Obituaries

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

Andrew W. Tampling, a former pastor and the first executive director for the Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers from 1976 to 1984, died Oct. 30. He

Edgar Mullins Arendall, former pastor of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, died Oct. 20. He was 89. A native of Mobile, Arendall graduated from the

Shirley Ann Reid, wife of Pastor Sammie Reid of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Corner, in North Jefferson Baptist Association, died Oct. 11. She was 64.