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🌱 Patch AM: Easley and Upstate communities mourn Kenneth Brazeale and other loved ones

Also check out Rifle Ascension- Dec 19 on the Easley Patch calendar

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  • Easley and Upstate communities mourn Kenneth Brazeale and other loved ones

Also on today's calendar: Experience A Christmas Carol Like Never Before and 6 more events.

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And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Annmarie B.!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cooler with rain and drizzle, with a high of 52 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 30.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Obituaries 12-17-2025 (thejournalonline.com) — Friends and neighbors may want to note the passing of Kenneth Paule Brazeale of Easley, 86, whose service was recently held at Waycross Community Church. The obituary list also remembers several other Upstate residents from Greenville, Anderson, Belton, Pelzer, Williamston, and Seneca, with details on their lives, families, and funeral arrangements.
   

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