Complex sentence: Bootle was born in Walterboro, South Carolina, and spent most of his life in Macon, Georgia, where he was a longitme meber of the First Baptist Church of Macon.
Split into simpler sentences: Bootle was born in Walterboro, South Carolina. However, he spent most of his life in Macon, where he was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Macon.