Ted Brady St. John, pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Ragland, died May 2. He was 76. In addition to his time at Providence Baptist, he
Edwin Thomas “Tom” Cleveland — longtime pastor and leader at Samford University — died April 26. He was 83. Cleveland attended Georgetown College in Kentucky and
University of Mobile officials announced today (May 3) that flags have been lowered to half staff in honor of the university’s second president, Michael A.
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Clinton Wood died April 3. He was 93. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Wood graduated from Howard College (now Samford
Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — died March 29 of COVID-19 complications. She was 62. She worked
Elsie “Irena” O’Neal — wife of Ernest O’Neal, pastor emeritus of Memphis Baptist Church, Dothan — died March 30. She was 83. A Mississippi native,
Judson College is mourning the loss of Billie Jean Young, a faculty member who earlier in life was among the first African-American students admitted to
Aaron Eutah Stone, who served the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions as a special worker in discipleship, died Feb 3. He was 89. Stone
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