Obituaries

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor R. Elmer Nielsen died Dec. 6. He was 88. A graduate of Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham, Nielsen also

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Alabama Baptist pastor James E. Coggin, pastor emeritus of Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Worth, Texas, died Nov. 27. He

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Metz Leroy Davis Sr. died Nov. 3. He was 85. A graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Davis served as

Charles Oren Mashburn, a well-known evangelist, author and biblical lecturer, died Nov. 10. He was 85. A native of Gadsden, Mashburn received his education from

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Metz Leroy Davis Sr. died Nov. 3. He was 85. A graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Davis served as

Charles Oren Mashburn, a well-known evangelist, author and biblical lecturer, died Nov. 10. He was 85. A native of Gadsden, Mashburn received his education from

SLIDELL, La. — Claude L. Howe Jr., professor emeritus of church history at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS), died Nov. 8 in Slidell, La.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wayne Dehoney, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from 1964 until 1966, died Nov. 15 at a health and rehabilitation center