In the San Joaquin Valley, poems grow like weeds
In the San Joaquin Valley, poems grow like weeds
FRESNO, Calif. - Work happens here.
Pujols out indefinitely with muscle strain
ST. LOUIS - This is a much larger challenge for the St. Louis Cardinals: Albert Pujols will be out indefinitely with a strained muscle on his right side.
Bulldogs to face Gamecocks next
Athens, GA. - Trevor Holder pitched six strong innings to spark Georgia to a 3-2 win over Florida State in the NCAA Regional on Monday, putting the Bulldogs in the Super Regional against South Carolina.
NL West figures it out in 2006
Ex-umpire Gregg dies after stroke
PHILADELPHIA - For mer major league umpire Eric Gregg, who struggled with weight problems that saw him reach almost 400 pounds, died Monday night, a day after a massive stroke. He was 55.
Ex-umpire Gregg dies after stroke
Experienced Tigers ready for run
McCann set for Rome rehab stint
NL West figures it out in 2006
Barry Bonds' chase of Babe Ruth grabbed all the headlines during the first two months of the season, concealing a remarkable turnaround by the NL West, where all five teams entered June with a winning record.
Bulldogs to face Gamecocks next
Cabrera helps O's blank Jays
BALTIMORE - Daniel Cabrera allowed three hits in five innings and Kevin Millar homered as the Baltimore Orioles blanked the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-0 on Monday night.
Experienced Tigers ready for run
CLEMSON, S.C. - First baseman Andy D'Alessio stood in the misty night outside Clemson's dugout and thought about how this year's NCAA super regional will be different than the one a year ago.
McCann set for Rome rehab stint
ATLANTA - Brian McCann, encouraged by a strenuous workout Monday, will report to Class A Rome today for a scheduled two-day injury rehabilitation assignment.
Pujols out indefinitely with muscle strain
Hey, Mr. Politician, where do I go to get my vote back?
Braves' slump at home continues
ATLANTA - Blondie's One Way or Another played as Tim Hudson left the mound with a scowl in the sixth inning Monday evening.
Braves' slump at home continues
D'backs sweep Braves
ATLANTA - Lately, the Braves' games have taken on a gloomy monotony.
Organic farms scale up to meet growing consumer demand
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.
Running a haunted house can be a scary venture
DENVER - A few years ago, Lynton Harris sank $2 million into a Washington, D.C., haunted house that included a room themed "Escape From the Pentagon."
Your PC could help find cure for cancer
SEATTLE - Researcher David Baker says the key to an AIDS vaccine or a cure for cancer might be that old PC sitting under a layer of dust in your closet or the one on your desk doing little else but running a screen saver.
Organic farms scale up to meet growing consumer demand
Bank will buy insurance firm
Aiken-based banking company Security Federal Corp. is getting into the insurance brokerage business.
Running a haunted house can be a scary venture
Cafe in tax predicament
An upscale Augusta restaurant can't sell alcohol until it pays more than $12,000 in back taxes and fines.
Paper maker drops product
STAMFORD, Conn. - International Paper Co., the world's largest paper maker, will sell its coated-paper business to CMP Holdings LLC, an affiliate of the investment firm Apollo Management, for $1.4 billion, the companies said Monday.
Your PC could help find cure for cancer
Bulldogs get shot at Tigers with win
Bulldogs get shot at Tigers with win
CLEMSON, S.C. - Brian LaNinfa had four more RBI and left-hander Justin Pigott shut down Elon in a 12-3 victory that kept Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament and eliminated the Phoenix on Sunday.
Pandering - or sound politics?
Democrats and their echo chambers in the national media are utterly incensed that the Senate is calling for a vote on a constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriages.
A price we shouldn't have to pay
The resignation of John Seitz from the Richmond County school board with seven months left in his term comes at a particularly costly time.
The Party of Pelosi
If Nancy Pelosi were a Republican, her fascination with having recently discovered curly fries would be the subject of national ridicule.
Greenbrier: No. 1 in Georgia
How many ways are there to say good work and congratulations to Greenbrier High School, the best high school baseball team in Georgia? The Wolfpack had won three Class AAA championships in 1997, '98 and '99, but Saturday's two victories over Marist, 3-1 and 10-0, gave them their first Class AAAA title.
Pandering - or sound politics?
A price we shouldn't have to pay
Diplomacy first
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People in the News
BOISE, Idaho - Songwriter and singer Carole King has put her 128-acre ranch in the White Cloud Mountains up for sale, with a $19 million asking price.
People in the News
DENVER - Tom Green is getting another late-night talk show - this time online.
Video of dance medley becomes Internet hit
NEW YORK - Judson Laipply isn't afraid to bust a move.
All the comforts of home: Yellow Jackets march on
ATLANTA - Matt Wieters homered twice to finish off an amazing weekend and Ryan Turner had the longest outing of his career as Georgia Tech completed its unbeaten run through the NCAA's Atlanta Regional with an 8-4 win over Vanderbilt on Sunday night.
All the comforts of home: Yellow Jackets march on
GreenJackets making charge at the right time
Just when it appeared no one would have a shot at running down the Rome Braves for the season's first-half championship, the Augusta GreenJackets put a little hurry-up in their gait.
Ledford's proof is in the putting
Phillip McCormick won't be making any more comments about Eric Ledford's putting ability.
Rookie Seon-Hwa Lee wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Pettersson gets Memorial win, pass to the U.S. Open
Wie trying to make history, not the cut, at US Open qualifier
Michelle Wie has played eight tournaments against men, starting at age 13. She shot a 68 in her PGA Tour debut when she was in the ninth grade, and she kept golf fans riveted by reaching the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Public Links last summer in her long-shot bid to get into the Masters.
Rookie Seon-Hwa Lee wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - South Korean rookie Seon-Hwa Lee won her first LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 on Sunday to surge past Annika Sorenstam and several other contenders for a three-stroke victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Karlsson win the Wales Open by three strokes
NEWPORT, Wales - Robert Karlsson shot a 2-over 71 in the final round Sunday to win the Wales Open by three strokes.
Dog day afternoon
SUMMIT, N.J. - Michelle Wie tugged her cap over her face when a 3-foot par putt skimmed over the right edge of the cup, and the 3,500 fans who thought they might witness history gasped and groaned.
Pettersson gets Memorial win, pass to the U.S. Open
DUBLIN, Ohio - Sunday at the Memorial felt like a series of bonuses to Carl Pettersson.
Wie trying to make history, not the cut, at US Open qualifier
Karlsson win the Wales Open by three strokes
Morgan wins Allianz Championship
Pappas wins Rex Hospital Open
RALEIGH, N.C. - South Africa's Brenden Pappas won his first Nationwide Tour title Sunday, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 2-under 69 and a one-stroke victory over Charlie Wi in the Rex Hospital Open.
Ledford's proof is in the putting
Morgan wins Allianz Championship
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - It took Gil Morgan just one week to turn his crushing final round in the Senior PGA Tournament into a distant memory.
Memorial winner has lived in Sweden, England, the South
DUBLIN, Ohio - It has been a wild and wonderful journey that brought Carl Pettersson to the 18th green at the Memorial on Sunday.
Memorial winner has lived in Sweden, England, the South
GreenJackets making charge at the right time
Hurricanes find a home in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. - Jim Rutherford found a parking lot party he simply couldn't pass up.
Injured Cole feels sting of sitting out for Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. - Erik Cole has traded the bulky white neck brace for a blue no-contact practice jersey, proof that he's recovering from the broken bone that prematurely ended a career season.
Hurricanes find a home in Raleigh
Injured Cole feels sting of sitting out for Hurricanes
Hey, Mr. Politician, where do I go to get my vote back?
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
How do local Muslims feel about Augusta? The answers may surprise you
Take a different tack on war nukes
More garbage in, less garbage out
Motherhood is a demotion? Since when?
Motherhood is a demotion? Since when?
In response to the article from June 3 on Elizabeth Vargas ("Anchor's move raises eyebrows"), I would like to make a few comments.Cammie Jones, Augusta
Personal responsibility is vanishing
According to the June 3 Chronicle, a Food and Drug Administration-funded study discovered obesity is caused in part by restaurants feeding us too much. I genuinely hope the lawyers will immediately spring into action with multimillion-dollar lawsuits to punish these terrible people who operate restaurants to deliberately make us fat. Why not? It worked with tobacco smokers.Richard Netzley, Evans
More garbage in, less garbage out
When I moved to Augusta, I called a few trash collection companies, found one that met my price and service requirements and hired them. After a year or so, when they had a problem picking up my trash without dumping it on my lawn, I fired them and hired someone else. That's what you can do when the private sector handles your needs: research, choose, hire and fire.Tony Shaffer, Augusta
How do local Muslims feel about Augusta? The answers may surprise you
In post 9-11 America, how are Muslims treated? Are they systematically mistreated by our government and the press because some terrorists claim they kill in the name of Islam? How are they treated here, in our own community?
Take a different tack on war nukes
A juvenile does something rash, then is surprised at the consequence. An intelligent adult, in deciding what to do, will try to anticipate the reactions of an opponent and, above all, avoid repeating past mistakes.Victor Reilly, Aiken, S.C.
Personal responsibility is vanishing
6 veterans received belated diplomas
America's only tea plantation welcoming visitors in S.C.
