Obituaries

Jack Reid Burnette, 81, of Conway, died Feb. 2, 2018. The first 10 years of his ministry were in Colorado and North Dakota under a program with the Home Mission Board called “Tent Makers.” He served as a Baptist... Continue Reading »

Lacey Emmett Browder, 78, of St. Stephen, died April 25, 2018. A native of Salters, in Williamsburg County, he accepted the call to ministry in 1971 and attended Anderson Junior College (now Anderson University). He served South Carolina Baptist... Continue Reading »

Allen Cleveland Bratcher, 64, of Belton, died March 15, 2018. A native of Anderson County, he served in the U.S. Navy. He was pastor of Masters Baptist Church in Whitmire, was a missionary in the Dominican Republic for one... Continue Reading »

Joseph Walter Hinton, 97, of Easley, died April 5, 2018. Born in Greenville County, he was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College, Stetson University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a World War II veteran. He... Continue Reading »

Lloyd Wayne Wiggins, 84, of Abbeville, died March 18, 2018. A native of Fort Mill, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a graduate of Presbyterian College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as... Continue Reading »

Chaplain LTC Heyward Pinckney Knight, 86, of Augusta, Ga., died Jan. 29, 2018. A native of Charleston, he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950 and graduated from The Citadel, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Long Island University in Brooklyn,... Continue Reading »

Harry Spruiell Girtman, 89, of Columbia, died Feb. 17, 2018. A native of Alabama, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a draftsman during World War II. He graduated from the University of Alabama and Southern Baptist... Continue Reading »

Bobby Eugene Burriss Sr., 85, of Belton, died Feb. 11, 2018. Born in Belton, he served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He pastored several Upstate churches, most recently at River Street Baptist Church in Anderson. He... Continue Reading »

Ansel Earl Norris, 77, of Lyman, died Dec. 14, 2017. A native of Pelham, he was a retired Southern Baptist minister and a member of Burnsview Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was... Continue Reading »

Jerry K. Scott Sr., 81, of Greenville, died Jan. 4, 2018. A native of Greenville, he served as a Baptist minister for more than 58 years and pastored 11 churches. He was ordained in July 1957 at Utica Baptist... Continue Reading »

Gene Henson, 85, of Easley, died Jan. 18, 2018. A native of Williamston, he graduated from North Greenville Junior College, Furman University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife of 64 years, Exie Wilde Henson, were missionaries... Continue Reading »

Burton Eugene Williams II, 91, of Cordova, died Jan. 31, 2018. A native of Swansea, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. During his 43-year ministry, he served Southern Baptist churches in Kentucky, Ohio... Continue Reading »