Obituaries

Jimmie L. Willis, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor, died May 9. He was 75. A native of Greensboro, Willis received a bachelor of arts from

Dennis Goodwin, minister to adults 55 and older at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, died May 16. He was 59. Goodwin first came to Dawson

Johnnie Lee Brigman, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor, died April 27. He was 80. Licensed to preach in 1949, Brigman served as pastor of churches

David Smith, minister of music at Grace Baptist Church, Montevallo, died April 5. He was 52. Smith served as the Shelby Baptist Association church’s music

Karol C. Edgil, wife of Pastor Bill Edgil of Whites Chapel Baptist Church, Moody, in St. Clair Baptist Association, died April 5. She was 62.

William Earl Chumley, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church, Boaz, in Marshall Baptist Association, died March 12. He was 73. A graduate of Samford University