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“I’ll retire when the devil retires.” Gary Harthcock faithfully lived out his famous words on four continents and in multiple avenues of service. Friends recalled Harthcock’s watchword upon his death Jan. 5 at age 97 of an abdominal aortic... Continue Reading »
Robert G. Norris Jr., 79, of Anderson, died Nov. 28, 2016. A native of Anderson, he served in the U.S. Army National Guard and worked with Owens Corning Fiberglas for 42 years. After retirement, he worked for Anderson County... Continue Reading »
Joel P. Jenkins Sr., 90, of Piedmont, died Nov. 13, 2016. Born in Greenville, he was a member of Easley First Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He attended Southeastern and Erskine seminaries... Continue Reading »
William Kenneth “Billy” Metters Sr., 86, of Asheboro, N.C., died Dec. 12, 2016. A graduate of Fruitland Baptist Bible College, he retired from the ministry after serving for three decades as pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Spartanburg. He... Continue Reading »
George Jefferson White, 84, of Anderson, a retired minister, died Oct. 16, 2016. Born in Columbus, Ga., he was a graduate of Trinity Bible College and Georgetown College. He attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and earned a Th.M. degree... Continue Reading »
Homer Leroy Stewart, 88, of Six Mile, a retired pastor, died Oct. 27, 2016 at AnMed Health in Anderson. Born in Six Mile, he was a member of Six Mile Baptist Church and was a U.S. Navy SeaBees veteran... Continue Reading »
Donald Paul Carr Sr., 86, of Inman, a retired minister, died Nov. 8, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. A native of Bangor, Maine, he served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, as a pastor, and had a... Continue Reading »
Maurice Bernard “Bobby” Morrow Jr., 87, of Gaffney, died Oct. 25, 2016. Morrow graduated from Furman University in 1951 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956. He graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a master of... Continue Reading »
Joseph Ray Batson, 90, of Suwanee, Ga., died Sept. 3, 2016. Born July 3, 1926, in Sumter County, S.C., he graduated from North Greenville College, Carson Newman College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His early years in the ministry... Continue Reading »
William F. West Jr., of Laurens, a retired minister and English professor, died Aug. 5, 2016. He was ordained into the ministry upon graduation in 1944 from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Throughout his lifetime, he served as a full-time... Continue Reading »
Helen Elizabeth Goodwin Roberts, 90, of Greenville, widow of former Baptist Courier editor John E. Roberts, to whom she was married for 61 years, died Aug. 24, 2016. Born June 28, 1926, she graduated from Greenville High School in... Continue Reading »
Hector Lee Rodriguez, 60, of Lexington, died June 10, 2016. He was born Aug. 28, 1955, in Wisconsin and was a graduate of Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Mich., where he earned a degree in pastoral studies and foreign... Continue Reading »
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