A. Ray Foreman
Former Alabama Baptist pastor dies at 86
Former Alabama Baptist pastor A. Ray Foreman died Aug. 24. He was 86.
Foreman, a native of Leeds, earned degrees from Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was ordained in 1950 at the age of 20 and later served as pastor of Glenwood Baptist Church; Bemiston Baptist Church, Talladega; Salem Baptist Church, Brundidge; and First Baptist Church, Leeds.
He later served as interim pastor for several churches in Birmingham Baptist Association, including Grantswood Baptist Church, Irondale, and was a member of First, Leeds, at the time of his death.
Foreman served on the board of The Alabama Baptist, the Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers and Alabama Citizens Action Program. He also served on the executive committee of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Myra. He is survived by two children and two grandchildren. (TAB)
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