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First councilwoman dies of heart failure at 58
SPARTANBURG The first woman elected to Spartanburgs City Council and the counties first female judge has died of heart failure at 58 Ellen Hines Smith native founder of Piedmont Legal Services died Sunday while reading a book She was elected in 1962 as the citys first councilwoman and also chaired Spartanburg Residential Development Corp a driver of affordable housing She is survived by her husband Lesesne Smith and was a former chief judge of Spartanburg County criminal court
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