Ronald “Ronnie” Earl Blake, pastor of Little Sandy Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, died Nov. 25. He was 58. Blake, who attended the University of North Alabama
Charles Raymond Crim, pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Selma, died Dec. 5. He was 80. Crim, who spent 60 years in ministry, also served as
David Kilburn Morris, who served as the director of public relations for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) from 1958 to 1971, died
Former South African President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's 'long walk to freedom' has ended. He died Dec. 5 at age 95 at home after months of
Todd Reaves, a former Alabama Baptist pastor, died Nov. 3. He was 50. Reaves graduated from Alexandria High School, Jacksonville State University and Andersonville Baptist
William Melvin Kilpatrick, who served in ministry for at least 60 years, died Sept. 6. He was 81. Kilpatrick attended Howard College in Birmingham (now
Eldridge Holt, who served Alabama Baptist churches for more than 50 years as pastor, died Aug. 31. He was 96. Holt attended The Baptist College
William Burns, who served as pastor of Union Baptist Church, Honoraville, for almost 17 years, died Oct. 23. He was 75. Burns began working at
