Obituaries

John C. Davis, a former Alabama Baptist pastor, died Aug. 16. He was 71. A native of Selma, Davis received degrees from Samford University in

Hurshel Leon Sizemore, a former Alabama Baptist pastor, died Aug. 14. He was 86. Sizemore served as pastor of Calera Baptist Church; Northside Baptist Church,

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Otho Harding Machen died Aug. 22. He was 88. Born in Attalla, Machen served as a pastor for 44 years and

Retired pastor Ernest DeWitt Allen died July 5. He was 82. A native of Mobile and U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Allen was

Donna Faye Scott Rogers, director of preschool and children’s ministries at First Baptist Church, Alabaster, died July 30. She was 39. A native of Fultondale,

Faye R. Jones, wife of Pastor George K. Jones of Fairview Baptist Church, Selma, in Selma Baptist Association, died July 4. She was 70. A

Lonnie E. Kornegay, former director of missions (DOM) for Pleasant Grove Baptist Association, died May 10. He was 85. Kornegay attended Samford University in Birmingham

Gilbert Burks, retired director of missions (DOM) for Marshall Baptist Association, died April 26. He was 91. After graduating from Howard College (now Samford University)