Gary H. Hayes, 61, pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Pageland, died suddenly July 26.

His former South Carolina pastorates included Taylors Grove Baptist Church, Lancaster; Second Baptist Church, Great Falls; South Florence Baptist Church; and First Baptist Church, Valley Falls. He also pastored Meadow Brook Baptist Church in Lenoir, N.C.

He was a minister for 38 years.

He was a graduate of Friendship College and Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute.

He served on the Nominating Committee of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam.

Survivors include his wife, Helen T. Hayes, four daughters and 12 grandchildren.