Funeral Homes in Seneca, SC

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: John Edwards (lawyer and writer), John Wilson (football player), Clarence Kay (american football player), Willie Aikens (baseball player), and Timothy M. Cain (judge).

Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,102 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Seneca Micropolitan Statistical Area (population 74,273 according to the year 2010 census), an (MSA) which includes all of Oconee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area (population 1,266,995 according to the year 2010 census).The Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate for 2004, former United States Senator from North Carolina, John Edwards, was born in Seneca. The city is the current home of United States Senator Lindsey Graham. It was named for the nearby Cherokee town of Isunigu, known to the English as "Seneca Town".

Seneca Obituaries

It was written by NRV News on October 13th, 2021 that Antoine Joseph Asselin passed away in Seneca, South Carolina.  Asselin was 71 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Antoine Joseph's life.

It was revealed by Olney E on February 4th, 2021 that Robert Gene Kunkel passed away in Seneca, South Carolina.  Kunkel was 84 years old and was born in Clifton, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Robert Gene's life.

It was noted by Mountain Messenger on February 1st, 2021 that George Hampton Harris passed away in Seneca, South Carolina.  Harris was 91 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor George Hampton's life.

It was written by Kalamazoo Gazette on August 12th, 2020 that Patricia Lillian "Pat" Janvrin (Sadula) perished in Seneca, South Carolina.  Ms. Janvrin was 79 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Patricia Lillian "Pat"'s life.

It was revealed by Dahlonega Nugget on May 13th, 2020 that Julie Sanford (Gentry) died in Dahlonega, Georgia.  Ms. Sanford was 75 years old and was born in Seneca, SC.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Julie's life.

It was reported on May 6th, 2020 that Claude E Rathgeber passed on in Seneca, South Carolina.  Rathgeber was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Claude E's life.

It was written on May 3rd, 2020 that Dennis J Dr Domark passed on in Seneca, South Carolina.  Domark was 78 years old and was born in Chicago, IL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dennis J Dr's life.

It was disclosed on October 10th, 2019 that Eunice Longworth (Dyar) died in Carmel, Indiana.  Ms. Longworth was 88 years old and was born in Seneca, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Eunice's life.

It was reported on September 24th, 2019 that Delmer Trent Nuckolls passed on in Seneca, South Carolina.  Nuckolls was 90 years old and was born in Austinville, VA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Delmer Trent's life.

It was revealed on July 3rd, 2019 that Barbara Judith Horn (Kennedy) passed away in Seneca, South Carolina.  Ms. Horn was 68 years old and was born in Stratton, NE.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Barbara Judith's life.

History

Textile mills came in to the area with the construction of a plant-and-mill village by the Courtenay Manufacturing Company in Newry, South Carolina on the Little River (Seneca River) River in 1893. A passenger terminal, several hotels, and a park were built near the railroad tracks. The J. J. The first school was built in 1874.

The official website for the city of Seneca is https://seneca.sc.us/.