Albert B. (A.B.) Parsons, 84, of Pantego, Texas, formerly of Greenwood, S.C., a retired military chaplain and pastor, died July 12, 2012, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He had been visiting in South Carolina.

Born Jan. 16, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was a 1947 graduate of The Citadel and a 1950 graduate of Southern Seminary.
He served as Baptist campus minister at Clemson University and Auburn University and as associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Charleston, prior to entering the U.S. Air Force. He held the rank of lieutenant colonel and served as a military chaplain for 25 years, retiring in 1977.
He later served as pastor at Plum Branch Baptist Church and interim pastor at Coronaca Baptist Church and Jordan Memorial Baptist Church.
He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Mae Long Parsons, in 2004.
Survivors include two daughters, four grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.