Harold Dean Patton Sr., 78, formerly of Pacolet, died March 7, 2013, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
Born in Startex, he was retired pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Belton and also served as pastor of Pacolet Road Baptist Church and Berry Memorial Baptist Church in Gaffney. He was a member of Brown’s Chapel Baptist Church in Pacolet.
Patton was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Jean Parker Patton, five children, 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Lawson Patton.