Obituaries

Frank Zedick of Durham, N.C., died April 3, 2016. He was a former pastor of Durbin Creek Baptist Church and Bethany Baptist Church, both of Fountain Inn, and Dillon First Baptist Church. He also served churches in North Carolina.... Continue Reading »

Jim Wilson, of Anderson, died April 9, 2016. A member and deacon at Anderson First Baptist Church, he served as music minister in several Upstate churches over the past 60 years. He was owner of Jim Wilson Realty and... Continue Reading »

Mario Vargas, 77, of Camden, died March 17, 2016. A native of El Salvador, he studied at the Baptist Seminary in Mexico City, Mexico, and the Hispano-American Seminary in Los Angeles, Calif. Over the course of 50 years, he... Continue Reading »

Leroy McKinley Sheppard II, 45, of Spartanburg, died April 7, 2016. He served as youth and children’s minister at the Laotian Baptist Mission, and founded and directed Shepherd’s Door Ministries for over 10 years. He was a member of... Continue Reading »

Kenneth Wade Rooks, 43, of Simpsonville, died April 4, 2016. He was born in Griffin, Ga., and was a graduate of Georgia Tech and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and was teaching pastor and minister of outreach at Simpsonville First... Continue Reading »

Harold Patrick Perry, 81, of Simpsonville, died March 10, 2016. Born in Monticello, Ga., he was a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Furman University. He served as pastor of churches in Greenville and in Kentucky for 23... Continue Reading »

Cynthia Denise Morris, 55, former director of the Childhood Ministry Group of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died March 27, 2016, in Ocean Springs, Miss., from complications related to diabetes. Morris served the SCBC from 1996-2014. She was a... Continue Reading »

Richard F. Burgess, 83, of Marietta, died April 10, 2016. Born in Pickens County, he served as a minister prior to his retirement, and was a member of Cox Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Callie C. Anderson... Continue Reading »

Carlos Blease Watson, 91, of Simpsonville, died Feb. 22, 2016. He was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Theological Seminary. His pastorates included Selma, Kelleytown and New Hope Baptist churches. He also served as pastoral care minister at... Continue Reading »

David Gordon Taylor, 80, of Anderson, died Feb. 10, 2016. He attended Temple Bible College, Bob Jones and Furman University. He retired from First Baptist Church of Aynor in 1998 and was the founder of Good Shepherd Sunday School... Continue Reading »

James “Jim” Melvin Pilgrim Jr., 87, of Columbia, died Feb. 12, 2016. He served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and the Korean conflict. He was a graduate of Mississippi College and New Orleans Baptist Theological... Continue Reading »

Billy Neal Millwood, 89, of Cowpens, died Feb. 26, 2016. He graduated from Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute and was in the ministry for more than 46 years, having served 39 years at Love Springs Baptist Church, six years at... Continue Reading »