Obituaries

Emmett Raymond Johnson, former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Baptist Health System (BHS) in Birmingham, died Jan. 31. He was 82. A Texas

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Samuel M. Brown died Jan. 2. He was 97. A Cullman native, Brown was a graduate of Samford University in Birmingham

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Adolph Phares died Nov. 12. He was 77. A native of Moundville, Phares served as a pastor for 55 years in

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

Sheila McQueen Ellison, wife of Rick Ellison, an associate in the office of Sunday School for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), died

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