Medieval banquets will honor friendship with Italian sister city
Few people get a chance to meet a duke or a duchess, and even fewer have the chance to become one.
Events
Events and activities taking place in the Aiken County area.
This week
The Count Basie Orchestra will appear at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Etherredge Center.
Recreation activities
Aiken County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is seeking instructors for classes that include knitting, crocheting, karate, aerobics, pilates, yoga and more.
Aiken County Farmers Market
The Aiken County Farmers Market, at Williamsburg Street and Richland Avenue, sells fresh produce daily, depending on weather, from about 8:30 a.m. until vendors are sold out. Call (803) 643-4660.
Milestones
Aiken-Barnwell Community Action Agency has received a $98,000 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
School lunches
Aiken and Edgefield County school lunch menus.
Pet of the week
Glenda, a 5-month-old female mix, is available for adoption through the CSRA Humane Society. For more information, visit www.csrahumanesociety.org or call (706) 261-7387.
Sassafras Festival will have food, rides
Organizers of this year's Horse Creek/Midland Valley Sassafras Festival say it will feature a variety of activities - from the Sassafras Shuffle dance competition to carnival rides, barbecue and homemade ice cream.
Chocolate Festival is sweet way to spend day
Michele Bullington said her daughter Emma anxiously awaited last year's annual St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School Chocolate Festival in downtown Aiken.
Around the block
Arts events and seminars taking place in the Aiken area.
Photo: Golden Harvest officers announced
Golden Harvest Food Bank recently announced its officers for fiscal year 2007. The officers include Kirk Stiles (from left), outgoing chairman; JoAnn J. Herbert, corporate secretary; Gary L. Snyder, vice chairman; William R. Thompson, chairman; and David C. Crews, treasurer. Not pictured are board members Phil Gaffney, Helen Sapp Godbee, Honor Hartzog and the Rev. K.B. Martin.
Library listings
Operating hours, locations and phone numbers for local library branches.
Seniors Calendar
The Seniors Calendar lists items of interest to senior citizens. To list your activity, write to Seniors Calendar, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Send a fax to (706) 722-7403 or e-mail to feature@augustachronicle.com
Classes promote healthful habits
Forget the fatback and the lard. That was one of the suggestions nutrition educator assistant Blond Simmons offered in the Healthy Alternative Cooking class Thursday at the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
Photo: Palmetto Kiwanis Club officers
The Palmetto Kiwanis Club of Aiken held its installation of new officers Sept. 19. Shown are Carolinas District Gov. Bill Yarborough (from left), Angela Boyette and John Kelly. The following officers were installed by the governor: Kay Bodie, treasurer; Bessie Boyette, secretary; Brenda Taylor, president-elect; and Angela Boyette, president. Mr. Kelly will be the immediate past president and will serve on the board of directors.
Health Calendar
The Health 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@augustachronicle.com
Photo: Department of Energy power conference
Representatives from U.S. Department of Energy facilities across the country were in Augusta last week to meet with local DOE and Savannah River Site contractor officials and tour SRS.
Chick-fil-A spirit nights raise funds for elementary schools
Each week, Chick-fil-A plays host to spirit nights for Aiken County schools.
Athletics strike first
MINNEAPOLIS - In the place where Johan Santana usually can't be beaten, Barry Zito and Frank Thomas slowed Minnesota's momentum and gave Oakland a big boost to start the American League Division Series.
Cubs, Giants cut ties with managers
CHICAGO - Dusty Baker is out as the Chicago Cubs' manager after a last-place finish and a failure to take the team to the World Series in his four years.
Twins-Athletics open playoffs
After tying for the best record in baseball this year, the New York Yankees and Mets might be set for another Subway Series.
Marlins hire Gonzalez to replace fired Girardi
MIAMI - Once the runner-up to Joe Girardi for the job of managing the Florida Marlins, Fredi Gonzalez became his successor Tuesday.
Baseball crowds in Aiken could be going to the dogs
South Coast League officials said in July that they expected Aiken's independent-league baseball team to feature a name with ties to the area's well-known horse community.
Baseball crowds in Aiken could be going to the dogs
Marlins hire Gonzalez to replace fired Girardi
MIAMI - Once the runner-up to Joe Girardi for the job of managing the Florida Marlins, Fredi Gonzalez became his successor Tuesday.
Cubs, Giants cut ties with managers
Padres rookie ties his father
SAN DIEGO - Josh Barfield, the San Diego Padres' rookie second baseman, has already tied his father, Jesse, in playoff appearances.
Same old, same old
SAN DIEGO - With one swing of Albert Pujols' bat, a St. Louis Cardinals lineup that looked so sickly in September suddenly got a lot better under the California sun.
Hoping for a raise? Maybe you should crack open a cold one
Braves have no reason to stick around
Braves have no reason to stick around
ATLANTA - Unless you came to talk with Eddie the Security Guard, the home clubhouse at Turner Field was a pretty fruitless place Monday morning for a reporter.
Body-sharing by Big Three lags in world
TROY, Mich. - Domestic automakers make an average of $2,400 less per vehicle than their Japanese rivals because of high labor benefit costs, less-efficient purchasing and manufacturing procedures, and a weak yen, a study released Monday said.
Sales tax drops on grocery store items
Sales tax drops on grocery store items
AIKEN - Aiken County residents may not have noticed, but their food bill is a little lighter now.
Product problems piling up for Sony
TOKYO - It has been a horrible year for Sony.
Product problems piling up for Sony
Body-sharing by Big Three lags in world
Editorial Cartoon 100406 - The Augusta Chronicle
Bowden has bad memories of Wake
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson coach Tommy Bowden is a devout Christian who can quote a Bible verse as quickly as a scheme in the Tigers' playbook. Still, he can't help thinking evil thoughts about Wake Forest.
Bowden has bad memories of Wake
Donations for Tiger family near $50,000
Donations for Tiger family near $50,000
CLEMSON, S.C. - Nearly $50,000 has been raised so far to help Clemson freshman Ray Ray McElrathbey raise his 11-year-old brother, Fahmarr, with contributions from across the country, including an NBA player and REM's manager.
Davis maintains pace for school record
Reviewing and previewing college football:
Davis maintains pace for school record
2007 Regions Cup to feature 2 majors, expanded matches
School nightmare becomes real
The random killing of young school children is cruel, meaningless and inexplicable, but when the victims are young Amish girls it seems especially perverse.
Breaking the camel's back
We're not sure Nancy Pelosi even eats red meat. But Republicans are sure serving it up to her.
Foley scandal needs answers
If Hollywood wrote a script like this no one would believe it: A powerful congressman who heads up a U.S. House panel that sponsors laws to protect the nation's children from sexual predators may be a sexual predator himself.
Death by open borders
If you want a tragic demonstration of how weak and rudderless American policy toward illegal immigration has become, look toward Houston.
Painless grant for MCG dental school
It's usually like pulling teeth for the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry to get the kind of public recognition as other MCG systems, even though it's one of the best dentistry schools in the nation, and the only one in Georgia.
Painless grant for MCG dental school
Diners won't be bothered by Shoo-Fly Pie's sweetness
Diners won't be bothered by Shoo-Fly Pie's sweetness
Perhaps no other dessert is so identified with Pennsylvania Dutch country as Shoo-Fly Pie. This dark, sticky, sweet pie was made famous by Dinah Shore's 1946 hit song Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pandowdy.
Sweet selection of sugary little darlings
Sweet selection of sugary little darlings
Newly chic though they are, appearing on an ever wider range of social scenes, cupcakes are still their disarming little selves under all the fancy frosting and avant-garde garnish.
Offensive numbers are hard to fathom
ATLANTA - Georgia Tech's James Johnson can empathize with the college football channel surfers.
Offensive numbers are hard to fathom
Ping begins rebate offer for military
In a ground-breaking move, active-duty and reserve members of the U.S. military now can receive rebates on Ping golf equipment.
'World' events fail to live up to their name
Victories can't heal Woods' pain
'World' events fail to live up to their name
The four men all appeared to be in their late 20s, and they were a bundle of enthusiasm. They ran from the tee box to the middle of the fairway, then to the green, searching for the best view.
