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
ALABAMA-CRENSHAW ASSOCIATION Michael Keith Thomas — pastor of Joquin Baptist Church, Goshen, died Aug. 14. He was 68. After high school, Thomas started work with
Larry Edward Armstrong — retired associate pastor of education and administration at Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery — died Aug. 5. He was 81. A
Longtime Alabama Baptist music minister Glen Jennings died July 29. He was 82. Jennings began his ministry singing in Reform before attending Samford University. During
Mark Raughton, pastor of River Bend Baptist Church, Lowndesboro, died July 29. He was 59. A native of LaGrange, Georgia, Raughton earned a bachelor’s degree
Linda Brown — wife of Garry Brown, pastor of Nances Creek Baptist Church, Jacksonville — died July 22. She was 76. A Piedmont native, Brown
