Obituaries

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 »

Vernon L. Fash, 86, of Wilmington, N.C., died June 29, 2017. He grew up in Charleston and joined the U.S. Coast Guard at age 17. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Southwestern Baptist Theological... Continue Reading »

William Lloyd Birch, 87, of Florence, a retired college professor and ordained Baptist minister who served more than 45 South Carolina churches as interim pastor, died May 29, 2017. A Louisville, Ky., native, Birch earned degrees from Georgetown College... Continue Reading »

Robert “Bob” Edward Burks, 86, of Clemson, a retired religion professor at Anderson College (now Anderson University), died May 28, 2017. He graduated from Mercer University and earned a doctoral degree in New Testament at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.... Continue Reading »

William J. “Bill” Lockaby Jr., 91, of Pickens, died June 5, 2017. Born in Greenville, he pastored churches in South Carolina and North Carolina for more than 50 years. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II... Continue Reading »

C. Wilton Maxwell, 88, Simpsonville, who served as a pastor for more than 50 years, died May 16, 2017. A native of Simpsonville, he studied at North Greenville Junior College (now North Greenville University) and earned a B.A. degree... Continue Reading »

Daniel Franklin Page, 83, of Greenville, died May 8, 2017. Born in Columbus County, N.C., he was a graduate of Chowan Junior College, Carson-Newman College and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the ministry in 1955 and... Continue Reading »

Edward Eugene Kemper, 85, of Aiken, died March 22, 2017. A native of Tennessee, he served in the National Guard for 11 years and worked at the Savannah River Plant for 42 years. He retired after 20 years as... Continue Reading »

Pete Lynwood Debruhl, 85, of Cassatt, died April 1, 2017. A native of Camden, he served as pastor of the following South Carolina Baptist churches: Beaverdam, Harmony, Calvary, Socastee, Oakey Swamp and Galivants Ferry, and also led services at... Continue Reading »