Faldo to call, not play in Masters
Ping begins rebate offer for military
Victories can't heal Woods' pain
CHANDLER'S CROSS, England - Tiger Woods used to say that winning a major makes it a great year.
Faldo to call, not play in Masters
Nick Faldo joined CBS Sports as its lead golf analyst Tuesday, giving him more air time than any other golf broadcaster but a job that will keep him from playing in the Masters Tournament.
Hornets keep producing good buzz
Power poll
The area's top 10 prep football teams after the seventh week of the season as voted on by members of The Augusta Chronicle and WJBF NewsChannel 6 sports departments, plus selected other media around the area. A first-place vote is worth 10 points; A 10th place vote is worth one point. First-place votes for each team are in parentheses.
Hornets keep producing good buzz
WHO'S HOT: Aiken. The Hornets improved to 6-0 and look good enough to roll through region play undefeated.
Ovechkin has high hopes for 2nd year
SPRINGFIELD, Va. - Alex Ovechkin grabbed a golf club for the first time in his life at the Washington Capitals' preseason charity tournament. After a few minutes of instruction, he began hitting. Well, shanking, really.
Ovechkin has high hopes for 2nd year
Frozen shrimp gets hot with Caribbean flair
Frozen peeled and deveined shrimp is a boon for busy cooks. The shrimp can be defrosted in cold water in a matter of minutes, leaving you with just one question - how do we want to sauce it up tonight?
Frozen shrimp gets hot with Caribbean flair
Hoping for a raise? Maybe you should crack open a cold one
Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it's compounding a felony.
Where are Dems who hate America?
Leadership excellence can come at modest cost
In mid-October each year, a leadership conference attracts more than 500 first line managers from throughout the Southeast. Held in Black Mountain just east of Asheville, N.C., this nonprofit conference, administered by the school of business of Auburn University, has been under way for more than 70 years.
Leadership excellence can come at modest cost
Where are Dems who hate America?
In answer to Hubert Baker's letter decrying the supposed radical left, hate-America-first crowd ("Commit to success in war on terror," Sept. 23), I would like to simply say I know many liberal Democrats, but I have never encountered one who hates the United States of America. They may hate the radical right just as Mr. Baker obviously hates the radical left.James Connell, Augusta
Nuclear waste risk isn't that big
Homes in the CSRA have enough household chemicals and prescription and over-the-counter drugs and pesticides to kill everyone in the house many times over, and enough guns and ammunition to do the same thing. A recent Chronicle headline read "1 billion tobacco deaths forecast."Don Hostetler, North Augusta, S.C.
Funding city's public safety is a must
Nuclear waste risk isn't that big
Can't politicians just be honest?
How dumb can politicians get? Don't they know that their private lives are no longer theirs when they enter politics? Their actions and non-actions are under a microscope.Tina Cloer, Augusta
Funding city's public safety is a must
Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength met with officials recently to discuss the county's potential call to reduce the size of his department due to budget constraints. The sheriff's response was that he intends to ask for more, not less.Rick Ward, Augusta
Can't politicians just be honest?
More televisions than people in average American homes
Tips to keep your money safe when you travel
Tips to keep your money safe when you travel
Nothing can spoil a vacation quicker than losing your money or credit cards - or falling victim to a thief. A few simple steps before you head out the door can help protect your cash, cards and personal information while you're traveling.
South Park
One reason South Park is so good is the united front, the shared vision, of creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
More televisions than people in average American homes
The average American home now has more television sets than people.
Ducks still sending players Lynx's way
Ducks still sending players Lynx's way
The Augusta Lynx are beginning to reap the rewards of their first-year NHL affiliation with the Anaheim Ducks, as several promising players already are trickling down to the minor-league ECHL squad.
Kid of the Day
Janae' Walden, of Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Psychologist says mother suffered abuse as child
WARRENTON, Ga. -- Lottie Payne's dysfunctional childhood included abuse by virtually everyone she should have been able to trust, a court-appointed psychologist testified at her trial Tuesday.
Poll shows Perdue having strong lead
Rants and raves
CALLING THE PRESIDENT, or anyone else for that matter, derogatory names demonstrates a infantile demeanor and an un-Christianlike view of God's children.
Members OK review of school action plans
Police arrest two in Augusta hit-and-run
Break in routine turns out to be worth $1 million
Thrift stores report brisk sales of airport discards
ALBANY, Ga. - June Jones wonders why anyone would try to take a set of steel dental picks aboard an airliner, or, for that matter, who would want to use them after they were held back by airport security screeners.
Flu shots scarce but more on way
Sheriff's officials have investigated warnings
Columbia County sheriff's officials say they will provide increased security tomorrow at Evans High School following a threatening message that was found at the school on Friday, mentioning Wednesday's date.
Rants and raves
CALLING THE PRESIDENT, or anyone else for that matter, derogatory names demonstrates a infantile demeanor and an un-Christianlike view of God's children.
New credit card scam identified
The last people who need your credit card number and Social Security number over the phone are credit card companies.
State mourns victims of domestic violence
COLUMBIA - Those gathered on the Statehouse steps Monday didn't need another example to illustrate their message.
Across Georgia
SAVANNAH, GA. - Mell Traylor has voted in South Carolina, drives a Mercedes Benz with South Carolina tags and last year filed legal documents listing his home address in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Tax man set to be hired
The Augusta Commission will be asked to approve hiring a chief appraiser for the Richmond County Tax Assessor's office today.
Georgia Power to resubmit request to increase its rate
District 4 leader named
Augusta has a new District 4 commissioner, briefly; a new chief tax appraiser; is closer to a drag-racing strip; and you haven't heard the last of First Friday.
SRS workers celebrate deactivation of F Area
AIKEN - More than 800 Savannah River Site employees celebrated the deactivation of a former plutonium production site by chowing down on barbecue and pudding Monday.
Across the Southeast
CHARLESTON, W.VA. - Health officials have shut down the cafeteria at the West Virginia Capitol after inspectors found roaches, filthy kitchen equipment, toxic levels of cleaning solvents and dozens of other food code violations.
Demand is heavy; supply is enough
Close to the flame
Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue firefighter Trevor Byrd sticks his head through the roof of a house at 273 Hinman Court in Martinez to battle a fire. Monday's blaze caused damage to the kitchen and attic, but no one was injured. Two teens in the home, Mariah Davis, 15, and Dante Davis, 13, were heating grease to make french fries, which officials say resulted in the fire. Baking soda was thrown onto the fire, but the flames rose into the exhaust fan to the attic, officials said.
Columbia County temporarily out of flu vaccine
Police arrest two in Augusta hit-and-run
Police arrested two people Monday in connection with a deadly hit-and-run accident that reportedly occurred during a drug deal gone awry.
News you can use
EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM AND LUNCHEON: The free event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Richmond County Health Department, 950 Laney-Walker Blvd. Call (706) 792-2681.
Across the area
Aiken and Richmond County authorities are looking for a 16-year-old girl who hasn't been seen since Friday but is thought to be in the company of an Augusta teen.
Threat boosts security at school
Columbia County sheriff's officials say they will provide increased security today at Evans High School after a threatening message was found at the school on Friday, mentioning today's date.
Poll shows Perdue having strong lead
ATLANTA - With five weeks to go before the Nov. 7 election, Gov. Sonny Perdue has 19-point lead in his bid for re-election against Democratic Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, according to a statewide poll commissioned by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Georgia Power to resubmit request to increase its rate
ATLANTA - Georgia Power will file a new request for a rate increase with Georgia Public Service Commission.
Perdue talks up coaches
ATLANTA - The state's efforts to prevent students from dropping out of high school should begin before they enter the ninth grade, Gov. Sonny Perdue said Monday as he unveiled a $25 million initiative aimed at boosting Georgia's graduation rate.
Drownings detailed in court
WARRENTON, Ga. - Lottie Payne sobbed Tuesday as a medical examiner described the panic and suffering that almost certainly accompanied the 2005 drowning deaths of her two young children.
