Funeral Homes in Beech Island, SC

Facts about the city

Beech Island is an unincorporated community of Aiken County, South Carolina in the United States. It appears to take its name from Beech Island, a nearby former island that is politically part of Georgia but geographically separated from the rest of Georgia by a river which changed its bed. It was preceded by the trading post and fort at Savannah Town.Beech Island was primarily an agricultural community before the 1950s. Cotton, wheat, corn, and soybean were the major crops. This changed with the construction of Urquhart Station Power Station and the nearby Savannah River Nuclear Project. New highways were built to accommodate the workers commuting to the Nuclear Project. Commerce grew and the community began to change. In the 1960s Kimberly Clark built a large manufacturing facility on what was once farmland creating more jobs. The boom, however, was short lived.Beech Island's most famous resident was James Brown who lived there for the last few decades of his life on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) estate. Brown is buried in the Thomas Family Home Crypt on Beech Island.The Cedars, Fort Moore-Savano Town Site, Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site, Oakland Plantation, and Zubly Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Beech Island Obituaries

It was reported on March 8th, 2018 that Teddy Clyde Vance passed away in Beech Island, South Carolina.  Vance was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Teddy Clyde's life.

It was written by Harrisburg Patriot News on August 25th, 2011 that Ethel Mabry (Kneece) perished in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Ms. Mabry was 90 years old and was born in Beech Island, SC.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ethel's life.

It was reported on August 9th, 2008 that James L Jr Drake perished in Beech Island, South Carolina.  Drake was 57 years old and was born in Tacoma, WA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James L Jr's life.

History

Another popular explanation for the name of the community comes from the fact that beech trees populate the "high-land" bluff along the Savannah River where the community is located. It appears to take its name from Beech Island, a nearby former island that is politically part of Georgia (US state) but geographically separated from the rest of Georgia by a river which changed its bed. Of course, how "high-land" was shortened to "island" is as much a mystery as the origin of the community's name. It was preceded by the trading post and fort at Savannah Town, South Carolina Town. Beech Island is an unincorporated area community of Aiken County, South Carolina County, South Carolina, United States.