Former IMB missionary Tom Sutton dies at 92
January 19, 2024
Horace Thomas “Tom” Sutton, who served as an International Mission Board missionary in Latin America for 25 years, died Jan. 13.
Retired pastor Mel Deason dies at 88
January 10, 2024
Mel Deason, a retired pastor who served a number of churches in Alabama, died Jan. 8. He was 88.
Longtime Birmingham community ministries leader dies
January 10, 2024
Larry Brent Earnest, 77, died Dec. 19, 2023. A native of Greenwood, Mississippi, he held a bachelor’s degree in religious education from Mississippi College and
Beloved Alabama evangelist Junior Hill — ‘one of the greatest harvesters’ today — dies Jan. 3
January 3, 2024
Junior Hill, a beloved Alabama evangelist whose ministry spanned seven decades, died Jan. 3. He was 87.
Retired pastor McDowell dies at 89
January 2, 2024
Retired pastor Thomas Wayne McDowell died Nov. 25. He was 89.
Longtime pastor Lonnie Byrd dies at 84
December 8, 2023
Longtime pastor Lonnie B. Byrd died Nov. 28. He was 84.
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Bob Barnes dies at 92
November 20, 2023
Robert Carson “Bob” Barnes — who started and ended his pastoral career serving Alabama Baptist churches — died Nov. 10. He was 92.
Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, dies at 96
November 19, 2023
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, a Baptist who championed mental health issues, has died at age 96.
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