Rants and raves
BELIEVE AS YOU wish, but stopping the Selective Service draft was not good for our nation financially or socially. It is not asking too much that young people out of high school who are not enrolled in college give two years' service to the country. It is costing more to operate a voluntary military and, if parents and teachers cannot produce discipline and responsibility in young people, two years of military service will more than accomplish the task.
Threat boosts security at school
Lawyers argue jury selection
ATLANTA - Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing four people in a courthouse rampage continued their debate Monday on whether Brian Nichols can get a trial of his peers under the county's jury selection process.
Residents say man claimed to be officer
NORTH AUGUSTA - A Warrenville man has been arrested after police said he impersonated a law enforcement officer while drunk.
Across the area
BARNWELL, S.C. - Williston police and the Barnwell County Sheriff's Office are searching for a Virginia fugitive they think has been impersonating a police officer to evade capture.
Witchcraft or fantasy?
ATLANTA - A suburban Atlanta mother pleaded Tuesday with a hearing officer for the state Board of Education to remove Harry Potter books from county school libraries, calling the popular fiction series an "evil" attempt to indoctrinate children in the Wicca religion.
Residents demand tax-rate relief
Thomson woman dies of wreck injuries
Demand is heavy; supply is enough
Five-year-old Calla Corder now knows what some adults have yet to figure out: The fear of the shot is always much worse than the shot itself.
Subcommittees to rank applicants
Thomas to speak at UGA
ATHENS, Ga. - U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas will headline the annual Blue Key Awards banquet at the Georgia Center on Oct. 20.
Thrift stores report brisk sales of airport discards
Pumpkin pitch
Byron Slipson (left) tosses a large pumpkin to Ben Cooper as they unload a truck at a roadside stand on Hilton Head Island, S.C. The men work for Poppell's Produce Farm.
State mourns victims of domestic violence
Break in routine turns out to be worth $1 million
Seventy-one-year-old Rodgers Washington is a casual lottery player - once a week, maybe, with a simple scratch-off ticket.
Columbia County temporarily out of flu vaccine
Across the area
BARNWELL, S.C. - Williston police and the Barnwell County Sheriff's Office are searching for a Virginia fugitive they think has been impersonating a police officer to evade capture.
Clayton County police make arrest in Jacobs slaying
Flu shots scarce but more on way
Richmond County has fewer than 400 flu shots right now for its flu clinics, but officials said more are on the way, probably before the end of the month, and there is plenty of time to get protected.
Commission seat will remain vacant
An effort by Augusta Commission member Calvin Holland to fill the vacant District 4 seat on the board failed today on a 5-4 vote.
Schools under patrol
With the rash of violence striking the nation's schools in recent days, Richmond County plans more police patrols and more security searches in its schools.
SRS workers celebrate deactivation of F Area
Subcommittees to rank applicants
WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: A ranking system for applications for the post. Using a one to five scale, with five being the best, two subcommittees will meet to rank separate areas of the application: completed application; professional information; education, certification; work experience in both teaching and administration; references; honors and awards; professional affiliation and development; education philosophy and applicant statement; and overall application, which would include the rsum and the grammar and syntax of the applicant's responses.
New credit card scam identified
Mayor is endorsed by political group
Mayor Deke Copenhaver won the backing of a well-established political group Tuesday in his re-election bid.
News you can use
TODDLER STORYTIME: The event, for ages 2 months to 3 years, will be from 10:05 to 10:25 a.m. at the Appleby Branch Library, 2260 Walton Way. Call (706) 736-6244.
Across South Carolina
COLUMBIA - Legislation that would name the new federal courthouse in Greenville for the late former Gov. Carroll Campbell is now heading to President Bush for his signature.
Mother offered little help in search, witnesses say
WARRENTON, Ga. -- While volunteers searched frantically for two missing toddlers who later turned up dead in a nearby pond, their mother offered little help and repeatedly said she feared going to jail, witnesses testified at her trial today.
Kid of the Day
Mia Nicole Mosher, of Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Across Georgia
ATLANTA - Democratic state lawmakers on Monday called on Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue to return $100,000 he pocketed as a result of a law he signed allowing him to avoid paying taxes on a 2004 Florida land deal.
Sports council contract OK'd
WHAT THEY DISCUSSED: A contract between Columbia County and the Greater Augusta Sports Council that is based on events and allocates $14,000 to the council in the next fiscal year for bringing sporting events to Columbia County.
Cyclists seek safer roads
AIKEN - A group of local bicycling enthusiasts is peddling a message to bring safer cycling and pedestrian conditions to the area.
Woman's lifestyle part of trial
Members OK review of school action plans
WHAT WAS DISCUSSED: The board met for a two-hour workshop Tuesday night for an overview of the federal No Child Left Behind Act and the standards termed adequate yearly progress.
Sierra Club list slams GOP
ATLANTA - Sen. Casey Cagle, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, is among 13 Republicans making the "Dirty Baker's Dozen" list of public officials released by a state environmental group Tuesday.
Shooting suspect killed in Florida
Shooting suspect killed in Florida
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Florida authorities shot and killed a Savannah man wanted in a string of deadly crimes along the East Coast, including a shooting and armed robbery in Effingham County.
Woman's lifestyle part of trial
WARRENTON, Ga. - Hours before her two young children wandered away and drowned, Lottie Payne participated in a night of group sex with strangers from a telephone chat room, the prosecutor in her trial said Monday.
Mayor is endorsed by political group
Residents demand tax-rate relief
EDGEFIELD - Power in numbers helped more than 80 residents persuade the Edgefield County Council to revisit millage increases on Tuesday.
Area school leaders alerted
Columbia County Associate Superintendent Charles Nagle said he received two calls Monday from parents concerned about school safety in light of another school shooting, this time in Pennsylvania.
Residents say man claimed to be officer
Rants and raves
BELIEVE AS YOU wish, but stopping the Selective Service draft was not good for our nation financially or socially. It is not asking too much that young people out of high school who are not enrolled in college give two years' service to the country. It is costing more to operate a voluntary military and, if parents and teachers cannot produce discipline and responsibility in young people, two years of military service will more than accomplish the task.
This is not the best time for Vols to visit 'Dogs
ATHENS, Ga. - If this is midseason form, the Georgia Bulldogs are in bad shape. Even they know it.
Martin swerves on road to retirement
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Despite having more than a few gray hairs, he still has some competitive gas left in his tank. And his wishy-washy musings about retirement are becoming an annual tradition.
Martin swerves on road to retirement
3-1 Falcons know they still have problems
Haynesworth suspended 5 games for kick in head
Eagles' '60 title victory lives on
Gardner Young (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Entered into rest September 29, 2006 at the residence. Dr. Gardner Dechiel Young, 50. A memorial service will be held today, Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. at Grace Community Church, Hwy. 1, Batesburg, S.C. with Pastor Andrew Fallaw officiating. Dr. Young was born in Petersburg, VA. He was a family physician at Carolina Health Center in Ridge Springs, S.C. Survivors include two sons, Dustin Young, LA and Austin Young, S.C.; two daughters, Amanda Young, LA and Hailey Young, S.C.; a brother, Lawrence Young, Jr., Vermont; a sister, Shelley Pollard, Texas; and his mother, Marybette Young, FL. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the Hale House, 402 Walker St., Augusta, Ga. 30901. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, Ga. 706-863-6747. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Raymond Phelps (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Raymond Phelps of Travis Pines Drive entered into rest on Friday, September 29, 2006 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 11 a.m. at B.A. Williams Memorial Chapel with Willie E. Nero, Sr. officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Garden. Mr. Phelps, a native of Macon, Ga., was employed as a licensed practical nurse with Med-America Nursing Agency. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors are one daughter, Ramonda P. Phelps, Augusta; one son, Westley D. Allen; four brothers, Eric Phelps, Shelton Phelps, Michael Phelps, Augusta, and Eddie (Rose) Phelps, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colorado; devoted companion, Margaret A. Walker; and nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Jack D. Rosser (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Jack D. Rosser, 79, husband of Mrs. Florence Rosser of Mt. Vernon Dr. entered into rest Monday, October 2, 2006 in the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. from Hillcrest Baptist Church with Dr. Gordon Robinson and Reverend Dan Rosser officiating, interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mr. Rosser was a native of Troup County, Ga. and had lived in Augusta since 1958. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church where he was a member of the Bill Evans Sunday school class. Mr. Rosser had taught Sunday school for many years. He was an avid golfer and a member of Green Meadows Golf Club and Goshen Plantation Golf Club. Additional survivors include; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Kandi Rosser of Alpharetta, Ga. and Dan and Janice Rosser of Lincolnton, Ga.; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Roger Erickson, Chattanooga, TN.; two grandchildren, Hailey and Brooks Rosser. Active Pallbearers, Joseph Thompson, David Keel, Johnny Lavender, Will Lavender, Bernie Thomas and Robert Hudson. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Deacons of the church. Memorial contributions may be to the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Executive Plaza III, 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 906 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 or Hillcrest Baptist Church 3045 Deans Bridge Rd. Augusta, Ga. 30906. Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Ruth Marie Gilliland (BELVEDERE, S.C.)
