William Harold Killian, 92, of Taylors, a retired pastor, died Feb. 17, 2015.

Born in Statesville, N.C., he received a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also did post-graduate work at Princeton, Columbia and Furman universities.

Killian was ordained to the ministry in 1946. He held pastorates in North Carolina before serving as pastor of Earle Street Baptist Church in Greenville. After retirement, he served in various capacities at New Hope Baptist Church in Mauldin, Edwards Road Baptist Church in Greenville and Taylors First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Ann Taylor Killian; four children and 10 grandchildren.