Cutting Strokes
North Augusta is the place to be for aspiring young golfers this summer.
Calendar
FREE EXHIBIT, FREEDOM USA: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, through June 21; Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. S.W.; (803) 642-2015.
Police bookings
Here are police bookings for May 18 to May 22.
Around the block
Works by painter Al Beyer will be on display through today in the lower gallery at the Etherredge Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway. The gallery is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free. Call (803) 641-3305.
Recreation calendar
INSTRUCTOR SEARCH: Aiken County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is seeking instructors for classes that include knitting, crocheting, karate, aerobics, pilates, yoga, English for Hispanics, gardening club, art, photography, tennis, Girl and Boy Scouts, after-school tutors, calligraphy, SAT/ACT preparation, computer classes.
Colonials were mix of faiths
Churchgoers can step back in time Sunday at an Anglican worship service in North Augusta's Living History Park.
Two elementary schools can roll out Red Carpets
Two schools in Aiken County have been designated as South Carolina Red Carpet schools.
Junior scores high in SAT writing
Imagine a nearly perfect score on the SAT. For many it's a dream, but for one Ridge Spring-Monetta High School junior, it became a reality.
Plans for replica of train depot are still on track
A plan to build a replica of Aiken's former railroad depot at Union Street and Park Avenue received mixed reviews at an Aiken City Council work session May 22. The council gave tentative approval, however, for the Friends of Aiken's Railroad Depot committee to move ahead with the project.
Library schedules
Here are schedules for Aiken area libraries.
Youngsters learn to talk like sailors
Connie Mitchum had to reassure her pupils she would be back to teach them music next year after they saw her wearing a military flight suit.
Reunions
STROM THURMOND HIGH SCHOOL 1977: Seeking classmates for 30-year planning meeting Sunday at the Aiken Electric Cooperative's Edgefield office, 1195 Bauskett Road .
North Augusta bids for city honor
The past six weeks have been a whirlwind for those helping North Augusta in its quest to become an All-America City.
Choreographer is ready to begin new chapter in professional life
Choreographer is ready to begin new chapter in professional life
For Peter Powlus, one of the artistic staffers recently released by the Augusta Ballet, life remains about moving forward.
Giving back
Nicole Swanson is starting her career as a director of musical theater by saying bye-bye.
Fine arts calendar
Send your gallery's exhibit schedule and other information to Steven Uhles, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send information by fax to (706) 722-7403. Send e-mail to steven.uhles@augusta steven.uhles@augusta chronicle.com. Include a contact name and phone number.
Sun isn't shining on weary Chicago
CHICAGO - Warm winds blow across Wrigley Field and the ivy that covers the brick walls is a lush green. Summer baseball has finally arrived on the North Side, and the fans are turning out in big numbers.
Clemens' comeback has perfect timing
Bonds' pursuit to help Aaron get due
The furor over Barry Bonds swinging for 755 rises in tenor and tenacity, Babe Ruth left in the steroid slugger's wake and a nation rushing to reject this countdown to the toppling of Hank Aaron's record. This is such a sad, sad thing for Aaron and America to witness, goes the outrage, a pursuit of baseball's home run perch that comes without redeeming value.
Nationals avoid sweep
PHILADELPHIA - Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer and a tiebreaking single, and Washington avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Kendall ends homer drought
OAKLAND, Calif. - Former Augusta GreenJacket Jason Kendall hit his first homer in nearly two years and Frank Thomas connected for No. 459 of his career Wednesday in the Oakland Athletics' 7-0 victory over the last-place Royals.
Pitcher issues apology
CLEVELAND - Indians pitcher Scott Sauerbeck apologized Tuesday to his family and teammates after his early morning arrest, another distraction for a struggling Cleveland team.
Indians nip White Sox
CLEVELAND - C.C. Sabathia finished a marvelous May by working six solid innings and Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run homer Tuesday night, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Myers on fire for Phillies
PHILADELPHIA - Brett Myers pitched eight strong innings and Bobby Abreu hit a three-run homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Washington Nationals, 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Nevin is dealt to Cubs for Hairston
Clemens rejoins Astros
HOUSTON - Roger Clemens is coming out of retirement again, agreeing to a $22 million contract to pitch for the Houston Astros for the rest of 2006.
Sun isn't shining on weary Chicago
Bonds' pursuit to help Aaron get due
Nevin is dealt to Cubs for Hairston
ARLINGTON, Texas - Struggling designated hitter Phil Nevin was traded Wednesday by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cubs, who desperately need a bat in the middle of their lineup without injured Derrek Lee.
Clemens' comeback has perfect timing
Roger Clemens struggled a bit trying to answer the only question that really mattered. It was almost as if he wasn't quite sure himself why he's coming back to pitch for the Houston Astros.
Braves' bullpen fails to deliver
Braves' bullpen fails to deliver
ATLANTA - The Mike Remlinger experiment has been a widely successful one thus far for Atlanta. Tuesday evening, however, wasn't an example of the sterling moments provided this season by the Braves' 40-year-old left-handed reliever.
Royals lure Atlanta assistant
ATLANTA - Citing the need to exit the comfort zone he had built in 12 years with the Atlanta Braves' organization, assistant general manager Dayton Moore accepted Kansas City's offer Wednesday to become the beleaguered Royals' new general manager.
Braves salvage one game
ATLANTA - Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox spent the afternoon Wednesday talking about how good he thought the Los Angeles Dodgers were.
Braves make 'pen adjustments
ATLANTA - Manager Bobby Cox said right-hander Tyler Yates, called up from Triple-A Richmond on Tuesday, has a simple role:
Pay limits rejected in yearly vote
DALLAS - Shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corp., whose last chief executive retired with a lump-sum payment of $98 million, overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to rein in compensation at the company's annual meeting Wednesday.
Customer service centers courted
The Development Authority of Richmond County always has vied for new manufacturing jobs, but lately it has been looking at a white-collar alternative.
Judge OKs Delta pilots deal
A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the $280-million-a-year concessions agreement between Delta Air Lines Inc. and its pilots, rejecting claims by the government's pension insurer that it should receive the compensation the pilots were promised if their pension is terminated.
Engelhard accepts $5 billion BASF takeover
Is organic growing too much?
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, Calif. - Earthbound Farm's fields of organic baby spinach and romaine lettuce are a living symbol of the organic food movement's explosive growth in recent years.
Engelhard accepts $5 billion BASF takeover
NEWARK, N.J. - Chemical company Engelhard Corp. abandoned months of resistance Tuesday and agreed to a $5 billion takeover from German rival BASF AG.
Pay limits rejected in yearly vote
Bio center to move, expand
More money, more power and more space.
Customer service centers courted
A world of experience
The Augusta Museum of History will be exhibiting a rare and precious local treasure this Thursday.
Railing against transportation projects
Georgians don't usually decide who they'll vote for based on candidates' position on transportation, but certainly that issue should be a contributing factor to many voters' decisions.
Sour notes from music festival
Cleaner, safer buses needed
South Carolina officials are red-faced over a Union of Concerned Scientists report that the state's school buses are the worst in the nation when it comes to spewing hazardous emissions such as soot and diesel fuel.
Railing against transportation projects
Sour notes from music festival
James Brown Music Festival organizer Charles Walker Jr. never was arrested Sunday as allegedly threatened at one point.
Still positive signs
After being rocked last week by the news that Avondale Mills, founded in Graniteville in 1845, would be shutting down in July and throwing 2,000 local people out of work, the Central Savannah River Area was ready to hear some good economic news.
Club calendar
Send your weekly entertainment information to karen.roberson@augustachronicle.com, fax it to (706) 722-7403 or call (706) 823-3708. Listings must be received by 6 p.m. Mondays.
History comes alive
So, you say you want a revolution.
Spotted
Donald Christopoulo (from left), of New Ellenton, poses with Iris and Gavin Winship, originally from northern England and living in Aiken, at the fifth annual Aiken Highland Games.
Applause calendar
Send your group's schedule, pricing and other information to Steven Uhles, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send information by fax to (706) 722- 7403. Send e-mail to steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com. Include a contact name and phone number.
Classic chocolate, vanilla make dream team in pie
Chocolate and vanilla is a terrific combination, and cooks use it whenever they can. Black-and-white cookies, also called half moons, are big cakey discs covered with chocolate and vanilla icing sold at Dean and Deluca in New York City. A black cow is a chocolate soda with a vanilla ice cream float, and a hot fudge sundae is a scoop of vanilla ice cream with thick chocolate sauce running down the sides.
Vegetarian: Whole-wheat spaghetti with hazelnuts and asparagus
Low-fat: Fish and shellfish stew with new red potatoes
Fish and shellfish stew with new red potatoes is a savory meal in one dish that will satisfy the diners around your table without delivering an overload of calories and fat. The stew gets depth of flavor from its fresh ingredients and a subtle balance of seasonings.
Vegetarian: Whole-wheat spaghetti with hazelnuts and asparagus
Familiar formulas need not be boring. Certainly not that almost foolproof vegetarian standby, pasta.
Taste of the Midwest
DES MOINES, Iowa - Dan Kaercher's waistline grew by a belt notch during an odyssey through the Midwest as he searched for the region's most interesting - and tastiest - food traditions.
