Billy (Bill) Wayne Ausborn: Korean War vet, Alabama Baptist pastor dies

Billy (Bill) Wayne Ausborn: Korean War vet, Alabama Baptist pastor dies

Billy (Bill) Wayne Ausborn, who spent most of his life serving as a pastor, died June 1. He was 80.

Ausborn, a member of the National Guard, served overseas during the Korean War in the early 1950s. 

After returning home from the war, Ausborn served as a pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches including Kemp Chapel Baptist Church and Barnesville Baptist Church, both in Hamilton. He also served at Hamilton Alliance Church and was a member there at the time of his death.

Ausborn is survived by his wife, Helen; three children; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.