A memorial service for Mr. Carl E. Langley, Jr. will be held on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 5pm at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave. SW Aiken. The family will then receive guests until 8pm. Memorial donations may be directed to Molly's Militia, PO Box 6816, North Augusta, SC 29861, The Aiken SPCA, 401 Wire Rd. Aiken, SC 29801, or Southern Care Hospice, 35 Varden Dr. #A, Aiken, SC 29803. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Downtown Aiken Coffee Club. Mr. Langley Jr., 78, area newspaperman for more than 55 years, died March 25, 2011. His remains will be cremated. A patriot, Carl loved his country and served in The United States Army during the Korean Conflict as a code breaker in Germany. Langley came to the Aiken area in 1957 as a beat reporter and rose to become an editor with the Augusta Chronicle. He retired in 1989 and joined the Aiken Standard the same year. At the Aiken Standard, Langley became well known for his Sunday columns and authorship of four books, dealing with his columns, life in general and public figures. His last book focused on 10 people who transformed Aiken. All sales proceeds from the books went to charities and sales are being handled by Howell Printing Co. Langley is survived by his daughter, Wanda H. Morgan, Allan of Aiken; two sons Carl E. Langley, III, Stephanie of Germantown, TN and Jeffrey C. Langley, Tammy of Aiken; a sister, Connie Graham, Johnny of Lake City, SC, a nephew Jay Graham, Sherry and a niece, Jennifer G. Hanna, Tony. Other survivors include nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and his best friend and companion of twenty-six years, Betty Stepler.