Rev. Bob Dubose

Rev. Robert "Bob" Newsome DuBose, age 92, of the Lakes at Litchfield, died Sunday, October 8, 2006 at Waccamaw Community Hospital. Born September 4, 1914 in Hartsville, SC, he was the son of the late John Boyd and Belle Newsome DuBose. Rev. DuBose was a retired Methodist Minister and a long time resident of Litchfield Country Club. Dr. DuBose received his BA Degree from Wofford College, Masters of Theology from Duke University, and did graduate work at the University of North Carolina and Unions Theological Seminary at Columbia University. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Salem College. He entered the South Carolina Methodist Church in 1937. He was chaplain in the US Army, serving in the South Pacific Theater in World War II. Upon returning from the war, he served as Director of Religious Activities at Duke University, Executive Director in Washington, DC, of the Commission of Higher Education for American Colleges across the nation. He returned to South Carolina to serve as senior pastor of Whitmire Methodist Church, Shandon Methodist United Methodist Church in Columbia, Superintendent of the Spartanburg District, Senior pastor of Buncombe Street Methodist Church in Greenville, and First United Methodist Church in Myrtle Beach, from which he retired as Pastor Emeritus. In addition to serving on numerous humanitarian committees, Dr. DuBose will always be remembered as a loving and compassionate minister, husband, and family man. He is survived by his wife Marie DuBose; two daughters, Mary Virginia DuBose of Litchfield, Barbara Ann Terry and her husband Mike of Greenville; three grandchildren, Ashley DuBose Derrick, Michael Terry and Melissa Blackwell and their children; and nephews, James Harvey DuBose, John Charles DuBose and their wives and children. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church of Myrtle Beach with burial to follow in Cypress Cemetery in Hartsville, SC. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 PM Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Bob DuBose Scholarship Fund at Wofford College, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303. An online guestbook is available at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements

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Rev. Bob Dubose

October 8, 2006