SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The City of Simpsonville is honoring a former mayor and longtime resident for his decades of service to the city on Monday morning.
Officials said the statue of Dr. Lawrence Lafayette Richardson will be dedicated in honor of his contributions to the city, which included 64 years of service as a physician and 20 years as Chairman of the Simpsonville School Board.
Dr. Richardson served as the city’s mayor for nearly 40 years over two terms, from 1917 to 1923 and again from 1928 to 1958 before his death on Aug. 9, 1958…