Variations on the potato salad theme
Brush up your marinade repertoire for grill time
Here are three brightly flavored marinades for cooks to try out in anticipation of busy outdoor cooking and summer dining, as grilling season soars toward its peak.
Small bites
Vermont, known for snowy winters and maple syrup, has another claim to fame: as provider of farm-crafted artisan cheeses. And the cheese-making is as easy for visitors to sample as Vermont's other attractions.
Variations on the potato salad theme
Potato salads are sharing a general direction in food trends - toward new flavor, trying bright new twists, adding peppy details from different ethnic or regional traditions.
Classic chocolate, vanilla make dream team in pie
Brush up your marinade repertoire for grill time
Low-fat: Fish and shellfish stew with new red potatoes
Quick: Peanut chicken satay
CONCORD, N.H. - As a recovering vegetarian, I had a tough time mastering this one.
Rome's empire looks strong
While the Augusta GreenJackets' 26-23 record entering Tuesday's play was good enough to put them ahead of most of the South Atlantic League's Southern Division, it's not likely to matter.
Jackets, Tourists are running out of time
After a day off Wednesday, the Augusta GreenJackets return to Lake Olmstead Stadium tonight to begin an important five-game series with the Asheville Tourists.
Woods has become the man his father wanted him to be
Tiger eyes U.S. Open
ROLAND, Ark. - Tiger Woods is preparing to play in the U.S. Open.
Nicklaus happily bows out
DUBLIN, Ohio - Jack Nicklaus leisurely arrived at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Tuesday morning.
Woods has become the man his father wanted him to be
Tiger Woods hinted for the first time publicly that he plans to play in the upcoming U.S. Open, and he did it while staging a golf clinic for a few dozen kids Tuesday in Arkansas.
Jackets, Tourists are running out of time
Briere-led Sabres force Game 7
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Daniel Briere and the Buffalo Sabres are going South - for Game 7.
Marathon duel nears its climax
RALEIGH, N.C. - For nearly two weeks, the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have fought to a standstill to see who will play for the Stanley Cup, so closing the intense series with a Game 7 seems fitting.
Marathon duel nears its climax
Briere-led Sabres force Game 7
Stay at home for Mexican chicken salad
Specialty chicken salads abound at both dine-in restaurants and the drive-through. This crispy Mexican chicken salad follows the trend and is a snap to prepare at home, offering a tasty combination of crispy oven-fried chicken atop cool, crisp greens, an assortment of toppings and a creamy dressing.
Stay at home for Mexican chicken salad
Elect Walter Lamb to House District 81
Why not pay off-duty deputies up-front?
Elect Walter Lamb to House District 81
I'm writing to give my reasons for voting for Walter Lamb for state representative from District 81 in South Carolina. I hope my reasons will convince undecided voters to do the same.Miles Hall, Aiken, S.C.
Henry Jordan is right man for office
Cull facts from 'Da Vinci Code' fiction
Music festival lacked detailed planning
I want to say the idea of the James Brown Soul of America Music Festival was a great idea for Augusta. However, it was ill-planned and ill- conceived.Joseph Diggs Sr., Augusta
Music festival lacked detailed planning
Why not pay off-duty deputies up-front?
Well, well, well - fast-talking "Chump" Walker won again. He's got more moves than James Brown and a lot less class ("Festival ends in threats, anger" May 29).Larry J. Dodson, North Augusta, S.C.
Cull facts from 'Da Vinci Code' fiction
Now that the movie The DaVinci Code has premiered, I wish to respond as a person whose biblical knowledge as a Catholic priest is informative and accurate and insightful, since my education was from scholars who studied at the Gregorian seminary at the Vatican.The Rev. Michael Lubinsky, Augusta
Henry Jordan is right man for office
In selecting our next lieutenant governor for South Carolina, the key question is: "Who is the most qualified candidate who could step into Gov. Mark Sanford's shoes if the need arises?" After all, the lieutenant governor is the proverbial "one heartbeat away" from being governor.Michele Bunker, Aiken, S.C.
Books to keep young readers busy on rainy days
Arctic was tropical 55 million years ago
Fashion world sees Thakoon, Doo.ri and Rodarte on the cusp of something big
Astronauts will improvise for missing equipment
National Spelling Bee unfolds toward prime-time finale
Paleontologists study mass extinction of ancient Permian Era
Calls, Web hits flood Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Growing number of moms choose midwives
Camps use technology to help parents bond with kids
College debt affects students' lives
Calls, Web hits flood Purple Heart Hall of Honor
VAILS GATE, N.Y. - A new museum devoted to veterans who earned the Purple Heart for being wounded in combat was besieged with some 6,000 inquiries after a weekend Associated Press story detailed the ongoing efforts to find recipients.
National Spelling Bee unfolds toward prime-time finale
WASHINGTON - A-n-x-i-o-u-s.
Arctic was tropical 55 million years ago
WASHINGTON - Scientists have found what might have been the ideal ancient vacation hotspot with a 74-degree Fahrenheit average temperature, alligator ancestors and palm trees. It's smack in the middle of the Arctic.
Camps use technology to help parents bond with kids
NEW YORK - For the third straight summer, Stacey Weiss will be sending her 11-year-old twin boys to Camp Echo in Burlingham, N.Y. But even though they'll be away for eight weeks, Weiss can keep tabs on her children through photos on the camp Web site.
Growing number of moms choose midwives
Instead of a conventional hospital birth, Heidi Teeple and her husband Rod brought baby Logan into the world while soaking together in a freestanding tub of warm water in their living room, with a fire in the fireplace and two midwives at their side.
Fashion world sees Thakoon, Doo.ri and Rodarte on the cusp of something big
NEW YORK - The fashion business is largely about buzz. Sure, talent matters and so do solid retail numbers, but nothing sparks a career like word of mouth.
Astronauts will improvise for missing equipment
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - It's easy to misplace your car keys or reading glasses in your own home.
College debt affects students' lives
College students are finding that student loans affect their lives as much as their education does, according to a recent survey.
Paleontologists study mass extinction of ancient Permian Era
It was 250 million years ago, when life on Earth nearly stopped.
Books to keep young readers busy on rainy days
Children like to be outdoors in the summer, especially in the yard or at the beach. But what about the rainy days? Or the long hours in the car getting to one of those utopias?
Bill blocking local regulation of poultry farms becomes law
COLUMBIA - A bill stripping local governments of power to regulate poultry operations became law Tuesday morning without Gov. Mark Sanford's signature.
Kid of the Day
Marc A. Coy II, of Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Pre-trial appeal in Corbin case denied
ATLANTA - Circumstances surrounding the death of an Augusta woman 15 years ago will be allowed in Barton Corbin's upcoming murder trial in Gwinnett County.
Juvenile court cases on rise
Like an adolescent, Juvenile Court cases in Columbia County continue to grow.
S.C. close to approving death for sex offenders
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina is a breath away from approving the death penalty for some sex offenders.
Pupils back in class to study for retest
Death penalty provision OK'd
COLUMBIA - Legislation passed by the South Carolina House on Wednesday would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty against any person convicted twice of raping a child younger than 11.
Pay disputes, racist allegations add to fallout
Across South Carolina
GEORGETOWN - A man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a woman at a Georgetown motel.
Kid of the Day
DaJuan Akime Murray, of Hephzibah, is today's kid of the day.
Escape a 'human error'
Sunday night's escape from the Richmond County jail had nothing to do with understaffing or bad equipment, Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength said Tuesday.
News you can use
Activities and entertainment events scheduled for this week include:
Rants and raves
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY God bless (Recreation Director Tom) Beck. There should be more people around like him to give felons a second chance. That's the problem with this area. Nobody wants to give them a second chance. God bless, Mr. Beck, and more power to you.
DNA leads to inmate's trial in rape
The trial began Tuesday for a man identified as a rape suspect through the DNA testing of prison inmates.
City vehicles to run on biodiesel fuel
AIKEN - City officials are taking an environmentally friendly approach to save on gasoline costs and ward off fuel shortages.
State sees results in welfare-to-work plan
ATLANTA - Georgia has done a better job than any other state when it comes to getting welfare recipients a job, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday before a national meeting of social workers.
Theft reveals hotel meth lab
Authorities say the bust of a methamphetamine lab at a Columbia County hotel Monday had nothing to do with an employee walking in on the lab or neighbors reporting foul odors.
Across Georgia
ATLANTA - Georgia's top court says it will expedite its review of a ruling striking down the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Warrants net 9 in Appling drug bust
Five people remained in jail Tuesday after what Columbia County authorities said was an "important" drug bust in Appling on Friday.
Rants and raves
TO THE PERSON who is complaining they're getting 100-plus degree temperatures at their home but it wasn't showing up on TV or in the paper: It's because the official temperature is taken in the shade, not in direct sunlight. Maybe you should just move your thermometer.
Intervention would redirect at-risk pupils
The state is prompting Columbia County educators to take on a twofold project to benefit special needs children - both developing a plan to identify pupils at risk for needing special education and then working to keep them in a regular classroom.
Across South Carolina
GREENVILLE - A bicyclist has died after being struck by two vehicles, one of them a Highway Patrol trooper's vehicle, Greenville County deputies said.
