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
Mary Ruth Fretwell Majors — wife of Buddy Majors, pastor of First Baptist Church, Sandusky — died July 19. She was 78. A Perry County
Mary Smith — a longtime nurse and wife of Gene Smith, pastor of Fairview Heights Northside Baptist Church, Anniston — died July 21. She was
By Grace Thornton The Alabama Baptist Randall “Randy” Jackson Tucker — pastor of Prattmont Baptist Church, Prattville, for the past 37 years — died July
James D. “Jim” Moebes — senior minister of Mountain Brook Baptist Church for more than 30 years — died July 14. He was 78. A
William “Bill” Merrill Faircloth Jr. — pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, Thomasville, for the past 18 years — died July 2. He was 74. Faircloth,
Anthony “Pete” Keith Edwards — pastor of Unity Baptist Church, Marbury, for the past 23 years — died July 1. He was 61. A native
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