New contact lenses designed to give athletes an edge
What can browsers tell me about how safe an e-commerce site is?
FDA clears restricted return of MS drug to market
Dads with college degrees fuss over their kids more
Woolly mammoth ivory excavated for jewelry, scrimshaw
Talks advance as globe confronts warming
Exhibit deals with plants recorded by Lewis and Clark
It's summer - time to head to the... ski resorts?
It's summer - time to head to the... ski resorts?
DENVER - Chinese ballet dancers in Vail. Jazz in Aspen and bluegrass in Telluride.
New contact lenses designed to give athletes an edge
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - When Camille Walters plays soccer, her normally brown eyes have a spooky red tint.
FDA clears restricted return of MS drug to market
WASHINGTON - A multiple sclerosis drug pulled from the market last year because of a rare but life-threatening side effect will return under a restricted distribution program, health officials said Monday.
6 veterans received belated diplomas
NEWBURY, Mass. - John Whitney spent 1944 hunched over a radar terminal hunting for German planes somewhere in Europe while his high school classmates accepted their diplomas.
Travel briefs
HONOLULU - Fleming Beach Park, a mile-long crescent white sand beach on Maui's western shore featuring spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean and the rugged shores of Molokai Island, was named America's best beach in an annual list that also included two Florida beaches.
Dads with college degrees fuss over their kids more
WASHINGTON - Men who have earned a college degree plan fewer children, but tend to fuss over them more than guys with less schooling.
Exhibit deals with plants recorded by Lewis and Clark
WASHINGTON - After a long journey across uncharted territory, the Lewis and Clark expedition turned homeward from the Pacific Coast. Before long, one of the party came down with severe back spasms and could hardly walk. He suffered for three weeks until cured by an American Indian herbal remedy.
Woolly mammoth ivory excavated for jewelry, scrimshaw
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago.
Product recalls
The following recall has been announced:
America's only tea plantation welcoming visitors in S.C.
WADMALAW ISLAND, S.C. - Green-yellow tea plants reach into the distance at the Charleston Tea Plantation as a green harvester slowly makes its way down one row, gently cutting the youngest leaves from atop the bushes to make them into American Classic tea.
What can browsers tell me about how safe an e-commerce site is?
Q. What can browsers tell me about how safe an e-commerce site is?
Talks advance as globe confronts warming
Britain and Sweden are on target for reducing global-warming gases, but other countries will have to toughen policies and rely on "carbon trading" to achieve their Kyoto Protocol goals by 2012, says a new U.N. report.
A little shot of cool
Jasmine Farrar, 8, recoils as her sister Briana, 9, shoots her with a water gun in front of their Third Street home in the Olde Town neighborhood.
Fatal fire shocks town's residents
HOSCHTON, Ga. - Tragedy. It's a word many of the people who live in this small Jackson County city rarely used before Tuesday.
Scientists find inspiration in nature
Georgia students lag on state tests
ATLANTA -- Georgia students struggled with tougher new statewide tests, with thousands of eighth graders headed to summer school to see if they can boost their scores enough to advance to high school, according to data released by the state Department of Education on Monday.
Drivers not deterred by suspension
Budget woes put on front burner
Ways to decide, collect payment receive revamp
Rants and raves
I READ IN THE PAPER every day that so many people in our city are ashamed of our president of our country. I don't see too eye to eye with many things that are going on in Washington, but I have traveled around the world and I have seen the violent leaders and I know now why everyone wants to come to America. Many of us don't realize how lucky we are to be born in America. ... You can be assured America is the best country in the world to live in. I, for one, am proud of it even with the mistakes that are made in Washington. I'm still proud of it.
Isakson wants security focus in Congress' talks
ATLANTA - A border-security program with Mexico could become a key point in Congress' upcoming negotiations over immigration reform and should be in place before a guest worker program is considered, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said Monday.
Watchdog fears limit on power is coming
Audit finds errors in record-keeping
A state audit of the Richmond County school system found some spotty record-keeping, including under-reporting the superintendent's salary, but overall gave the system a "clean" bill of financial health.
Rants and Raves
Comments from readers:
2 dead in wreck after shoplifting
Mental test delays trial in homicide
A request for a mental evaluation delayed the court case Monday of a Martinez man accused of vehicular homicide.
Drivers not deterred by suspension
ANDERSON, S.C. - About 5 percent of South Carolina's drivers - more than 156,000 - have suspended or revoked licenses, according to South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles records.
Avondale's home is used to loss
MONROE - Next door to the soon-to-close Avondale Mills denim plant in Monroe stands an old brick storefront painted with foot-high letters to announce its name: Old Mill Antiques.
Nephew charged with murder in uncle's shooting
The nephew of an Augusta man has been charged with murder in his uncle's shooting death this morning.
Budget woes put on front burner
Augusta Commission member Joe Bowles will try to find out today why a plan to eliminate 39 positions in city government, intended to help balance this year's budget, hasn't been implemented.
Kid of the Day
Ethan Pinkston, of North Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Peers name Hunt top sheriff
Aiken County Sheriff Mike Hunt is South Carolina's top cop.
Georgia pupils continue to falter on state tests
ATLANTA - Georgia pupils struggled with tougher new statewide tests, with thousands of eighth-graders headed to summer school to see whether they can boost their scores enough to advance to high school, according to data released by the state Department of Education on Monday.
Fatal fire shocks town's residents
With all its fun, summer brings cause for caution
Appeals likely to stall executions
Officers ready to enforce sex law
Woman cuts weight almost in half
N. Augusta's sewer rate to climb more
NORTH AUGUSTA - City residents will see their sewer rates go up beginning with their July bills. The rates will go up a little more than city officials originally anticipated, however.
System is growing in drug cases
Woman cuts weight almost in half
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - When Mary Kay Berry was 31, she had trouble moving around and couldn't fit in an airplane seat.
Kid of the Day
Today's Kid of the Day is Dylan Boyette, 7, of North Augusta.
Isakson wants security focus in Congress' talks
Rants and Raves
Comments from readers:
Georgia pupils continue to falter on state tests
Ways to decide, collect payment receive revamp
ATLANTA - Paying child support for some parents is about to become as easy as paying a cell phone bill.
Watchdog fears limit on power is coming
AIKEN - The citizen watchdog group that monitors Savannah River Site is being forced to reorganize, and some say the move will limit its ability to independently scrutinize environmental concerns at the nuclear reservation.
North Augusta's Colvin selected in MLB draft
Clemson junior left fielder Tyler Colvin of North Augusta was selected 13th by the Chicago Cubs in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday afternoon.
Officers ready to enforce sex law
Starting this week, sheriff's deputies on the Georgia side of the Augusta area are putting hundreds of sex offenders on notice:
Standoff reported in house near downtown
Richmond County sheriff's authorities were at the scene of a reported standoff at a home near downtown Augusta this afternoon.
2 dead in wreck after shoplifting
Two people and an unborn child died Sunday afternoon when their car was struck at one of Columbia County's busiest intersections by a driver fleeing the scene of a shoplifting, according to Columbia County authorities.
Across Georgia
TUCKER - A police officer shot and killed one man and wounded another while responding to a disturbance, authorities said. The officer suffered a minor gunshot wound.
Nice place to retire
NORTH AUGUSTA -Boxes were stacked up throughout the new home of Mitch and Debra Perdue last week.
Ex-sailor shipshape as lawyer
That slightly gruff exterior, layered perhaps from 20 years in the Navy, can't conceal Randolph Frails' compassion and deep sense of justice.
Rants and raves
I READ IN THE PAPER every day that so many people in our city are ashamed of our president of our country. I don't see too eye to eye with many things that are going on in Washington, but I have traveled around the world and I have seen the violent leaders and I know now why everyone wants to come to America. Many of us don't realize how lucky we are to be born in America. ... You can be assured America is the best country in the world to live in. I, for one, am proud of it even with the mistakes that are made in Washington. I'm still proud of it.
Across the southeast
NEW ORLEANS - Improvements in education and development of a culture of innovation and learning are keys to the South's economic future, according to a report released Sunday by a North Carolina-based think tank.
Center clears hurdle
Plans moved along Monday for a contested shopping center proposed for Walton Way Extension and Interstate 20.
Across South Carolina
COLUMBIA - Rural educators say the state budget lawmakers passed for the next fiscal year doesn't do enough to improve early childhood education as recommended by a judge's ruling in a school-funding lawsuit.
Across the area
Two Augusta men remained behind bars Monday after being accused of having inappropriate sexual relations with two underage girls in separate incidents.
Across Georgia
ATLANTA - The world's largest aquarium has added two of the world's largest fish.
Ruling forbids sale of home
An Evans man accused of bilking millions of dollars from investors cannot sell a Jones Creek home while facing federal criminal charges.
Across the area
Burglars with large rocks broke into Tint Shop Autosports on Wrightsboro Road on Sunday, making off with a television, headrest monitors and a DVD player.
Correction
- An Across the Area item in Sunday and Monday editions contained incorrect information. On June 27, National HIV Testing Day, vouchers for free testing will be passed out at two events: a luncheon at the Julian Smith Barbecue Pit from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History from 5 to 7 p.m. No actual testing will be conducted during those events.
The week ahead
Aiken Brass will perform at 7 p.m. on the Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place, Aiken, as part of the Hopelands Summer Concert Series. If it rains, the concert will be held at the H. Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken. Call (803) 642-7631 for more information.
