Huntsville pastor, chaplain dies at 89 after decades of ministry September 26, 2022 Ted Swann, 89, of Athens, died Sept. 15 at Huntsville Hospital Hospice. Born in Etowah County in 1933, Swann gave his life to the Lord Read More
Longtime Haleyville educator, pastor’s wife Betty Stringfellow dies at 88 September 19, 2022 Betty Earle Slaughter Stringfellow of Haleyville died Aug. 9. She was 88. A native of Birmingham, she was a graduate of Howard College (now Samford Read More
John H. Faulkner, former AL pastor and IMB missionary, dies September 9, 2022 John Hershel Faulkner, retired missionary and pastor, died July 13. He was 87. Faulkner was a native of Bear Creek, Alabama, where he learned to Read More
Escambia minister dies at 75 after years of service September 6, 2022 Ronnie Lamar Champion, age 75, died Aug. 31 in Atmore, Alabama. A Florida native, Champion served in the U.S. Army. He received the Purple Heart Read More
Longtime minister of education Bill Reed dies at 86 September 3, 2022 Longtime minister of education Bill J. Reed died Aug. 27 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer and lymphoma. He was 86. Alabama Baptists knew Read More
Decatur pastor Orville Collins dies at 70 September 1, 2022 James Orville Collins, a pastor who served in Decatur, died Aug. 30. He was 70. He was in the optical business for 10 years. He Read More
Former pastor and director of missions Harold Chandler dies at 89 September 1, 2022 Former pastor and director of missions, Gordon Harold Chandler Sr., died Aug. 29. He was 89. He was a graduate of Auburn University and Southern Read More
Pastor, church planter and author Clifford Matthews dies at 87 August 26, 2022 Pastor, church planter and author Clifford Matthews died June 17. He was 87. Matthews served numerous Alabama Baptist churches during more than 65 years of Read More