Obituaries

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)

Morris Harmon “Buddy” Mohon, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, Andalusia, died May 14. He was 71. A Locust Fork native, Mohon graduated from Samford University

James Dewel “J.D.” Wood, former Alabama Baptist pastor and director of missions, died April 11. He was 99. Wood served as pastor of various churches

Dr. Lonnie William Funderburg, a prominent figure in Birmingham Baptist life, died March 13. He was 87. Founder of Samford University’s school of nurse anesthesia

James L. Terpo, retired director of missions (DOM) for Bessemer Baptist Association, died April 6. He was 82. A native of Piper, Terpo was a

Eddie Rodney Bowling, pastor of Grace Point Baptist Church, Somerville, died of a heart attack April 7 in his Morgan Baptist Association (MBA) church. He

Former Alabama Baptist pastor  and Prattville-native J. Carroll Trotter died March 12. He was 91. A graduate of Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham

Philip Douglas Wise, a former Alabama Baptist pastor, died March 30. He was 60. A native of Andalusia, Wise was a graduate of Samford University