Obituaries

Retired Alabama pastor David T. Carpenter died Dec. 4. He was 89. Carpenter spent 47 years in church ministry, retiring in 2008 as part-time pastor

Mary Louisa Canoles Bingham, one of the earliest contributors to deaf ministry and work in Alabama, died Dec. 28. She was 93. Bingham was a

Helen Bagley McGough, the widow of George E. Bagley Sr., executive secretary-treasurer of the Alabama Baptist Convention State Board of Missions from 1963 until 1983,

Longtime Alabama Baptist missionary to Nigeria Dr. Martha Jordan Gilliland Stewart died Dec. 27, leaving behind a legacy of faithfulness and commitment to missions. She

Jane Ellen Gaines, a retired missionary to Nigeria, died Dec. 31. She was 81. A native of Talladega, Gaines was appointed by the Foreign Mission

Bennie Y. Peacock, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor, died Dec. 29. He was 77. In his 58 years as a pastor, Peacock served seven Southern

John C. Powers, pastor of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Pell City, in St. Clair Baptist Association, died Dec 29. He was 62. Prior to assuming

Retired Alabama pastor James L. Moore died Dec. 2. He was 83. Moore, who spent half of his life in Gadsden, was a long-time pastor