At 10 years old Ben Jones’ life changed forever. His father, Steve, who owned a forestry company, died in a helicopter crash along with the
By Leigh Pritchett Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Danny Brooks of Deans Chapel near Henagar was a truck driver for 30 years. A vehicle accident in
D.L. “Dan” Ireland, director emeritus of Alabama Citizens Action Program (ALCAP), died Dec. 24. He was 89. Ireland made an impact on the state during
R.C. Belcher, retired director of missions for Barbour Baptist Association, died Dec. 13. He was 92. Belcher earned a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies from
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Ronald Gordon Hicks died Dec. 6. He was 73. In his more than 40 years of ministry he served in a
Chip Sizemore, music director at Sylvania Baptist Church died on October 26. He was 41. Sizemore served Sylvania Baptist for nine years following the retirement
Mike Jacobs, baseball coach and athletics director (AD) at the University of Mobile (UM), has died at the age of 64. A Mobile native, Jacobs
Longtime business administrator for the Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries (ABCH) Jack Milton Curtis died Sept. 22. He was 91. Curtis served ABCH
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