Charles E. Maples, a longtime pastor and hospice chaplain, died Jan. 14 of COVID-19 complications. He was 86. Maples served as a faithful minister of
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and southern gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He was 65. Banks’ love of
Ben Corley — longtime pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, and current pastor of Schultz Creek Baptist Church, Centreville — died Jan. 29. He was
Wanda Collins Patterson — whose husband, Larry, serves as director of missions for Escambia Baptist Association — died Jan. 19 from complications of a massive heart
Allen Brasher, pastor of Second Baptist Church, Pell City, died Jan. 5 of complications from COVID-19. He was 74. A graduate of Leeds High School,
Larry Harkness, pastor of Sand Springs Baptist Church, Fayette, died Jan. 12 from complications of COVID-19. He was 66. A native of Winfield, Harkness served
Dwight Kizziah, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Brookwood, died Jan. 12. He was 73. A Tuscaloosa native, Kizziah graduated from Brookwood High School and served
By Mark Tolbert Director, Caskey Center for Church Excellence As a 16-year-old growing up in Atlanta Georgia, I had a dream job; I was a
