COLUMBIA, S.C. — 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. He was 93. The ...
Congressman James E. Clyburn remembers his dear friend, state Sen. Kay Patterson, during his funeral service at Brookland Baptist Church on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com A ...
Sen. Kay Patterson, who died Friday, Dec. 13, talks to Sen. Tameika Isaac Devine, D-Columbia, and Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Hopkins during an NAACP dinner in 2022. (Provided/Jamie Devine) COLUMBIA — The ...
Kay Patterson, who rose from janitor at segregated South Carolina capitol to state senator, dies Former South Carolina Sen. Kay Patterson, who rose from cleaning offices at the segregated Statehouse ...