Ralph Moss (Buddy) Hardy Jr., who served as a missionary to Belize and started Fishers of Men International Missions Inc., died April 29. He was
Jacob (Jake) S. Phillips, a former Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions (DOM) for both Covington and Conecuh Baptist associations, died April 25. He
W.T. “Dub” Edwards Jr., a former religion professor at Samford University in Birmingham and former religion department chair at the university, died April 11. He
Dan Raley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Slocomb, for 28 years, died April 11. He was 60. Raley attended Mobile College (now the University of
John T. Carter, former executive director of the Fellowship of Baptist Educators (FBE) and Samford University faculty member for more than three decades, died March
Pastor E. Eugene Langner Jr., who served First Baptist Church, Phenix City, died Dec. 18. He was 70. Langner was called into the ministry in
The University of Mobile’s (UMobile) founding president William K. Weaver Jr. died Jan. 13. He was 95. Weaver served as president of UMobile (formerly Mobile
Phillip Ellen, pastor of Chandler Mountain Baptist Church, Steele, died Jan. 10. He was 74. Ellen graduated from Etowah High School and also attended Samford
