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Ted Pickens Obituary
Mr. Ted Wade Pickens, 89, husband of Judy Corbin Pickens, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Born in Florala, AL, the son of the late Robert Wade Pickens and the late Rosa Lee Tew Pickens, Mr. Pickens was a graduate of Easley High School and was the retired owner and operator of Auto and Marine.
Ted loved the outdoors and tinkering with anything mechanical. He was well known for his quality of work in the family business and always had a smile on his face. He loved his family dearly and will be missed by all that loved and knew him.
Surviving, in addition to his wife of twenty-six years, are his son, Robert Dale Pickens (Susan) of Easley; his daughters, Cindy Brown (David) of England, Tammy Pickens and Donna Tudor (Dennis), both of Easley; his step-sons, Lee Smith (Ruthie) of Greenville, Adam Smith (Danielle) of Easley and Jason Smith of Greenville; his grandchildren, Kristopher Pickens, Reid Smith, Beau Smith, Jackson Smith, Ella Smith and Maddux Smith; and his step-grandchildren, Tara Neeves, Trista Ridgeway and Tony Nelson.
Memorial services will be 4:00 PM Friday, September 12, 2025 in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, Easley.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Ted to the Shriner's Children Hospital at www.shrinerschildrens.org/; or to St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org/.
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