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Obituary: David LeGrand Young

David LeGrand Young, 67, of Aiken, died March 31, 2017. He was a lifelong resident of Aiken County and served as pastor at Clear Water Branch Baptist Church for the past five years. He was a member of the... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Ted Keller

Ted Leon Keller, 68, of Columbia, known for his ministry to truckers and their families, died April 6, 2017. Born in Columbia, he was an ordained minister and a member of Spring Valley Baptist Church. He graduated from Wingate... Continue Reading »

Obituary: R. Dale Cox

Roger Dale Cox, 67, of Florence, died March 28, 2017. A native of Kingstree, he graduated from Newberry College, Winthrop College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He taught in public schools across South Carolina and served as headmaster at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jack E. King Jr.

Jack E. King Jr., 79, of Laurens, died April 3, 2017. Born in Spartanburg, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a 2nd lieutenant. He attended Clemson University and Newberry College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree. He... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Stephen Aylesworth

Stephen Allen Aylesworth, 61, of Columbia, died Jan. 26, 2017. Born in New York, he had served as youth pastor of North Columbia Baptist Church for the past 34 years. He also volunteered with the disaster relief team of... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Donald Herbert Stephens

Donald Herbert Stephens, 85, of Simpsonville, died Jan. 28, 2017. Born in Liberty, he served as pastor of Kentland Park Baptist Church in Greenville, Lowndesville First Baptist Church, Reidville First Baptist Church and Durbin Creek Baptist Church. He served... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Frank Keels

Francis “Frank” Craig Keels, 65, of Greer, died Nov. 5, 2016. A native of Pinewood, he served the following Baptist churches in South Carolina: Spears Creek in Columbia, Ashley Heights in North Charleston, Hopewell in Parkers Ferry, Cheraw Baptist,... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Foster T. Givins

Foster Thomas Givins, 89, of Spartanburg, a retired Baptist minister of more than 50 years, died Feb. 10, 2017. Born May 30, 1927, in Avondale, N.C., he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and attended Mars... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jerry Brittingham

Jerry L. Brittingham, 74, died Feb. 1, 2017, in Lawrenceville, Ga. Retiring in 2006, he last served as pastor of Eason Memorial Baptist Church in Eastover and was predeceased by his wife, Jacqueline. Survivors include two daughters and five... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Tom Westmoreland

    Thomas Harn Westmoreland, 91, of Columbia, known to generations of South Carolina Baptists as the founding director of the state convention’s music department, died Dec. 23, 2016. Born Jan. 28, 1925, in Greenville, he attended Berry College... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Bill Page Jr.

William Minor “Bill” Page Jr., 96, of Greenville, died Dec. 15, 2016. Born in Spartanburg, he served as pastor for 32 years at Friendship Baptist Church, Pauline, and 29 years at Mauldin First Baptist Church, where he was a... Continue Reading »

Obituary: John Roosevelt Johnson

John Roosevelt Johnson, 84, of Charleston, died Dec. 21, 2016. Born in Charleston, he retired from the Army after 20 years of service as a master sergeant. He then earned a master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist... Continue Reading »