BELVEDERE, S.C. - Mrs. Ruth Marie Gilliland, 55, of Fairview Avenue, entered into rest, Monday, October 2, 2006 at her residence. The family will receive friends at Rowland Funeral Home this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be private. Mrs. Gilliland was a native of Rome, NY and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Ed Weinman of Belvedere; daughter and son-in-law, Traci and Gary Smith of Belvedere; four brothers, Billy Williams of Augusta, Robert Williams and Jack Williams both of FL, and Nelson Ellwood of Rincon, GA; four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2623 Washington Road, Augusta, GA 30904. Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Randal L. Avret (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Randal L. Avret, beloved husband of Betty Mills Avret, entered into rest at DDEAMC, Ft. Gordon, Tuesday, October 3, 2006. Mr. Avret served with the U.S. Air Force, retiring after 20 years of service. Graveside services will be held at Berlin United Methodist Churchyard, Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Larry Williams officiating. Friends are asked to assemble at the grave. He is survived by his wife; one son, Randy L. (Amy) Avret, Augusta; grandsons, Tyler J. Avret and Jared R. Avret; mother, Della Avert Conley; brother Charles Avret, Augusta; sisters, Wilma Mims (George) Houghton, North Augusta, S.C. and Martha Elizabeth Avret, Cumming, Ga.; step-father, Grover Cecil Conley, Hephzibah and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, Dozier Lee Avret and a brother Walter Floyd Avret. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, October 4, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. at ElliottSons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America, Inc., 1250 Broadway, Suite 2001, New York, New York 10001. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Mafelda Arnett (LINCOLNTON, Ga.)
LINCOLNTON, Ga. - Funeral services for Mafelda Bradford Arnett, 81, widow of William Arnett will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on today, Wednesday, at Pine Grove United Methodist Church with Dr. Benny G. Pate officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving are three sons, William T. Arnett (wife Janice) of Greenwood, SC, Walter Palmer and Raymond G. Arnett (wife Penny) of Lincolnton; four daughters, Mrs. James (Jane) Rowland and Shirley Martin of Greenwood, SC, Mrs. Benny (Sandra) Pate of Dacula, and Mrs. Chuck (Teresa) McCuen of Milledgeville; four sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Elsie) Politano of Augusta, Mrs. James (Rosa Lee) Blanton of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Bill (Betty) Luking and Mrs. Bill (Bobbie) Wilkinson of Lincolnton, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton is in charge of arrangements.
Claude Yates (DEARING, Ga.)
DEARING, Ga. - Mr. Claude Yates, 60, husband of Geraldine Yates, entered into rest Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at University Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Starling Funeral Home, Hwy. 78, GA. 706-556-6524 -Email condolence to the family at starling@familink.com
Ruby Hughes (FALLS CHURCH, VA)
FALLS CHURCH, VA - Mrs. Ruby Jenkins Hughes, 93, of Falls Church, VA, and formerly of Valdosta, GA, passed away on September 30, 2006 at the Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA from complications due to pneumonia. Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Fulton and Beulah Lee Skinner Jenkins; two sisters, Clyde Jenkins Chance and Myrtle Jenkins Mills; and one brother, Robert (Robbie) F. Jenkins, Jr. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 1:00 P.M. in Magnolia Cemetery, Waynesboro, GA, with the Reverend Sue Diebolt officiating. Mrs. Hughes is survived by her daughters, Marilyn Hunter Smithy of Lake City, FL and Angela Louise Hughes of Falls Church, VA; two grandchildren, Brad Smithy of North Palm Beach, FL and Jennifer Smithy Bedenbaugh of Lake City, FL; three great-grandchildren, Will, Ben and Anna Smithy of North Palm Beach, FL; first cousins Leonard Hawes, Bernice Lee Newton, Milner Hawes, and Irma Chance of Perkins, Georgia and Jessie Hawes of SC; and numerous nieces and nephews, and other relatives, more than 50 of whom gathered in July of 2003 at her childhood home in Munnerlyn to celebrate Mrs. Hughes' 90th birthday. Mrs. Hughes was born in Alexander, GA, and grew up in Munnerlyn, GA. She was a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in childhood education and a minor in French and worked in Valdosta for several years as a social worker. she had lived in Falls Church since 1976. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Habersham United Methodist Church, 2060 Habersham Church Road, Perkins, GA 30822; or to Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albermarle Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, www.iona.org . Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors, 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ollie Woodward (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Mrs. Ollie Mae Courtney Woodward, 77, died Monday, October 2, 2006 at University Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel, Hayne Ave. Reverend Tony Rhodes will officiate. Interment will follow in the Mt. Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Levels Baptist Church, 2456 Levels Church Rd., Aiken, S.C. 29801.
James Weaver (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Monday, October 2, 2006 at University Hospital. Mr. James Weaver, Jr. of Barry Drive. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, October 7, 2006 from W. H. Mays Mortuary Chapel. Interment will be in Southview Cemetery. Mr. Weaver retired from the Medical College of Georgia. Survivors are three daughters, Minnie (Ron) Weaver, Annie (Carl) Wideman and Patricia (Alexander) Fleming; two sisters, Minnie Brooks and Sarah English; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; a devoted cousin, Doreatha Hampton; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Friends may call the home of his daughter, Minnie Weaver or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Brenda Morrison (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Brenda "Faye" Morrison, age 55, entered into rest Monday, October 2, 2006 at Heartland Hospice. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez is in charge of the arrangements.
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Mafelda Arnett (LINCOLNTON, Ga.)
LINCOLNTON, Ga. - Mafelda Bradford Arnett, 81, of 3853 Chamberlain's Ferry Road, widow of William Arnett, died Monday at McDuffie Regional Medical Center in Thomson, Georgia. Born in Lincolnton, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Gordon T. Bradford and the late Pauline D. Bradford. Mrs. Arnett was a member of Pine Grove United Methodist Church in Lincolnton, Georgia. Surviving are three sons, William T. Arnett (wife Janice) of Greenwood, SC, Walter Palmer and Raymond G. Arnett (wife Penny) of Lincolnton; four daughters, Mrs. James (Jane) Rowland and Shirley Martin of Greenwood, SC, Mrs. Benny (Sandra) Pate of Dacula, and Mrs. Chuck (Teresa) McCuen of Milledgeville; four sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Elsie) Politano of Augusta, Mrs. James (Rosa Lee) Blanton of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Bill (Betty) Luking and Mrs. Bill (Bobbie) Wilkinson of Lincolnton; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday October 4, 2006, at Pine Grove United Methodist Church in Lincolnton, Georgia. Dr. Benny G. Pate will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 3, 2006 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Beggs Funeral Home in Lincolnton, Georgia. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Claudia W. Johnson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest October 2, 2006 at Windermere Nursing Home, Mrs. Claudia W. Johnson, 85. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Alahua, Florida, lived most of her life in Augusta. She was a member of Emanuel Baptist Church. She was a Cafeteria Manager for Greyhound Bus Depot. Survivors include one son Larry E. Brown, NASC; two daughters, Betty G. Adams, Edgefield, SC, and Barbara A. Johnson, West Hartford, CT; one brother, J.W. Willis, Valdosta, Ga.; and 8 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at Hillcrest Memorial Park Wednesday at 11:00 AM Rev. Larry Harmon officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM. Visit the online guest book at www.southernfuneralservice.com Southern Funeral Service, 109 Shaw St. Martinez, GA 706-364-9122. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Clara Blaylock (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Mrs. Clara Morgan Blaylock, 86, entered into rest October 2, 2006 at Anne Maria Rehab. and Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. Blaylock, a native of Aiken County, was a member of Old Storm Branch Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Geneva Chavous; two sons, Willie Morgan and Clarence (Patricia) Blaylock; two sisters-in-law, Lucy Mae Morgan and Rosa Lee Blaylock, all of North Augusta; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends. Friends may call at the residence of her daughter, Geneva Chavous, 176 Liberty Hill Road. G.L. Brighthard & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C.