Answers sought in wreck that killed 2, unborn child
Police were still investigating Monday the circumstances surrounding a deadly car crash Sunday afternoon at a busy Columbia County intersection.
Across South Carolina
COLUMBIA - Investigators say two people found dead in their home were likely the victims of a murder-suicide, although the investigation is continuing.
N. Augusta's sewer rate to climb more
Chatham building boom
POOLER, Ga. - Drive along Jimmy Deloach Parkway on a workday, and you'll see the dust clouds rising as big trucks rumble onto the road from construction sites.
Appeals likely to stall executions
COLUMBIA - Lawmakers studying sex offender law chose the harshest penalty last week. On a 84-27 vote, the House approved a bill that would allow the death penalty for those twice convicted of raping a child younger than 11.
Answers sought in wreck that killed 2, unborn child
Health care shows split
ATLANTA - One of the biggest policy differences between Cathy Cox and Mark Taylor comes in the area of health care. While they agree on the topic's importance, they have competing proposals for how they would address costs and coverage.
Avondale's home is used to loss
System is growing in drug cases
Columbia County surpassed Richmond County in the number of reported drug-related incidents in school in the past year.
With all its fun, summer brings cause for caution
Aah, summer - the season of picnics, lemonade, swimming and hiking.
Scientists find inspiration in nature
ATLANTA - One of the greatest challenges for robotics engineers is building a machine that actually walks like one of us. Capturing the organized fall that allows humans to get around rather gracefully has, in most cases, come off as, well, rather robotic.
Audit finds errors in record-keeping
Mental test delays trial in homicide
News you can use
Free concert: Flashback will perform at 7 p.m. at Maude Edenfield Park, 400 Buena Vista Ave., North Augusta, as part of the free Music in the Park concert series. Visitors can bring chairs and a picnic supper. Call (803) 442-7588.
Buck Rogers, you need an iMac
When I was a growing up, supposedly studying the three R's, I was actually in training to be a spaceman.
At the Movies: 'The Omen'
All remakes are needless, but this update of "The Omen" is especially so.
'Break-Up' tops 'X-Men' with $38.1 million
Seven of India's 29 states ban 'Da Vinci Code'
'Break-Up' tops 'X-Men' with $38.1 million
LOS ANGELES - Supported by real-life romantic splits and hookups, Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn's "The Break-Up" pulled an upset over the mutant world of the "X-Men."
Irreverent MTV Movie Awards celebrate the fun of films
Seven of India's 29 states ban 'Da Vinci Code'
HYDERABAD, India - Seven of India's 29 states have banned "The Da Vinci Code," with officials in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh saying Friday the movie was insulting to Christians.
Irreverent MTV Movie Awards celebrate the fun of films
CULVER CITY, Calif. - Jessica Alba played starring roles in "King Kong," "Mission Impossible: III" and "The Da Vinci Code."
Widespread Panic stays grounded in the here and now
Many factors can make or break a band - ego, infighting, tour lag - so it's no surprise that Widespread Panic's 20-year career can be chalked up to one simple rule: take things day by day.
More things change, the more Gretchen Wilson stays the same
The road stretches long for the Dave Matthews Band
Dem Franchize Boyz gives another side of crunk
ATLANTA - Gazing out a window of a 34-story building in downtown Atlanta, four young men looked over the city and noticed the historic Stone Mountain in the distance.
Miranda Lambert grows up on the road
Lil' Wayne takes his 'hustler musik' on the road
NEW YORK - At 23 years old, Lil' Wayne has already coined a few indelible phrases. Few artists can claim the cultural impact of "bling bling," let alone "drop it like it's hot."
Ashlee Simpson finds her voice as a true singer
More things change, the more Gretchen Wilson stays the same
NEW YORK - Though Gretchen Wilson's songs often depict a life of drinking, partying and other rowdy behavior, life on the road for the country star seems to be pretty tame, from the way Wilson tells it.
Dem Franchize Boyz gives another side of crunk
The road stretches long for the Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews has long been touted as one of the hardest-working guys in the music business. With yet another extensive summer tour and the follow-up to 2005's "Stand Up" in the works, it looks like he's living up to that description.
Shooter Jennings carves his own path
Shooter Jennings carves his own path
NEW YORK - Shooter Jennings doesn't wear his heart on his sleeve - it's somewhere much more permanent than that.
Miranda Lambert grows up on the road
NEW YORK - Miranda Lambert is putting the finishing touches on her sophomore album and continues to write new music on the road. But her debut CD, "Kerosene," continues to generate heat for the young singer-songwriter.
Ashlee Simpson finds her voice as a true singer
NEW YORK - O.K., so Ashlee Simpson is not the first person who comes to mind when you think of great live performers.
Lil' Wayne takes his 'hustler musik' on the road
Widespread Panic stays grounded in the here and now
NASCAR's rules make racing hurt necessary
NASCAR's rules make racing hurt necessary
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ricky Rudd once had to tape his swollen eyes open to race. Davey Allison, driving with a broken hand, glued Velcro onto his cast and the steering wheel.
Johnson makes save after bad start
Dixon wins at The Glen for second straight year
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Scott Dixon's luck at Watkins Glen is intact. Marco Andretti is searching for some.
Stewart needs Rudd after 38 laps at Dover
Stewart needs Rudd after 38 laps at Dover
DOVER, Del. - Tony Stewart said he's ready to go 500 miles at Pocono.
Dixon wins at The Glen for second straight year
Kenseth squeaks past McMurray for victory
DOVER, Del. - Matt Kenseth won a furious side-by-side duel with Jamie McMurray in the final seven laps of the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Speedway on Sunday.
Johnson makes save after bad start
DOVER, Del. - Jimmie Johnson was a lap down before the first pit stop in Sunday's Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Speedway. A spin on Lap 275 put him nearly two laps behind.
Kenseth squeaks past McMurray for victory
Now they know: Heat getting ready for Dallas
MIAMI - The Miami Heat hit rock bottom on a February night in Texas, courtesy of a 36-point pounding inflicted by the Dallas Mavericks.
Wade has Heat on brink of title
Wade has Heat on brink of title
MIAMI - The comparisons leave Dwyane Wade sheepish.
Now they know: Heat getting ready for Dallas
Janice V. Holovack (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Mrs. Janice Virginia Neil Holovack, 85, beloved wife of the late Michael Holovack entered into rest on Sunday June 4, 2006. Graveside services will be held on Thursday June 8, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. at Westover Memorial Park with the Reverend Dr. J Andrew Menger officiating. A native of Urbana, Ohio, Mrs. Holovack was the daughter of the late Marion Neil and the late Minnie Nabel Mauck . A loving wife, mother and grandmother she was happiest at home taking care of her family. Mrs. Holovack enjoyed life's simplest pleasures. She had a great love for animals, especially horses and dogs. Janice enjoyed reading and having her plants. Survivors include three sons; Michael Thomas Holovack of Columbus, Ohio, Neil Holovack of Evans, Georgia and John Edward Holovack of Toms River, New Jersey, two daughters; Carol Ann Saap of Lumberton, New Jersey, and Martha Jean Cool of Fairborn, Ohio survive her; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren and her faithful constant companion Wendy. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Platts Funeral Home on Belair Road. Platts Funeral Home 337 North Belair Road Evans, Georgia 30809 (706) 860-6166
Elease E. Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006, Mrs. Elease E. Bennett of Sandelwood Drive. Funeral services will be conducted (today) June 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Mount Olive Baptist Church with Reverend L. J. Tanksley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. 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. W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401
Robert T. Thornton (JACKSON, S.C.)
JACKSON, S.C.-Funeral Arrangements for Mr. Robert T. Thornton, 79, of Third Street, Jackson, SC, who died June 5, 2006, will be announced. Mr. Thornton was the husband of the late Mrs. Connie Steed Thornton and mother of Mrs. Cindy T. Boring. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com .
Billy Clark Miller (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday, June 3, 2006 at University Hospital, Mr. Billy Clark Miller, age 64, husband of Mrs. Linda Broas Miller. Graveside services will be held 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at Hillcrest Memorial Park with the Rev. Jerry Wilson officiating. Mr. Miller was a native of Abingdon, Virginia and had made the Augusta area his home for most of his life. He was a retired finish carpenter. Additional survivors include his wife of Augusta, one son, Tim Miller, Martinez; one brother, James Miller, Martinez; two sisters, Evelyn Roark, Louisa, VA and Bernice DuBois, Tallahassee, FL. A visitation with the family will take place 5-7 pm Tuesday evening, June 6, 2006 at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel. Florist: 9:00 am Wednesday June 7, 2006. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Morris D. Cooley (WAYNESBORO, Ga.)
WAYNESBORO, Ga. - Morris D. Cooley, Sr., 83, entered into rest on Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Bethany Home Nursing Center in Millen, GA. Mr. Cooley was born in Burgian, Kentucky, on April 30, 1923 to the late Claude Frank and Alma Merriman Cooley. He had lived in this area since 1972. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WWII. He was preceded in death by his wife, Inez G. Cooley, and his son, Cecil L. Cooley. He is survived by a son, Morris Cooley, Jr. (Sabra) of Florida; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. at Burke Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at DeLoach Kennedy Funeral Home in Waynesboro, GA. DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home, 842 Liberty Street, Waynesboro, GA 706-554-3531. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Clem Bryan Teston (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
SYLVANIA, Ga. - Clem B. Teston, age 72, died Sunday, June 4, 2006 at Screven County Hospital in Sylvania. Visitation: Wednesday, June 7, 2006, 7:00 until 9:00 PM Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 8, 2006. Interment at Jackson Baptist Church Cemetery. Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Eleanor Barton (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.- Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Eleanor Barton, of Mountside Drive, North Augusta, SC, who died June 4, 2006, will be announced. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181) Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com .
