Elderly man found dead in Townville fire

A 79-year old man was found dead inside the bedroom of his home that caught fire late yesterday morning at his South Carolina 24 home at Townville. Coroner Karl Addis says the victim, Woodrow Nalley, lived alone. An autopsy will be conducted this morning to help determine the cause and manner of Nalley’s death. It was a sheriff’s deputy on patrol who discovered yesterday morning’s fire and tried to enter the home to make an attempt at rescue. The fire is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office, Oconee County fire officials, and the state police.