Layoffs an issue in race
AIKEN - The looming loss of 2,000 jobs at Graniteville's Avondale Mills became a hot button political issue Tuesday.
New policies to begin this week
Promised changes to garbage service in Augusta are coming soon.
Bond set in murder case
The third time was the charm Tuesday for a homicide suspect who wanted bond.
Man killed in shooting
Richmond County sheriff's officers are investigating a fatal shooting this morning in the 1400 block of Florence Street.
Simmer time
Briana Moody (left), 18, and her sister, Nicole, 16, of Martinez, cool off at the Augusta Family Y's water park.
Citizen soldiers
FORT STEWART, Ga. - Army Pvt. Ricardo Perilla's first act as a U.S. citizen was to lead 42 of his fellow foreign-born soldiers in the Pledge of Allegiance, and he paid careful attention to each of its 31 words that many other Americans recite by rote.
Online activity entraps spouse
News you can use
Liquid petroleum gas or propane, used in gas grills, is highly flammable. Each year about 30 people are injured as a result of gas grill fires and explosions. Many of these fires and explosions occur when consumers first use a grill that has been left idle for a period or just after refilling and reattaching the grill's gas container. To reduce the risk of fire or explosion, consumers should routinely perform the following safety checks:
New policies to begin this week
Just hangin' out
Academy of Richmond County student Brittney Middleton, 17, rappels her way down a 45-foot tower at Fort Gordon's three-day Camp Semaphore for the junior ROTC.
Deal gets OK'd
The final price tag for a federal discrimination judgment against the Richmond County Board of Education is $435,000.
Girlfriends getaway
Brittany Dent gets a facial at the Jon'Ric Medical Day Spa and Salon in Augusta. Brittany is part of the Smart Girls Club in Augusta, which is a nonprofit organization for girls ages 12-15. Each month, the club reads a book and applies the lessons learned to the girls' lives.
Across the area
Janice Louise Jones is wanted for financial identity fraud, said Investigator Michael Shane McDaniel. He said she is accused of starting a Comcast cable account at her apartment in the 2100 block of Vandivere Road using her ex-husband's information.
S. Carolina property tax deals clear logjam
COLUMBIA - With deals approved on property taxes, House members finally agreed to sign off on a budget compromise Wednesday.
Warrants net 9 in Appling drug bust
Pupils back in class to study for retest
Many of Columbia County's children splashed about in swimming pools or thumbed the joystick of a video game Wednesday.
'Belligerent' man fought with deputy, police report
Online activity entraps spouse
Investigators have learned the husband of a missing woman searched the Internet for information about the rate of decomposition and how to handle interrogations and polygraphs.
Restaurant, hotel fees could rise
S. Carolina property tax deals clear logjam
Tail of plane hit land, report says
COLUMBIA - A witness reported that a portion of the tail of Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer's plane hit the ground during takeoff before the plane crashed into a creek bed, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Enforcement to become stricter
Inmate is found guilty in '02 rape
Willie Deloach is the type of man who breaks into a family's home and rapes a mother in front of her two children, a jury found in convicting him Wednesday of all counts against him.
Inmate is found guilty in '02 rape
City vehicles to run on biodiesel fuel
DNA leads to inmate's trial in rape
Member quits to become teacher
A Richmond County school board member has resigned from the board in hopes of becoming an employee of the board, school officials said Wednesday.
Rants and raves
TO THE PERSON who is complaining they're getting 100-plus degree temperatures at their home but it wasn't showing up on TV or in the paper: It's because the official temperature is taken in the shade, not in direct sunlight. Maybe you should just move your thermometer.
Sego probe lies with prosecutor
Richmond County sheriff's investigators have completed their inquiry into accusations that an eighth-grade Sego Middle School science teacher instructed pupils to rough up others as a form of discipline.
Friend of strangled student frustrated by police efforts
CENTRAL - One of the last people to see 20-year-old Clemson University student Tiffany Souers alive said Wednesday that she's "absolutely livid" that police didn't talk with her until three days after the slaying.
Tail of plane hit land, report says
S. Carolina budget 'favorable' to disabled
COLUMBIA - The state budget now before the General Assembly is "very favorable" for South Carolina's disabled population, one expert says.
Sheriff disputes Walker story
Did Charles "Champ" Walker cause such a scene a the Jessye Norman Amphitheater on Sunday that a sheriff's deputy had to call for backup, or did the deputy try to strong-arm him for payment of his security bill and threaten to throw him in jail?
S. Carolina budget 'favorable' to disabled
Budget deficit causes worry
Augusta's 2006 projected budget shortfall has grown to $4.8 million, prompting dire predictions of service reductions and layoffs by year's end.
Across the area
Not all was quiet for the last day of school in Richmond County.
Across Georgia
ATLANTA - Georgia State University has announced it will quit accepting Visa credit cards for tuition and fee payments because of rising annual fees.
Enforcement to become stricter
A tougher absenteeism policy enacted in Columbia County last school year will get tougher enforcement in the upcoming school year.
Restaurant, hotel fees could rise
Restaurants and hotels could see an increase in fees if the Augusta Commission approves a recommendation Tuesday night from the Richmond County Board of Health.
Rants and raves
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY God bless (Recreation Director Tom) Beck. There should be more people around like him to give felons a second chance. That's the problem with this area. Nobody wants to give them a second chance. God bless, Mr. Beck, and more power to you.
Intervention would redirect at-risk pupils
Bill blocking local regulation of poultry farms becomes law
State sees results in welfare-to-work plan
Friend of strangled student frustrated by police efforts
Sego probe lies with prosecutor
Avondale shutdown is official
It's official. Avondale Mills Inc. will shut down operations by the end of July.
Member quits to become teacher
Pay disputes, racist allegations add to fallout
The show's been over for four days, but Charles "Champ" Walker's travails with the James Brown Soul of America Music Festival aren't letting up.
Policy repays healthy choices
ATLANTA - Taking medicines on time or losing weight could mean extra money to cover prescriptions or other medical costs for state employees or Medicaid recipients under proposals to rein in health care costs.
'Belligerent' man fought with deputy, police report
A homeless man remained in jail Wednesday night after police accused him of fighting with a Richmond County sheriff's deputy earlier this week.
Supporting players make 'Break-Up' worth watching
New on DVD
Here's a look at what's new this week in video and DVD:
Review: 'The Break-Up'
The problems with "The Break-Up" have less to do with the break-up than with the initial hook-up.
Supporting players make 'Break-Up' worth watching
The problems with The Break-Up have less to do with the breakup than with the initial hook-up.
Crouch's "A Mighty Wind" is full of energy
Concert calendar
STEVE HARVEY COMEDY SHOW: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 17; Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $44; (706) 722-3521 or ticketmaster.com.
Susana Baca creates something powerful on her latest "passage"
Susana Baca creates something powerful on her latest "passage"
On "Travesias," Afro-Peruvian singer Susana Baca coos like a school girl, flushed and woozy after a first kiss.
Crouch's "A Mighty Wind" is full of energy
Andrae Crouch's songs became gospel classics so quickly that younger church-goers might be surprised to know that the man who wrote "My Tribute (To God be the Glory)" is still alive and writing today.
Ralph Stanley reaches back to Carter classics for latest album
Bluegrass music icon Ralph Stanley has been performing songs by The Carter Family for 60 years, going back to when he and his late brother Carter Stanley introduced themselves on a rural Virginia radio station in 1946.
Ralph Stanley reaches back to Carter classics for latest album
Car of future is stuck in present
Car of future is stuck in present
CONCORD, N.C. - NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow continues to be a present-day headache.
NASCAR Newsmaker: Robert Yates
Robert Yates' race team has struggled this year. Both of his drivers Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett are far from the top-10 in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series standings.
NASCAR Newsmaker: Robert Yates
Stewart expects to start Sunday
CONCORD, N.C. - There is no disabled list in NASCAR, where playing hurt is mandatory - even for defending series champion Tony Stewart.
Stewart expects to start Sunday
A younger man's game
CONCORD, N.C. -- Carl Edwards had just driven 600 miles at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and he seemed amazingly refreshed for somebody who sat in a 140-degree race car for nearly five hours.
Pistons fading away
DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons haven't looked like themselves.
Bell shows up just in time
PHOENIX - A torn calf muscle wasn't going to keep Raja Bell out of a game this crucial to the Phoenix Suns.
Matthew W. Wilson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Matthew W. Wilson, 53, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at MCG Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
William Herman Huebner (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on Monday, May 29, 2006 (Memorial Day) at University Hospital, Mr. William Herman Huebner, 79, husband of Mrs. Dorothy E. Huebner. Mr. Huebner was a native of Chicago, IL .and lived in Augusta the past five years. He was a graduate of St. Gregory High., a US Navy Veteran of WWII where he served on the USS Essex (CV-9). Mr. Huebner was a member of St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church. He had a career as a draftsman for 47 years. Family members in addition to his wife include his sons: Mark G. Huebner and wife Carla of Martinez, John A. Huebner of Raleigh N.C.; brother: Paul R. Huebner and his wife Dolores of Surprise, AZ. He is also survived by his niece Linda Boomer and nephew Paul Huebner, Jr. The Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Charlie Hughes celebrant. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc. P.O. Box 1132 Fairfax, VA 22038-1132. A Vigil for the deceased will be held Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. and the family will receive friends until 9:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Dora Kinney (SPARTA, Ga.)
