Obituaries

A servant in ministry for more than 50 years, Frederick Hurst Anderton passed away Oct. 25. He was 82.  Born in Sheffield, Anderton and his wife,

Retired Alabama Pastor Ray H. Batemon died Sept. 14. He was 79. Batemon was born in Pleasant Grove on July 5, 1933.  He became a

Retired Autauga Baptist Association Director of Missions Aubret H. White passed away Oct. 9. He was 89.  White served in ministry for 69 years, leading

Sammy Brister, former Alabama Baptist pastor, died Sept. 10. He was 66. Brister, a native of Brookhaven, Miss., attended Clarke Memorial College in Newton, Miss.,

Hayes K. “Jack” Lemmond, who spent 35 years in ministry serving churches in Alabama and Louisiana, died Sept. 8. He was 82. Lemmond was born

William W. “Bill” Causey Sr., longtime Mississippi Baptist pastor and retired executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, died Sept. 6. He was 81.

Wayne W. Upton, retired pastor, missionary and professor, died Aug. 14. He was 82. Upton was born in Centre and graduated from Centre High School