News reports of Van Cliburn’s Feb. 27 death in Fort Worth, Texas, extolled the internationally acclaimed pianist as one of history’s greatest classical musicians.
Eric Sullivan, pastor of Liberty Baptist Church, Bessemer, died Feb. 25 at the age of 49. Sullivan, who was born in South Carolina, called McCalla
Henry Bruce Wangle served churches in Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Florida. He died Jan. 24 at the age of 75. Wangle served 21 years in
Renowned photographer Don Rutledge, who told the global story of missions through his camera lens for several generations of Southern Baptists, died at his home
Redus Edgar “Ed” Glaze Jr. served multiple churches as pastor and interim pastor. He died Dec. 19, 2012, at the age of 94. Glaze served
Steve E. Tondera Sr., of Huntsville, a former Alabama Baptist State Convention (ABSC) president and one of only a handful of lay church members
Richard L. Sharp, a native of Decatur, spent more than 50 years serving Alabama Baptist churches. He passed away Jan. 16 at the age
Stevie Russell Tierce had a “genuine heart” and was “very compassionate,” said Wendell Dutton, director of missions for Cherokee Baptist Association. Tierce, who was a