SPARTA, Ga. -Mrs. Dora Kinney, 85, of Sparta, died Monday May 29, 2006. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Fairmount Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Berry Wren officiating. Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Milledgeville in charge of arrangements.
Robert D. Moseley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Reverend Robert 'Bob' D. Moseley, husband of Mrs. Justine Till Moseley, entered into rest on Monday, May 29, 2006, at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held this Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. in the First Baptist Church of Waynesboro with Doctor Al Wright and Doctor Charles G. Green officiating. Interment will follow in the McIntyre Baptist Church Cemetery in McIntyre, GA. Pallbearers will be Cal Till, Donald Wheeler, Jeff Johnson, Wayne Adams, Joel Ussery, Brad Jones, Jeff Fasick, Clifford Pennington and Neal Pennington. Honorary Pallbearers will be the men of Providence Baptist Church. Survivors in addition to his wife include his son, Cecil David Moseley of Hephzibah; daughters and sons-in-law, Robyn and Chris Bryant, Dalton, GA, and Jeanne Miriam Moseley and Stephan Schmidt of Brooklyn, NY; brother, William C. Moseley of Missouri; grandchildren, Christian Moseley Bryant, Bailey ElizabethBryant and Noah Moseley Schmidt. Reverend Moseley was a native of Statesboro, GA, having made Hephzibah his home for the past twenty nine years. He was currently serving as the pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Grange. Rev. Moseley had served as pastor of McIntyre Baptist Church from 1963-1966. He had retired as a clinical chaplain from Gracewood State School and Hospital and had also served as pastor in numerous churches in GA and FL. He was an avid hunter and fisherman but mostly a fisher of men for the Lord. He was known to many children as the 'Candy Man'. The family will recieve friends this Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. If desired memorials may be made to the Gideons International, Augusta Southwest Camp, P.O. Box 204454, Martinez, GA 30917-4454 Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Douglas W. Usry (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Mr. Douglas W. Usry age 69, husband of Betty Usry, entered into rest at Doctors Hospital on Monday May 29, 2006. Funeral services will be held on Thursday June 1, 2006 at Platt's Belair Rd. Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Gregg Usry officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park with Military Honors. Survivors include three sons, Robert D. Usry of Augusta, Charles R. Usry of Grovetown and Cory D. Usry Evans; one daughter, Mechell Creighton of Lincolnton; his mother, Ethel Berger of Augusta; five grandchildren, Keith Rickerson, Robert Usry II, Cassidy Usry, Carter Usry, and Cooper Usry. Mr. Usry retired from the U.S Army as a Master Sgt. He served during the Korean War and Vietnam. He was a member of the VFW # 3200. Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Rd., Evans, Ga. 706-860-6166
B G Gardner (SALUDA, S.C.)
SALUDA, S.C. - Boyd Gwynn "BG" Gardner, 77, of 2505 Hwy. 378, died Monday, May 29, 2006 at his residence. Born in Saluda County and a son of the late John Sheppard, Sr. and Elizabeth Eugenia Bladon Gardner, he was the husband of Joyce Leopard Gardner. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was a retired PBX Engineer with Southern Bell. Mr. Gardner was a Volunteer fireman with the Circle Fire Department and a mason and member with Saluda Lodge #140 and was a former worshipful master with Kadosh Lodge #181 in Johnston. He was a member of Sardis Baptist Church where he had served as Deacon, RA Director and Training Union Director. Surviving is his wife, Joyce Leopard Gardner of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Janice Gardner and Brent and Rhonda Gardner all of Saluda; a sister, Margaret Randall McGowan of Clinton; five grandchildren, Loren Gardner, Whitney Gardner, Kason Gardner, Payton Gardner and Breckon Gardner. Two sisters, Thelma Griffith and Emily Sprouse and a brother, John Sheppard "Jack" Gardner, Jr., preceded Mr. Gardner in death. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Sardis Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Campbell and Rev. John Griffith officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 PM prior to the service in the church Social Hall. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund c/o Dorothy Metts, 388 Rock Hill Road, Saluda, SC 29138 or to Hospice Care of South Carolina, 404 Batesburg Hwy., Saluda, SC 29138. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Veronique Gowdy (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mrs. Veronique Gowdy of Ramswood Drive into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at the University Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.
Margaret O. Holmes (EDGEFIELD, S.C.)
EDGEFIELD, S.C. - Mrs. Margaret Ouzts Holmes, 85, of Bausket St. wife of the late Henry K. Holmes died Saturday May 27, 2006 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 4 P.M. at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial in Eastview Cemetery. Mrs. Holmes was a native of Edgefield, S.C. and a member of Edgefield First Baptist Church. She was a Retired Textile Worker. Survivors include two daughters, Betty B. (Nick) Boatwright, Clemson and Greta H. (Dan) Cross, Richmond, Va.; one brother, Woodrow Ouzts, Aiken; four grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Edgefield First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 624 Edgefield, S.C. 29824. The family is at the home and will receive friends from 3 to 4 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Geraldine H. Montgomery, 62 of Central Rd. Ext. S.W. Thomson, Ga. entered into rest May 25, 2006 at Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the beloved wife of Floyd Tommy Montgomery. Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 PM , Sunday, June 04, 2006 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Tom Kerr and Joe B. Walden officiating. Memorials may be made to Mt. Moriah Campground P. O. Box 5 Matthews, Ga. 30818 or the Cancer Treatment Center of America 10109 East 79th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Road, Thomson, Ga. 595-4100
Guy I. McLamb (MILLEN, Ga.)
MILLEN, Ga. - Mr. Guy I. McLamb, 66, died Monday in a Statesboro hospital. Funeral: 11:00 A.M. Friday at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Millen Cemetery, Millen. Visitation: Thursday, 6 until 9 P.M. at the funeral home. Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home of Sylvania. (912) 564-2331.
Ada Jones Johnson (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Jones Johnson will be held 3 p.m., Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Zion Fair Baptist Church of which Rev. Bruce Wright is Pastor and the Rev. Paul H. Bush officiating. G.L. Brightharp and Son's Mortuary, 614 West Ave., North Augusta, S.C.
Douglas W. Usry (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga.- Mr. Douglas W. Usry age 69, husband of Betty Usry, entered into rest at Doctors Hospital on Monday May 29, 2006. Funeral services will be held on Thursday June 1, 2006 at Platt's Belair Rd. Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Gregg Usry officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park with Military Honors. Survivors include three sons, Robert D. Usry of Augusta, Charles R. Usry of Grovetown and Cory D. Usry Evans; one daughter, Mechell Creighton of Lincolnton; his mother, Ethel Berger of Augusta; five grandchildren, Keith Rickerson, Robert Usry II, Cassidy Usry, Carter Usry, and Cooper Usry. Mr. Usry retired from the U.S Army as a Staff Sgt. He served during the Korean War and Vietnam. He was a member of the VFW # 3200. The family will receive friends this evening Wednesday May 31, 2006, from 7 until 9 p.m. Platt's Funeral Home 337 N. Belair Rd. Evans, Ga. 706-860-6166 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Virginia Hallman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Miss Virginia Hallman, who taught two generations of Augustans to read and write at the Monte Sano School, died Tuesday after a brief illness. She was 89 years old. Miss Hallman was born in Augusta and lived her entire life at her family's home on Walker Street. She graduated from the Tubman School, then a high school for girls; and Augusta College. She began teaching at John Milledge Elementary School in 1938. There, she came to the attention of the Monte Sano School's legendary principal, Josie Bodecker. Miss Hallman transferred to Monte Sano in the fall of 1940, teaching third and fourth grade from a second-floor classroom adjacent to the school auditorium. She would remain a fixture at the school for the next 38 years. Miss Hallman never married. She considered the thousand-plus students who passed through her classroom between 1938 and 1978 as "her children", and those former students would continue to recognize and greet her for decades after her retirement. Miss Hallman would serve under seven principals at Monte Sano, and her classroom was an island of tranquility through cluster schools, integration, and the school funding crises of the 1970s. When the Monte Sano School was rebuilt and re-dedicated in 2005, Miss Hallman was a guest of honor at the school's open house, where she was recognized as the school's longest-serving and oldest retired teacher. Her picture appeared in the following day's Augusta Chronicle. Miss Hallman was a lifelong communicant at Christ Episcopal Church, and worked Saturdays in the church's soup kitchen until a few years before her death. A Requiem Mass will be said for Miss Hallman on Friday, June 2, at the church. The Mass will be led by retired Rev. Theodore Atwood, who was Miss Hallman's student at Monte Sano in 1948-49. Interment will follow at Westover Cemetery. She is survived by a niece, Beverly Archer, of Gainesville, Florida; a nephew, Neal Sanders, of Medfield, Massachusetts, and first cousins Connie Mills of Augusta and Nancy Weeks of Waynesboro. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 pm this evening at the funeral home. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, Georgia 30904.
Rezell Neal (DETROIT, Mich.)
