Harold A. Shirley, founding pastor of Weatherly Heights Baptist Church, Huntsville, died Jan. 23. He was 87. A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Shirley graduated from
MERIDIAN, Mississippi — International Mission Board missionary Ray Hodgins died of a heart attack Jan. 18 while on stateside assignment in Mississippi. He was 52.
Lyndon T. Montgomery, former pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches, died Jan. 8. He was 92. When he was in his 20s, Montgomery began serving
Former Alabama Baptist pastor Billy Joe Cox died Jan. 5. He was 92. Cox earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard College (now Samford University) in
Former business administrator for Shades Mountain Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills, Hilton Dennis Logan died Jan. 5. He was 90. After graduating high school, Logan served
Marjorie Duncan, who served in ministry for 25 years through the Birmingham Baptist Association (BBA), died Dec. 28, 2015. She was 75. Prior to working
Jim C. Griffin, longtime pastor of Alabama Baptist churches, died Dec. 6. He was 94. Griffin earned his bachelor’s degree from Howard College in Birmingham
Herbert Michael “Mike” Owen, who served as an International Mission Board (IMB) missionary for 32 years, died Oct. 28. He was 72. Owen, a Gadsden
