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Funeral services set for South Carolina firefighters killed in Helene

Chad Satcher and Landon Cale Bodie were killed after a tree fell on their fire truck while responding to a call for service during Tropical Storm Helene.

SALUDA, S.C. — We now know when funeral services will be held for two South Carolina firefighters killed during Tropical Storm Helene

Chad Satcher and Landon Cale Bodie, both of Leesville, were killed on Friday, Sept. 27, after a tree fell on their fire truck while responding to a call for service in Saluda County during Tropical Storm Helene. Both were stationed at the Circle Volunteer Fire Department.

The funeral service for Bodie will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Batesburg-Leesville High School Fine Arts Center. Interment will follow at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:30 p.m. before the service begins at the Fine Arts Center. 

Credit: Milton Shealy Funeral Home
Landon Cale Bodie

Memorials may be made to the South Carolina Firefighters Foundation, c/o Landon Cale Bodie, through PayPal, credit card, or Venmo. If you want to mail a contribution, please use the address: South Carolina Firefighters Foundation, c/o Landon Cale Bodie, PO Box 211725, Columbia, SC 29221.

Satcher's funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Batesburg-Leesville High School Fine Arts Center, with interment to follow in Ridge Crest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday at Milton Shealy Funeral Home of Batesburg.

Credit: Milton Shealy Funeral Home
Chief Chad Satcher

Memorial contributions may be made to the South Carolina State Firefighters Foundation, c/o Chad Satcher, through PayPal, Credit Card or Venmo. If you want to mail a contribution, please use the address: South Carolina Firefighters Foundation, c/o Chad Satcher, PO Box 211725, Columbia, S.C. 29221.

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