Nathan J. Neely, 82, of Lancaster, pastor of Mitford Baptist Church in Great Falls, died March 14, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center.
Born May 27, 1927, in Great Falls, he was a graduate of Clear Creek Bible College and Luther Rice Seminary. He was a pastor for 50 years, having served churches in Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee and North Carolina. In addition to Mitford Baptist Church, his South Carolina pastorates included Glenwood Heights Baptist Church in Lancaster, North Cheraw Baptist Church, and Eunity Baptist Church in Cheraw.
Survivors include his wife, Zevie H. Neely, a daughter, three grandsons and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons.