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Ocie Rivers

Case from Florence, SC dated Dec 31, 2017

Victim Details

Ocie Rivers

Male

Florence

SC

2017-12-31

87

Ocie

Rivers

07/06/2026

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In the winter of 2018, the community of Florence, South Carolina, mourned the loss of Ocie Rivers, a man known for his charismatic ways and gentle demeanor. Born in Florence County on June 23, 1930, he was the youngest child of Reverend Alexander and Tressie McCall Rivers. Mr. Rivers answered his final call on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Educated in the public schools of Florence County, Ocie Rivers went on to serve his country in the United States Army, from which he was honorably discharg ...
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  • Ocie Rivers, age 87 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Obituary information for Ocie Rivers - Florence - Ideal Funeral Parlor
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    It's been a few years now, and it still stuns me how someone could target an 87-year-old veteran in ... ...Read More
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