Easley, S.C., resident and McMinnville native Richard Paul Bigbee, 51, died suddenly at his home Aug. 15.A graduate of Warren County, he held a master’s degree in forensic pathology from the University of Tennessee, and earned a medical degree as a pathology assistant from the Medical College of Chicago. He had served as a pathology assistant in Macon, Ga., and Savannah, Ga., and was currently serving at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, S.C. He was an Eagle Scout and den leader for Cub Pack 120 in Easley. He was the son of Dr. Wallace Bigbee of McMinnville and the late Ilalie Tucker Bigbee.He is survived by his wife, Allison Robinson Bigbee and son Wesley Bigbee of Easley, his father, stepmother Patricia Bonner Bigbee of McMinnville, brothers Wally Bigbee Jr., of Nashville, and Randy Bigbee of Knoxville, and mother-in-law Beverly Robinson of Senaca, S.C.His remains will be donated to science.