Dell Griggs, wife of longtime Alabaster pastor, died Jan. 19
January 23, 2021
Dell Elizabeth Griggs — wife of deceased Pastor Roy Carlton Griggs — died Jan. 19. She was 86. For 50 years, she ministered alongside her
Longtime Buhl Baptist pastor, Southern Gospel singer Alfred Banks dies
January 23, 2021
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and Southern Gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He was 65. Known for his
Mobile native and baseball legend Hank Aaron dead at 86
January 22, 2021
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron — a Mobile native who overcame racism and discrimination to become one of the greatest professional baseball players of all time
Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, dies Dec. 5
January 20, 2021
Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, died Dec. 5. He was 51. Freeman previously served as pastor of Covenant Chapel,
Carl P. Wells, who served on staff at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, dies Dec. 23
January 20, 2021
Carl P. Wells, who served on staff at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, for nearly 40 years, died Dec. 23. He was 86. Wells served at
Larry Hicks, associate pastor for pastoral care at FBC Athens, dies Dec. 11
January 13, 2021
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
Longtime Mobile pastor Fred Wolfe dies of COVID-19 complications
January 4, 2021
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.
Former Alabama convention president Harper Shannon dies Dec. 30
December 30, 2020
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
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