Gene Price

The Baptist Courier

Cannon Eugene Price Jr., 82, of Anderson, a retired pastor and educator, died Oct. 31, 2010, at the Rainey Hospice House.

Born April 10, 1928, in Greenville, he was a graduate of North Greenville College, Furman University, Southeastern Seminary and Southern Seminary. He also received a master’s degree from Western Carolina University.

Price pastored churches in North Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, and South Carolina. In the Upstate, he served as pastor at Starr Baptist Church, Princeton Baptist Church, Dorchester Baptist Church, and Asaville Baptist Church. Following retirement, he served several local churches as interim pastor.

Price was the founder of Price Driving School, and was an income tax preparer. He was a member of Pope Drive Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Grace K. Price, two children, four grandchildren and a great-grandson.