaney Quattlebaum Fred Harry Chambers Alfred T Blocker Mildred Fincher Wessinger Clyde Loman Reba Pruitt Vinson and Kenneth urier.
A replica of the cargo schooner Amistad will visit Georgetown South Carolina next month docking on Nov 17. Officials expect more than 6 000 school children and 40 000 visitors to learn about the original Amistad and its abolitionist impact. The ship was built at Mystic Seaport Connecticut launched last year and its voyage links to the 1839 Amistad revolt and the U S Supreme Court ruling granting freedom. The project also ties to a Hilton Head Island wood sourcing from live oaks cleared for the Cross Island Expressway.
Robert Abel, a Los Angeles based animation innovator, died Sunday after a heart attack at age 64. He earned 83 Clio awards for award winning commercials and created effects for films like Disney's Tron. Abel also produced documentaries in the 1960s including A Nation of Immigrants and The Making of the President, winning two Emmys.
Maurice Bessinger, 71, Orangeburg County barbecue figure, defends a self published book arguing to keep Confederate symbols. He cites heritage while facing fallout over flag removal at the South Carolina State House and boycotts by retailers over his views on slavery and segregation. Public figures voice opposition, noting segregation harmed all Southerners.
Columbia’s EdVenture Children’s Museum returns to Guinness records as the site of the official world’s largest rubber band ball. Built by Midlands students and partners, the 4 ft 4 in by 4 ft 6 in ball weighs 2,450 pounds, surpassing the previous 2,008 pound record. The exhibit is on display at IceLand USA in Ballentine until the museum’s new building opens in early 2003.
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