DETROIT, Mich.- Mrs. Rezell Murray Neal, 80, of 3286 Cortland Ave., entered into rest May 22, 2006 at her residence. Funeral service will be held Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at Liberty Temple Church, 1300 East 7 Mile Rd., Highland Park, Michigan with Pastor Ralph L. Hart officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Rezell Murray Neal, daughter of the late Mr. Roosevelt Murray and Mrs. Eunice West Murray Bryan, was born June 27, 1925 in North Augusta, S.C. Rezell retired from the Railroad Company in Detroit, Michigan after 30 years of service. Family members are one daughter, Philomena Stringer, Detroit; one sister, Carolyn Murray Elam, Martinez, Ga.; one aunt, Idelia West Simpson, Detroit and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Funeral Director is James H. Cole Funeral Inc., 2624 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, Michigan, 48203 (313) 873-0771. Dent's Undertaking Establishment serving the CSRA since the 1880's. TheAugusta Chronicle-May 31, 2006
Linisee Brown (WILLISTON, S.C.)
WILLISTON, S.C. - Mr. Linisee Brown entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at the Aiken Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be conducted on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at St. Peter Baptist Church at 2:00 P.M. with the Rev. A.C. Settles officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter Church Cemetery. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Mary Reed Brown of Williston; two daughters, Thelma Chandler and Barbara Brown both of Williston; one son, Louis Dunbar, Sr. of Williston; his mother, Lizzie Addison Reed of Elko, S.C.; five sisters, Isabel Smalls and Connie Reed of Elko, Lois Byars of Wagener, S.C., Vermell Wallace of Barnwell, S.C. and Virginia Robinson of Williston; four brothers, Clyde Reed, Sr. and Ernest Reed, both of Elko, John Reed of Allendale, S.C. and Jimmy Reed of Williston; 13 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews family and friends. Family and friends may call the residence of his daughter, Thelma Chandler at 141 Peacock St., Williston, S.C. or Simmons Funeral Home of Williston, Inc., 13188 Main St., Williston, S.C. 29853 or (803) 266-7808. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Margaret Dare (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Mrs. Margaret Ford Dare, of Mockingbird Lane, entered into rest Sunday, May 28, 2006, at her residence. Graveside service will be held today at 11:00 a.m. at Westover Memorial Park with Father Michael Lubinsky celebrant. Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Theresa Carroll (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Ms. Theresa Carroll, of Edwards Dr., entered into rest Monday, May 29, 2006 at her residence. The Funeral Mass and Prayer Vigil will be celebrated this evening at 7:00 p.m. at St. Edward Catholic Church with Father Cherian Thalakulam celebrant. Final Blessings will be said at 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2006 at the church with interment to follow in Pineview Memorial Park. Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Sarah Virginia Hallman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Sarah Virginia Hallman, 89, entered in to rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital. The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 2, 2006, at Christ Episcopal Church with The Rev. Theodore Atwood officiating. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, June 1, 2006, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Ave. Augusta, GA 30904 706-733-3636. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Lessel Leonard (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. -Funeral services for Rev. Lessel Leonard will be held 11 a.m., Friday, June 2, 2006 at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Gregory Fuller officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday at Green Grove Baptist Church. Friends may call at the residence, 2916 Nighthawk Dr. G.L. Brightarp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Ave., North Augusta, S.C. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.Com
Dorothy Walker (MIAMI, Fla.)
MIAMI, Fla. - Mrs. Dorothy Bennett Walker entered into eternal rest on May 27, 2006 in Miami. Dorothy began her career as a educator in the Burke County School System and then completed it with Dade County School System. She worked for 35 years. Survivors include her husband, Eugene Walker; one son, Eugene Darryl Walker; one daughter, Jacinta Walker all of Miami; six sisters, Aretha Cross and Shirlene Ball of Augusta, Vivian Drisdon of Midville, Ga., Arletha Bennett and Mae Ida Birt of Waynesboro, Ga., Alene P. Walker of Newport News, Va.; two brothers, Leroy Bennett of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and Hyland Bennett of Colorado Springs, Colo., and several aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at St. John's International Baptist Church, Miami. Range Funeral Home, 3384, Grand Ave., Coconut Grove, Fla., is in charge of arrangements Phinazee and Son Funeral Home (706) 554-5500. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Lera McNeal (HARLEM, Ga.)
HARLEM, Ga. - Graveside services for Miss Lera McNeal will be Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at 10:00 A.M. in the Harlem Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Boggs and Dr. Robert J. Blankenship officiating. Memorials may be made to the Harlem Foundation, P.O. Box 99, Harlem, Ga. 30814. Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga., Email condolence to the family at starling@funeralhome.com
Torrance Brown (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - 'To everything there is a season and time to every purpose under the heaven...'on the morning of Saturday, May 27, 2006 for Mr. Torrance Darrell Brown, 26 years of age, purpose was at hand as he was escorted from 588 Galaxy Street (Dry Brank Comm. Aiken, S.C.) The funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, June 2, 2006 at Four Mile Baptist Church, New Ellenton, S.C. with Rev. Reginald Grimes, Pastor/Officiating. The interment will immediately follow in the church cemetery. He was a young man that was truly loved and he loved life and all aspects of it. The family will be receiving friends at the residence of his mother, E. Marie Brown, 194 Dry Branch Rd., (Dry Branch Comm.) Aiken, S.C.. The viewing will be held on Thursday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home and Friday from 10 a.m. until the hour of the service at the church. Cheatham Funeral Homes, Inc., 520 Hickory Ave., Ellenton, S.C. (803) 652-2422. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Norman Mitchell (LOUISVILLE, Ga.)
LOUISVILLE, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. Norman Mitchell, Sr. will be held on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel, Louisville. Burial will be held at 1:00 P.M. at the Georgia Veteran memorial Cemetery, Milledgeville. Survivors include his wife, Christine Mitchell; six children, eleven siblings, five grandchildren, a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ruth Ilene Lackey (MODOC, S.C.)
MODOC, S.C. - Ruth I. Lackey, age 90, widow of Raymond Lackey, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2006 at McCormick Health Care. She was born July 16, 1915 in Bippis, Indiana to the late Ida and Mathias Schilling. She was a member of Trinity on the Hill Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga. Memorial services are June 3, 2006 at 6 p.m. at the Elliott Son's Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Rd., Martinez, Ga. Interment services will be held at a later date at Forest Hill Cemetery in Shelbyville, Ind. In addition to her brother, Emery Schilling of Columbia, Ind., she leaves wonderful memories with her sons, John 'Steve' Lackey (Donna) of Modoc, S.C. and Douglas Lackey (Helen) of Ljubljaina, Slovenia and five grandchildren.
Nonie B. Johnson (SANDERSVILLE, Ga.)
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. - Mrs. Nonie B. Johnson, 370 Oak Grove Rd., Sandersville, died on Saturday, May 28, 2006 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center in Sandersville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. from the Oak Grove Baptist Church, Sandersville with Rev. Gerald Smith officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. M.C. Smith Funeral Home in charge.
Rebecca Anderson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Rebecca W. Anderson of Arcadia Court, entered into rest on May 26, 2006 at University Hospital. She was a member of Greater Mt. Canaan Baptist Church of which Rev. Victor Thomas is pastor. She is survived by two sons, Mr. Kenneth D. (Theresa) Anderson and Mr. Curtis Anderson; three daughters, Ms. Deborah O. Anderson, Ms. Pamela G. Scott and Ms. Feronda A. Crawford; one brother, Mr. Isiah 'Ike' Williams; grandchildren, Tiffany Anderson, Natasha Anderson, Savannah L. Crawford, Scylance B. Scott, III and Tia Scott and other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be conducted Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. from Greater Mt. Canaan Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Victor Thomas officiating. Funeral processional will leave the residence at 2:15 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Park. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's.
Mamie Mock (GARDEN CITY, Ga.)
GARDEN CITY, Ga. - Mrs. Mamie Denmark Mock, 62, died Wednesday at her home. Funeral services will be held, Friday June 2, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Goloid Cemetery, Sylvania. Visitation will be 6 until 8 P.M. Thursday evening. Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home of Sylvania.
Robert A. Carmichael (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mr. Robert A. Carmichael, age 55, of Hephzibah, entered into rest on Sunday morning, May 28, 2006 at his residence. A native of Mt. Pleasant, PA, he had resided in the Augusta area since moving from Ft. Campbell, KY in 1990. Mr. Carmichael had retired from the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon in April of 1991, as an E-6, Staff Sergeant, after 23 years of active duty. After his military career and retirement he attended Augusta Technical College where he pursued his love of cooking and received his degree in Culinary Arts. For the past 5 years he had worked as a Jailer with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at the Walton Way facility. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW Post No. 649 and Providence Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Sandra P. "Sandy" Carmichael;one son, Robert Scott Carmichael (Maria), Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Loretta Ortiz (Sammy), Land O Lakes, Fla. and Kristina Westbrook (Novie), Graniteville, SC; four sisters, (twin sister) Elma May Heminger, North Huntington, Pa., Ruth Trapp, Saluda, TX, Garnet King, Mesquite, TX and April Carmichael, Latrobe, Pa.; six grandchildren, Kayla and Joshua Ortiz, Lydia, Kaitlyn and Victor Westbrook and Alexandra Carmichael and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., on Saturday, June 3, 2006 in the Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, with Dr. Donald Prosser, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00 am until service time. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Full Military Honors will be accorded by the Fort Gordon Ceremonial Detachment. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m., on Friday, at the funeral home or friends may call at the residence. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Baptist Church, Building Fund., 3850 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA 30909
Rebecca Anderson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Rebecca W. Anderson of Arcadia Court, entered into rest on May 26, 2006 at University Hospital. Funeral service will be held today, Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 3 P.M. from Greater Mt. Canaan Baptist Church of which Rev. Victor Thomas is pastor with Rev. Nathaniel Irvin officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens. The remains will lie in state in the Church from 2 p.m. until the hour of service and will not be viewed after the eulogy. Funeral processional will leave the residence at 2:15 p.m. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's.
