“Jimmy Jackson was a statesman among Alabama Baptists and Southern Baptists. He was an excellent president of our state convention. He served us so well at a critical time. To say he will be missed is a vast understatement.” —Rick Lance
Funeral services set for longtime pastor Lloyd Stockman on July 6 at 11 a.m. at Selma Funeral Home Chapel.
Louie F. Reynolds Jr., of Enterprise, died June 19. He was the director of religious education at Fort Rucker for more than 26 years and served several Baptist churches. He was 92.
James Richard Best, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and associational director of missions, died June 13. He was 90.
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Gene L. Chestnutt died May 24 after a fight with pancreatic cancer. He was 72.
Jerald Adams, who served 45 years as a pastor in north Alabama, died March 1. He was 83.
Stanley “Stan” Wayne Henson served as worship pastor in churches across the Southeast for more than 50 years.
In loving memory — Johnny “John” Leroy Canfield was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in ministry through interim pastorates.
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