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Shirley Faye Hopkins Archer, 71, of Moncks Corner, died May 12, 2014. She was the wife of retired pastor William E. “Bill” Archer for more than 53 years. Born in Abbeville in 1942, she often served as WMU director... Continue Reading »
Bernett Monroe Waitt, 85, of Summerville, a minister for 58 years, died March 31, 2014. Born Feb. 11, 1929, in Winnsboro, he graduated from Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His South Carolina Baptist pastorates included Antioch, Red... Continue Reading »
Judith “Judy” Cherry Smith, 59, wife of Lander University Baptist collegiate minister Scott Smith, died Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was a graduate of Campbell University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Surviving... Continue Reading »
Richard E. Bailey, a retired Baptist pastor and educator from Hartsville, died April 13, 2014. Born in Alamance County, N.C., he received degrees from Elon College, Luther Rice Seminary and Southeastern Seminary. He began preaching at the age of... Continue Reading »
William “Bill” Fletcher Bishop Jr., 77, of Leesville, a former staff member with the South Carolina Baptist Convention, died April 30, 2014. He graduated from Chester High School, North Greenville Junior College and Furman University. He received a master... Continue Reading »
Hampton Irvin Perry, 85, of Andrews, died Feb. 13, 2014. Born April 12, 1928, in Cedar Springs, Ga., he served two years at Bethesda Naval Hospital during World War II. He later graduated from Furman University. Perry attended Southeastern... Continue Reading »
John William “Preacher Bill” Ellison, 73, of Williamston, died Feb. 15, 2014. Born March 21, 1940, he was a Southern Baptist minister for 50 years, having served Friendship Baptist Church, Abbeville, for 18 years, Bountyland Baptist Church, Seneca, for... Continue Reading »
Luther Jarvin Shuman Jr., 99, of Kingstree, died Feb. 28, 2014. Born Feb. 3, 1915, in Vidalia, Ga., he was a graduate of Statesboro High School and Southern Seminary. He served as pastor of numerous churches, his last being... Continue Reading »
Eldon Leroy Hayes, 93, of Anderson, died Feb. 6, 2014. Born in Pickens, he earned a master of religious education degree from Southwestern Seminary. He retired from Union Baptist Church in Iva after serving 33 years as pastor and... Continue Reading »
Ed Griggs, 82, a long-serving pastor in Chesterfield Baptist Association, died Jan. 9, 2014. A Patrick, S.C., native and a graduate of Furman University, he was pastor of Middendorf Baptist Church for 27 years and at other Baptist churches... Continue Reading »
Jack G. Channell, who served as pastor of Northwood Baptist Church in North Charleston for 27 years before retiring to Fort Mill in 2002, died Jan. 28, 2014. Channell was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Sand Springs, Okla. He... Continue Reading »
John B. Hill, 87, a former West Columbia resident and missionary to Nigeria, died Dec. 20, 2013, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens. Hill was born July 15, 1926, in Saint George, S.C., and professed faith in... Continue Reading »
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