James E. Holder, 82, of Gaffney, a pastor for 63 years, died Feb. 3, 2011.
Holder served numerous churches in North Carolina and South Carolina. His South Carolina pastorates included Midway Baptist Church, Gaffney, and Park Hills Baptist Church (formerly Limestone Springs Baptist Church), Gaffney. He also served as interim pastor at Nazareth Baptist Church, Blacksburg. He was a member of Park Hills Baptist Church.
He is survived by a son and a grandson. He was preceded in death by two children; his first wife, Euzelia Hamrick Holder; and his second wife, Frances Pinnix Martin Holder.