William ‘Bill’ Jones, retired Alabama Baptist pastor, dies at 93
January 12, 2022
William R. “Bill” Jones Jr. died Dec. 18. He was 93. Jones was an Air Force chaplain during World War II. He led three churches
Former pastor Lawrence Brooks dies Dec. 13
December 16, 2021
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Lawrence Brooks Jr. died Dec. 13. He was 78. Brooks was a U.S. Army veteran and a master electrician. He served
Former pastor and Army veteran, Paul Clutts Jr., dies Oct. 31
December 6, 2021
Paul Clutts Jr., 94, died Oct. 31. A graduate of Madison High School, Clutts was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He
Former pastor and Southern Baptist missionary, Martin Eugene Elder, dies Nov. 4
November 26, 2021
Martin Eugene Elder, former pastor and Southern Baptist missionary, died Nov. 4. He was 85. Raised in Kentucky, Elder earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard
Hillwood pastor Charles Freeman dies Oct. 12
October 13, 2021
Charles Freeman, longtime pastor of Hillwood Baptist Church, Huntsville, died Oct. 12. He was 70. A native of Bessemer, he accepted Christ at age 9
Former Southern Baptist missionary Dotson dies
October 12, 2021
Anneli Valtonen Dotson, former Southern Baptist missionary to Zimbabwe and Namibia, died Oct. 4. She was 92. Dotson was born in Finland and felt a
Alabama evangelist James Messer dies at 76
October 9, 2021
James E. Messer Sr. — a pastor and evangelist for more than 50 years — died Oct. 6. He was 76. A Mississippi native, Messer served
Longtime pastor William Billingsley dies at 84
October 7, 2021
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William O’Neal Billingsley died Oct. 1. He was 84. A Thorsby native, Billingsley was a pastor for more than 47 years,
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