Former Aiken County lawmaker dies at 92, remembered for ‘lifetime of service’

Former longtime Aiken County state lawmaker Roland Smith was laid to rest on Saturday, remembered by Gov. Henry McMaster for his “lifetime of service.”

Smith died at age 92 on June 30.

Smith was born Feb. 26, 1933, in Aiken. A Korean War veteran, Smith was a retired rural mailman, minister and businessman who was elected to represent District 84 in the South Carolina House in 1988 and retired in 2014 after serving more than two decades…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS