OBITUARY
DR. JACK PARTAIN
MAY 17, 1933 – AUG. 3, 2010
 BOILING
SPRINGS - Dr. Jack Partain, (Jackie Gene Partain), 77, 204 Gordon Ave.,
passed away of cancer on Aug. 3, 2010, at Wendover Hospice of Cleveland
County.
Jackie Gene Partain was born to the late Charles Forris and Una Jean
Partain on May 17, 1933, in Erath County, Texas. He graduated from
Carrollton High School,
Texas (1950), Baylor University (B.A., 1954), Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary (B.Div., 1959), and Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary (Th.D., 1983).
Jack married Ethel Ruth Lloyd on Aug. 6, 1955, in Austin, Texas. In
1962, they became Southern Baptist missionaries, and he taught at the
Baptist Seminary, Arusha, Tanzania, from 1965 to 1978. The family
returned to the U.S., in 1978. While completing his Th.D., he worked at
William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo. In 1983, Dr. Partain became
professor of religious studies at Gardner-Webb University. He was
awarded the Fleming-White Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1996. He
retired in 1998, but remained active on campus as curator of the
University's rose garden.
Dr. Partain was an active member of Boiling Springs Baptist Church,
where he was a deacon and renowned Sunday school teacher. He was a
member of the Boiling Springs Rotary Club (president, 1986-87, and a
Paul Harris Fellow). He also was chairman of the Boiling Springs
Precinct of the Cleveland County Democratic Party from 1995 to 2007. He
served two terms on the NC Baptist Council of Christian Life and Public
Affairs.
Dr. Partain is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ruth Lloyd Partain;
three sons: William Daniel Partain (Grace Semple) of Glasgow, Scotland,
Eugene Charles Roehlkepartain (Jolene) of St. Louis Park, MN, and David
Lloyd Partain of Linkoping, Sweden; five grandchildren: Micah, Linnea
(Ned), Beatrice, Jonathan, and Samuel. He is also survived by his
brother, Morris Partain (Sue), TX, and sister, Wynon Samuelson, ME; and
brothers-in-law Ralph Lloyd Jr., AR, and Edwin Lloyd (Candy), MS; and
three nephews, one niece, and countless caring friends and colleagues
around the world.
Visitation: Friday, Aug. 6, 6- 8 p.m., Boiling Springs Baptist Church
Memorial Service: Saturday, Aug. 7, 2 p.m., Boiling Springs Baptist
Church
Officiated by: Dr. Carroll H. Page
Interment: Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Funeral home: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the
family
Online condolences: Share at www.caringbridge.org/visit/jgpartain
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jack and
Ruth Partain Scholarship at Gardner-Webb University P.O. Box 997
Boiling Springs, NC 28017 or Africa Exchange (www.africaexchange.org). |
Published in Shelby Star on August 5, 2010
Submitted by Edward Lynn
Williams |
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