Longtime music leader, Ann Ray, dies at 90
August 13, 2026
Music minister Margaret Annette “Ann” Tomberlin Ray of Decatur died July 11. She was 90. Her late husband, Joe Douglas Ray, led Southside Baptist Church
Longtime pastor Terry Glenn “Dude” Smith, dies
August 12, 2026
Terry Glenn “Dude” Smith of Maplesville died July 3. He was 75.
Mobile-area trauma chaplain Walter Staggs Jr. dies at 85
July 11, 2026
Staggs combined his finance background with chaplaincy training to serve nationally and internationally in a variety of ministry roles.
Stephen Walley, longtime pastor of Myrtlewood Baptist Church, dies
July 6, 2026
Stephen Walley, founder of Servants Alive Ministries and longtime pastor of Myrtlewood Baptist Church, died July 3. He was 68. He served as pastor of
Sylacauga pastor Danny Carroll Cotton dies at 70
June 25, 2026
Danny Carroll Cotton, who was pastor of Oldfield Baptist Church in Sylacauga, died June 21. He was 70.
Longtime Alabama music minister, Freddie Green, dies at 84
June 16, 2026
Freddie William Green, a longtime minister of music, died May 30. He was 84. A Harpersville, Alabama, native, Green was part of the national guard
Longtime Alabama pastor B. Gene Webb dies at 85
June 4, 2026
B. Gene Webb, longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Feb. 15. He was 85.
Author, former seminary president’s wife Betty Drummond dies at 96
May 22, 2026
“Betty had a lot of different hats in the world they shared.” —Nicholas Clark, author of published work on Lewis and Betty Drummond
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