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Obituary: Jennings Putnam

Jennings Putnam, of Inman, died Aug. 31, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. A member of the South Carolina National Guard, he was a graduate of North Greenville College, Mid-Atlantic Bible College, and Mid-Atlantic Seminary. During his 40 years in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Rupert Guest

Rupert Earl Guest, 90, of Spartanburg, died Aug. 11, 2020. He was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College and Furman University, and was an Air Force veteran. He served as pastor of Arch Street and Abner Baptist churches.... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ned Duncan

Ned Lee Duncan, 80, of Reevesville, died July 10, 2020. A native of Marion, N.C., he attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and pastored churches in North and South Carolina. He also served as a foreign missionary to South America... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sam Catoe

Samuel G. “Sam” Catoe, 73, of Kershaw, died Aug. 19, 2020. Born in Camden, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was also a missionary with the International Mission Board in Benin, Africa, and Paris,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Mike Bell

Charles Michael “Mike” Bell, 75, of Inman, died Sept. 2, 2020. A native of Campobello, he was a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a U.S. Army veteran and later served as a newspaper editor, truck... Continue Reading »

J.I. Packer, renowned theologian and author, dies

James Innell (J.I.) Packer, a world-renowned theologian and author, died July 17, 2020. He was 93. “He exemplified the best of the Christian intellectual tradition, continuing the trajectory that can be traced through Athanasius, Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Robert Wilkins Kirby Jr.

Robert Wilkins Kirby Jr., 72, of Gaffney, died Aug. 8, 2020. Born in Gaffney, he was a graduate of Gardner-Webb University, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Lake Charles Bible College. He served as pastor of several Baptist churches in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Pat Johnson

Patterson Smith “Pat” Johnson, 94, of Spartanburg, died Aug. 9, 2020. He was a graduate of Carson-Newman College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He held several church pastorates before serving with his wife as missionaries for 10 years in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Earl D. Crumpler

Earl D. Crumpler, 86, of Greenville, died July 27, 2020. A native of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., he was a graduate of Wake Forest University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served several churches as pastor, including North Trenholm in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: David “Wayne” Crosby

David “Wayne” Crosby, 78, of Columbia, died July 18, 2020. He served as a youth director and associate pastor of various churches, and was childcare administrator of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, Epworth Children’s Home, Baptist Home of Kentucky and... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sandra Corder

Sandra Sue Elliott Corder, 83, of Greenville, died Aug. 6, 2020. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., she served as a trustee for The Baptist Courier in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Survivors include her husband of 65 years,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Harold D. “Bo” Coleman

Harold “Bo” Coleman, 87, of Rock Hill, died Aug. 8, 2020. He was a graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served churches in Virginia, Alabama, and South Carolina — including First Baptist, Rock Hill, and... Continue Reading »