Lee Roberson Davis (GLYNN COUNTY, Ga.)
GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. - Lee "Annie" Roberson Davis, 84, died Saturday at her daughter's residence in Brunswick, Ga. following an extended illness. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, October 3, 2006, at the Raulerson Cemetery in Pierce County with the Rev. Larry Altman officiating. Survived by four daughters, one son, one sister, and various other relatives. Chambless-Frye Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
John V. May (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday, September 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital, Mr. John Vickery May, 54, was the son of the late John & Betty May. He was the brother of the late Patricia Coltolina. Mr. Smith a native of Augusta, was a Presbyterian, and an Actor with the Augusta Actors. Survivors include one brother; Larry Williams, Kansas City, MO; and three sisters, Jacquelyn Dobrozsi, Orwigsburg, PA, Kathy Shields & Marcia Hardy, Evans, Ga. Memorial Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at The Bon Air Terrace Room, Revs. Robert Hunt and Wayne Bruner officiating. Memorial may be made to St. Josephs Hospital Hospice 2210 Wrightsboro Rd. Augusta, Ga. 30904. Visit the online guest book at www.southernfuneralservice.com Southern Funeral Service, 109 Shaw St., Martinez, Ga. 706-364-9122. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Edd Bradford (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Mr. Edd Stark Bradford, Jr. age 78, passed away at Doctors Hospital on Saturday September 30, 2006. A memorial service will be held today ,Tuesday October 3, 2006, in the Platt's Funeral Home Chapel, at 6:00 p.m. with Rev. Michael Davenport officiating. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home beginning at 5:00 p.m. Mr. Bradford was a native of Danburg, GA, was a veteran of both the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the American Legion. Mr. Bradford was preceded in death by a son, Bruce Bradford and a daughter, Connie Brown. Survivors include three sons, Benjamin Bradford, of West Virginia, Tracy Bradford and wife Kathy, of Suwanee, GA, Edd Stark "Eddie" Bradford III and wife Lynn, of Milledgeville, GA; one daughter, Frances Romine and husband Dayn, of Evans, GA; one brother, Jessie Lee Bradford, of Plum Branch, SC; two sisters, Gwen Hopkins and husband David, of Augusta, GA, Mary Lois Culbertson, of Lincolnton, GA; twelve grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the charity of your choice. Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Road, Evans, GA 30809. 706-860-6166.
Raymond Zeigler (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
SYLVANIA, Ga. - Raymond Elias 'Ray' Zeigler, II, age 57, died Sunday October 1, 2006 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. Visitation is (today) Tuesday, October 3, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at the Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Karen Zeigler officiating. Interment at Screven County Memorial Cemetery.
John V. May (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday, September 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. Mr. John Vickery May, 54, son of the late John May & Betty Williams and brother of the late Patricia Coltolina. Mr. May, a native of Augusta, was a Presbyterian and an Actor with the Augusta Actors. Survivors include one brother, Larry Williams, Kansas City, MO; three sisters, Jacquelyn Dobrozsi, Orwigsburg, PA, Kathy Shields & Marcia Hardy, both of Evans, Ga. Memorial services will be conducted today at 2:00 p.m. at The Bon Air Terrace Room with Revs. Robert Hunt and Wayne Bruner officiating. Visit the online guest book at www.southernfuneralservice.com Southern Funeral Service, 109 Shaw St., Martinez, Ga. 706-364-9122.
Robert Baird (APPLING, Ga.)
APPLING, Ga. - Mr. Robert "Bob" S. Baird, 74, entered into rest Sunday, October 1, 2006 in the V.A. Hospital. He was the widower of the late Mrs. Wandah Stewart Baird. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. at Sunset Memory Gardens on Aiken-Augusta Hwy with Rev. Dewain French officiating. Family and friends will meet at the grave. Family members are two sons, Danny K. Baird and Tommy Baird, both of Appling, Ga.; a niece, Judy Gilmer of Graniteville, S.C.; and three grandsons and two great grandchildren. Mr. Baird was also preceded in death by a son, Robby Baird. Mr. Baird was born in Wabash, Ind., was a retired construction worker with Bonetts Construction Co., was an army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict, and was a member of Damascus Baptist Church, Appling, Ga. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, Ga. 706-863-6747. Florist: Thursday, 12:00 noon. Thomas L. King Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ruby Hughes (FALLS CHURCH, Va.)
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Mrs. Ruby Jenkins Hughes, 93, of Falls Church, VA, and formerly of Valdosta, GA, passed away on September 30, 2006 at the Virginia Hospital Center, Arlington, VA from complications due to pneumonia. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, today, at 1:00 P.M. in Magnolia Cemetery, Waynesboro, GA, with the Reverend Sue Diebolt officiating. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Habersham United Methodist Church, 2060 Habersham Church Road, Perkins, GA 30822; or to Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albermarle Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, www.iona.org . Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors, 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Joyce Jones Facteau (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
WARRENVILLE, S.C. - Entered into rest Saturday, morning, September 30, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Mrs. Joyce Jones Facteau, 65, affectionately known as "Ma Jo", of Warrenville SC, wife of Mr. Gerald Francis Facteau. Funeral services will be held this morning, at 11 o'clock at Bath First Baptist Church, Bath, S.C., with Pastor Herb Sons officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, Graniteville, S.C. Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, US Hwy., 1, Langley, S.C.
Ronald D. Robertson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Ronald D. Robertson passed away May 25, 2006. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Fellowship Club, 2513 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, Ga. 30906. Family and friends are invited to attend.
Carolyn West (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Ms. Carolyn Adelaide King Leboff West, age 63, entered into rest at the home of her son on Sunday October 1, 2006. The funeral service is to be held at Platt's Funeral Home Chapel, 337 N. Belair Road Evans GA, at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2006, with Rev. Larry Bullard officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Ms. West was a Vietnam War widow of Johnny Leboff and loving single mother of three sons. Survivors include three sons, Russell Leboff and wife Christi, of Richmond, VA, Gary Leboff and wife Debbie, of Dallas, GA, G. J. West and wife Kathy, of Evans, GA; three brothers, George King and wife Annette, of Clayton, GA, David King and wife Ann, of Augusta, GA, Grady King and wife Yvonne Jones, of Evans, GA; one sister, Mary Alice Forbes, of Augusta, GA; and eight grandchildren, with a ninth on the way. She also leaves behind her companion of 21 years, Mr. Edward Williams. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Leboff, Johnny Leboff, Mark King, David King Jr., Kevin Allen, Benny Burnett. Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Road, Evans, GA 30809. 706-860-6166
Deborah S. Fordham (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Deborah S. Fordham entered into rest at University Hospital, Monday, October 02, 2006. She was a lifelong resident of Augusta and a member of Fleming Christian Church. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Fleming Christian Church with Reverend Michael P. Sutphin officiating. Burial services will be private. Pallbearers will be James Sutphin, Daniel Sutphin, Alfred Taylor, Kevin Scaggs, Robby Scaggs and Juru Minnick. Survivors include her sons, Adam E. Taylor and Charles D. Taylor, Augusta; daughters, Courtney L. Taylor and Whitney B. Taylor, Augusta; her mother, Jacqueline P. Fordham; sisters, Donna (James) Sutphin, Martinez, Terri (Kevin) Scaggs, North Augusta, S.C. and Cindy Fordham, Augusta; numerous nieces and nephews and father of her children, Alfred Taylor. Deborah was cherished by all who knew her and was truly an angel on earth. She inspired all of us to follow in the footsteps of the Lord. She will be missed by all who she touched and her humbleness will be her ongoing legacy. Deborah will live on through her love, family, and friends. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, from 7pm until 9pm on October 6, 2006 at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Mafelda Arnett (LINCOLNTON, Ga.)
LINCOLNTON, Ga. - Funeral services for Mafelda Bradford Arnett, 81, widow of William Arnett will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on today, Wednesday, at Pine Grove United Methodist Church with Dr. Benny G. Pate officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving are three sons, William T. Arnett (wife Janice) of Greenwood, SC, Walter Palmer and Raymond G. Arnett (wife Penny) of Lincolnton; four daughters, Mrs. James (Jane) Rowland and Shirley Martin of Greenwood, SC, Mrs. Benny (Sandra) Pate of Dacula, and Mrs. Chuck (Teresa) McCuen of Milledgeville; four sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Elsie) Politano of Augusta, Mrs. James (Rosa Lee) Blanton of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Bill (Betty) Luking and Mrs. Bill (Bobbie) Wilkinson of Lincolnton, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton is in charge of arrangements.
Cay Stokes (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary announces the death of Cay Guyton Stokes, Jr., age 71, of Swainsboro, GA on Monday, October 2, 2006, at the Emanuel Medical Center after an extended illness. Memorial services will be Thursday, October 5th, at 11 AM in the First Baptist Church with Dr. Bob Blankenship officiating. Interment will be in Bishop's Chapel Cemetery in Summertown, GA The body will lie in state at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary. The family will receive friends at the Stokes home, 717 Ehrlich Farm Rd., Swainsboro, GA or at the cemetery following the service. Special friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wray, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Williams, Mrs. Hugh Beasley, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schofill, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Gibbs, and Mr. and Mrs. James P. Brown will serve as pallbearers. Timber farmers who Mr. Stokes had the privilege of providing services, Timber Industry business associates and the Steadfast Sunday School Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Stokes was born June 1, 1935 in Albany GA to the late Cay Guyton Stokes and Vivian Carter Stokes. He graduated from Albany High School in 1954. Upon graduation from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry, he began a long career in the Forestry industry. In 1961, he moved to Swainsboro as an area forester for Rayonier, Inc. In 1966 he established Stokes Consulting Foresters and continued to operate the business until his death, making it the oldest Forest Management firm in the area. Mr. Stokes promoted his chosen profession through the Society of Consulting Foresters, Society of American Foresters and The Georgia Forestry Association. He served for 12 years on the Georgia State Board of Registration for Foresters. He was a long time member of the Steadfast Sunday School Class at the First Baptist Church in Swainsboro. Survivors include, his wife, Barbara Taylor Stokes of Swainsboro, GA; two daughters, Melissa Stokes Tyler and husband, Michael Kirby Tyler of Athens, GA and Elizabeth Stokes Matthews and husband, James Robert Matthews III of Barnesville, GA; 3 grandchildren, James Robert Matthews, IV, Anna Elizabeth Matthews and Amelia Ann Tyler; his mother, Vivian Carter Stokes of Swainsboro, GA; and cousins, Betty Carter Wray and Charles Wray of Augusta, Rosa Marie Beasley, Shirley Carter Williams and Gene Williams of Tallahassee, FL and Emmie Phillips of Memphis, TN. Memorials may be made to the Bishop Chapel Cemetery Fund, P O Box 130, Twin City, GA 30471 established to preserve the above named 200 year old county cemetery. Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of arrangements for the funeral of Cay Guyton Stokes, Jr. of Swainsboro, GA Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Alice S. Gaylor (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Mrs. Alice S. Gaylor, age 80, beloved wife of Mr. Bradford Gaylor, entered into rest on Monday evening, October 2, 2006, at Doctor's Hospital. A native of Cooperstown, NY, she had resided in the Augusta area since 1998, moving to Morningside Assisted Living of Evans in 2005. Mrs. Gaylor had worked as an Operator for the New York Telephone Co., where she retired after 30 years of service. Since moving to Augusta, she had become affiliated and active in the Martinez Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Bradford Gaylor, Evans, GA; 2 sons, Lee Gaylor and his wife, Allison, Richmond, VA and Pastor Mike Gaylor and his wife Karen, Jacksonville, FL; 1 daughter, Phyllis Brown and her husband George, Martinez, GA; 4 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 2:00pm, on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at the Martinez, Baptist Church with Reverend Phillip Winsett, officiating. The family will receive friendsfrom 1:00 o'clock pm until the hour of service at the church. Interment will follow at a later date in Cobleskill, NY. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Marie Reynolds (SPARTA, Ga.)
SPARTA, Ga. - Ms. Marie Reynolds, 93, of Highway 22, Sparta, died Saturday, September 30, 2006 in a Sparta health care facility. Services will be held Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Union Baptist church in Sparta. Ingram Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.
Brenda Morrison (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Brenda "Faye" Morrison, age 55, entered into rest Monday, October 2, 2006 at Heartland Hospice. Ms. Morrison was born in Highland Park, MI. She was the daughter of Avis "Eulene" Simmons and Alvin Luther Morrison, of Erin, TN. Ms. Morrison served in the U.S. Army where she received the National Defense Medal. Ms. Morrison went to work for the Medical College of Georgia as an instructor. She later was employed by the Veterans Administration Hospital as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Mental Health Services. She had resided in Augusta in the past; and in 1989, moved back and made Augusta her home. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 5, 2006 from the Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez with Reverend Steve Hartman officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Employees of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Additional survivors include one brother, Roger Morrison (Sherry) of Franklin, TN, and their children, David (Robin), Eric (Kathy), and Keith (Christy); two sisters, Vickie Allen (Charles) of Erin, TN, and their children, Christine and Callie, Teresa Morrison Sanders of Harlem and her children, Matt (Lauren), Brooke Faye, and Michael; a grandmother, Velma Morrison of Lafayette, GA; a special companion, Annette Bridges of Augusta; and her special pet Schnauzer, "Teddy". Faye's family would like to extend a special thanks to the Employees of Heartland Hospice: Bela Humphries, Shannon McGinley, Angie Cobb, and the In Patient Staff; and to Annette and Eric for helping Teresa care for her sister in this very difficult time. Ms. Morrison was preceded in death by her grandfather; Luther Morrison and a brother in law; Keith Sanders. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 1365 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, Georgia 30906. The family will receive friends Wednesday, October 4, 2006 from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Addison Coleman (BELVEDERE, S.C.)
BELVEDERE, S.C. - Mr. Addison "Black Eye" Coleman, 59, of Celeste Avenue entered into rest October 2, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mr. Coleman, a native of Aiken County, was a member of Spring Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Denise (Arthur) Johnson, Hephzibah; one sister, Shirley (Larry) Crockett, Charlotte; five brothers, James (Georgia) Coleman, Belvedere, Hosea D. Coleman, Charles (Sheila) Coleman, Curtis Coleman, North Augusta and Anthony (Laura) Edmond, Anderson; one uncle, John L. Striblin, North Augusta; one aunt, Alberta Coleman, Atlanta; six grandchildren, a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the residence of his brother, James (Georgia) Coleman, 5 River Circle. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C.
Claudia Johnson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Claudia W. Johnson, 85. Graveside Services will be conducted at Hillcrest Memorial Park Today at 11:00 AM Rev. Larry Harmon officiating. Visit the online guest book at www.southernfuneralservice.com Southern Funeral Service, 109 Shaw St., Martinez, Ga. 706-364-9122
Jack D. Rosser (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Jack D. Rosser, 79, husband of Mrs. Florence Rosser of Mt. Vernon Dr. entered into rest Sunday, October 1, 2006 in the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. from Hillcrest Baptist Church with Dr. Gordon Robinson and Reverend Dan Prosser officiating, interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mr. Rosser was a native of Troup County, Ga. and had lived in Augusta since 1958. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church where he was a member of the Bill Evans Sunday school class. Mr. Rosser had taught Sunday school for many years. He was an avid golfer and a member of Green Meadow Golf Club and Goshen Plantation Golf Club. Additional survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and Kandi Rosser of Alpharetta, Ga. and Dan and Janice Rosser of Lincolnton, Ga.; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Roger Erickson, Chattanooga, TN; and twograndchildren, Hailey and Brooks Rosser. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Deacons of the church. Memorial contributions may be to the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Executive Plaza III, 11350 McCormick Road, Suite 906 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 of Hillcrest Baptist Church 3045 Deans Bridge Rd. Augusta, Ga. 30906. The family will receive friends Tuesday (Today) from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road , Augusta, Georgia 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Adna L. Stein (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at University Hospital. Mr. Adna L. Stein of Park Place Court, husband of Mrs. Julia Stein. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Friends may call the residence or W.H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, Ga. 30901. (706) 722-6401.
Daniel Nguyen (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Entered into rest Friday, September 29, 2006, Dinh "Daniel" Ngoc Nguyen, 15. Daniel was a native and life long resident of Hephzibah. He was a Sophomore at Hephzibah High School where he was a member of the Japanese Club and also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Family members include his mother, Hang Thanh Vo; father, Diep Ngoc Nguyen; brothers, Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Cuong "Michael" Ngoc Nguyen; sister, Tran Ngoc Nguyen; uncle, Long Vo; aunt, Bich Vo; and cousins, Kim Anh Vo, Kim Ngan Vo, Daniel Vo. A Funeral Mass for the deceased will be held (today) Tuesday, October 3, 2006, 2:45 PM, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Rafael Estrada-Moreno celebrant. A Graveside service will be held following the Mass at 4:00 P.M. in Hephzibah City Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be the Japanese I Class of Hephzibah High School. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Daniel Nguyen Memorial Fund, c/o Debbie Stroud, 4888 Old Waynesboro Rd., Hephzibah, GA 30815. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484.
Raymond Phelps (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Raymond Phelps of Travis Pines Drive entered into rest on Friday September 29, 2006 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at B.A. Williams Memorial Chapel with Willie E. Nero, Sr. officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Garden. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah.
Lucille U. Houchens (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest at her residence on Sunday, October 1, 2006, Mrs. Lucille U. Houchens, 83, wife of the late Willie Bick Houchens. Mrs. Houchens was a native of Ellington, SC and lived all of her life in Augusta. She retired after 30 years of service as a Records Clerk with the Richmond County Board of Education. Mrs. Houchens was a member of Grace Fellowship where she was a teacher in the Senior Citizens Sunday School Class. Survivors include her daughters, Gloria Prather and her husband Pete of Augusta and Glenda Easter and her husband Chuck of Dallas, TX; brother, Leroy Utley of Augusta; sisters, Anne Bentley, Joyce McComb, Elizabeth Cason and Shirley Broome all of Augusta; four grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 11:00 AM, in the Chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Rev. Chad Prather officiating. Serving as pallbearerswill be her nephews, Kenneth Courson, Mitchell Courson, Chris Cason, Jeffery Cason and Todd Broome. Interment will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Care Pregnancy Center, 1298-1/2 Broad St. Augusta, GA 30901 or to The Alzheimer's Association, 1899 Central Ave. Augusta, GA 30904. The family will receive friends (this evening) Tuesday from 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral directors, 214 Davis Rd. Augusta, GA 30907, (706) 364-8484.
Ethel H. Paschal (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Memorial services for Mrs. Ethel H. Paschal, 96, a resident of Thomson Manor Nursing Home, will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Thomson Funeral System Chapel with Rev. Roscoe Perry officiating. Thomson Funeral System, Thomson, Ga. is in charge of arrangements.
Donna Robertson (CHARLOTTE, N.C.)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ms. Robertson, 70, of Charlotte, NC, died Sunday, October 1, 2006. Her memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 4, at Christ Lutheran Church in Charlotte, with the Reverend Dr. Scott Suskovic officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Born February 10, 1936, in Landis, NC, a daughter of the late John Miller and Minnie Mae Morgan Shulenberger, she was a graduate of Landis High School. Ms. Robertson graduated from the Presbyterian Hospital School of Medicine in 1957 and from Lenoir Rhine College in 1960. She earned her MBA in Education through UNCC. Ms. Robertson was a nurse and nursing professor for over 40 years. Having been a very active member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church for over 40 years, as well as a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church during her 12 years as a resident of Augusta, GA, she has been a member of Christ Lutheran Church since her return to Charlotte. Ms. Robertson enjoyed participating in the Women's Bible Study Class at Christ Church. An excellent seamstress, she was known for having made Easter dresses and bridal gowns for her daughters and still quilted once a week at Christ Lutheran Church. Ms. Robertson was a "loving, loving, loving" mother as well as an extremely loving grandmother. Survivors include her son Eric Neal Robertson of China Grove, NC; daughters, Carol Robertson Nimmons and her husband, Ken, of Augusta, Julie Robertson Balderston and her husband, Ryan, and Mary Robertson Frye and her husband, Greg, both of Charlotte; her sister, Helen Shulenberger Doyle and brother, Duard Shulenberger, both of China Grove; and seven grandchildren, Bo, Elizabeth and Emily Nimmons, Cavin and Sofia Balderston and Thompson and Graham Frye. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Christ Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 4545 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28226. Arrangements are in the care of Hankins & Whittington's Dilworth Chapel, online at www.hankinsandwhittington.com . Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Edgar Swingle (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Mr. Edgar Gray Swingle, II, 77, of Aiken, died Monday, October 2, 2006, at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church. Reverend Charlotte Waldrop will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the USPS Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron. Mr. Swingle was born in Dallas, TX to the late Robert F. and Jeannette Brain Swingle. He was a graduate of the Sewanee Military Academy in Sewanee, TN, and the University of South Carolina. He was a resident of Aiken for over 65 years, having worked in the Contract and Services division for the Department of Energy at the Savannah River Plant. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict; member of and past Commander of the USPS Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron; a member of the Outing Club; a Red Cross Blood Donor, having donated 15 gallons of blood; a member of St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church where he served on the Church Grounds and Cemetery Committee. Survivors include a daughter, Ashley S. (Michael) White, Stone Mountain, GA; three sons, Robert F. Swingle, II, Aiken, Halsey L.G. (Jackie) Swingle, Florence, SC, Lewis M. (Megan) Swingle, Aiken; four grandchildren, Nicholas Swingle, Alexa Swingle, Jillian White and Noah Swingle. In addition to his parents, his wife, Mildred 'Jill' Shuler Swingle, preceded him in death. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-9813, The Aiken Heart Association, 1003 Hammond Road, Aiken, SC 29803, or the American Red Cross, 267 Laurens Street, Aiken, SC 29801. Please visit Mr. Swingle's online memorial at http://shellhousefuneralhome.com The family will receive friends from 3-5 PM Wednesday afternoon at 915 Two Notch Rd., Aiken, and following the funeral services in the Stevenson-McClelland Building. Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Richard Hinman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Richard B. (Dick) Hinman, Sr., 84, husband of the late Mrs. Marian M. Hinman, entered into rest Saturday, September 30, 2006 in the Medical College of Georgia. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, October 3, 2006 (Today) at 1:00 P.M. from Hillcrest Memorial Park with Reverend Bob Hoeller and Reverend Roger Stone officiating. Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Billy G. Brewer (JEWELL, Ga.)
JEWELL, Ga. - Mr. Billy G. (Buck) Brewer, age 74, beloved husband of Mrs. Evelyn Dye Brewer of Brewer Road died Tuesday October 3, 2006 at the McDuffie Regional Medical Center. Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Mr. Brewer was a native of Calhoun County, GA, however, he had been a Warren County resident for many years. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a Methodist. Survivors include, his wife, Mrs. Evelyn Dye Brewer; two daughters, Teresa B. Rodgers, Tifton, GA. and Angela B. Roberts, Gray, GA; three grandchildren, T. J. Rodgers, Jasmine Padgett, and Marissa Roberts; and two great grandchildren, Colby and Caitlin Rodgers. Friends may call at the residence. Lowe Funeral Home, 77 W Gibson St. Warrenton GA 30828 (706) 465-3333, email: Lowe113@cs.com Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Floyd Gresham (WASHINGTON, Ga.)
