Joseph H. Russ of Conway, 85, died Aug. 17, 2015.
Born in Hallsboro, N.C., Russ graduated from Palmer College in Charleston and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned a doctor of divinity degree
from International Seminary in Plymouth, Fla.
Russ worked as the shipping manager for Aberdeen Manufacturing in Conway and served as pastor and interim pastor at numerous churches in North Carolina and South Carolina. He served aboard the USS New Jersey and the USS Iowa during the Korean War.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ollie Edge Russ.
Survivors include two children, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.