Obituaries

William Thomas “Tom” Carter Spring Hill’s Carter dies at 81 William Thomas “Tom” Carter, minister on staff at Spring Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, for more

Ron C. Sumners Retired Meadow Brook pastor dies at 67 Ron C. Sumners, retired pastor of Meadow Brook Baptist Church, Birmingham, died Dec. 29, 2016.

Roger Britt Stone FBC Chalkville pastor Stone dies at 55 Roger Britt Stone, pastor of First Baptist Church, Chalkville, died Jan. 1. He was 55.

Former Alabama governor and Alabama Baptist Albert Preston Brewer, a man who was said to have “lived his life an example of integrity and professionalism,”

Kenneth Wayne Voss Longtime pastor dies at 86 Kenneth Wayne Voss, who served for more than 50 years as pastor of various churches in North

Jon Appleton Former pastor, state missionary dies Jon Appleton, former pastor of First Baptist Church, Opelika, and former state missionary, died Nov. 27. He was

Barbara Joiner Beloved author, missions advocate dies Barbara Joiner, longtime national Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) writer, popular speaker and missions advocate, died Nov. 18. She

Billy Harris Retired Parker Memorial pastor, former prof dies Billy Harris, retired longtime pastor of Parker Memorial Baptist Church, Anniston, died Oct. 1. He was