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Mr. Samuel Jones English

Samuel Jones English, 66, of Aiken died March 26 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday at Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dewayne Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at 12:00 PM at Westview Cemetery. He was born in Warrenton, GA to the late Walter A. English and Vera Pilgrim Valiruso. He owned Sam English Grading, Inc.

Mr. Louis Steven Diaz

Mr. Louis Steven Diaz, 49, of Dogwood Rd., New Ellenton, beloved husband of Gayle Cherry Diaz, and father of Justin Kyler Adkinson Diaz, died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at University Hospital, Augusta, GA. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 AM at Shellhouse-Rivers Funeral Home, 715 East Pine Log Rd., Aiken, S.C., 29803.

Mrs. Lina Keesee Coleman

A memorial service for Mrs. Lina Keesee Coleman, age 92, will be held at Fairview Presbyterian Church in North Augusta, Tuesday, March 29, at 3 PM. The Rev. Robert Fuller will officiate the service following a private burial at Mr. of Olives Cemetery in Johnston. The family will receive friends following the service in the church social hall. Memorials may be mad to Fairview Presbyterian Church, 1101 Carolina Avenue, North Augusta, SC 29841. Bland Funeral Home of Johnston is in charge of arra...

Mr. U. H. Pittman, Jr.

Mr. U. H. Pittman, Jr., of Phillips Dr., Martinez, GA., beloved husband of Mrs. Marian S. Pittman of 55 years, entered into rest on Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Port Bridge Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at Warren Baptist Church with Dr. David Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Mr. Remer E. Dasher Retired Supervisor

Mr. Remer E. Dasher, 87, husband of Mrs. Cubia Stephens Dasher of Rocky Creek Rd., Augusta, entered into rest Saturday, March 26, 2005 in the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11 AM, from Fleming Baptist Church with Reverend Billy Atkins and Elder John S. Mikell officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.

Mrs. Betty Jenkins Beckum Co-Owner, Beckum Jewelers

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on Friday, March 25, 2005, at her residence, Mrs. Betty Jenkins Beckum, beloved wife of Mr. William Beckum. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., today, Monday, March 28, 2005 at Trinity on-the-Hill United Methodist Church. Rev. Steve Dodson officiating. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park.

Mrs. Hazel Justice Lamb Dyches

Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Hazel Justice Lamb Dyches will be Wednesday at 11:00 AM in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Wednesday, from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM at Hatcher Funeral Home, U. S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, S.C.

Mrs. Estella E. Murray Richmond Co. Bd. Of Education Retiree

Mrs. Estella Evans Murray entered into rest Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 28, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at B.A. Williams Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dr. Macie B. King and Rev. J.C. Phinizy officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Garden.

Mr. Robert Stumpf

Mr. Robert "Bob" Thomas Stumpf, 53, of Aiken, SC, died Saturday night, March 26, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta, GA. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced. Visit www.GeorgeFuneralHomes.com to sign the online condolence register and view the complete obituary. George Funeral Homes, Southside Chapel, 3175 Whiskey Rd., Aiken, SC

Mrs. Eldina Y. Craven

Funeral services for Mrs. Eldina Y. Craven, 79, of Silver Bluff Road, Aiken, SC, who died March 26, 2005, will be conducted Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home. Dr. R. Larry Brown and Rev. Larry Gregory officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Craven was a native of Williston, SC having made the North Augusta area her home for the past 60 years. She was a Baptist and the wife of the late Mr. James Craven.

Mr. Roger G. Perkins

Memorial Services for Mr. Roger G. Perkins, 68, of Dorr Street, North Augusta, SC, who died March 24, 2005, will be conducted this Monday evening at 6 o'clock in the Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home with Military Honors. Chaplain Steve Munson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the memorial service.

Mrs. Bessie L. E. Coley

Mrs. Bessie L. E. Coley, daughter of Mrs. Beatrice Jones, entered into rest on Sunday, March 27, 2005 at Doctor's Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Mr. James Nichols

Mr. James Kenneth "Ken" Nichols, age 51, beloved husband of Mrs. Rebecca Newman Nichols, entered into rest Thursday, March 24, 2005 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta. A memorial service will be held 6:30 PM (today) Monday evening, March 28th, 2005 at Westside Christian Church with Rev. Jim Joiner officiating.

Mrs. Sharon Hansen Love Retired Secretary

Mrs. Sharon Hansen Love, 62, of West St., Thomson, entered into rest March 26, 2005 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of John Love. Mrs. Love was born in Council Bluffs, IA, lived in the Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN area before moving to Thomson, GA over 20 years ago. She was retired as a Secretary from BMA Dialysis. Mrs. Love was a member of Fishing Creek Baptist Church in York, S.C. and was a former member of First Baptist Church, Thomson.

Dr. Baldev Bariana Singh

Dr. Baldev Bariana Singh, born on April 18, 1933, was entered into rest Saturday, March 26, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Molly; his daughter, Mary Elizabeth; his brother, Dr. Gotal Singh Bariana, of Vancouver, Ontario, Canada; and his sister, Mohinder Kaur Bains, who is currently living in England. He earned his dental degree at the University of Bombay in 1955 and served as Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Anatomy and Oral Pathology. He also served as Clinical Instructor of...

Mrs. Margie Burton J.C. Penney Co. Department Manager

Mrs. Margie Burton of N. Church Court, entered into rest Sunday, march 27, 2005 at University Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Mr. William E. Jones, Jr.

Memorial services for William E. Jones. Jr. 73 of Amity-Woodlawn Rd. will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Greenwood Baptist Church. Military honors will also be accorded. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Lindsey Jones; daughters, Mary Christine Murphy, Augusta, and Stefanie Wooten, Fairburn; son, John W. Owen, Grovetown; brothers, Sammy R. Jones, Rayle and Bobby Jones, Mitchell, Ga.; mother- in- law, Mrs. Delores Lindsey, Lincolnton and three grandchildren.

Ms. Janet Elizabeth Lectka

Funeral services for Ms. Janet Elizabeth Lectka, 61, who died Saturday, will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Oconee Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at McCommons Funeral Home. Survivors include her parents, William D. Lectka, Sr., Nellie Frances Adams Lectka; sister, Joan L. and Davie Price and a brother, William Donald, Jr. and Patricia Lectka.

Mrs. Dorothy Clark

AIKEN, SC Mrs. Dorothy Herron Clark, 69, of Lander Lane, died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 29, 2005 at 3:00 PM at South Aiken Presbyterian Church with The Reverend Dr. John L. Frye officiating. Interment will follow in Southlawn Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Aiken, Mrs. Clark was a daughter of the late John Fredrick and Nancy Elizabeth Higgingbottom Herron. She was a member of South Aiken Presbyterian Ch...

Mrs. Janet Miller

Mrs. Janet Alice Thompson Miller, 74, of Parkway South, widow of John Allen Miller, died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Shadow Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Funeral arrangements will be announced. Please visit our online registry at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com.