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Obituary: Mike Cothran

Stephen Michael Cothran of Pendleton, 64, died Aug. 13, 2015 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, he graduated from Anderson College in 1971, Clemson University in 1974, and Trinity Theological Seminary in 1979 with a master of... Continue Reading »

Obituary: James T. Sloan

James T. Sloan, of Woodruff, a long-serving pastor and director of missions, died June 23, 2015. He was a graduate Luther Rice Bible College and Seminary and received a doctorate in theology from International Bible Institution Seminary and Bible... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Berlin Myers

Berlin George Myers, 98, of Summerville, a cofounder of the Baptist College of Charleston in the early 1960s (today, Charleston Southern University), died July 8, 2015. He was the retired mayor of Summerville, a lumberman and a Normandy Invasion... Continue Reading »

Obituary: George Edward Lowe Sr.

George Edward Lowe Sr., 68, of Myrtle Beach, died June 18, 2015. Lowe was pastor of University Baptist Church in Conway. He previously served as pastor of Bear Swamp Baptist Church in Lake View and Sharon Baptist Church in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Mitch Gambrell

James Mitchell “Mitch” Gambrell, 62, of Williamston, died May 23, 2015. Born in Ware Shoals, he was pastor of Big Creek Baptist Church and formerly served as pastor at Fork Shoals Mill Baptist Church and Calhoun Falls First Baptist... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Fred Hammett Brown

Fred Hammett Brown, 85, of Greer, died May 16, 2015. Born Feb. 10, 1930, he grew up in the Cedar Spring Community of Spartanburg. He received a call to ministry while a member of Cedar Springs Baptist Church at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Clarence Edward Crocker

Clarence Edward Crocker, 90, of Spartanburg, died May 29, 2015. A native of Spartanburg, he was pastor emeritus of Fairview Baptist Church in Union, where he served as pastor for 25 years. Before entering the ministry, he was postmaster... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Carl Grayson Ellison

Carl Grayson Ellison, 92, of Anderson, died May 10, 2015. Born April 20, 1923, in the Cheddar Community of Anderson County, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, where he was a B24 pilot. He... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Fred Miller

Fred Samuel Miller Jr., 87, of West Columbia, retired pastor of Saint Andrews Baptist Church in Columbia, died Feb. 5, 2015. Born in Union, he was a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was awarded... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Harold Killian

William Harold Killian, 92, of Taylors, a retired pastor, died Feb. 17, 2015. Born in Statesville, N.C., he received a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also did post-graduate work at... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Carey McElveen

Carey S. McElveen, of Lake City, a retired pastor, died Feb. 8, 2015, at the McLeod Hospice House. He pastored the following churches: Lynchburg Baptist, Scranton Baptist, Pageland First Baptist and Manning First Baptist. He also was interim pastor... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Robert D. Jeske

Robert Duane Jeske, 79, of Kershaw, died Jan. 16, 2015. Born in Lind, Wash., he was educated at Central Washington University, Western Washington University, the University of Chicago, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored the following Baptist churches... Continue Reading »