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Obituary: Landrum Reece

Landrum Burton Reece, 85, of Williamston, died Oct. 18, 2020. Born in Greenville, he was called to the ministry in 1958. He served as pastor of numerous Baptist churches throughout the Upstate of South Carolina and was a member... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jimmy Fanning

James R. “Jimmy” Fanning Jr., 74, of Gaston, died Oct. 19, 2020. A native of the Pinehill Community of Orangeburg County, he was a Southern Baptist minister for 50 years, serving eight South Carolina Baptist churches in Orangeburg, Aiken,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ed Bolton

Edwin H. Bolton, 92, of Spartanburg, father-in-law of Spartanburg First Baptist pastor Don Wilton, died Sept. 16, 2020. A native of Durban, South Africa, he studied at the Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa, and served as pastor of... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Robert L. Deaton

Robert Lee “Bob” Deaton, 87, of Duncan, died Nov. 16, 2020. A native of Pageland, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and also studied at the Princeton Institute of Theology of Princeton Theological... Continue Reading »

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 »