Minister to Helena, Bessemer dies
September 11, 2003
A minister for 55 years, John Lee Smith of Helena died Aug. 28. After graduating from Howard College (now Samford University), Smith served in the
Hines, Robert
September 11, 2003
On July 4, 56-year-old Robert K. Hines, pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church in Northport, died in a motorcycle accident on I-359 in Tuscaloosa. The
Barnes, Charles
August 28, 2003
Charles Barnes, a campus minister in Alabama for nearly 40 years, died Aug. 17 in Tuscaloosa. He was 90. In 1940, Barnes became the first
Barnes, Charles
August 28, 2003
Charles Barnes, a campus minister in Alabama for nearly 40 years, died Aug. 17 in Tuscaloosa. He was 90. In 1940, Barnes became the first
Bennett, Harold C.
August 7, 2003
Harold C. Bennett, president-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee 1979–92, died July 27 of pancreatic cancer at his Brentwood, Tenn., home near
Sexton, Cecil
August 7, 2003
Cecil Sexton, pastor of Brookwood Baptist Church, Millbrook, died June 28. He was 62. Sexton served nine years at Brookwood, his only church to
Bennett, Harold C.
August 7, 2003
Harold C. Bennett, president-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee 1979–92, died July 27 of pancreatic cancer at his Brentwood, Tenn., home near
Gilliland, Jessee
July 24, 2003
A 102-year-old Marshall Association retired pastor died July 9, leaving behind a legacy of thousands baptized. Jessee Gilliland of Boaz was a member of First
