Local councils take part in state leadership training
COLUMBIA — City council members from the City of Liberty and the City of Pickens spent last week in Columbia More »
Hot-shooting Hillcrest keeps Easley winless in region play
By Bru Nimmons Sports Editor bnimmons@thepccourier.com EASLEY — Holding a 60-57 lead entering the fourth quarter of their matchup against More »
LWVOP receives empowerment grant to expand local voter education efforts
UPSTATE — The League of Women Voters of Oconee and Pickens Counties (LWVOP) is excited to announce that it has More »
PC Native Plant Jubilee returns on May 2
LIBERTY — The Pickens County Native Plant Jubilee will return for its second year Saturday, May 2, bringing together gardeners, More »
PS&L announces new leadership
PICKENS — A pair of familiar faces have been promoted to new leadership roles at Pickens Savings and Loan, the bank’s board of directors announced recently.
Roddey B. “Rod” Gettys is the bank’s new president and CEO, while Lauren M. Murphy is now executive vice president.
Gettys has worked at Pickens Saving and Loan since 2012, handling credit administration and treasury functions. Before working at PS&L, he served as a federal bank examiner with the Office of Thrift Supervision and its successor, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed being in Pickens the past seven years — it has allowed me to develop new friendships and renew old ones,” Gettys said. “Pickens Savings and Loan has operated for 99 years and is the only bank headquartered in Pickens County. We are looking forward to our next century of operation and we will continue to meet the housing and banking needs of the county.”
A graduate of Easley High School, Wofford College and the University of South
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Confederate Memorial Day planned Saturday
‘PICKENS — Confederate Memorial Day will be celebrated this Saturday, May 18, at the Hagood-Mauldin House/Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts, located at 104 N. Lewis St. in Pickens.
Jack Marlar will speak at the 11 a.m. event, which will continue a tradition started by “Miss Queen” Mauldin more than 100 years ago. Judge and Mrs. T.J. (Queen) Mauldin invited the veterans of the Confederacy to the lawns of their home to honor them and their families on the day chosen by the Ladies of the UDC in 1903 — June 3, Jefferson Davis’ birthday.
Honoring the veterans and the institution lasted for more than 40 years, until every old soldier in Pickens County had died. In 1935, only three Confederate veterans, all of them over 90 years old, were able to make it to the reunion. After a program on the front porch, dinner was served under some shade trees on the back lawn with about 75 UDC members, as well as the wives and widows of veterans attending the event.
The Pickens County Historical Society has continued the tradition of celebrating Confederate Memorial Day each May at “Miss Queen’s” home.
The house and gardens will be open all day from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. for tours.
Art show to kick off Saturday at museum
PICKENS — The Monday Night Painters will present “Artistic Impressions,” an art show opening at the Pickens County Museum this Saturday, May 18.
The Monday Night Painters are a group of Upstate artists who have painted together for more than two decades. The group includes Edith Hardaway, Carol Mann, Joe Merck, Julia Peters, Joan Potter, Jo Ann Taylor and Fred Wood. Two of the artists currently live in Pickens County, and Merck is a native of Pickens County.
The artists’ work includes watercolors, acrylics, collages, batiks and oils in a variety of sizes, subjects and techniques. Although they paint as a group, each artist has their own approach to painting. Their work has been featured at Centre Stage, Warehouse Theatre
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All-star softball game set
LIBERTY — The Foothills Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host its first annual FCA Softball All-Star Game on Monday at 6 p.m. at Liberty High School.
The game will feature players from Anderson County vs. Pickens-Oconee County high schools. The format will be a seven-inning game with a short break after the fourth inning for a speaker to share with spectators about FCA. The rain date for the game is May 21.
Pickens County players set to participate are Daniel’s Logan Craig, Haylee Rice and Makayla Sexton, Easley’s Aubrey Lewis and Addison Pitts, Liberty’s Abbey Huff, and Pickens’ Abby Hayes and Beth Hyatt.
Admission is $10, and no passes will be accepted. The event is a fundraiser to help athletes from the three counties attend FCA camps this summer.
