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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 »

Obituary: John C. Muller

John C. Muller, 77, of Gilbert, director of missions for Edisto Baptist Association, died July 10, 2020. A native of Ehrhardt, he served in the U.S Air Force and later attended Western Oklahoma State College, the University of Illinois,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Charles Alvin Hamlin

Charles Alvin Hamlin, 93, of Liberty, died June 5, 2020. He earned a master’s degree in theology from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and served in the U.S. Navy. He also served for 48 years as director, interim pastor... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ray Lee Thompson Jr.

Ray Lee Thompson Jr., 79, of Anderson, died May 5, 2020. A native of Monroe, N.C., he attended Furman University, where he met his future wife, Nena, and later attended the University of South Carolina. Sports were a big... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Harold Walter Syfrett

Harold Walter Syfrett, 96, of Walterboro, died April 13, 2020. A native of Orangeburg, he was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College, Wofford College, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was instrumental in helping to begin what... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Carl E. Tolbert

Chaplain Col. Carl E. Tolbert, 91, of Summerville, died May 9, 2020. A native of Oklahoma, he was a graduate of the University of Texas, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and East Texas State College. He joined the U.S. Army... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ron Jackson

Ronald “Ron” Bryan Jackson Sr., 77, of Gaffney, died June 4, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he became a Christian at age 12, and was a graduate of Baptist College of Charleston; New Orleans Theological Seminary; Southern Baptist Center for... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Charles Alvin Hamlin

Charles Alvin Hamlin, 93, of Liberty, died June 5, 2020. Born in Pickens County, he was a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He served in the U.S. Navy and later in several capacities at churches in Louisiana,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: William Kenneth Bagnal Jr.

Chaplain Col. William Kenneth Bagnal Jr., USA (Retired), 88, of Raleigh, N.C., died June 7, 2020. A native of Florence, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was pastor of Sardis Baptist Church,... Continue Reading »