COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse to serving as a state legislator for over 30 years died Friday.

Kay Patterson, 93, represented the state’s 19th Senate District from 1985 through 2008 and was a member of the state House Representatives from 1975 to 1985. The South Carolina Democratic Party ...

Susan Kay “Soupe” Patterson, 55 of Alamosa, was born on April 6, 1960 and passed away on Tues., April 7, 2015 in Alamosa. Funeral services will be held on Sat., April 18, 2015, at Richardson ...