John Price, pastor of First Baptist Church, Orange Beach, died Feb. 24. He was 62.
Price found the Lord and was baptized at Sardis Baptist Church, Boaz. It also was where he was ordained and married.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Samford University in Birmingham and his master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Prior to his 17 years at First, Orange Beach, Price served as pastor of Creek Path Baptist Church, Guntersville; First Baptist Church, Level Plains, in Enterprise; and East Gadsden Baptist Church, Gadsden. His friends and family say he was the “embodiment of laying down one’s life to serve and love others for the sake of the gospel.”
He served in various associational roles and most recently was leading his congregation through the recovery process of a fire that occurred Jan. 31.
Price is survived by his wife of 40 years, Wanda; four children; and 13 grandchildren. (Neisha Roberts)
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