Fannie Kudirko (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Mrs. Fannie Meeks Kudirko, 89, wife of the late George J. Kudirko entered into rest on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Portsbridge Hospice. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 4:00 P.M. in Hillcrest Memorial Park with Pastor Larry Harman officiating. Pallbearers will be David Sims, Wyatt Bryan, John 'Andy' Mealing, Stephen Sloan, Mark Sloan, and Raymon Cain. Survivors include sons, Brooks B. Faircloth and his wife Rachel of Augusta, John B. Faircloth and his wife Nancy of Norfolk, VA; daughters, Reba F. Mealing and her husband John 'Andy' of North Augusta, Deloris F. Sims and her husband David of Lincolnton, Gloria Sloan who was her mothers constant caregiver and her husband Mark of Augusta; sisters -in-laws Naomi Sapp of Hephzibah and Vietta Hall of Augusta who have always been devoted to her and her children throughout there lives. Grandchildren, Linda Adams, Ronnie Faircloth, John Faircloth, Jr., Kristina Wenger, Terry P. Best, Kimberly B. 'Little Kimmey' Murdaugh which her grandmother so fondly called her, Michelle Beard Maddux, Michele Toomey, Stephen G. Sloan, Stephanie S. Sloan, Bruce Wenger, Sara Wenger and William Wenger; great-grandchildren, Marie Adams, Brandon Faircloth, Holly B. Sweat, Michael D. Wood, Gabriella A. Maddux and great great-grandson, Timothy Michael Best. Mrs. Kudriko was born in Meeks, Ga. to the late Silas and Callie Claxton Meeks. She was a very devoted loving mother to her children and was loved by everyone that met her. A special thanks to the Waverly Gardens staff that were truly devoted to 'Miss Fannie' . She was the oldest resident of Waverly Garden of Evans. Memorial contributions may be made to West Acres Baptist Church 555 Gibbs Road Evans, GA 30809, Waverly Garden of Evans Activity Program 550 Gibbs Road Evans, GA 30809 or the charity of your choice. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 until 3:30 P.M. at the funeral home. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia. 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Edgar E. Thomas (HARLEM, Ga.)
HARLEM, Ga. - Funeral service for Mr. Edgar E. Thomas, 52, of Harlem, Ga. will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Solid Rock Baptist Church, Appling, Ga., Rev. Willie J. Williams officiating, interment in the church cemetery. Mr. Thomas was Columbia County native and the son of the late Ms. Erma L. Thomas. He united with the Solid Rock Baptist Church at an early age, was a faithful employee of Uniroyal, Plant Vogle and Daniel Field Aviation. Survivors are wife, Juanita Thomas of Thomson; son, Derek Thomas, Thomson; two daughters, Petina Thomas, Thomson and Tajwana Patterson of Augusta; two grandchildren, Marcell Patterson and Robert Patterson of Augusta; two sisters, Lois (Freddie) Gibson-Culbreth, Mildred Thomas and one brother, Jeffery Thomas all of Augusta; a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. The cortege will leave the residence 458 Brad Mary Lake Rd., Harlem, at 1:15 p.m. Friends may call at the Moore's Funeral Home after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. Thomson Funeral System, Ga., in charge. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Mary Louise Leverett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Mary Louise Leverett entered into rest on Friday, June 2, 2006 at University Hospital. She leaves cherished memories to her family; husband, Mr. Bubber Leverett; children, Elizabeth (Robin) Holley, Leslie (Derek) Yancey, John Pitts, Reginald (Sonya) Card, James Card, Willie (Cecelia) Card, Joe (Antoria) Lewis; step-mother, Betty Pitts; step-father, Samuel Hammock, Sr.; sisters, Vickie (Raymond) Jackson, Nellie Brown, Annie (Harris) Hardwick, Earlene (Walter) Pitts, Janelle (Cecil) Patterson, Betty Bostic; brothers, Torrence Pitt, Samuel (Doris) Hammock, Eddie (Gloria) Hammock, Sammie Hammock and a host of aunts, uncles nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 12 noon, Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Kinsey & Walton Chapel, with Pastor Harris Hardwick, officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8 pm at Kinsey & Walton Funeral Home, 3618 Peach Orchard Road. (706) 790-8858 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Elizabeth O. Franklin (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest at her residence Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin of Fleming Ave. Survivors include a devoted daughter, Patricia A. Jefferson; two sons, Calvin (Sherry) Franklin, Aaron (Ruby) Franklin, all of Augusta; stepson, James Ricard Franklin, Detroit, Mich.; special son, Barry Robinson, Augusta; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment serving the CSRA since the 1800's.
Perley W. Wheeler (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Perley W. Wheeler, age 85 of Augusta, entered into rest Monday, June 5, 2006 at the V.A. Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Poteet Funeral Homes, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, Ga. 30906.
Antonio McDaniel (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Antonio Maurral McDaniel of Dewitt Street entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Samuel Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens. Mr. McDaniel was a native of Florence, S.C. Survivors are two sons, Malik L. Davis and Devontez Maurral Rouse, Augusta, Ga.; father, Maurice (Thomasena) Brown, Florence, S.C.; maternal grandmother, Inez 'Tina' McAllister, Augusta; four brothers, Timothy 'Timmy' McDaniel, Kendrick McDaniel, Augusta, Joshua Brown and Maurice Brown, Florence, S.C.; one sister, Elaine Brown, Florence, S.C.; five aunts, Gloria McAllister, Paula McAllister, Augusta, Janice Friday, Florence, S.C. , Judy Moore, Florence, S.C. and Hattie Howie, Augusta, Ga.; four uncles, John 'Dallas' McAllister, Augusta, Nathaniel I. McDaniel, West Palm Beach, Fla., EugeneBrown and Billy Brown, Florence, S.C.; special aunt and uncle, Johnnie & Ida Baker, Augusta., Ga.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Antonio McDaniel (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Antonio Maurral McDaniel of Dewitt Street entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors are two sons, Malik L. Davis and Devontez Maurral Rouse, Augusta, Ga.; father, Maurice (Thomasena) Brown, Florence, S.C.; maternal grandmother, Inez 'Tina' McAllister, Augusta; four brothers, Timothy 'Timmy' McDaniel, Kendrick McDaniel, Augusta, Joshua Brown and Maurice Brown, Florence, S.C.; one sister, Elaine Brown, Florence, S.C.; five aunts, Gloria McAllister, Paula McAllister, Augusta, Janice Friday, Florence, S.C. , Judy Moore, Florence, S.C. and Hattie Howie, Augusta, Ga.; four uncles, John 'Dallas' McAllister, Augusta, Nathaniel I. McDaniel, West Palm Beach, Fla., Eugene Brown and Billy Brown, Florence, S.C.; special aunt and uncle, Johnnie & Ida Baker, Augusta., Ga.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
John B. Walker (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Mr. John B. Walker, 87, of 321 Jehossee Dr., Aiken, departed this life Friday, June 2, 2006 at his residence. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2006 at 11:00 AM from the Shaws Creek Baptist Church, Trenton, S.C. with the Rev. R.C. Holloway officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Elease E. Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Medical College of Georgia, Mrs. Elease Bennett, 74, wife of Mr. George W. Bennett. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Mount Olive Baptist Church, Washington Road, Evans with Pastor L. J. Tanksley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker and a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband of 59 years, George W. Bennett, of Augusta; four sons, Gelester Bennett and Emory (Vernestine) Bennett, of Augusta, Wayne (Linda) Bennett, of Martinez, Steven Bennett, Marietta, GA; two daughters, Evelyn (Melvin) Wright, of Augusta and Vicky (Joseph) Burns, of Snellville, GA; ten sisters, Zelean Quick, Thelma Avery, Gwendolyn Pollard and Essie Bryant, all of Augusta, Eunice Blanchard, of Appling, Margaret Choice and Ida Green, of Evans, Deloris Johnson, of Martinez, Inez (Alan) Johnson and Ophelia Carter, of Philadelphia, PA; three brothers, Joe (Jeannie) Pollard and Leslie (Brenda) Pollard, of Augusta and Lester (Brently) Pollard, of Appling; 13 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Friends may call residence, Sandelwood Drive or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401.
