EDMOND, Okla. — Alan Day, pastor of First Baptist Church, Edmond, Okla., died Feb. 16 from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash.
Day’s motorcycle hit a patch of sand on an off-ramp from Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City about 4:30 p.m., according to The Daily Oklahoman newspaper. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash but died at the hospital from head injuries.
Day, a former trustee of the International Mission Board and current vice chair of the Oklahoma Baptist University trustee board, celebrated his 25th anniversary at the church this past summer, associate pastor Keith Haygood told The Oklahoman. Born in Bogalusa, La., Day, 62, had been a pastor since 1968, serving at churches in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and Bible from Louisiana College. He completed M.Div. and Th.D. degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Day is survived by his wife of 42 years, Alice, and four children.
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