Faye Jewell Queen (BRYSON CITY, N.C.)
BRYSON CITY, N.C. -Entered into rest Monday, May 29, 2006, Mrs. Faye Jewell Queen, 75, of Bryson City, NC. Born in Barnwell, SC, she was a daughter of the late Frank Washington and Alma Beasley Duncan. Mrs. Queen had been a resident of Bryson City since 1973 where she was a member of Cornerstone Wesleyan Church. Surviving are sons, Charles Lowman, North Augusta, SC., Lavern Lowman, (Huetta) Charlottesville, VA, and Michael Lowman, Kinchelo, MI; a step-son, Cecil D. Queen, (Julia) Whittier, NC; daughters, Jewell Minielly, Alganac, MI, Brenda Moyer, (J.L.) North Augusta, SC, and Kathy Mathews, (Robert) Whittier, NC; seventeen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Queen was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil G. Queen, daughter, Hazel Watson, a great-grandson, Daemian T. Mancini, four sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11:00 AM at New Hope Gospel Chapel, Beech Island, SC, with Pastor Bob Still officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Friends may call at the funeral home. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 1, 2006 from 6 until 8 PM at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Geraldine H. Montgomery, 62, of Central Rd. Ext. S.W. Thomson, Ga. entered into rest May 25, 2006 at Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma . She was the beloved wife of Floyd Tommy Montgomery . Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 PM , Sunday, June 04, 2006 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Tom Kerr and Joe B. Walden officiating. Memorials may be made to Mt. Moriah Campground P. O. Box 5 Matthews, Ga. 30818 or the Cancer Treatment Center of America 10109 East 79 th Street Tulsa , Oklahoma 74133. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, Ga., (706) 595-4100.
Catherine Daniel (SANDERSVILLE, Ga.)
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. -Mrs. Catherine Daniel, 505, College St., Sandersville, died on Thursday evening at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. from Mount Olive Baptist Church, Warthen, Ga. with Rev. Henry Tanner officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. M.C. Smith Funeral Home in charge.
Marie Snellings Pullian (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Pullian will be held today at 2:30 PM at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Augusta, GA. Mrs. Pullian will be placed in the church at 1:30 this afternoon. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC.
Robert D. Moseley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Reverend Robert 'Bob' D. Moseley, husband of Mrs. Justine Till Moseley, entered into rest on Monday, May 29, 2006, at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held this Thursday, (today) at 10:00 A.M. in the First Baptist Church of Waynesboro with Doctor Al Wright and Doctor Charles G. Green officiating. Interment will follow in the McIntyre Baptist Church Cemetery in McIntyre, GA. If desired memorials may be made to the Gideons International, Augusta Southwest Camp, P.O. Box 204454, Martinez, GA 30917-4454 Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Stephen S. Seman (JACKSON, S.C.)
JACKSON, S.C. - Stephen S. Seman, age 59 entered into rest May 29, 2006, husband of Becky Seman. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Deanna Ranlett of Atlanta, GA; a son, Isaac Seman and his fiance, Holly Welch; two sisters, Cynthia DeLong and Deborah Odom. He has a beloved grandson, Tyler Isaac Seman who was the sunshine in 'Pap Pap' life. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa and never gave up on the 'Steelers'. A memorial service will be held Friday, June 2, 2006 at 6:00 P.M. in the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel. The family will received friends after the service at the funeral home. Thomas L. King Funeral Home 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, GA (706) 863-6747. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Peggy Kirk (RIDGE SPRING, S.C.)
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. - Mrs. Peggy Kirk of 308 Anderson Rd., Ridge Spring, died May 26, 2006. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m., Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Young Second Baptist Church, Ridge Spring, S.C. Burial in Coleman Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Johnston, S.C. Mrs. Kirk is survived by one daughter, Georgia Mae Roldan, Effort, Pa.; four sons, James Willie Kirk, Jr., Long Island, N.Y., Larry Kirk, Far Rockaway, N.Y., Darrell Kirk and Christopher Kirk both of Ridge Spring; 16 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; six sisters, Shirley Williams, Linda Williams, Annette Williams, Lillie Bell Thompson, Rose Thompson, Virginia Conner; three brothers, Horace Thompson, Robert Gantt, Harold Williams, Jr. Public visitation will be at Davis Funeral Home, Wed May 31, 2006 starting at 12 noon. Quiet Hour will be 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Viewing Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Body will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Davis Funeral Home, Ridge Spring, in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Willie L. Bishop (TRENTON, S.C.)
TRENTON, S.C. - Mr. Willie Lee Bishop, 77, of Greenhouse Rd., husband of Betty Mullins Bishop died Tuesday at his Residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home with burial at Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday at the Funeral Home.
Gladys Terry Lester (ATHENS, Ga.)
ATHENS, Ga. - Gladys Terry Lester, 87, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006. A native of McDuffie County, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Ala S. Terry and the widow of Lawton B. Lester. She was preceded in death by a son, Terry B. Lester, three sisters and one brother. Mrs. Lester was the last survivor of her immediate family. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church as a member of the Victory Sunday School Class, the Bouquets of Sunshine, Women in Action, and numerous volunteer services. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ben Glosson, Rev. Jeff Langley, Rev. Dr. Frank J. Terry officiating. Mrs. Lester will lie in state from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow at Athens Memory Gardens. Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Athens, Ga., is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Donna J. Kivett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Donna J. Kivett, 73, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at University Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Lessel Leonard (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A homegoing celebration for Rev. Lessel Leonard will be held on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church with Dr. Gregory M. Fuller officiating. Rev. Leonard entered into eternal rest on May 26, 2006. Rev. Leonard was a native of Jonesboro, LA and resided in Shreveport for 17 years. While in the Shreveport area, Rev. Leonard served as pastor of the New Prosperity Baptist Church in New Boston, Texas and the Mt. Olive, St. Abraham, St. Mary and Mt. Sinai Baptist churches in Shreveport and Greenwood, LA. He relocated to Augusta in 1971 where he served as pastor of Doyle Grove Baptist Church for 11 years and Silver Bluff Baptist Church. He also was a diligent and dedicated pastor of the Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church for 24 years. Rev. Leonard touched many lives as a result of his love for God, family, and the church. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who will be greatly missed. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife of 53 years, Madrean P. Leonard; one daughter, Bonnie L. Beard, Houston, TX; two sons, Lester P. Leonard, Sr. (Diane), Houston, TX and Patrick L. Leonard (Twan), Stone Mountain GA; one godchild, Tierra Sapp, Hinesville, GA; one sister, Helen Garrett, Dallas TX; one sister-in-law, Larita Whittle (Robert), Las Vegas, NV; one brother-in-law, Gregory Peoples, Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren, Atty. Rodney Beard, Jr., Yolanda Lampkins, Jason Mason, Kristen Beard, Lester Leonard, Jr., Lleyton Leonard, Brandon Leonard; one great-grandson, and a host of other relatives and friends. Family visitation will be at the Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church, on Thursday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m. Memorials can be made to the New Savannah Road Social Services, Inc. (501-C3), 1692 Old Savannah Road, Augusta, GA 30901. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C.
William Herman Huebner (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on Monday, May 29, 2006 (Memorial Day) at University Hospital, Mr. William Herman Huebner, 79, husband of Mrs. Dorothy E. Huebner. Mr. Huebner was a native of Chicago, IL .and lived in Augusta the past five years. He was a graduate of St. Gregory High., a US Navy Veteran of WWII where he served on the USS Essex (CV-9). Mr. Huebner was a member of St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church. He had a career as a draftsman for 47 years. Family members in addition to his wife include his sons, Mark G. Huebner and wife Carla of Martinez, John A. Huebner of Raleigh N.C.; brother, Paul R. Huebner and his wife Dolores of Surprise, AZ. He is also survived by his niece Linda Boomer and nephew Paul Huebner, Jr. The Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Charlie Hughes celebrant. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Memorialsmay be made to the American Diabetes Assoc. P.O. Box 1132 Fairfax, VA 22038-1132. A Vigil for the deceased will be held (today) Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. and the family will receive friends until 9:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484.
Juanita Mayes (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Friday, May 26, 2006 at Meadow Grove Personal Care Home, Mrs. Juanita Mayes of London Boulevard and Meadow Grove. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Broadway Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. C.W. Joyner, Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens. The remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service. The funeral procession will leave the residence at 10:15 a.m. FLORIST: 9:00 a.m. W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA (706) 722-6401.