Jesse Lee Arowood (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Jesse Lee Arowood, 77, of White Pond Rd., White Pond Community, beloved husband of Rudean Brown Arowood, died Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Mr. Arowood was born on June 15, 1928 in Blackshear, GA to Daniel Roscoe and Arva Alice Rutland Arowood. He had lived in Aiken County since 1953 and was a retired supervisor in the E & I Department at DuPont, Savannah River Site. Survivors in addition to his wife, include two daughters, Susan Chapman, Beech Island, and Rose Marie Hutto, White Pond; two sons, Gary A. Arowood, Augusta and Michael D. Arowood, Williston; two brothers, Roscoe Arowood, Blackshear, GA and Roy Arowood, Fitzgerald, GA. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, Samuel, Rebekah, Maggie and Joy Chapman, Hunter Dean and Michael Lee Arowood and Daniel and Alice Hutto. He was preceded in death by five sisters. Funeral services will be held from the graveside in Mt. Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 3:00 PM with his son-in-law, Andy Chapman officiating. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at Shellhouse - Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC. Memorial contributions may be made to the Aiken SPCA. Please visit the online memorial at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com . Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Edward L. Singletary (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
GROVETOWN, Ga. - Entered into rest Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the residence, Mr. Edward Lawrence Singletary, Sr., age 75, husband of Mrs. Inez Chinn Singletary. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. in the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel with Military Chaplain officiating. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Military Honors will be accorded at the cemetery. Mr. Singletary was born in Whigham, Ga. He retired from the U.S. Army with honor after serving twenty years of service as Sgt. 1st Class. He was Catholic and attended Chapel 9 at Fort Gordon. He was a Mason and member of the Grovetown Lions Club. His family remembers him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Edward was preceded in death by his mother, Loretta Doris Gwaltney and a son, Randy Singletary. He is survived by his wife, Inez W. Singletary, Grovetown; three sons, Edward Singletary, Jr., Grovetown, Ronald Singletary, Charlotteville, Va. and Phillip Singletary, Evans, Ga.; a daughter, JoAnn Guin, Harlem, Ga.; father, Charles Singletary, Sr.; three brothers, Charles Singletary, Jr. and Lavaughn Singletary of Grovetown and David Singletary, Whigham, Ga.; a sister, Barbara Johnson, Whigham, Ga.; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Aric Singletary, Jason Singletary, Sean Singletary, Benjamin Guin, Clay Singletary and Randy Lewis. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, June 6, 2006 from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the American Cancer Society. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, Ga. (706) 863-6747. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Lynne Rich (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Entered into rest on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at her home at Elmcroft Assisted Living in Martinez, Mrs. Lynne Rich, 85, wife of the late Dr. Irving Rich. Mrs. Rich was a native of Marmaresh Sighet, Czechoslovakia but lived most of her life in Brooklyn, NY where she had been a member of the Bay Ridge Jewish Center and was President of the sisterhood and a life member of Hadassah. She has lived in Augusta for the past 8 years and was a member of Adas Yeshurun Sisterhood and Synagogue in Augusta. Family members include her daughters and son-in-law, Andrea and Malcolm Estroff of Augusta, Lauren Rich of Atlanta; son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan and Becky Rich of Los Angeles; grandchildren, Harris Hartman, Emily Rich, Michael Rich and Steven Rich, all of Los Angeles; step grandchildren, Eve and Scott Turner of Atlanta, Brian and Heidi Estroff of North Augusta, Eric and Dianne Estroff of Atlanta and step-great-grandchildren, Rachel, Josh, Jake,Ben, Shelby, Noah and Sydney. She is also survived by a sister, Edith Gottesman of Rego Park, NY. Chapel services will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 11:30 AM, at Riverside Memorial Chapel, 333 Amersterdam Ave., New York, NY 10023 with Rabbi Baruch Gottesman officiating. Pallbearers will be Malcolm, Brian, and Eric Estroff, Fred Eckhaus, Carl Eckhaus, Stan Burman, Harris Hartman, Michael Rich, Steven Rich, Bernard Gerson, Fred Gottesman, Dr. Steven Kadish and Sidney Stern. Interment will follow at New Montefiore Cemetery in Long Island, New York. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Adas Yeshurun Synagogue, Irving E. Rich Music Fund, P.O. Box 3252, Augusta, GA 30904, or to Congregation Bet Haverim Building Fund, P.O. Box 29548, Atlanta,Ga. 30359. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Leroy Madison (TRENTON, S.C.)
TRENTON, S.C. -Mr. Leroy Madison, Sr., 82, of Jacob McKie Rd., entered into rest Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the Blair House Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Mr. Madison, a native of Aiken County, was a member of Hammond Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Viola Brightharp Madison; a daughter, Mattie Madison, Trenton; four sons, Leroy Madison, Jr., Newark, N.J., Alex Madison and Samuel Madison, Trenton, John (Clara) Madison, Augusta; one sister, Lillian Toney, Alexandria, Va.; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the residence. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Ave., North Augusta, S.C.
Michael David New (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Michael David New Sr., age 49, entered into rest Saturday, June 3, 2006 at his home. Family members include his wife Deborah R. New of North Augusta, SC, sons Brandon Chase New of North Augusta, SC and Michael David New Jr. of Augusta, Ga., brother Jesse M. New of Atlanta, Ga., sister Traci Simless of Evans, Ga., and several nieces and nephews. Mr. New was a native of Augusta, Ga., the son of the late Ralph Thomas New and Frances Fowler New. He had lived in North Augusta, SC for the past fifteen years, and enjoyed playing golf. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 7, 2006, at Poteet Funeral Homes West Chapel. Interment will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm Tuesday, June 6, 2006. Poteet Funeral Homes, 3686 Wheeler Road, Augusta, Ga. 30909 (706)860-0009 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Atticus "Nick" Cliett (BEECH ISLAND, S.C.)
BEECH ISLAND, S.C.- Funeral Arrangements for Mr. Atticus "Nick" Nicholas Cliett, 55, of Old Cherokee Drive, Beech Island, SC, who died June 4, 2006, will be announced. Mr. Cliett was the husband of Mrs. Angela Weeks Cliett. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com .
Dorothy Harrison (TIGNALL, Ga.)
TIGNALL, Ga. -Mrs. Dorothy Rozella Armour Harrison, 81, of N. Hulin Ave, died Monday, June 5, 2006 at her residence. Mrs. Harrison was born in Abbeville, S.C. and had been a lifelong resident of Wilkes County. She was the wife of Roy J. Harrison and was the daughter of John N. Armour and Esther B. Armour. She was retired from the Tignall Post Office, and was a member of the Tignall Independence United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Tignall Independence Methodist Church with Revs. Marvin Mason and Dale Fincher officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Nathan Harrison, Drew Harrison, Joshua Bufford, joined by Myles Dawson, Mike Harrison and Doug Stevens. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of the Independence United Methodist Church. Mrs. Harrison is survived by her husband, Roy J. Harrison of the home; son, Don J. Harrison and wife Susan, of Gastonia, N.C.; daughter, Dottie H. (Sissy) Rogers and husband Clyde of Tignall; her late son, John R. Harrison and her daughter-in-law, Sandra Harrison of Tignall; five grandchildren, Elizabeth R. (Betsy) Harrison, Nathan King Harrison and wife Amanda, Brooke B. Dawson and husband Myles, Andrew J. Harrison and Joshua M. Bufford; one great-grandchild, Whitney Elizabeth Dawson; one sister, Iris A. Mauldin and husband Jack, of Washington. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hopkins Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tignall Independence United Methodist Church. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Marie Hiers Floyd (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday June 3, 2006 at Doctors Hospital, Mrs. Marie Heirs Floyd. Mrs. Floyd was a native of Lake Park, Ga. Had lived in Augusta the past 17 years. She was a member of Gordon St. Baptist Church in Valdosta, Ga. She was retired from the office of Civil Defense as a PBX operator. She survived by one son, William Gregg Jordan, Augusta, Ga; two daughters, Danice J. Childers, Jan J. Buda, Gainesville, Ga; two sisters, Montine Kirkley, Monroe, Ga. Eloise Hammock, Albany, Ga.; four grandchildren & four great grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, June 10, 2006 at Lewis Memorial Methodist Church Chapel, Evans, Ga. at 2:00 PM. William Gregg Jordan will officiate. Southern Funeral & Cremation Service, 109 Shaw St., Martinez, Ga., (706) 364-9122. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Charles Pinion (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Charles Wesley Pinion, 85,husband of Mary Coleman Pinion entered into rest on Friday, June 2, 2006 at the VA Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Pastor Billy Atkins and Reverend Guy Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park with full military honors. Other survivors include his son, John Mark Pinion and his wife Destiny of Martinez; daughters, Lisa Copeland and her husband Dave of Aiken, Jeanne Bradley and her husband Leon of Hephzibah and Carolyn Rountree and her husband Ronnie of Jackson, SC; brothers, Gene Pinion, Donald Pinion, Fred and his wife Paula Pinion, and Jimmie Pinion all of Augusta; sisters, Juanita Taylor of Augusta, Barbara Bush of Augusta and Brenda Zepp of Martinez; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Pinion was born in Spartanburg, SC to the late John and Beatrice Bridges Pinion. He was WWII, Korean and Vietnam US Air Force veteran. He had worked for Georgia Regional State School and Hospital in the Maintenance Dept. and was a member of Fleming Baptist Church. The family said that he was a devoted grandfather and an avid Atlanta Braves fan and he loved to fish. If so desired memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 1105-D Fury's Lane Augusta, GA 30907. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ulysses Ware (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Mr. Ulysses Ware, 46, of Alexander Dr., entered into rest Monday, June 5, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Mr. Ware, a native of Aiken County, was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Edgefield. Survivors include his wife, Tanya Charles Ware; daughters, Tiffney Ware, Augusta, Candice Ware, Shareen Humphrey, Atlanta, Shavalette Sullivan, Augusta and Tanika Robinson, Montgomery, Ala.; a son, James Sullivan, Augusta; his mother, Mae Julia (Robert) Holmes, North Augusta; sisters, Diane McCain, Silver Spring, Md. and Shirley Ware, North Augusta; brothers, Marvin (Mamie) Ware, North Augusta and Alexander Ware, Va.; uncle Willie (Indiana) Ware, North Augusta; aunts, Norlene Ware, Augusta, Carrie Ramsey, Arlena Moore, North Augusta and Leora Newman, Va.; sisters-in-law, Erma Harris, Boston and Andera Charles, North Augusta; brother-in-law, John Brown, Boston, host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the residence of his mother, 455 Edisto Dr., North Augusta. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Ave., North Augusta, S.C.
