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
Gary Farley, retired director of missions for Pickens Baptist Association, died Feb. 14. He was 83. Farley first came to Pickens Association in 1997, and
EDITOR’S NOTE–The story below appeared in The Alabama Baptist in March 2011 when Violet Linden celebrated her 100th birthday. Linden died Feb. 7, 2020, at
Lamar Duke, church planting strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), died Feb. 11. He was 69. Duke, who joined the SBOM
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