Nellie Pearl Hall ( AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital, Mrs. Nellie Pearl Hall of David St. Mrs. Nellie Pearl (Gough) Hall was born August 19, 1920 to the late Anne and Henry Gough and she attended school in Burke County. She lived in Burke County until she relocated to Augusta, Ga. in March 1960. She was converted and baptized at a an early age at Second Hopeful Baptist Church, Burke County. She leaves to cherish her memories, six daughters, Jannie (Elbert) Hightower, Annie (Eddie) Stewart Hill, Sarah Melendez, Lettie (Bill) Amanatides, Gloria Ann Watts, Myria I. Hall, all of Augusta; two sons, William R. Hall, Robert Louis Hall, Augusta; 16 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. from Second Hopeful Baptist Church, Hephzibah, Ga., Elder Eddie Fryer officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment serving the CSRA since the 1800's. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Henry Rucker (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Henry Latham Rucker, Jr., 88, died May 29, 2006 at Eden Gardens Assisted Living Center. He was born in Bedford, Virginia on March 17, 1918 to the late Henry Latham Rucker, Sr., and Frances Blanche Saunders. He was a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, Class of 1940. He then served in the US Army for two years. He moved to Aiken, SC in 1951 with the Savannah River Plant where he worked as an engineer in the Power Department. He retired from the DuPont Company in 1980 with 37 years of service. He was a member of the First Christian Church, American Legion Post No. 26 and the Shade Tree Antique Car Club of Augusta. His love of history was represented in the time he spent as a docent at the Aiken County Museum. His many hobbies and interests included a love of music, football, coin collecting and chair caning. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Vail Rucker; daughters, Nancy Rucker Goslen and Andrew of Aiken, SC, Elizabeth Rucker Bierbaum and Clark of Charlotte, NC; his brother Robert Saunders Rucker, Sr. and Margie Bedford, VA; nephews, Robert S. Rucker, Jr. of Houston TX, James L. Rucker and Anne of Crozet, VA; nieces, Ann R. O'Connor and Tim of Atlanta, GA and Mary Elizabeth V. Longwood and Claude of Madison Heights. Visitation will be held at Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home on Pine Log Road on Wednesday, May 31st, from 6-8pm. Funeral services will be held at Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home on Thursday, June 1st at 11am. The Rev. Don Morris of 1st Christian Church and Rev. Cathy Cole, Aiken, will officiate. Interment will follow at the Greenwood Cemetery in Bedford, VA on Saturday, June 2, 2006 at 11am. The Rev. Bill Moore of Bedford Christian Church will officiate. The family would like to express their heart-felt thanks for the excellent care provided by Eden Gardens Assisted Living Center and Hitchcock Hospice of Aiken. In lieu of flowers memorials be made to the First Christian Church, 100 Silver Bluff Road, Aiken, SC 29803. Please visit the online memorial at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com . Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Rd., AIKEN, S.C. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Delores Cox (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Delores Lucero Jennings Cox, 64, of Peabody Apartments on Walton Way, entered into rest Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Portsbridge Hospice. A memorial service will be held this evening at 6:30 p.m. at Belvedere First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall with Chaplain Norma Bell and Rev. John Meyer officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers the family would like memorials to be made to Molly's Militia P.O. Box 6816 North Augusta, SC 29841. Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Linda McDonald (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at University Hospital, Mrs. Linda Kitchens McDonald, wife of James E. Howell. Additional survivors include her sons, Johnny McDonald, Jr. and Tony L. Kitchens; her mother, Betty L. Mahaffey and her sister Lana Branch. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd. Augusta, GA 30907 (706)364-8484
Linda McDonald (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at University Hospital, Mrs. Linda Kitchens McDonald, 55, wife of James E. "Sonny" Howell. Mrs. McDonald was a native of Okemah, Oklahoma, but had lived in the Augusta area since 1965. She was a Captain with the Richmond Co. Fire Department and an Assistant Director of Emergency Management. She taught children's fire safety and was known as Cuddles the Clown. She also volunteered with the Burn Foundation. Family members in addition to her husband include her sons: Tony L. Kitchens of Augusta, Johnny McDonald, Jr. of Martinez; mother: Betty Mahaffey of Interlachen, FL and sister and brother-in-law: Lana and Larry Branch. Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 2, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Rev. Allen McDonald and Rev. Greg Bentley. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Johnny Baxley, Johnny Caran, John Clark of the Augusta Fire Department and family members Bobby Williams Luther Gaskil and Jeff Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department and the Martinez/Columbia Fire Department. Memorials may be made to the Lupus Foundation, 1800 Lake Park Dr., Suite 101, Smyrna, GA 30080 or the Joseph M. Still, Jr. Burn Foundation, 3651 Wheeler Rd., Augusta, GA 30909. The family will receive friends today, Thursday, June 1, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Delores Cox (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Delores Lucero Jennings Cox, 64, of Peabody Apartments on Walton Way, entered into rest Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Portsbridge Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Belvedere First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall with Chaplain Norma Bell and Rev. John Meyer officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Mrs. Cox was born in Denver, Colorado and had lived in Santa Ana, California prior to moving to Augusta forty-one years ago. Survivors include a son, David Lee Jennings of Martinez, two daughters Annette Brown, of Clearwater, Denise Smith, of Belvedere, nine grandchildren Brandon Smith, Jonathon Miller (Heather), Timothy Miller, Krystal Weber, Aaron Stephens, Megan Weber, Jessica Brown, Christi Smith, Anthony Brown, and two great grandchildren Bailey Smith and Brinlee Miller. Other survivors include Mrs. Cox's friends at Peabody Apartments. The family would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the staff of Portsbridge Hospice for the care and compassion that was given to Mrs. Cox. In lieu of flowers the family would like memorials to be made to Molly's Militia P.O. Box 6816 North Augusta, SC 29841. Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Crystal S. Jordan (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Crystal S. Jordan, age 59, of Augusta entered into rest Wednesday, May 24, 2006. A memorial service will be held at 3:00PM Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Poteet Funeral Homes West Chapel with Rev. Michael Davenport officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Portsbridge Hospice; 1365 Interstate Pkwy.; Augusta, GA 30909, or to the MCG Cancer Center; 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912; or to the donor's favorite charity. Poteet Funeral Homes, 3686 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA, 30909 (706) 860-0009.
Marie Snellings Pullian (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Monday, May 29, 2006, Mrs. Marie Snellings Pullian, 84, of Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 2:30 PM at Hillcrest Baptist Church, Augusta, GA, with Rev. Gordon Robinson officiating. Mrs. Pullian will be placed in the church at 1:30 PM on Thursday. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 PM at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC.
Faye Jewell Queen (BRYSON CITY, N.C.)
BRYSON CITY, N.C.- Funeral services for Mrs. Faye Jewell Queen will be held Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11:00 AM at New Hope Gospel Chapel, Beech Island, SC, with Pastor Bob Still officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. The family will receive friends tonight from 6 until 8 at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC
Jesse Ray Brown (TIGNALL, Ga.)
TIGNALL, Ga. - The funeral service for Mr. Jesse Ray Brown of Tignall, Ga., will be conducted today, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Napier Funeral Home with Rev. Wade Palmer officiating. The interment will follow in the Graniteville Cemetery. Napier Funeral Home, 315 Main Street, Graniteville, SC 29829.
Ora M. Griffin (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Ora M. Griffin, wife of Mr. Marion D. Griffin, Jr. entered into rest Sunday, May 29, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Griffin was the daughter of the late Mamie Lee Munns McKie and Robert L. Munns, Sr. and the stepdaughter of George McKie, daughter-in-law of Marile (Polly) Griffin and the late Marion D. Griffin, Sr. In addition to her husband, Marion, Jr., she is survived by two sons, Marion D. Griffin, III (Kimberly) of Atlanta, Martin K. Griffin (Cassandra) of Birmingham, Ala.; three granddaughters, Kimberly and Kasey Griffin of Atlanta, Alexis Griffin of Birmingham; two brothers, Robert L. Munns (Edna) of Augusta and Willie L. Munns (Edna) of Pleasantville, N.J.; two aunts, Serlena S. McKinney of Salisbury, N.C. and Marie Griffin of Augusta; two devoted sisters-in-law, Delores Burnley (Theodore) of Augusta and Hattie Lamar (Aaron) of Birmingham; three devoted cousins, Geneva R. Jones, Washington, D.C., Mamie J. Welborne of District Heights, Md. and Charlie Smith, Jr. of Pleasantville; a host of nieces, nephews and friends and three devoted friends, Dorothy L. Gilbert, Willia Mae Smith and Ida R. Dowers of Augusta. Mrs. Griffin was an active member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. She was a 1960 graduate of Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina. She was an educator in Columbia and Richmond Counties, and retired after more than 30 years of service. Mrs. Griffin was a charter member of the Augusta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., CPA Club of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, the National Association of University Women, The Women's Civic Club, and the Livingstone College Alumni Association, Augusta Chapter. Visitation will start 11 a.m., Friday, June 2, 2006 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 1250 Wrightsboro Rd., Augusta, Ga. You may visit with the family at the church beginning at 12 noon on Friday. The funeral services will start at 1:00 p.m., June 2, 2006 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park, 2700 Deans Bridge Rd., Augusta, Ga. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's.
Robert A. Carmichael (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Donna J. Kivett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Stephen S. Seman (JACKSON, S.C.)
