Obituaries

Thomas George Daum, 90, of Clinton, died Aug. 10, 2017. Born Nov. 12, 1926, in Marietta, Ga., he was a graduate of Erskine College and Erskine Seminary. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He... Continue Reading »

Dock S. Rabon, 87, of Aynor, died Aug. 15, 2017. He was born June 28, 1930, and pastored at Camp Branch, Myrtle Head, Lawndale and New Home, and was the current pastor of Pleasant Union Baptist Church, where he... Continue Reading »

C. Ray Rogers, 84, of Florence, died Aug. 14, 2017. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he was a graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He formerly served Turbeville First Baptist Church in Turbeville... Continue Reading »

Rigba Conner Wolfe, 81, of Columbia, died Aug. 18, 2017. Born June 5, 1936, he served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He was ordained to the ministry in 1967 and served as a pastor of Beaver... Continue Reading »

David Franklin White Jr., of Anderson, died July 12, 2017. He grew up in Richmond, Va., and earned degrees from the University of Richmond, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Johns Hopkins University. From 1957-1966, he served as a professor... Continue Reading »

Robert Eugene Ott, 40, of Florence, died July 14, 2017. A native of North Charleston, he was a graduate Charleston Southern University. During college, he surrendered his life to full-time ministry and was ordained on July 7, 1998, and... Continue Reading »

W. James Rivers, 88, of Morehead City, N.C., died July 13, 2017. A native of Hampton, S.C., he graduated from the University of South Carolina and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received an honorary doctor of theology degree from... Continue Reading »

Benjamin “Ben” Francis Rogers Jr., 81, of Easley, died Aug. 3, 2017. Born in Travelers Rest, he was a graduate of Mars Hill College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ordained in 1966, he served churches in North Carolina, Virginia... Continue Reading »

Ray Ridgeway Jr., 73, of Anderson, died July 23, 2017. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. For 35 years, he pastored churches in Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. He served... Continue Reading »

E. Faye Garrett, of Cayce, and widow of the late Lawrence Garrett, who served as pastor in South Carolina, died July 3, 2017. Born in Piedmont, she attended Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. In addition to... Continue Reading »

Marion H. Hare, 87, of Greenville, died July 10, 2017. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., he was a graduate of Stetson University in Deland, Fla., and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Furman University awarded him an honorary... Continue Reading »