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Indigent burials rise as coroners face unclaimed bodies
Coroners in South Carolina report more unclaimed decedents as families fail to pay for funerals. Officials note budget strains, and some arrange cremations or modest burials while seeking relatives. Coroner attitudes stress dignity for all departed.
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York
Dale Saxton
York County
Saxton
South Carolina
Doug McKown
Fred Jordan
National Association of Medical Examiners
Jordan
Oklahoma
Mississippi
State Coroners Association
Gary Hargrove
Harrison County
Greenville
Charleston
Columbia
Charlotte
N.C
McKown
Charleston County
Susan Chewning
Chewing
Greenville County
Parks Evans
Evans
Richland County
Gary Watts
Watts
Greenville’s Memorial Hospital
Herman Perronni
Ose Hill Cemetery
Perronni