Obituary: Gerald McKay

A. Gerald McKay, 81, of Timmonsville, died Sept. 28, 2014.

He was a graduate of Campbell University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. McKay was ordained into the ministry in 1966 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florence. His pastoral calling took him and his family to several churches during his tenure as a Southern Baptist minister. His South Carolina pastorates included Hebron Baptist Church in the Friendfield community, Eastside Baptist Church in McColl, and Johnsonville Baptist Church in Johnsonville. He also served churches in North Carolina.

McKay worked as a volunteer with AARP, teaching safe driving classes for many years.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Frances Hill McKay, four children, 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.