Harden Scholarship winner named
The scholarship committee of the Cannon Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently announced Micah Jordan as the winner of the 2019 Dr John Harden Scholarship. Jordan is a senior at Pickens High School and is ranked second in his class. He is involved in his school and community through sports, committees, church and work. He has been accepted to Clemson University for the fall. He plans to obtain an undergraduate degree in bioengineering. He plans to use the degree and further education as an innovative physician. Jordan exhibits excellence in academics, attitude and achievements, according to the committee, which wishes to congratulate Jordan and recognize all applicants and wish them all much success in their careers in the health care field. Pictured, from left, are Tom Cloer, Mary Beelow, Elaine Cloer, Jordan and Diana Hancock. Not available for the picture was Carol Burnikel.
Wear them at your own risk
High heels and pointed-toe shoes have a lot to answer for. They created havoc in an entire generation of women who are now limping through life with aching backs. But for many years, this deadly footwear defined fashion.
Remember when employers had dress codes in place that required professional women to dress fashionably? Even now if you turn 
on the news you will see female newscasters wearing shoes designed for mutant feet.
They stand and shift their weight from one foot to the other, trying to find a comfortable way to stand. Next time you see “CBS This Morning,” check out Gayle King’s footwear. Comfort is not to be found. Also, Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC. I enjoy their broadcasts and their interesting interviews, but deeply sympathize with their poor mistreated feet.
How many television shows have you seen in our lifetime with the following scene: A woman is walking toward her car in a dimly lit parking garage. Her car is parked in an obscure spot on the fifth level. Her high heels click rapidly upon the concrete, but her stride is hampered by her pencil skirt. She is carrying at least two heavy shopping bags.
Lurking nearby is a menacing presence, lying in wait. He, of course always a male, maybe in a dark sedan, with the engine running and the headlights off.
As the woman opens her trunk and leans over to place her shopping bags in the car trunk, the man revs the engine and mashes the
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Courier Letters to the Editor
Wishful thinking
Dear Editor,
I want to thank the Pickens County Courier for its news story on the Hagood Mill. The grist mill and its volunteers are a local treasure we all want to see preserved as is, and I look forward to reading your articles on the meeting at county council.
I was disappointed that more than 100 attended the meeting, but the county council limited the number who could speak. This was undemocratic. I rarely go to public meetings, but when I do, I usually need to get something off my chest.
Councilman Wes Hendricks’ lecture on volunteerism was interesting. He kept saying “we the volunteers.” We the volunteers need to have it in our heart. The message was “y’all need to do this without complaining to us.” He is not volunteering. County councilmen are paid handsomely, plus they are offered medical benefits.
I would have loved them to say, “we are giving up our salaries on county council, will volunteer our time and are donating the money to the Hagood Mill,” but that would have been wishful thinking.
Elizabeth Ellenburg
Six Mile
Roscoe’s raccoon hunt
Roscoe came into my life during my middle teenage years. I am not sure where he came from — perhaps from another planet? Roscoe was a true-blood black-and-tan hound dog. I had a couple of coon hunters from our community make me an offer to purchase him just from his looks alone, not knowing if he had ever seen a raccoon or not.
In retrospect, I wish I had accepted that $2 offer. Oh well, live and learn. As time moved on, me and Roscoe became friends. We roamed around the farm, played in the lake, chased imaginary animals and so forth.
But I was beginning to get a little bit worried. Roscoe would not bark as Daddy’s other dogs did. As a matter of fact, I could not get him to bark at all. When around the cows or a mule, he would make a sound that came out as if two cats were caught in the wheels of your bicycle as you were plummeting down a 100-foot-deep ravine. Or perhaps, two opera singers clearing their voices before a big presentation of “Madame Butterfly” at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
Also, Roscoe did not get along with Daddy’s other dogs. He appeared to think he was more important than they were.
“Oh well,” I thought. “I still have a few weeks until fox and raccoon season opens. Maybe I can get his voice cleared up by then.”
