Ware Shoals in Laurens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Western Laurens Volunteer Fire Department
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2009
1. Western Laruens Volunteer Fire Department Marker
The land for this building is donated to Western Laurens County Fire District by Joseph Edwin and Francis P. O'Dell as a memorial to their son Simuel Dennis O'Dell, one of the original Western Laurens County firemen.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1795.
Location. 34° 23.183′ N, 82° 10.967′ W. Marker is in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, in Laurens County. It is on Indian Mound Road north of Brissy Rock Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ware Shoals SC 29692, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martin's Store (approx. 1.2 miles away); The William T. Jones, III Bridge (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ware Shoals High School Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ware Shoals School / Ware Shoals High School (approx. 3.2 miles away); Irvin Pitts Park / Ware Shoals (approx. 3.4 miles away); Marion P. Carnell Bridge (approx. 3½ miles away); Good Hope Baptist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Benjamin DeWitt Riegel (approx. 3.7
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Additional commentary.
1. Obituary for Edwin O'Dell
The Greenville News
September 20, 2007
Joseph Edwin O'Dell, 82, husband of Frances Puckett O'Dell of 10822 Indian Mound Road, died September 18, 2007 at Hospice House in Greenwood.
He was born in Laurens County, a son of the late Arthur and Sallie Mae Brissey O'Dell. He was a self-employed plumber and farmer and was a member of Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church. He served in World War II in the Army Air Corps.
Surviving besides his wife of the home are a daughter, Barbara O. Collins of Ware Shoals; a sister, Hilda O. Noland of Waterloo; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren
He was predeceased by his son, Simuel D. O'Dell
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Parker-White Funeral Home.
Photographed by Brian Scott, September 5, 2009
2. Western Laruens Volunteer Fire Department
2. Obituary for Francis P. O'Dell
The Greenville News
December 8, 2007
Frances Puckett O'Dell, 76, of 10822 Indian Mound Road, widow of Joseph Edwin O'Dell died Sunday at the Hospice House in Greenwood.
Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late I.B. Puckett and Bessie C. Rowe. She was a member of Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church.
Surviving are one daughter, Barbara O. Collins of Ware Shoals; one brother, Herman Nolan of Ware Shoals; one sister, Pearl Muegge of Warner Robins, Ga.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Simuel D. O'Dell.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Parker-White Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Gallagher Baptist Church, 11828 Indian Mound Rd., Ware Shoals, SC 29692 or to Hospice of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave., Greenwood, SC 29646.
— Submitted October 4, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
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