Obituaries

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William Herbert “Herb” Thrasher Sr. died July 25. He was 79. Thrasher served as a bivocational pastor of churches in the

James R. “Jim” Glaze, who kept a close eye on all Alabama Baptist dollars flowing in and out of the State Board of Missions (SBOM)

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Lester P. Stone died Aug. 2. He was 88. A member of Heritage Baptist Church, Montgomery, Stone’s pastoral ministry spanned 60

Longtime Alabama pastor W.K. “Sonny” Edwards died July 1. He was 70. After graduating from Samford University in Birmingham in 1973, Edwards served as a

Longtime Alabama pastor Frank Bowman died June 7. He was 91. Bowman was a member of Cloverdale Baptist Church, Montgomery, at the time of his

Longtime Alabama preacher William “Bill” J. Nugent died April 21. He was 74. During his more than 40 years in the ministry, Nugent served churches

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Hoyt St. John died May 14. He was 75. A member of Bellevue Baptist Church, Gadsden, St. John served as pastor

Retired Alabama pastor James R. “Ronnie” Venable died May 30. He was 56. Venable grew up as a member of Corinth Baptist Church, Trussville, in