Jacob (Jake) S. Phillips, a former Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions (DOM) for both Covington and Conecuh Baptist associations, died April 25. He
W.T. “Dub” Edwards Jr., a former religion professor at Samford University in Birmingham and former religion department chair at the university, died April 11. He
John T. Carter, former executive director of the Fellowship of Baptist Educators (FBE) and Samford University faculty member for more than three decades, died March
The University of Mobile’s (UMobile) founding president William K. Weaver Jr. died Jan. 13. He was 95. Weaver served as president of UMobile (formerly Mobile
Phillip Ellen, pastor of Chandler Mountain Baptist Church, Steele, died Jan. 10. He was 74. Ellen graduated from Etowah High School and also attended Samford
Arthur “Wayne” Crumpton, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church, Alabaster, died Jan. 12. He was 75. Crumpton felt called into the ministry when he was