Neighbors of the 70-year-old South Carolina man who died after running into a burning condo to get his wife out say he was a quiet soul and devout Christian who rarely, if ever, was seen without his wife.

Harold Morse had made it out of the burning condo at Point Arcadia off Decker Boulevard early Jan. 6, officials said. But he went back into the fiery building and woke his sleeping wife to get her out. Sophie Morse made it out of the home, but her husband died of smoke inhalation.

“They’d been together for so long, I would have been surprised if he hadn’t gone back in to get her,” said Allen Tinsley, 69, who lives in the complex and has known Harold and Sophie Morse for more than 20 years.

Tinsley described Morse as quiet but deeply rooted in his Christian faith.

“If you wanted to talk Scripture, boy, he was the one to go to,” Tinsley said. “We have a lot of elderly people here who pass away from time to time. Sophie and Harry always go to their funerals.”

Sophie Morse is known in the complex for her love of gardening and landscaping. She and Harold would regularly tend to residents’ gardens or sweep their porches.

“They’ve made this neighborhood look so much more beautiful,” said Joan Meeting, 58, who has known the couple for more than 15 years. “They’ve come over and refurbished my garden at least twice. They took two or three hours to make it look beautiful.”

Nicole Lamparello, 27, had recently moved into Point Arcadia, and said Harold Morse came up and welcomed her to the neighborhood while they were out walking their dogs.

“He always had his dog with him,” she said. “Unless he was in the car, he was always walking around with the dog.”

Harold and Sophie Morse had a dog and a cat, and a neighbor’s surveillance camera captured their early-morning routine, according to Dot Brown, property manager at Point Arcadia.

“Every morning, between 3 and 3:15, he took the dog out and the cat followed him,” she said chuckling. “It was hilarious.”

Investigators on Tuesday ruled the fire an accident, although they are still trying to determine the exact cause.

Last week, as investigators sifted through the rubble of the burned out building, Brown pointed to the well-kept garden and plants in front that were sprinkled with ash and burnt debris.

“They pretty much kept to themselves unless you walked by and they happened to talk to you,” she said of the couple. “They were always here together and just did their thing, and they were happy doing that.”