Nell Rollins Abbot (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga.- Nell Rollins Abbott, of Brians Way, Augusta, beloved wife of late Mr. Robert Graves Abbott, Sr., entered into rest on Monday, June 5, 2006 at her grandson's residence. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 8, 2006 in Platt's Belair Rd. Chapel with Rev. Larry Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter, Nelda Marie Wasson of Martinez, GA.; two grandchildren, Charles Robert Schuster and Jennifer Ann Schuster; step son, Robert G. Abbott, Jr. of Atlanta, GA.; a brother, Don Rollins of Bradenton Beach, FL.; three sisters, Veda Key of Texarkana, TX., Earline Allred and Mary Peebles both of Augusta, GA.; two step grandchildren, Dennette Thornton and Triffany Trahan; three great grandchildren, Preston Schuster, Jaxson Schuster and Savana Schuster. A native of Douglas, GA., Mrs. Abbott was a member of West Acres Baptist Church and was a retired Electrolysis. Active pallbearers will be Charles Robert Schuster, Robert Barnes, Blain Rollins, Bradley Rollins, Andy Rollins and Chris McGovern. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at the funeral home from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Platt's Funeral Home 337 North Belair Road Evans, Georgia, 30809 (706)860-6166 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Laura Johnson Scott (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Laura Johnson Scott of Irvin Street entered into rest Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the University Hospital. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Gregory Fuller officiating. Burial will be in Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery, Wrens, Ga. Mrs. Scott was a native of Washington, Co., Ga. and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Survivors are one son, Eddie Lee Scott, Augusta; four daughters, Eva Jean Scott Black, Hattie Scott Kelly, Cleaster Scott Solomon and Lucille Scott Parks, Augusta; one brother, Hosie Johnson, Augusta; one sister, Addie Williams, Augusta and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Paul L. Toole (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. -Funeral Services for Mr. Paul L. Toole, Sr., 85 of Evans, GA, who died June 2, 2006, will be conducted this Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Christ's Sanctified Holy Church, Perry, GA. Rev. Henry J. Collins and Brother Ed Merritt officiating. Interment in Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 80487, Charleston, SC 29416-0487. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com .
Ola Lee Mack (LOUISVILLE, Ga.)
LOUISVILLE, Ga. - Funeral services for Mrs. Ola Lee Mack who passed on Sunday will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 1:00 PM at the Jones Grove Baptist Church and Cemetery. Survivors include her son, Tommie (wife-April) Mack, Hephzibah: adopted daughter, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Family can be contacted at her residence.
Amasiah Ray Bass (APPLING, Ga.)
APPLING, Ga. - Entered into rest Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the residence, Mr. A.R. Bass, age 80, husband of Dorothy Bass. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. in the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel with Fire Dept. Chaplain Richard Thigpen officiating. Interment in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Military honors will be accorded at the cemetery. Mr. Bass was born in Black Creek, N.C. He served with honor in the U.S. Army during WW II and the Korean Conflict and retired after 24 years of service as a Master Sergeant. He was past commander of the American Legion Post 192. Mr. Bass served as a volunteer fireman with 21 years of service. Mr. Bass was preceded in death by his mother, Bessie Ann Lucas and father, Isaac Bass. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Bass; two daughters, Gloria (Gary) Miller, North Augusta and Gwen Phillips(Reynold Borseth), Grovetown, Ga.; three brothers, C.B. Bass, Leo Bass and Gerald Bass, Lucama, N.C.; two sisters, Joy Sasser and Edna Gladson, Lucama, N.C.; four grandchildren, Chad Phillips, Lauren Palmer, Shannon Roberson and Loriann Palmer. Pallbearers will be members of the Martinez Fire Dept. Honor Guards. Honorary Pallbearers will be Martinez Columbia Fire Rescue. In lieu of flowers, donations to Martinez Columbia Fire Rescue, 3910 DeSoto Dr., Martinez, GA 30907. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, today, June 6, 2006 from 6 to 8 p.m. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, Ga., (706) 863-6747. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ogle Padgett Aiken (GIBSON, Ga.)
GIBSON, Ga. - Mrs. Ogle Mary Padgett Aiken, 74, of 388 Project St., daughter of the late Dave and Lena Sheppard Padgett, entered into rest June 5, 2006 at Gibson Rest Home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Wednesday June 7, 2006 at James Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lester Clarke officiating. Burial follows in the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 7:00-9:00 P.M. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Aiken was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, and a Homemaker. Survivors, include two brothers, Albert Padgett and Lanier Padgett, and one niece, Elaine James and five nephews, Ethridge Williams, Wade Brooks, Johnnie Padgett, Jr., Wayne Padgett, Charles Padgett. Mrs. Aiken was preceded in death by her brother, Johnny Padgett, and her two sisters, Dera Brooks and Doris Milburn. Pallbearers will be Johnnie Padgett Jr., John Padgett, Charles Padgett, Wade Brooks, Chris Brooks, Daniel Milburn. James Funeral Home- Wrens, GA. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Stanley Olin Merritt (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga.- Mr. Stanley Olin Merritt, of Fury's Ferry Rd., Evans, beloved husband of Mrs. Bernice Whitmire Merritt, entered into rest on Monday, June 5, 2006 at Specialty Select Hospital at University Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in Rehoboth United Methodist Church Cemetery, Greenwood, SC. with Rev. Kevin Steele officiating. Additional survivors include three sons, Stanley W. Merritt and Meril of Evans, GA., Don Merritt of Augusta, GA. and David Merritt of North Augusta, SC.; a brother, William Edward Merritt and Ellen of Miami, FL.; a sister, Rose Payne of Lantana, FL.; a grandson, Joshua A. Merritt. A native of Fingerville, South Carolina, Mr. Merritt was the son of the late Stanley Olin Merritt and the Late Annie Ross Merritt. A graduate of Erskine College, Mr. Merritt was retired from Richmond Academy where he taught for thirty- five years, touching thousand of lives. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army in Italy. Upon retuning home, form W.W.II, he played the saxophone in a Jazz Band in Greenville, South Carolina. He was an avid outdoorsman and had a great love of music. Stanley and Bernice recently celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. If so desired, memorials may be made to National Hills Baptist Church Building Fund, 2725 Washington Road, Augusta, GA. 30909. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the funeral home from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Platt's Funeral Home 337 North Belair Road Evans, Georgia, 30809 (706) 860-6166 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
George Ann Johnson (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - Mrs. George Ann Johnson, age 60, of Swainsboro, GA, died on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at her residence after an extended illness. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 7th, at 2 PM at Union Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Sam Bowen and Elder Tommy Rountree officiating. Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Edward L. Singletary (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
GROVETOWN, Ga. - Entered into rest Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the residence, Mr. Edward Lawrence Singletary, Sr., age 75, husband of Mrs. Inez Chinn Singletary. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. in the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Roger Armstead officiating. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Military Honors will be accorded at the cemetery. Mr. Singletary was born in Whigham, Ga. He retired from the U.S. Army with honor after serving twenty years of service as Sgt. 1st Class. He was Catholic and attended Chapel 9 at Fort Gordon. He was a Mason and member of the Grovetown Lions Club. His family remembers him as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Edward was preceded in death by his mother, Loretta Doris Gwaltney and a son, Randy Singletary. He is survived by his wife, Inez W. Singletary, Grovetown; three sons, Edward Singletary, Jr., Grovetown, Ronald Singletary, Charlotteville, Va. and Phillip Singletary, Evans, Ga.; a daughter, JoAnn Guin, Harlem, Ga.; father, Charles Singletary, Sr.; three brothers, Charles Singletary, Jr. and Lavaughn Singletary of Grovetown and David Singletary, Whigham, Ga.; a sister, Barbara Johnson, Whigham, Ga.; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Aric Singletary, Jason Singletary, Sean Singletary, Benjamin Guin, Clay Singletary Randy Lewis, Christopher Singletary and Garrett Singletary. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday, June 6, 2006 from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the American Cancer Society. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, Ga. (706) 863-6747.
Helen Still Black (BARNWELL, S.C.)
