Sunday, William Stewart “Billy”

June 27, 2018

Oakdale Baptist pastor dies at 81 William Stewart “Billy” Sunday, pastor of Oakdale Baptist Church, Ramer, in Alabama-Crenshaw Baptist Association, died June 17. He was

Edge, Herman

June 27, 2018

Retired Cherokee DOM dies at 82 Herman Edge, longtime director of missions (DOM) for Cherokee Baptist Association, died June 19. He was 82. Before Edge

James Earl Massey, long-time influence at Samford’s Beeson Divinity School, dead at 88

June 25, 2018

Theologian, pastor and musician James Earl Massey died June 24, 2018, at the age of 88. Massey was dean emeritus of Anderson School of Theology

Coats, Denise Carrigan

June 13, 2018

Woodmont Baptist children’s minister dies at 62 Denise Carrigan Coats, children’s minister at Woodmont Baptist Church, Florence, died May 24 after a battle with cancer.

Lyrene, Edward & Sarah

May 30, 2018

Retired ministry couple dies in car crash Edward “Ed” Charles Lyrene, retired pastor of Miflin Baptist Church, Elberta, and his wife, Sarah Ann Carnathan Lyrene,

Shorrosh, Anis A.

May 23, 2018

Baptist evangelist, speaker, apologist dies Anis A. Shorrosh, longtime Alabama Baptist evangelist, speaker and apologist, died May 13. He was 85. Shorrosh served as a

McMichael, David

May 9, 2018

Former pastor of Huntsville’s Mount Zion dies David McMichael, former pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Huntsville, in Madison Baptist Association, died April 14. He