Obituaries

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.

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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,

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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

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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

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Kerby, Charles Theo

May 9, 2018

Former Alabama pastor dies at 88 Former Alabama Baptist pastor Charles Theo Kerby died April 11. He was 88. A Decatur native, Kerby served several

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Donaldson, Louise

May 9, 2018

Retired southern Baptist missionary dies at 76 Louise Donaldson, a retired southern Baptist missionary, died April 10. She was 76. A native of Johntown, Donaldson

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Dean, Stephen “Steve”

April 18, 2018

Five Points Baptist minister of music dies Stephen “Steve” Dean, minister of music for Five Points Baptist Church, Sylacauga, died March 6. He was 52.

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Golden, Howard

April 18, 2018

Longtime Alabama pastor, educator dies Howard Golden, a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and educator, died March 5, one day before his 94th birthday. Golden served

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