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Courier Obituaries 10-31-18
STEVEN ALLEN SMITH
PICKENS — Steve A. Smith, 62, husband of Sherri Vanessa Lyda Smith, passed from this life Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, at his home.
Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Bruce Smith Jr. and Lee 
Anna Posey Smith. Steve was a carpenter and a member of Gap Hill Church of God.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years of the home, Sherri; daughters, Jessica (Jason) Swaynghame of Pickens and Vanessa Smith (ShaneBagwell) of Pickens; grandchildren, Logan, Hunter, Jenna, Emily and Elijah; and a brother, Derrill (Laurie) Smith of Pickens.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services were held on Oct. 27 in the chapel of Mountain View Funeral Home. Burial followed at Holly Springs Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Kindred Hospice, 1704 East Greenville, Street, Suite 1C, Anderson, South Carolina 29621.
Mountain View Funeral Home is serving the Smith family.
GLADYS JOHNSON
LIBERTY — Gladys Cooper Johnson, 93, of 935 Anderson Drive, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018.
Born in Liberty, she was the widow of Carl Lee Johnson and a daughter of the late Jeff and Viola Alexander Cooper.
She was retired from Singer and was a member of Calumet Baptist Church.
Surviving are four sisters, Lillian Odom, Betty Bowman, Shelba Owen and Faye Suddeth, all of Liberty. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Ophelia “Johnie” Cooper and Jeffie Jones, and three brothers, Lloyd, Robert “Bob” and Floyd Cooper.
Funeral services to honor the life of Mrs. Johnson will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, in the Liberty Mortuary chapel. Burial will follow at M.J. Dolly Cooper State Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from noon-1 p.m. at the mortuary.
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Blue Flame survive must-win game to earn playoff berth
By Rocky Nimmons
Publisher
rnimmons@thepccourier.com
WILLIAMSTON — They say football is a game of inches, and that was never more true than it was Friday night as the Pickens Blue Flame collectively held their breaths when Palmetto Mustang kicker Francisco Cortez lined up to attempt a 46-yard field goal in the waning second of the contest.
If the ball found its way through the uprights, Pickens’ season would have come to an end, but if it didn’t, the Blue Flame would have earned their spot in the Class 4A playoffs.
The tension was at an all-time high as the teams lined up. Pickens had shown great heart all night, battling the Mustangs tooth and nail from start to finish, and it all came down to this one play.
Like something from a movie, time seemed to go into slow motion as the ball was snapped and Cortez made his approach. As it was kicked, all eyes followed it through the air. Going end over end, the ball was on path and it looked as if the Flame’s season was going to be over.
As the pigskin tumbled through the air and started its downward path, no one in the stadium was sure if it had the distance, and as it fell just inches short, the Pickens sideline erupted when the referees under the goal posts signaled no good, giving the Blue Flame a 29-27 victory and a fourth-place finish in Region I-4A.
“That was unbelievable. With everything that went against us, that was amazing,” Pickens head coach Chad Smith said after the game. “To have everything that happened and to fight through adversity and to beat a very good football team, it was amazing.”
The game was as close statistically as the finish indicated, with the Blue
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Devils come from behind to top Pats, make postseason
By Clay Counts
Special to The Courier
claycounts21@yahoo.com
POWDERSVILLE — With everything on the line, the Liberty Red Devils 
overcame a halftime deficit to wrap up a fourth-place region finish and their third consecutive playoff trip with a 21-13 victory at Powdersville in last week’s regular-season finale.
In a game moved up a day to Thursday due to the threat of poor weather, the Devils bounced back from a disappointing 22-6 loss to Pendleton the week before to extend their season and earn a trip to Region III-3A
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Easley season comes to end with road loss
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
ejolley@thepccourier.com
LAURENS — It was a case of win and advance to the playoffs or lose and go home Friday night as Easley and Laurens battled at K.C. Hanna Stadium.
Unfortunately for the visiting Green Wave, mistakes, missed opportunities and too much of Laurens fullback Duane Martin led to a 42-12 Raider win, ending Easley’s season.
The 6-foot-1, 228-pound Martin rushed for three touchdowns in the game.
With the loss, the Green Wave finish 4-6 overall and 3-4 in Region I-5A. An
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Lions drop first game with region title on the line
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — Down 14 points in the fourth quarter on Friday night, the 
Daniel Lions faced a situation they hadn’t seen all season against the Belton Honea-Path Bears.
The Lions had been dominant all season in winning their first eight games, but for the first time, they faced a second-half deficit with the region title on the line, and they needed to
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Tigers hand FSU biggest home loss
Courtesy ClemsonTigers.com
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Freshman Trevor Lawrence threw for four touchdowns as No. 2 Clemson rolled its way to a 59-10 victory over Florida 
State on Saturday afternoon, marking the first time in program history that the Tigers posted back-to-back wins at Doak Campbell Stadium.
With the win, Clemson retained its undefeated status, moving to 8-0 (5-0 ACC) on the season, while the Seminoles fell to 4-4 overall and 2-4 in conference play.
With four touchdowns against Florida State, Lawrence broke Deshaun Watson’s school record for single-season passing touchdowns by a true freshman, recording 16 so far this year. Lawrence finished the game with a
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Courier Legals 10-31-18
NOTICE OF SALE
(Case #2018-CP-39-00588)
By virtue of an Order of Foreclosure in the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, granted in the case of Randy Wayne Beaty, Sr. vs. Candice Jewell Aiken, aka Candi Aiken, individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Christie Seay Aiken Head, aka Jewel Christine Seay Head, aka Christine S. Head, aka Christie S. Head, deceased; The Department of the Treasury-Internal Revenue Service; and the State of South Carolina Department of Revenue, Daniel E. Hunt, Special Referee for Pickens County, will sell on November 5, 2018 at 11 o’clock a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse, Pickens, South Carolina, to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit:
“ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the State of South Carolina, County of Pickens, being shown and designated as
Courier Notice to Creditors 10-31-18
The publisher shall only be liable for an amount less than or equal to the charge for the space of the item in error in the case of errors in or omissions from any advertisement, and only for the first incorrect insertion.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the
Courier Trespass Notices 10-31-18
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing. All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or
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