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Rev Thomas O'Connor High Sr.

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Birth	:	18 Jul 1919
Death	:	25 May 2010
Burial	:	Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.9398000, -82.0061000
Description	:	Woodruff, SC – Reverend Dr. Thomas O'Connor High, Sr., husband of the late Katharine Younts High, died May 25, 2010 at Skylyn Place Health Center. Born in Duncan, SC on August 18, 1919, he was a son of the late Andrew Furman and Temperance Fowler High. Dr. High was an Army Veteran of World War II serving in Italy, the Pacific Theatre and North Africa where he taught French Army Officers the mechanics of Radar 264. Dr. High was a graduate of Wofford College, Vanderbilt University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned his Masters and Doctor of Theology and the... Read More	Woodruff, SC – Reverend Dr. Thomas O'Connor High, Sr., husband of the late Katharine Younts High, died May 25, 2010 at Skylyn Place Health Center. Born in Duncan, SC on August 18, 1919, he was a son of the late Andrew Furman and Temperance Fowler High. Dr. High was an Army Veteran of World War II serving in Italy, the Pacific Theatre and North Africa where he taught French Army Officers the mechanics of Radar 264. Dr. High was a graduate of Wofford College, Vanderbilt University, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned his Masters and Doctor of Theology and the University of North Carolina where he earned his Masters of Library Science. He taught English for several years in high schools and colleges. Dr. High and his wife Katharine served as missionaries/teachers for 35 years at the Nigerian Baptist Theology Seminary, Ogbomoso and Baptist Pastor's School, Kaduna, Nigeria, under the Foreign Mission Board (now the International Mission Board) of the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. High pastored churches in Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. He was a member of Green Pond Baptist Church of Woodruff. Dr. High is survived by a daughter, Katharine High Dunson of Woodruff, SC and five sons, Thomas O. High, Jr. of New Delhi, India, Stephen A. High of Honea Path, SC, David M. High of Woodruff, SC, John T. High of Nairobi, Kenya and James R. High of Belmont, NC. He was blessed with eight grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on May 28, 2010 at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service at Beaver Hills Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Roebuck, SC. The lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the International Mission Board, Atten: Development Dept., P. O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230-0767 or Homeless Children International, P.O. Box 416, Reidville, SC 29375-0416. Dunbar Funeral Home & Crematory

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Rev Thomas O'Connor High Sr.'s memorial is located at: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA.
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Rev Thomas O'Connor High Sr. death on 25 May 2010 in
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Latitude: 34.9398000
Longitude: -82.0061000

Family Members:

Parent

Andrew Furman High

(1890 - 1963)

Temperance Estelle Fowler High

(1892 - 1979)

Spouse

Katharine Younts High

(1926 - 2008)

Siblings

Miriam H Harmon

(1913 - 1998)

Perry “P G” Govan High

(1915 - 1997)

Rebecca High Saunders

(1916 - 2002)

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