Michael David Beck, minister of music at First Baptist Church, Columbia, died Sept. 15. He was 67. He served churches in Alabama, Florida and Georgia
Dick Thomassian — “block-party guru” and retired longtime staff member of Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville — died Sept. 18. He was 86. Thomassian started his
Billy Austin, longtime leader of Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers and current interim director of missions of Tuscaloosa Baptist Association, died Sept. 12. He was in
Ed Wallen — longtime pastor of Vineland Park Baptist Church, Hueytown, and active missions leader — died Aug. 29. He was 83. A Kentucky native,
Former Southern Baptist missionary James Harris “Jim” McGriff died Aug. 15. He was 74. McGriff was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and a
Zemery Don Reece, a longtime Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, died Aug. 22. He was 88. Reece and his wife, Gwen, were appointed by the
Charles R. Bullock, longtime pastor of Clinton Baptist Church, died Aug. 22. He was 69. In addition to serving 22 years as pastor of Clinton
BLOUNT ASSOCIATION Randy George Burtram — pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Holly Pond, for the past 22 years — died Aug. 18. He was
