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- The Augusta Chronicle (GA)
February 1, 1995
Mr. Alexander Cheves Haskell Jr., of 4275 Owens Road, Evans, died Monday, Jan. 30, 1995, at his residence. He was 89.
Mr. Haskell, a native of Lynchburg, Va., was a retired dairyman and an Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of Porter Military Academy, Charleston, S.C., and of Clemson College, and received his master's degree from University of Missouri. He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he served on the Vestry. Mr. Haskell farmed in Aiken and Richmond counties and was co-owner and operator of Haskell's Dairies. He had served as a Boy Scout leader and had been director of First State Bank of Belvedere.
Mr. Haskell organized Belvedere Fire Department and served as the first commissioner. He was a member of Beech Island Agricultural Club, Pinnacle Club, Historic Augusta, Richmond County Historical Society and other historical societies. He was a member of Rotary Club of Augusta for 58 years and was a Paul Harris Fellow. Mr. Haskell was recently made an honorary member of Rotary Club of Augusta.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Jones Haskell; a son, Alexander C. Haskell III, Birmingham, Ala.; two daughters, Alice H. Sanders, Beech Island, and Ann Willis Haskell, Charlotte, N.C.; and eight grandchildren.
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February 2, 1995
For those of you who are quite new to the community, the name Alex Haskell may be a new one. Actually, it is a name that's been around here for a long time.
Alex died this past week. His death leaves a void in the history of North Augusta because Alex was one of its quiet, productive citizens.
Having moved to his historic home, Belvedere Farms, Alex witnessed a home in Belvedere burn down. This was most upsetting to him and he immediately organized the Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department. He was the first commissioner and saw to it the department was legally constituted with definite boundaries. And today that fire district has grown and serves primarily because of Alex Haskell's foresight.
Always interested in the activities of North Augusta and Belvedere, he worked with the City of North Augusta as it grew. Alex was a faithful member at North Augusta Chamber of Commerce breakfast meetings. He was interested in the community and what was happening.
He was a director of the First State Bank in Belvedere, was president of the Aiken County Farm Bureau and a Boy Scout leader.
Alex with his father and brothers established Haskell's Dairies and for 60 years delivered probably the finest dairy products in the area. Those were the days before big conglomerates. Milk was delivered to homes in glass bottles sealed with cardboard caps. In 1965, when North Augustans were raising $50,000 to buy Our Lady of Peace Church for Nancy Carson Library, it was Haskell's Dairies who printed and provided half-pint milk cartons which served as banks for hundreds of school children.
His fondness for books found Alex making his biggest contribution. Alex, and his wife Betty, contributed the land on which Nancy Carson Library and Belvedere/North Augusta Rescue Squad are now situated. His largesse in providing land made it possible for North Augusta to have one of the finest library facilities in the area.
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: A . Haskell
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1905
Death Date: 30 Jan 1995
SSN: 257485748
Enlistment Date 1: 25 Dec 1941
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