BARNWELL, S.C. - Mrs. Helen Still Black, 84, widow of Harold B. Black, Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the Barnwell Co. Hospital. Mrs. Black was born in Barnwell County on Augusta 10, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Leroy C. and Ethel Mae Still. She was a member of Reedy Branch Baptist Church and was a former associate teacher at Barnwell High School. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Reedy Branch Baptist church with Rev. Harry Warren officiating. Burial will follow at Barnwell County Memory Gardens of Reynolds Rd. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Mole Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Caroline Children's Home, 3201 Stenholm Rd., Columbia, S.C., 29204. Survivors include two sons, Phil H. Black (Martha) of Lexington, S.C. and Roy Black (Ana) of Aiken, S.C.; one daughter, Beth B. McDonald (Buddy) of Barnwell; four sisters, Willie Dell S. Keele and Barbara S. Fakoury of Barnwell, LaTrell S. Toole of New Ellenton, S.C. and Myrtis S. Jones of Augusta, Ga.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mole Funeral Home (803) 259-3166. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
George Harris (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Mr. George Harris, 41, of 1233 Edgefield Hwy., entered into rest June 4, 2006 at MCG. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Mr. Harris was a member of Jeter Baptist Church, Edgefield, S.C. Survivors include his daughter, Kristi Rhodes, Corpus Christi, Texas; four sisters, Fannie (Willie) Moore and Regina McKie both of Aiken, Gwendolyn Stockton, Trenton, S.C. and Brunnie Holden, North Augusta, S.C.; seven brothers, Joseph (Celestine) Landrum, Tuscon, Ariz., Sonnie Harris, Roosevelt Harris and Rainsford (Tammie) Harris all of Niagara Falls, N.Y., James Harris, Trenton, Michael Harris, Columbia, S.C. and Jake Adam, Va.; and a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends may call at the residence of his nieces, Margaret Moore, 123 Jamestown Ct., Aiken. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 390 Beaufort St. - Aiken (803) 648-0134.
Jimmy R. Wyles (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
MSGT AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Jimmy Ramick Wyles, 73, beloved husband of the late Hildegard Brams Wyles, entered into rest Friday, June 2, 2006 at his residence. Funeral Services with Full Military Honors and Masonic Rites will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, June 4, 2006 in the chapel at Bellevue Memorial Gardens with Reverend Oscar H. Barrow, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. A native of Grapevine, Arkansas, Mr. Wyles retired from the US Army after twenty years of service. He served during the Korean Conflict and retired as the Food Service Supervisor and Executive Chef, and Carpenter. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, Richmond Lodge 412. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, and will be missed by all of those who knew and loved him. The family would like to thank the staff of St. Joseph's Hospice and Mrs. Lucy Bentley for their excellent care during his illness. Family Members include two sons, James A. Wyles of Augusta and Jeffrey R. Wyles and his wife, Becky of Hephzibah; one daughter, Johanne Jacobs and her husband, Jack of North Augusta, SC; one sister, Virginia M. Ramick of Orville, CA; and four grandchildren, Matthew Jacobs, Johanna Jacobs, Alex Wyles and Noah Wyles. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Hospice, 2260 Wrightsboro Rd., Augusta, GA 30904 Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Road, Evans, GA 30809 (706) 860-6166. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Dorothy Sorrow (LEXINGTON, Ga.)
LEXINGTON, Ga. - Mrs. Dorothy Harper Sorrow, age 80, of Lexington, died Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the University Nursing and Rehab Center in Athens, Ga. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Lexington. McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, in charge of arrangements.
Amasiah Ray Bass (APPLING, Ga.)
APPLING, Ga. -Entered into rest on June 4, 2006, Mr. Amasiah Ray Bass. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Thomas L. King Funeral Home.
Jeanne Giboney (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Flanigan Giboney entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006, the widow of the late Mr. Richard Obie Giboney. Family members are two sons, Scott Giboney, Augusta, Kerry Giboney, Euless, Texas; one daughter, Dorinda Wharff, New Mexico; two brothers, Joe Flanigan, Massachusetts and Bill Flanigan, New Port Richey, Fla.; seven grandchildren. Mrs. Giboney was preceded in death by a stepsister, Pat Flanigan. A memorial service will be held Monday, June 5, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel with Father Lincoln Adams officiating. Mrs. Giboney was born in Altoona, Pa. and was a homemaker. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, (706) 863-6747.
Doyle Johnson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Doyle Gelette Johnson, Sr., age 65, died Sunday, June 4, 2006. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Westview Cemetery in Wrightsville, GA. Rev. Roy Thompson will officiate. Mr. Johnson was a native of Wrightsville, Georgia. He was retired from Thermal Ceramics in Augusta and will be fondly remembered by the staff and customers of Paulos Cleaners of Augusta. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1966-1968. He was a combat Veteran of the Vietnam War where he received the Bronze Star. He was preceded in death by his father, Pearlie G. Johnson, and by his brother, Chester E. Johnson, Sr. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Judith G. Johnson, a son, Doyle G. Johnson, Jr., a daughter, Jackie N. Poss, grandchildren, Lauren J. Poss and Mathew W. Poss, great grandchild, Camille Poss, all of Augusta, a mother, Nettie M. Johnson, of Wrightsville, 3 sisters, Sylvia (Dayton) Carter, of Wrightsville, Betty Ruth McTier, of Dublin, and Nell (Dick) Walden, of Warner Robins. Stanley Funeral Home of Dublin has charge of funeral arrangements. To sign our Online Register Book for Mr. Johnson please visit www.stanleyfuneralhome.com . or call our 24 Hour Stanley Funeral Home Obituary Line at (478)272-0106 to hear our latest funeral arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Jessie T. Miller (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006. Mrs. Jessie T. Miller, formerly of Aiken Street. Funeral services will be conducted (today) June 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. J. R. Hatney 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. Everyone is asked to assemble at the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401.
Donna M. Kunis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Donna Michele Kunis, 47, beloved wife of Herman J. Kunis, Jr. entered into rest on Sunday June 4, 2006 at Doctors Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Platts Funeral Home 337, N. Belair Road, Evans, Georgia 30809 706-860-6166
Beulah Lee Dozier (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Mrs. Beulah Lee Robinson Dozier age 98, widow of Mr. Thomas Marion Dozier, Sr. died Saturday June 3, 2006 in the McDuffie Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were held 3:00 PM Sunday June 4, 2006 in Westview Cemetery in Thomson, with Dr. Leonard Dupree officiating. Mrs. Dozier was a native of Scottsville, VA but had lived in Thomson since 1952, she was very active in many civic organizations a homemaker and a member of Thomson First Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Thomas M. Dozier, Jr. of Augusta, and Richard L. (Mary) Dozier of Thomson; a daughter, Ann H. Dozier of New York City; seven grandchildren, Molly Dozier (Jerod) McDowell, Lee Ann Dozier (Jim) Coyle, Richard L. (Erin) Dozier, Jr., India Dozier (Dave) Rows, Robin Dozier (Mike) Downing, Thomas M. (Mary Kathryn) Dozier III, William Dozier and eleven great grand children. Memorial may be made to the Thomson First Baptist Church 253 Jackson Street Thomson, GA 30824. You may sign the online guestbook at www.curtisfuneralhome.com Curtis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Annemarie Bird (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Friday, June 2, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital, Mrs. Annemarie Bird, 75, wife of the late Richard R. Bird. Mrs. Bird was a native of Bamberg, Germany and had lived in Augusta for the past 44 years. After her career in Real Estate, she retired as President of Richard Bird Builders. Mrs. Bird was a member of St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church. Family members include her daughter: Doris B. Harrison of Augusta; son and daughter-in-law; Thomas M. and Michele Bird of Augusta and grandsons: Taylor Bird and Patrick Bird. The Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church at 11:00 A.M. with Fr. Gerald Ragan celebrant. Pallbearers will be Oliver Owens, Taylor Bird, Patrick Bird, Hector Oliver, Karl Smeak and Mike Lenz. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Aquinas High School, 1920 Highland Ave., Augusta, GA 30904 or St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church, 1420 Monte Sano Ave., Augusta, GA 30904. The family will receive friends at the home of Thomas and Michele Bird, #6 Orleans Place, Augusta, GA. The Vigil for the Deceased will be at 7:00 P.M., (tonight) Monday, June 5, 2006 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.
William Cone (SYCAMORE, S.C.)
