Obituaries

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Cecil Sewell Sr. died Sept. 17. He was 95. An Alabama native, Sewell was ordained into the ministry Oct. 27, 1935,

Longtime pastor James Preston Mixon, 82, died Aug. 24. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Springville, in St. Clair Baptist Association, where he

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