Retired Alabama pastor Glenn M. Gring Jr. died Oct. 25. He was 78. A graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and Southwestern Baptist Theological
William Goodson, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions, died Sept. 29. He was 96. A Covington County native, Goodson began serving as
Franklin Eugene “Gene” Woodruff, a retired Alabama pastor, died Aug. 23. He was 76. A graduate of Samford University in Birmingham and New Orleans Baptist
Rheta Nell Thrasher Tcherneshoff, former missionary to Brazil, died Aug. 24. She was 75. A native of Hillsboro, Tcherneshoff, along with husband Pete, served with
Gerald Lee “Jerry” Swimmer, pastor of First Baptist Church, Vina, died July 24. He was 79. Swimmer served the Franklin Baptist Association church for three