Retired Heflin pastor Ray Clevenger dies at 83

September 27, 2024

Ray Clevenger, a retired pastor and former hospice and prison ministry volunteer, died Sept. 25. He was 83.

Former York Baptist pastor Walker dies

September 6, 2024

Johnny Walker, who served as pastor of York Baptist Church in the 1970s, died Aug. 28. He was 77.

Longtime worship minister Gerald Sims dies at 86

September 4, 2024

Gerald Max Sims, who served as a bivocational music minister for his entire adult life — most recently at Central Baptist Church in Florence — died Aug. 8.

Former TAB board member, Judson Outstanding Alumna dies

August 2, 2024

Paula Claire Vick Stacey, who previously served on The Alabama Baptist board, died July 28. She was 71.

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, ‘statesman’ Jimmy Jackson dies July 19

July 19, 2024

“Jimmy Jackson was a statesman among Alabama Baptists and Southern Baptists. He was an excellent president of our state convention. He served us so well at a critical time. To say he will be missed is a vast understatement.” —Rick Lance

Recently retired pastor Lloyd Stockman dies at 82

July 1, 2024

Funeral services set for longtime pastor Lloyd Stockman on July 6 at 11 a.m. at Selma Funeral Home Chapel.

Longtime pastor, religious education director dies at 92

June 21, 2024

Louie F. Reynolds Jr., of Enterprise, died June 19. He was the director of religious education at Fort Rucker for more than 26 years and served several Baptist churches. He was 92.