Obituaries

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

Charles Conrad “C.C.” McCain, a former Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions, died Dec. 1. He was 93. A native of Cullman County, McCain

Retired Alabama Baptist leader Herschel Odell “H.O.” Hester died Dec. 2. He was 97. Director of the then Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions’ (SBOM)

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor William K. Stephenson died Nov. 29. He was 87. Known to many as “Bro. Billy,” Stephenson was the long-time pastor of