Former Pickens council member killed in accident
By Ben Robinson, Courier Staff
PICKENS — The City of Plckens will miss former water superintendent and city councilman Joel Allgood, Mayor David Owens said.
Allgood, 83, died as a result of injuries suffered in a car wreck Sunday morning at the intersection of S.C. Highway 183 and Sunset Drive, according to Pickens County Coroner Kandy Kelley.
“He was a good man,” Owens said. Owens lived close to Allgood when he was growing up in Pickens. Later, when Owens ran for city council, Allgood was a member of city council.
“There was not much he would not do,” Owens said. “People of Pickens knew they could count on Joel anytime. He was a great asset to the city.”
Owens added that he used to play on several softball teams Allgood organized.
Owens also noted that Allgood was very active in his church, a trait he passed on to his son, Eddie, who now serves as minister of music for Nine Forks Baptist Church in Dacusville.
“He was a great co-council member,” Owens remembered. “He was a good friend and a good man.”
Owens expressed sorrow for Allgood’s family.
“Our prayers are out there for all of them” Owens said.
Funeral arrangements were unavailable at press time.