Faye Jewell Queen (BRYSON CITY, N.C.)
Rebecca Anderson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Robert D. Moseley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Theresa Carroll (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Willie L. Bishop (TRENTON, S.C.)
Catherine Daniel (SANDERSVILLE, Ga.)
Veronique Gowdy (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Nellie Pearl Hall ( AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Marie Snellings Pullian (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Douglas W. Usry (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Ada Jones Johnson (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.)
Jesse Ray Brown (TIGNALL, Ga.)
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
William Herman Huebner (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Matthew W. Wilson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Virginia Hallman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Gladys Terry Lester (ATHENS, Ga.)
Margaret Dare (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Marie Snellings Pullian (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Norman Mitchell (LOUISVILLE, Ga.)
Douglas W. Usry (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Sarah Virginia Hallman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Linisee Brown (WILLISTON, S.C.)
Faye Jewell Queen (BRYSON CITY, N.C.)
Rebecca Anderson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Margaret O. Holmes (EDGEFIELD, S.C.)
Crystal S. Jordan (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ruth Ilene Lackey (MODOC, S.C.)
William Herman Huebner (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Nonie B. Johnson (SANDERSVILLE, Ga.)
Peggy Kirk (RIDGE SPRING, S.C.)
Robert D. Moseley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
New martial arts school fulfills brothers' dreams
Myskina vows to quit if she can't succeed
Goalies want a red card issued for new soccer ball
Rain doesn't dampen win for Williams
New martial arts school fulfills brothers' dreams
Mark Greubel sits behind the glass display box that doubles as a sales counter to take a short break.
Colt's health is progressing
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is progressing so well he might not have the cast on his severely injured right hind leg changed for several weeks.
Rain doesn't dampen win for Williams
PARIS - So there was Venus Williams, on center court at the French Open on the final day of May, wearing a sweatshirt, her game as shaky as the weather was dismal.
Goalies want a red card issued for new soccer ball
NEW YORK - Strikers and midfielders love it. Goalkeepers hate it.
Overtime
USC Aiken closer and former Greenbrier star Nick Wandless was named to the 2006 Rawlings/ABCA Division II Baseball All-America first team.
Overtime
Greenbrier will play host to Marist on Friday for the Georgia High School Association Class AAAA state championship.
Armstrong in the clear
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch investigator's report cleared Lance Armstrong of doping in the 1999 Tour de France on Wednesday, calling the accusations against him "completely irresponsible" and raising the possibility of misconduct by anti-doping authorities.
Boos trail Roddick's exit
PARIS - As it is, the French Open is the cruelest Grand Slam tournament for Andy Roddick, the toughest for all U.S. men over the years, really. Toss in a bum ankle, and Roddick never really stood a chance this time.
Myskina vows to quit if she can't succeed
PARIS - When Anastasia Myskina won the French Open in 2004 she became the first Russian woman to win a Grand Slam title.
Hardworking rancher makes impression on music world
Hardworking rancher makes impression on music world
Country newcomer Todd Fritsch will never complain about how hard it is to tour the nation, doing shows several hundred miles apart.
Colorful dancing
Dancers from the Atlanta Chinese Dance Company performed two ethnic dances at the Asian Pacific American Command Program on May 23 at Alexander Hall. Linda Tuazon-Miller, the president and CEO of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council, spoke at the event. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush designated May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. It had been a weeklong observance before that.
Seniors calendar
The Seniors Calendar lists items of interest to senior citizens. Call the service agencies for information. To list your activity, write to Seniors Calendar, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send a fa x to (706) 722-7403 or e-mail to feature@augustachronicle.com. Include the name and number of a contact person.
For the record
Here are Richmond County Superior Court sentencings, indictments, paroles, dui sentencings, juvenile sentencings, marriage license applications and divorces.
Post happenings
Post Happenings lists events, programs and other community notices from Fort Gordon. Send information to Fort Gordon Calendar, attention Ryan Wehmeyer, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928.
Appleby's concerts are varied
For four more Tuesdays, the back lawn of the Appleby Branch Library will be the site of weekly concerts featuring a variety of music.
Calendar
EVENING WITH JUDY WOODRUFF: Today; Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; 6 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. dinner and 7:15 p.m. talk; $75; limited seating; (706) 722-8454 or www.augustamuseum.org
Parking the sculpture
Four years ago, Richard Hunt began working on the bronze fountain he was commissioned to create for Springfield Village Park on Reynolds Street.
Men to light their grills for cook-off
Bets are being made on who is the best cook in the area, according to rumors at Fort Gordon.
Fundraiser for swamp still strong
Though there are a few changes to this year's Swamp Soiree, the annual event hasn't strayed from its original concept.
Second in tournament
The Roadrunners finished runner-up in the May Madness softball tournament in Savannah, Ga. Brooke Sarver pitched her second no-hitter of the year, and Rachel Nimmons led the team in hitting with a .545 average and an .824 on-base percentage in the tournament. The team batting average was more than .300. Members are (back row, from left) coach Mary Sarver, Katie Shead, Amber Davison, Becca Olson, Maggie Evans, Kayla Clem, coach Ken Sarver; (front row) Brooke Sarver, Rachel Nimmons, Kiauna Chang, Kayla Cates and Morgan Tickerhoof.
Youngsters learn to talk like sailors
Connie Mitchum had to reassure her pupils she would be back to teach them music next year after they saw her wearing a military flight suit.
Members of Red Hat SophistiCATS have nothing but fun on their minds
Three years ago, Emily Hyatt wanted to do something fun, so she organized the south Augusta chapter of the Red Hat Society, called the Red Hat SophistiCATS. The Red Hat Society is an international organization for women 50 and older who meet and attend events while wearing red hats and purple attire.
Around the block
Auditions for Annie, a Young Artists Repertory Company Inc. production, will be at 6:30 p.m. today and Friday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 402 Aumond Road. Openings are for all ages, and males are especially needed. Bring a prepared song from Annie to sing. Call (706) 210-8915 or visit www.yart.org.
Farmers market
This is a list of commodities available at the Georgia Farmers Market, 1150 Fifth St. Prices and availability of produce are subject to change.
Students show off work at hair show
Before the Augusta Technical College evening cosmetology class graduates June 15, the students wanted to show off their newfound knowledge by holding a hair and fashion show May 24.
Library schedules
INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT WORD: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, June 8-29; learn to create, edit, save and print and use tables, images, and templates and send documents by e-mail; participants must have basic computer, keyboard, and mouse skills; registration required; free.
Health and fitness calendar
The Health and fitness calendar is a listing of support groups, activities and lectures. Send information to Health Calendar, The Augusta Chronicle Newsroom, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send information by fax to (706) 722-7403 and send e-mail to ryan.wehmeyer@augusta chronicle.com. Please include a contact name and phone number.
Military milestones
- Air Force Airman Danielle A. Clements, a 2005 graduate of Cross Creek High School and daughter of David and Victoria Clements, of Augusta, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
Youngsters can work on their golf games at clinics
North Augusta is the place to be for aspiring young golfers this summer.
Can you find it?
This week's image, right, is an educational experience. If you think you know where it is, call (706) 823-3708 by 2 p.m. Friday and leave your name, area code and telephone number, and how to spell your name. Please be specific. If your name is picked from among the correct answers, you will win a gift from The Augusta Chronicle.
The brightest
The Augusta Chronicle announced the top five of its Best and Brightest Award winners May 22 during a banquet at the Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites. This was the fourth year the newspaper has honored 25 outstanding high school seniors with the awards. The five students who received additional prizes Monday night were Graham Fletcher (from left), North Augusta High School; Ashley Newman, Aiken High School; grand-prize winner TaCara Harris, Glenn Hills High School; Amira Mouna, Greenbrier High School; and Susan Zhang, John S. Davidson Fine Arts School.
Firefighters excel in servicewide competition
Fort Gordon is not blowing smoke when it brags about having the best firefighters in the Army.
Men to light their grills for cook-off
Students show off work at hair show
Youngsters can work on their golf games at clinics
Firefighters excel in servicewide competition
Youngsters learn to talk like sailors
Members of Red Hat SophistiCATS have nothing but fun on their minds
Fundraiser for swamp still strong
In Hollywood, breaking up can be easy to do
Dennis Farina to leave 'Law & Order'
LOS ANGELES - Dennis Farina is turning in his "Law & Order" badge.
Dennis Farina to leave 'Law & Order'
Wounded journalist example for students at prep school
BALTIMORE - At the private school Kimberly Dozier attended more than two decades ago, students will hear during graduation ceremonies on Sunday about a young woman who decided to make a difference.
Katie Couric leaves 'Today' show
Wounded journalist example for students at prep school
Katie Couric leaves 'Today' show
NEW YORK - With co-host Matt Lauer bringing the tissues, the "Today" show threw a going-away party Wednesday for 15-year host Katie Couric, who is leaving to become the next anchor of the "CBS Evening News."
In Hollywood, breaking up can be easy to do
America's poet laureate of love lost and found, Neil Sedaka, once claimed that breaking up was hard to do. Clearly, Neil hadn't spent much time at the movies.
Plans for replica of train depot are still on track
North Augusta bids for city honor
Youngsters learn to talk like sailors
Two elementary schools can roll out Red Carpets
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