Veteran music minister dies
January 30, 2003
Jack Langston, ordained Baptist minister and member of Hunter Street Baptist Church, died Jan. 2. Langston worked 40 years serving as minister of music
Marion, Lucius Brainard Jr.
January 16, 2003
Former Judson College trustee Lucius Brainard Marion Jr. died Jan. 3 in Clarksdale, Miss. He was 86. A native of Clinton, S. C., Marion was
Montgomery’s Martha Myers revered as ‘selfless servant,’ buried among people she loved dearly
January 9, 2003
Dr. Martha Myers has been described as a modern-day Lottie Moon, a Baptist version of Mother Teresa and a martyr for Christ. And while the
Goodman dies after 62 years in gospel music
January 2, 2003
NASHVILLE — Howard “Happy” Goodman, the patriarch of one of gospel music’s most popular and influential groups, has died. Goodman, 81, died Nov. 30 at
Elbert Williams, long-time Alabama Baptist campus minister, dies November 27
December 12, 2002
Elbert Williams, long-time Alabama Baptist campus minister, died Nov. 27 in Troy after a lengthy illness. Williams served with the Alabama Baptist State Board of
Johnson, W. Kelly
November 21, 2002
Alabama native W. Kelly Johnson, a pioneer missionary and pastor, died Sept. 26 after more than 60 years in the ministry. Johnson was a full-time
Hodges, James R. “Jimmy
November 21, 2002
James R. “Jimmy” Hodges, a Baptist minister and Florence native, died Oct. 8 at age 79 following a lengthy illness. A graduate of New Orleans
Halbrooks, Ralph Francis
September 19, 2002
A longtime leader with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), Ralph Francis Halbrooks, died Sept. 13. He was 73. Halbrooks retired from SBOM
