Pat Conroy's funeral will be open to the public

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Anderson Funeral Home, 611 Robert Smalls Parkway, Beaufort, SC 29906. The funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at St Peter's Catholic Church,70 Lady's Island Dr., Beaufort, SC 29907. Services are open to the public; his burial will be private.

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