Obituaries

Kenneth Wayne Kirkland, 54, of Aiken, died Sept. 15, 2018. He served five years as missions director for Impact Ministries International and was associate pastor of Impact Ministries Cowboy Church for two years. He also was self-employed as a... Continue Reading »

Harold Norman Kirkland, 87, of Sumter, died Sept. 27, 2018. Born in Allendale County, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. His pastorates included First Baptist Church of Wagener and First Baptist Church of... Continue Reading »

Francis “Frank” Joseph Banas, 70, of Bonneau, died Sept. 28, 2018. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War era and later earned a master of divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist... Continue Reading »

Glenn Edgar Ailshie, 79, of Marion, died Aug. 30, 2018. He was pastor of Christian Faith Baptist Church, Marion, where he served for 33 years. He attended the University of Tennessee and Tusculum University, and was called to preach... Continue Reading »

Ramon Eugene Ergle, 82, of Aiken, died Sept. 3, 2018. Born in Aiken County, he was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College, Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as both a full-time and bivocational pastor... Continue Reading »

Earl Haskel Pitts, 93, of Simpsonville, died Aug. 22, 2018. He served in the Navy during World War II and was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He began Laurel Baptist Mission in Greenville in... Continue Reading »

Brenda Lorick Lovett, 69, of Greenville, wife for 45 years of retired pastor R. Wayne Lovett Sr., died July 14, 2018. Born in Columbia, she was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She later worked for Beaverdam... Continue Reading »

Ronald Jay Humes, 86, of Union, died July 30, 2018. A native of Indiana, he was a graduate of Bible Baptist College in Springfield, Mo. He was a retired minister of 50 years. He served churches in Indiana and... Continue Reading »

Sara Lee Turner, 98, of Greenville, widow of the late pastor A. Boyd Turner, died July 21, 2018. She attended North Greenville Academy and was a graduate of Winthrop College. She taught home economics at Everett School in Winnsboro... Continue Reading »

Howard Frank Starks, 90, of Florence, died July 11, 2018. Born in Erie, Pa., he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he was a sergeant in the Second Marine Division Band. He attended Penn State University and Indiana... Continue Reading »

Pete Cassidy, 74, of Cayce, died Aug. 4, 2018. Born in Bethune, he was a graduate of Coker College and Luther Rice Seminary. He served as pastor at Westfield Creek, Mt. Olive, Mt. Calvary, Lucas Avenue and State Street... Continue Reading »

Brenda Jean Martin Barnes, 72, a longtime ministry assistant for Beaverdam Baptist Association, died June 18, 2018. Barnes, of West Union, served the association’s churches for 29 years. She was a member of Poplar Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include... Continue Reading »