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Osteen Publisher Hubert Osteen Dies at 83 in Sumter
Hubert Du vall Osteen, editor and publisher and longtime head of Osteen Publishing Co, died after a stroke at The Tuomey Hospital. Born January 8, 1904, in Sumter, he led The Item from 1947 and oversaw growth to 22,000 circulation. He received the Order of Palmetto in 1986. Services set for Thursday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter.
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