Bill Eugene Cross, former pastor of Wilkes Baptist Church, Midfield, died Aug. 8. He was 68.
Cross earned a bachelor’s degree in counseling from Samford University in Birmingham and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
He served in ministry for more than 50 years. He was pastor of Wilkes Baptist then co-pastor when the church merged with Christian Walk Church in the area; West Highland Baptist Church, Bessemer; Grantswood Baptist Church, Irondale; Boyles Baptist Church, Tarrant; and a Presbyterian church in Vance.
He is survived by his wife, Martha, two children and two grandchildren.
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