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Obituary: Mickey Campbell

Michael Lee “Mickey” Campbell, 71, of Easley, died May 11, 2019. A Greenville native and U.S. Army veteran, he was a retired plant manager and minister. Campbell served as pastor at Friendship Baptist Church as well as Mount Pisgah... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Freddy Garner

Freddy Dean Garner, 70, of Powdersville, died April 27, 2019. Born in Anderson County, he was pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church, Conway; Carolina Baptist Church, Green Sea; and most recently Riverview Baptist Church, Powdersville, where he served for nearly... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Mary Lib Causey

Mary Elizabeth “Mary Lib” May Causey, 80, of Statesville, N.C., and wife of former South Carolina pastor Jack Causey, died May 1, 2019. A native of Meridian, Miss., she and her husband began their ministry together at First Baptist... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Curtis W. Cameron Sr.

Curtis William Cameron Sr., 85, of Lancaster, died March 22, 2019. A native of Great Falls, he studied at Columbia International Bible College, Baptist College of Charleston (now Charleston Southern University), and Mid-Atlantic Bible College. He served as pastor... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sarah Francis Wilson Webb

Sarah Francis Wilson Webb, 89, of St. Matthews, wife of the late Rev. James L. Webb, died March 25, 2019. Born in Williamston, she was a graduate of Furman University and served with her husband in the U.S. Army,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Sam Pittman

Samuel “Sam” McDaniel Pittman, 90, of Texas, longtime Southern Baptist pastor and denominational executive, died Feb. 16, 2019, following a lengthy illness. A native of Greenville, he was a graduate of Furman University (where he played football on a... Continue Reading »

Obituary: David Mack Haynie

David Mack “Diesel” Haynie, 77, of Belton, died March 22, 2019, after an extended illness. A native of Belton, he attended Anderson College and Erskine College, and was a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He supported his growing... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Dusty Bradshaw

Vernon “Dusty” William Bradshaw Jr., 56, of Summerville, died March 23, 2019, at Palmetto Heart Center, Columbia. A native of Gastonia, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was a graduate of Gardner-Webb University and... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Dan Boineau

George Daniel “Dan” Boineau, 90, of Barnwell, died March 26, 2019. He served in the Air Force from 1951 until 1954 in the 40th Fighter Interceptor Squadron in Japan. He accepted the Lord while in Japan and dedicated the... Continue Reading »

Warren Wiersbe, ‘one of evangelicalism’s giants,’ dies

Warren Wiersbe, an author and pastor credited with influencing thousands of preachers toward biblical exposition, died May 2. He was 89. “I first heard Dr. Wiersbe at a Bible conference” in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the early 1960s, said Jerry... Continue Reading »

Obituary: James P. Stokes

James P. Stokes, 92, of Seneca, died Feb. 7, 2019. A native of Greer, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served Baptist churches in Bethune and Blacksburg and was senior pastor at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Morgan Barrett “M.B.” Lamb Jr.

Morgan Barrett Lamb Jr., 89, of Winter Garden, Fl., died Feb. 24, 2019. A native of Edgefield, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and was ordained into the ministry July 27, 1952, in Augusta, Ga. He was a graduate... Continue Reading »