Obituaries

Birmingham native and former Alabama pastor Joseph Coleman Thompson Sr. died Dec. 1, 2014. He was 88. Thompson received his education from Howard College (now

Charles Stroud, who served as the director of missions (DOM) for Shelby Baptist Association for more than 15 years, died Dec. 20, 2014. He was

David Frank Jones, longtime minister of music at First Baptist Church, Sandusky, in Birmingham, died Dec. 29, 2014. He was 60. Jones graduated from Fairfield

Don Pendergrass, who served as pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches, died Dec. 16, 2014. He was 73.    Pendergrass graduated from Luther Rice Seminary

Susan Dianne Watts, who served alongside her husband as a pastor’s wife, died Dec. 1, 2014. She was 59. Watts worked as a teacher in

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Ralph Rogers died Sept. 2, 2014. He was 82. Rogers attended Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham, and served as