Pastor Guy Daniel Altizer, Jr.

Pastor Guy Altizer, 85, of Simpsonville, husband of Mary “Cookie” Lambert Altizer for 63 years went to be with his Heavenly Father and Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at home surrounded by family.

Born in Bishop, VA, Pastor Altizer was a son of the late Guy Daniel & Thelma Reedy Altizer, Sr. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a graduate of Bob Jones University and was the founding pastor of Calvary Baptist Church Simpsonville in 1985.  

After his retirement from Calvary in 2002, Guy and Cookie operated Windows of Heaven, a global missions support organization. Over twenty years, Guy and Cookie made over 50 missions’ trips to 38 different foreign fields, building churches and supporting church planting pastors and their wives worldwide.

In addition to his wife, Cookie, Pastor Altizer is survived by three children, Shirley (Roger) Poland, Carl Altizer, and Rick (Suzanne) Altizer; 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; and one brother, Jerry Altizer.

He was preceded in death by one son, Chuck Altizer, in 1984.  

The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm in Altizer Hall, Calvary Baptist Church Simpsonville, 3810 Grandview Dr., Simpsonville, SC 29680.

The funeral service will be held on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 2:30 pm in the Main Auditorium of Calvary Baptist Church Simpsonville with Pastor Dustin Rogers officiating.

The committal service with military honors will be in MJ Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery, 140 Inway Dr., Anderson, SC 29621 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10:00 am.