Obituary: James Blackwelder

James Pierce Blackwelder, 95, of Winnsboro, died Dec. 18, 2015.

He was born Sept. 28, 1920, in Charlotte, N.C. He graduated from Wake Forest College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and was active in the ministry for 42 years.

After serving churches in North and South Carolina, he became pastor of Stephen Greene Baptist Church in Winnsboro, where he served 26 years until his retirement in 1985.

Survivors include two sons, one daughter, six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two stepdaughters. He was predeceased by his first wife, Sarah Winget Blackwelder, and his second wife, Martha Sellers Blackwelder.