SYCAMORE, S.C. - Mr. William Ted Cone, Sr., 61 of 438 W. Main St., died Saturday, June 3 at University Hospital after a short illness. He was born December 15, 1944 in Orangeburg. He was a son of the Late William W. Cone and Mary Louise Loadholt Cone. He was a self-employed farmer, a member of The Sycamore Baptist Church, a current Deacon, a board member of the Farm Bureau, and Mayor Pro-Tem for the town of Sycamore. Surviving are his wife, Ouida Williams Cone of Sycamore; one daughter, Margaret Taylor (William) of Sycamore; two sons, William Ted Cone, Jr. (Denise) of Sycamore, Jason Pretto Cone (April) of Sycamore; one brother, Jerry Michael Cone of Sycamore and seven grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday at the Sycamore Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Charles Hattaway with burial following in the Fairfax Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home and Tuesday morning at the church at 10:00 a.m. Smith-Rhoden Funeral Home of Allendale in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ruth T. Noles (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. Entered into rest June 3, 2006 at her residence. Ruth T. Noles. wife of the late Robert E. Noles, Sr. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church , and retired as a teller after twenty five years at Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust. She was born in Gibson, Ga., the daughter of Charles T. Towner and Laura Lou Snider , but had lived most of her life in Augusta. Funeral services will be held at Poteet Chapel South , Tuesday , June 6, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. The Reverend W. Sherrell Dunn officiating. Interment will be in West View Cemetery. The pallbearers will be Robert E. Noles, III, Donald L.Brown, Charles Towner, Ed Towner, Tim Towner, and Stacey Towner. Family members include son, Robert E. Noles, Jr. and wife Frances of Kennesaw, Ga; grandchildren, Robert E. Noles, III of Kennesaw, Ga. , and Laura Ruth Brown and husband Donald L. of Norcross, Ga; brothers, Charles Emory Towner of Augusta, Ga., Marvin E.Towner of Dunwoody, Ga., and Ernest Towner of Edgefield, S.C. and sister Evelyn Thomas of Allendale, S.C. The family will receive friends at Poteet Funeral Home South, Monday, June 5, 2006 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Poteet Funeral Homes, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, Ga. 30906 (706)798-8886. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Leroy Hunt (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Leroy (Tob Hunt) Hunt of Milledgeville Road entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 5, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J.C. Phinizy officiating. Burial will be in Walker Memorial Park. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Jeannie S. Burris (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MSN MARTINEZ, Ga. - Mrs. Jeannie Stump Burris, entered into rest Saturday June 3, 2006 surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM on Monday, June 5, 2006 at Platts Funeral Home Belair Road Chapel with Rev. Dr. J. Andrew Menger officiating. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Jeannie was the daughter of the late Carl Martin Stump and the late Nellie Reynolds Stump. She was a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia where she received her Bachelor of Science and Master's degree in Nursing. Jeannie's most recent position in nursing was for the Dialysis Corporation of America where she was the Clinical Services Coordinator. She was also a member of Church of the Good Shepherd. She had a passion for reading, gardening, and especially enjoyed nature, wildlife and hiking in the North Georgia Mountains. Jeannie devoted her life to ministering to the needs of patients, mentoring and teaching nurses, as well as caring for her family and friends. She approached her recent illness with the same spunk and fierce determination. When it became apparent that her days on earth were few, she systematically ensured all who loved her knew she faced death simply as another beginning. Jeannie chose hospice care in her beloved home surrounded by family and friends. She leaves a legacy of competence in the Nursing field because of her insatiable quest for excellence. Family include three nephews, Ronald (Skip) Hanson, Jr. (Nan) of Augusta, Steven Hanson (Debbie) of St. Louis, MS and Sam Stump of Grovetown; one niece, Elizabeth Anne Jones of Martinez; one brother, Jim C. Stump (Joyce) of Santee, GA; two sisters, Jane Jones (Raymond) of Grovetown and Susan Joyce Greene of Evans; one great nephew, Randall "Rusty" Cliett of Martinez; and four great nieces, Lydia Elizabeth Hanson of Augusta; Tyler Hanson, Augusta; and Grantham Hanson of St. Louis, MS, and Savanna Grace Stump of Grovetown and some very special friends Bob and Linda Evancic of Martinez, Rob, Kristinia, and Christopher Miller of Dallas, TX The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to Gibbs Memorial Library, 326 N. Belair Rd., Evans, GA 30809, The Doctors Hospital Burn Center, 3651 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909 or the American Kidney Fund, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Rd., Evans, Ga. 30809, (706) 860-6166. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Dorothy Stanley (WILLISTON, S.C.)
WILLISTON, S.C. - Services for Dorothy 'Bear' Stanley, 52, will be held four p.m. Tuesday, June 6 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with burial at the Williston Cemetery. The family will receive friends from six to eight p.m. Monday at Folk Funeral Home, Williston. Dorothy died on Saturday. Born in Columbia she was a daughter of the late Oren and Eva Langley Lee. She worked in home health, hospital and nursing home care and was a homemaker. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, which she loved dearly. Survivors include her husband of thirty years, Ronnie Stanley; sister, Frances (Clifton) Hinson of Gaston; a number of nieces, nephews and many friends. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ruth Conoly (BELVEDERE, S.C.)
BELVEDERE, S.C. - Mrs. Ruth Brunson Conoly, 43, of Belvedere, SC, died Friday, June 2, 2006 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at River Of Life Church with Rev. John Zimmerman officiating. Cremation will follow the service. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at Shellhouse Funeral Home, 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC.
Helen Still Black (BARNWELL, S.C.)
Laura Johnson Scott (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Elizabeth O. Franklin (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Morris D. Cooley (WAYNESBORO, Ga.)
Stanley Olin Merritt (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Janice V. Holovack (EVANS, Ga.)
Clem Bryan Teston (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
Antonio McDaniel (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Edward L. Singletary (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
Nell Rollins Abbot (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Jeannie S. Burris (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Amasiah Ray Bass (APPLING, Ga.)
Jesse Lee Arowood (AIKEN, S.C.)
Elease E. Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Michael David New (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Jessie T. Miller (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Elease E. Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Atticus "Nick" Cliett (BEECH ISLAND, S.C.)
Perley W. Wheeler (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Dorothy Sorrow (LEXINGTON, Ga.)
Eleanor Barton (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Ogle Padgett Aiken (GIBSON, Ga.)
Marie Hiers Floyd (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
George Ann Johnson (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
Robert T. Thornton (JACKSON, S.C.)
Edward L. Singletary (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
Dorothy Harrison (TIGNALL, Ga.)
Ola Lee Mack (LOUISVILLE, Ga.)
Dorothy Stanley (WILLISTON, S.C.)
Billy Clark Miller (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ulysses Ware (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Antonio McDaniel (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Beulah Lee Dozier (THOMSON, Ga.)
Amasiah Ray Bass (APPLING, Ga.)
Mary Louise Leverett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
New, improved Hingis meets Clijsters next
Benneteau has it easy in fourth-round match
Williams lone American left in French Open
New, improved Hingis meets Clijsters next
PARIS - If it all seems so long ago, that's because it was. It's been five years since Martina Hingis' most recent trip to the French Open quarterfinals and seven years since she was a sobbing, petulant mess while losing in the final of the only major she hasn't won.
Overtime
In Watkins Glen, N.Y., Scott Dixon won a slippery battle of attrition that took out Marco Andretti and several others, holding off Vitor Meira and Ryan Briscoe in a one-lap shootout Sunday to capture the IRL Indy Grand Prix for the second year in a row.
Williams lone American left in French Open
PARIS - Irritated by the home crowd's heckling, James Blake took the unusual step of inviting a spectator out of the stands to see for himself that one of French teen Gael Monfils' shots landed out.
Veteran Keller not done yet
HAMBURG, Germany - Already at his fourth World Cup, Kasey Keller is willing to try for five.
Overtime
USC Aiken announced the addition of three players for the upcoming season.
Benneteau has it easy in fourth-round match
PARIS - Julien Benneteau entered his fourth-round match against Alberto Martin at the French Open on Monday wondering if his left thigh injury would cause problems.
Owner takes on 2nd team
The Augusta Spartans and owner Jimmy Young are branching out within the American Indoor Football League by bailing out their closest competition.
Owner takes on 2nd team
The Augusta Spartans and owner Jimmy Young are branching out within the American Indoor Football League by bailing out their closest competition.
Thai residents upset over tsunami miniseries
BANGKOK, Thailand - Some survivors of the 2004 South Asian tsunami say an upcoming television miniseries will do little more than open fresh wounds from the disaster.
Hurricane expert prepares for another season
Weather Channel's Steve Lyons prepares for hurricane season
Weather Channel's Steve Lyons prepares for hurricane season
NEW YORK - During pre-Katrina visits to New Orleans, Steve Lyons set aside a few hours for an errand that would probably only occur to the Weather Channel's hurricane expert.
'Good Morning America' losing chief exec
NEW YORK - ABC's "Good Morning America" is losing co-anchor Charles Gibson and now it is losing its chief executive behind the scenes, too.
Thai residents upset over tsunami miniseries
'The Sopranos' wraps season 6
NEW YORK - A disappointing season of "The Sopranos" ended disappointingly Sunday as nothing... much... happened.
'Good Morning America' losing chief exec
Hurricane expert prepares for another season
NEW YORK - During pre-Katrina visits to New Orleans, Steve Lyons set aside a few hours for an errand that would probably only occur to the Weather Channel's hurricane expert.
Video of dance medley becomes Internet hit
Georgia forces final contest
ATHENS, Ga. - Josh Morris hit the three-run homer that sealed the deal, but diminutive second baseman Matthew Dunn played no small role in Georgia's 7-1 win over Florida State in the NCAA regional Sunday.
Now Boarding
We're looking for 15-18 young minds with fresh ideas and the attitude to get things done to serve on the 2006-07 Xtreme Teen Board. Applications will be accepted through June 29.
Girl shouldn't waste her time on mixed messages
Xtreme question of the week
What do you think will be the biggest problem that teens will face as adults?
Xtreme calendar
STAY SOBER: Learn about the dangers and effects of alcohol at Underage Drinking is No Joke, a town hall meeting for parents and pupils, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club, 1903 Division St.
Sometimes it's just one of those days
Sometimes it's just one of those days
Have you ever had a day when every single thing that happened or everything someone did got on your last nerve?
Girl shouldn't waste her time on mixed messages
I am a 16-year-old girl from Augusta. I was dating this boy for six to seven months, and we broke up over he-said, she-said stuff. I really want to be with him but it seems as though he doesn't want me anymore.
It's time for a little summer fun
OK. It's summer, so you have your usual options:
Quick hits
MY THOUGHTS: If you are a fan of finely orchestrated cinema with superb acting, then this movie is not for you. The writers behind the first three Scary Movie installments have struck gold again with a funny movie spoofing everything from the horror film The Grudge to Steven Spielberg's remake of War of the Worlds.
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