Obituary: W. James Rivers 

W. James Rivers, 88, of Morehead City, N.C., died July 13, 2017.

A native of Hampton, S.C., he graduated from the University of South Carolina and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received an honorary doctor of theology degree from Charleston Southern University.

He served in the U.S. Air Force, attaining the rank of captain, and flew 51 missions in the Korean conflict as a navigator. He later was pastor of Dutch Fork Baptist Church in Ballantine and Millbrook Baptist Church in Aiken, where he served for 29 years and was named pastor emeritus.

Survivors include his wife, Annie Julia Snelgrove Rivers, one son, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter.