Claude Otis Brooks — Vestavia Hills pastor emeritus Brooks dies

July 17, 2014

Claude Otis Brooks, pastor emeritus of Vestavia Hills Baptist Church, died July 6. He was 91. A native of Grayson, Ga., Brooks was a combat

Kenneth L. “Ken” Chambless Jr.: Turnerville pastor Chambless dies at 66

June 26, 2014

Kenneth L. “Ken” Chambless Jr., pastor of Turnerville Baptist Church, Chunchula, in Mobile Baptist Association died June 12. He was 66. A native of Mobile,

Missionary to Belize, ministry founder, dies — Ralph Moss (Buddy) Hardy Jr.

May 22, 2014

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

Former Alabama Baptist pastor, DOM dies — Jacob (Jake) S. Phillips

May 8, 2014

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. — Former longtime Samford professor Edwards dies

April 24, 2014

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 — FBC Slocomb’s Pastor Raley dies

April 24, 2014

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 FBE leader, Samford education dean dies

March 13, 2014

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