Well, before I knew it, cold weather and raccoon hunting season were upon us, and I had to prove to Daddy and some of the older raccoon hunters that Roscoe was not a one-time wonder. I had to prove to them also that he knew what a raccoon looked and smelled
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Women veterans get expanded call center
The Department of Veterans Affairs has added another way for women veterans to get information about benefits and health care. Besides calling or chatting, those with questions can now text the Women Veterans Call Center. Since opening in 2013, the center has 
received 83,000 calls.
For the half million women veterans using VA health care, the call center can provide information on available resources and eligibility, and if a veteran is in crisis (homeless or at risk for suicide), she can get help there as well.
For women-centric information on health care and the services available at the VA, go online to www.womenshealth.va.gov. In the top right corner of the page is a Chat with the Call Center button. Or scroll down the right column and look at What’s New information on reimbursement of certain adoption expenses if a service-related disability has resulted in infertility, women veteran athletes, breast cancer and more. On the left side of the screen, the Health Topics A to Z cover hundreds of medical conditions.
The number of women who are sexually assaulted in the military has either risen or the number who report it has increased. One in
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Courier Obituaries 5-15-19
COACH JIMMY SATTERFIELD
EASLEY — Jimmy Earl Satterfield, head coach of Furman University’s 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship football team and member of both the South Carolina and Furman athletic halls of fame, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2019. He was 79 years old.
A native of Lancaster, he was the son of the late Rev. Walter Satterfield and the late Grace Satterfield.
Coach Satterfield graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1962 with a B.A. degree in history and English, and was awarded a M.A. in education from USC in 1968. He spent 21 years as a member of Furman’s coaching staff, serving as an assistant for 13 seasons (1973-85) and head coach for eight years (1986-93). He led the Furman Paladins to 16 winning seasons, nine Southern Conference Championships, and the 1988 NCAA I-AA national championship — the first by a SoCon school. His combined head coaching record spanning 21 seasons at Eau Claire, Irmo and Lexington high schools and the collegiate level was 189-63-8.
Satterfield loved his community, family and friends, but most of all spending time with his grandsons. He had a passion for sports, playing cards, gardening and antique cars. He was a member of Easley First Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Sara Ann Funderburk Satterfield; a son, Michael Shaun Satterfield of Easley; two daughters, Sydney Hilton Garrett (Todd) of Easley and Lee Ann Satterfield (Patrick Steel) of Washington, D.C.; three brothers, Jerry, Steve and Tim Satterfield; and four grandsons, Hayden Todd Garrett (Anna), Adam Hilton Garrett, Jack Reilly Steel and Conor James Steel.
Memorial services were held on May 11 at Easley First Baptist Church, with Rev. Dr. John Adams officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Coach Jimmy Satterfield Athletic Scholarship Fund at the Furman University Development Office, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613.
Condolences may be expressed online at robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Powdersville Road, which is assisting the family.
DIANN GAIL L. WILSON
CENTRAL — Diann Gail Lykins Wilson, 74, wife of William Wilson, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
She was born in Huntington, W.Va., on July 25, 1944, a daughter of Orin and Clara Clark Lykins.
Gail was an accountant for many years, retiring from Ohio Gear/Richmond Gear in Liberty. She had many interests. She enjoyed raising puppies, camping, raising her grandchildren and Facebook.
Gail is survived by her loving husband of nearly 57 years; son, Jeffrey Todd Wilson (Radna) of Hendersonville, Tenn.; daughters, Tina Renee Parker (Stephen) of Pickens and September Wages; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Dolores June Toney of Central.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Andy Lykins; and a sister, Idella Benge.
Gail’s family would like to give special thanks to their hospice nurse, Melissa, for the love and care she showed to each member of her family
Funeral services were held on May 10 at the Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Gail’s memory to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
Messages of condolence may be expressed at robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at the Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home in Central.
DANNY LEON RACKLEY
BELTON — Danny Leon Rackley, 69, of 2603 Cheddar Road, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at his home.
Danny was born Jan. 27, 1950, to J.C. and Hazel Rackley. He was a USMC Vietnam veteran and retired self-employed paint
