James Broox “J.B.” Thompson dies age 88
April 1, 2020
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, passed away at the age of 89
March 25, 2020
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
Former Alabama Baptist minister, associational worker dies at 84
March 4, 2020
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,
Iva Jewel Tucker: ‘She hath done what she could’
February 28, 2020
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
Retired Pickens Association DOM dies on Valentine’s Day at 83
February 26, 2020
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
Lifelong member of FBC Silverhill Violet Linden dies at age 108
February 14, 2020
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
In loving memory of Alabama’s top church planting mentor, cheerleader Lamar Duke
February 11, 2020
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
Featured SYSK made it to 105
February 7, 2020
In 2013, Elizabeth Forehand was featured in TAB’s Someone You Should Know (SYSK) column for her many years of ministry at Thomasville Baptist Church. On
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