WASHINGTON, Ga. - Mr. Floyd Gresham of Washington, GA passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at his residence. His funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Hilliard Station Baptist Church with Rev. D. Foster Officiating & Pastor. Interment will be at City West Cemetery. His survivors includes his wife, Lou Mae Gresham of the home; three daughters, Pearline Elam of Lincolnton, GA, Ellen Marie Tolbert of Washington, GA and Maeozie Anthony of Detroit, MI; two sons, Danny Ferguson of Newark, NJ and Malcolm Cade of Washington, GA; a sister, Betty Reid of Lincolnton, GA; 22 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Louis Silverman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Louis Silverman, age 86, of Augusta, entered into rest on Monday, October 2, 2006 at University Hospital. A native of Queens, NY, he had resided in Augusta since 1975. Mr. Silverman had retired from the U.S. Army as a Master Sergeant and was a member of the Adas Yeshuran Synagogue. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilda Edna Silverman and a son, Neal Silverman. He is survived by his daughter, Tina Birdsell, Seattle, WA; a step son, William 'Bill" McCarrick, NJ and a grandson, Robert J. Birdsell. Funeral services will be at 9:00am, on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 from the graveside in Magnolia Cemetery with Rabbi David Sirull officiating. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Mary Harden (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Mary Tubman Harden of First Ave. entered into rest Sunday, October 1, 2006 at the University Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors are five adopted children, Mark Powell, Gonzalee Royal, Evalina Powell, Jamie Brown, and Catherine White-Murchinson; great granddaughter, Dee Dee Royal; devoted cousins, Johnnie Mae McFadden, Lester Tubman, William Henry Bostic, Louise Garrett, and Prophet Tubman; a devoted friend, Doris Lewis; and a host of other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Blanche Mobley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Blanche Robinson Mobley entered into rest on Monday, October 2, 2006 at Kentwood Nursing Facility. She is the loving and devoted wife of Mr. Bennie Mobley, Jr. Other survivors are her children, Cynthia M. Brown, Veronica S. Williams, Delano R. (Shaster) Mobley all of Beech Island, SC., Rufus Williams, Rock Hill, SC.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; a devoted cousin Willie Lou Bates; sister-in-law Etolia Phoenix, Jacksonville, Fl., and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Kinsey & Walton Funeral Home, 3618 Peach Orchard Road. (706) 790-8858
Michael L. Harrell (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Michael L. Harrell, 59, husband of Patricia "Pat" Harrell, entered into rest on Saturday, September 30, 2006 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 2:00 PM at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection with Rev. David Hunter officiating. Burial will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Mr. Harrell, an Augusta native, was a veteran of the United States Navy and served aboard the USS Randolph. Michael will always be remembered for his quick wit, an infectious laugh, and his heartfelt compassion toward others. Since he never met a stranger the number of friends he had is countless. Those closest to him knew that he was a very special person because that is the way he always made them feel. His love and wide-ranging knowledge of music was his way of bonding with others and after talking with him for just a short while you always left him knowing a little more that you did before.And you always left with a smile. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his mother, Beulah Harrell, a son, Christopher Michael Moon, and his wife, Angela, two daughters, Karen E. Harrell, and Donna M. Black and husband, Billy, and three grandchildren, Zachary M. Black, Breanna K. Moody and Nicholas A. Black. He was preceded in death by his father, Loarn Harrell and his grand daughter, Rebecca Erryn Moon. Pallbearers will be David Seabolt, Mike Litchfield, Ralph Kenny, Robert Moody, Calvin Longshore, John Barlett, Ronnie Story and Marty Cline. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Rebecca Erryn Moon Foundation, 205 Nicholson Street, Evans, Georgia, 30809. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening, October 3, 2006 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue.
Lucille U. Houchens (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Claudia Johnson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Clara Blaylock (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Louis Silverman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ruby Hughes (FALLS CHURCH, VA)
Randal L. Avret (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ethel H. Paschal (THOMSON, Ga.)
Ruby Hughes (FALLS CHURCH, Va.)
Deborah S. Fordham (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Lee Roberson Davis (GLYNN COUNTY, Ga.)
Claudia W. Johnson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Donna Robertson (CHARLOTTE, N.C.)
Brenda Morrison (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Addison Coleman (BELVEDERE, S.C.)
Ruth Marie Gilliland (BELVEDERE, S.C.)
Daniel Nguyen (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Michael L. Harrell (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ronald D. Robertson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Brenda Morrison (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Raymond Zeigler (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
Floyd Gresham (WASHINGTON, Ga.)
Mafelda Arnett (LINCOLNTON, Ga.)
Joyce Jones Facteau (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
Landis yearns for 'more simple' life
Overtime
Former Laney standout J.K. Sabb, a linebacker for Middle Tennessee, has been named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Overtime
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Landis yearns for 'more simple' life
After two trying months marked by doping allegations, an assault on his reputation and his father-in-law's suicide, Floyd Landis doesn't wish for a stirring comeback so much as the simpler things in life.
Eagles' '60 title victory lives on
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Haynesworth suspended 5 games for kick in head
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was given a five-game suspension - the longest for on-field behavior in NFL history - for stomping on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode's head and kicking him in the face Sunday.
Philly rolls; Favre flops
PHILADELPHIA - Donovan McNabb looked like his old, scrambling self. Brett Favre looked, well, old.
3-1 Falcons know they still have problems
ATLANTA - The Falcons have one of the NFL's prettiest records at 3-1, but even the most optimistic fans know this team is not ready for the catwalk.
New book finds Mennonites thriving
In this bucolic corner of Lancaster County, Allen Hoover can use some modern conveniences approved by his church to help make his machine shop run smoothly: a telephone, a word processor and even a fax machine.
This is not the best time for Vols to visit 'Dogs
How's this for Starters?
ATHENS, Ga. - Just as he planned, Georgia quarterback Joe Tereshinski has returned from last month's high ankle sprain just in time for the Bulldogs' game against Tennessee.
Spurrier even has praise for Newton
Spurrier even has praise for Newton
COLUMBIA - South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is sure of at least one thing so far this season - the offense is better with Syvelle Newton under center.
2007 Regions Cup to feature 2 majors, expanded matches
There's nothing wrong with the Regions Cup amateur golf tournament series.
Question of the week
How many text messages do you send in a month?
Rally will focus on avoiding violence
Judge's seminar has information to keep teens safe
Up 2 speed
Too involved in school to know what was going on in the real world this past week? Here's an update:
The spotlight: Dominique Quarles
The spotlight: Dominique Quarles
With two jobs (he works at an ice cream shop and a chicken sandwich hot spot), an apprenticeship with a dentist for school credit, senior class presidency and the tennis team on his weekly agenda, it's surprising that Dominique has time for himself.
Have honest talk with boy about ex
THIS WEEK'S PROBLEM: My boyfriend and I have been going out for some time now and we have developed feelings of love for each other. Ever since I found out that his ex-girlfriend lives close to me, I've been wondering whether they still have feelings for each other.
Mini medical school gives lessons on health
Rally will focus on avoiding violence
Conflict happens. It just doesn't have to end in violence.
Have honest talk with boy about ex
Quick hits
Reviews of music and movies
The essentials
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Stuff 2 do
CONCERT AND CAR SHOW: 6-10 p.m., Augusta Common, Eighth and Reynolds streets.
Teen Spotted
Callie Whyte (left) and Kelsey Davis took a break from watching the performances at the Rockin' Rib & Music Fest to cool off with snow cones at the Augusta Common.
Judge's seminar has information to keep teens safe
What you don't know can hurt you, especially when it comes to the law:
Mini medical school gives lessons on health
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Photo: Department of Energy power conference
Sassafras Festival will have food, rides
Chick-fil-A spirit nights raise funds for elementary schools
Chocolate Festival is sweet way to spend day
Medieval banquets will honor friendship with Italian sister city
Classes promote healthful habits
Photo: Golden Harvest officers announced
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