By Caleb Yarbrough Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Evangelist and apologist Ravi Zacharias died May 19 in Atlanta following a short battle with sarcoma. He was 74.
Jeff Fore — pastor of Fridays Crossing Baptist Church, Altoona, and Trussville’s fire marshal died May 4. He was 45. Fore earned a bachelor’s degree
MOBILE ASSOCIATION Patricia Anne Wolfe, wife of Fred Wolfe, founding pastor of Luke 4:18 Fellowship, Mobile, died Feb. 21. She was 80. Wolfe served alongside
LIMESTONE ASSOCIATION David Carter, children and young families pastor for First Baptist Church, Athens, died March 22 at the age of 57. Carter had served
James Broox “J.B.” Thompson died Jan. 22. He was 88. Thompson was a longtime pastor, serving churches in Birmingham, Bessemer, Jasper and Walker County. He
Paul Hall, longtime director of the Alabama Singing Men, died Jan. 31 at the age of 89. Hall directed the all-men’s choral group from 1973
John Robert Davis, former church staff minister and director of education for Madison Baptist Association, died Feb. 23. He was 84. A native of Illinois,
If you knew Iva Jewel Tucker, then you aren’t surprised she lived to the age of 93. Iva Jewel’s spunk, spirit and tenacity rivaled everyone
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