Paul David Turner, age 68, died Jan. 7. He was pastor of Village Street Baptist Church, Sylacauga, and had previously led Bluff Springs Baptist Church,
Harold Cleveland Proctor, 91, died Jan. 10. Proctor, an Eagle Scout, held a bachelor’s degree from Howard College (now Samford University) and master of divinity
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
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
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
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
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
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
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