Larry Hicks, associate pastor for pastoral care at First Baptist Church, Athens, died Dec. 11. He was 74. Before becoming part of the church’s staff
Fred Wolfe — longtime pastor of Cottage Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, and founder of Luke 4:18 Fellowship, Mobile — died Jan. 3 of COVID-19 complications.
Longtime pastor and leader among Alabama Baptists Harper Shannon died Dec. 30 of complications from progressive dementia. He was 89. Shannon retired from full-time ministry
Jerry Edwin Freeman, pastor of Bell Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Falkville, died on Christmas Eve from complications of COVID-19. He was 73. Freeman served in
Larry D. Johnson Sr., pastor of Sunny Eve Baptist Church, Anniston, died Nov. 29. He was 79. Over the years, Johnson served as pastor of other
Calvin Roger Brooks, pastor of Fairview Heights Northside Baptist Church, Anniston, died Dec. 24. He was 58. A native of Calhoun County, Brooks had a
Alabama Baptist pastor Michael “Mike” Stancil died Dec. 26 after a six-week battle with COVID-19. Stancil, 49, was pastor of Fulton Bridge Baptist Church, Hamilton,
Dewey Corder, longtime pastor of Central Baptist Church, Argo, died Dec. 25, reportedly from COVID pneumonia and heart failure. He served Central Baptist for 24
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