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Obituary: Phil Dixon

James Phillip Dixon, 80, of Anderson, died Feb. 3, 2015. He was a retired Southern Baptist minister, having pastored churches in both Georgia and South Carolina. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Anderson. He served in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: John T. Holland

John Tillman Holland, 87, of Columbia, died Jan. 15, 2015. A graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest College and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, he came to Columbia as a young man to be an intern for F. Clyde... Continue Reading »

Kenneth Ridings, former Fruitland president, passes away

Kenneth Ridings, retired president of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute (now College) in Hendersonville, N.C., died Thursday, March 5, following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Ridings, a South Carolina native, joined the faculty at Fruitland as professor of homiletics in... Continue Reading »

Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler

WMU leader Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler dies at 84

Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler’s desire to dedicate herself to Christian service is one that lasted until the day of her death on Jan. 2. Her joyful spirit and cheerful attitude will be sorely missed by those who knew her. She... Continue Reading »

Sim Smith

Obituary: Sim Smith

Sim Smith, 78, of Sumter, died Nov. 15, 2014. Born in Kershaw County, he was ordained at Hermitage Baptist Church in Camden. He attended Mars Hill Baptist College, the University of South Carolina and Coker College. Smith preached and... Continue Reading »

Earl W. Satcher

Obituary: Earl Wyman Satcher

Earl Wyman Satcher, 93, of Warrenville, died Dec. 7, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and an ordained Southern Baptist minister, supplying in several churches in the Aiken County area. He was pastor of... Continue Reading »

Joseph Daniel Seay Sr.

Obituary: Joseph Seay

Joseph Daniel Seay Sr., 94, of Greenville, died Aug. 16, 2014. Born in Oconee County, he was a Southern Baptist minister for 55 years. He served four churches in 30 years, including Forestville Baptist Church in Greenville and Edgewood... Continue Reading »

Clarence Freeman

Obituary: Clarence Freeman

Clarence Larry Freeman, 84, of Taylors, died July 18, 2014. Born in Pickens, he was pastor of nine churches and 16 interims. He was a former president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and served on the SCBC General... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Gerald McKay

A. Gerald McKay, 81, of Timmonsville, died Sept. 28, 2014. He was a graduate of Campbell University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. McKay was ordained into the ministry in 1966 at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Florence. His pastoral calling... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Jim Blanton

James Eugene Blanton, 75, of Anderson, died Sept. 11, 2014. Born on Sept. 8, 1939, in Spartanburg, he was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College, Gardner-Webb University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the pastor of Parkwood... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Gladys Bryant

Gladys Eugenia “Hap” Bryant, 91, an Anderson native, died Sept. 7, 2014. After retiring as professor of history and political science at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., she served as a missionary in Japan for six years and in... Continue Reading »

Obituary: Carl Wesley Pointer

Carl Wesley Pointer, 88, of Seneca, died Aug. 11, 2014. A native of Oconee County, he was a retired Baptist pastor, having served Madison Baptist Church in Westminster, Fants Grove Baptist Church in Pendleton, Rehoboth Baptist Church in Piedmont,... Continue Reading »