S.C. civil rights activist Willie McCleod celebrated at funeral in Rock Hill Funeral for Willie McCleod (Source: WBTV) By Rock Hill Herald and WBTV Web Staff | January 9, 2021 at 2:01 PM EST - Updated January 9 at 2:06 PM
ROCK HILL, S.C. (Rock Hill Herald/WBTV) - The life of a local civil rights icon was celebrated Saturday in Rock Hill.
The funeral for South Carolina civil rights activist Willie McCleod took place at Pineville AME Zion Church in Rock Hill.
McCleod was a member of the iconic South Carolina Friendship 9. He died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 78.