May 27, 2023 -- Military Veterans Whose Bodies Are Buried at Faith Temple

Although Memorial Day honors those who died while serving in the U.S. armed services, we are listing here military veterans who did not die while serving, as far as we know, but died later and their bodies were interred in Faith Temple Church’s cemetery, Taylors, S.C. This list was compiled in May 2021. If we have omitted anyone, please let the church know:

Charles Lee Abercrombie, US Army, WWII, TEC 5; Ronald Meredith (“Ronnie”) Alexander, US Army, Vietnam; Charles Robert Anderson, US Army, 82 Airborne; Clarence H. Arms, US Army, WWII, PFC; Raymond Grady Atkins, US Army, WWII, PVT; Curtis Banks, US Army; Frank Barnette, US Army, WWII; John Edward Bishop, US Air Force, WWII: Raymond Lane Boothe, Sr., US Army, WWII, PFC; James Ray Burrell, US Army, Vietnam, SP 5; Joseph H. Burrell, US Air Force; William Troy Burrell, Jr., SC Capt., Btry B37 Old Arty, BN Korea; Paul Henry Butler, US Army, WWII, PVT; James Echols Charping, US Air Force, TSGT; Alton Kenneth Coleman, US Army; Frank Theron Collins, US Army, Panama; William Gordon (“Bill”) Collins, US Navy, on USS MITCHNER, a destroyer ship in the blockade of Cuba; Morris Dean Crumley, US Coast Guard, EN3, Vietnam; Rayford Calvin Crumley, US Army, WWII, TEC4; Benny Joe Few, US Air Force; James Columbus Few, US Army; James Theodore (“J.T.”) Few, US Army, 10th Mountain Division, Italy; John A Few, US Armed Forces, branch unknown; Charles Frank Fleming, US Army, WWII, SGT Btry A, 108 AAA Gun Bn; Leonard Formes, US Air Force; Paul D. (“Pete”) Forrester, US Army, WWII, PFC; Dan Hansford, US Air Force, Korea; Henry Hawley, Jr., US Army Air Forces, WWII; Henry Eugene Hawley, US Air Force, A2C; Pauline Trammell Hawley, US Army Air Forces, WWII, PVT; Elbert K. Henerey, US Army , WWII, PFC, Co E 304 Inf; James Alfred Henson, US Navy: John Billy (“Poppy”) Hinson, Jr., US Navy: J.W. Horn, US Army, WWII, S SGT; Glenn Washington Knighton, US Army, WWII; Bethel Arnold Lister, US Army,WWII, TEC4; David Dean Lynn, US Air Force, AIC, Korea; Douglas M. Lynn, US Army, SP3; Bergin Moses Mosteller, US Army, SP5, Vietnam; Harold Nathan Pettit, US Navy, SI, Korea; Edward J. Phillips, US Navy, Korea; Clayton Nathan Pitcher, US Army, WWI, PVT; Herman Leo Porter, US Air Force, S SGT, Korea; Millard Baxter (“M.B.”) Robertson, US Army, WWII; Lawrence S. Rochester, US Army, Vietnam; Charles Allen (“Chuck”) Simmons, US Navy, AOAN, Korea; Rev. Dan Leon Smith, US Army, National Guard; David Odell Taylor, US Army; Billy Dean Thompson, Sr., US Navy, WWII, SI; James Luther Trammell, US Army, WWI, PVT; Joseph Edward Wolfe, US Navy, WWII; Marshall Paul Wooten, US Army, SP4, Vietnam.

The Bible does not tell us whether or not someone should serve in the military, but being a soldier is respected in the Scriptures and military service is consistent with a biblical worldview, gotquestions.org says, adding that the first example of military service is found in the Old Testament (Genesis 14), when Abraham’s nephew Lot was kidnapped. Abraham rallied to Lot’s aid, gathered 318 trained men of his household, and defeated the Elamites. “Here we see armed forces engaged in a noble task — rescuing and protecting the innocent.”

Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors those who died while serving in the U.S. military. It became a federal holiday in 1971. Military force is  needed in a fallen world. We should honor those who died while preserving freedom.

A Memorial Day Prayer by Ms. Debbie MeDaniel: 

“Dear God, We thank you for the freedom you have given to us, and for the price that was paid by Christ so that we could live free. …

“We thank you for the brave men and women who have fought, and continue to fight for our nation. We ask for your covering and blessing over them and their families. We pray that you would be gracious and encircle them with your peace. We pray for your great favor and goodness to be evident in their lives.

“Please be with all those who wear the uniform, who serve our communities and nation every single day. We ask that you provide your protection, that you would be their guiding force who leads the way, and their rear guard who keeps them safe from behind. We ask that you would draw them to yourself amidst the dangers they face in a dark world, for you are the Truth, you  are the Way, you are the Light.” 

A Prayer of Gratitude by Ms. Sarah Frazer:  

“O God, we give you praise for these people who have allowed us to serve and worship You in freedom. We do not take for granted that there are millions of Christians around the world afraid of prison or even death because of what they believe. Our veterans are a significant reason why we do not fear, and we thank You for them. Amen.”

 

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