J.W. Coker dies Christmas Day

February 24, 2000

J.W. Coker, pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church, Evergreen, for more than five years, died Dec. 25 following an extended illness. Coker served as pastor

Baggott, Robert Taylor (Bob)

February 10, 2000

Robert Taylor (Bob) Baggott Jr. of Opelika, husband of The Alabama Baptist columnist and former board of directors member Betty Baggott, died unexpectedly Feb. 2

Carl F. Whirley dies January 8

January 13, 2000

Carl F. Whirley, retired Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, died Jan. 8 in Florence after an extended illness. Whirley, 85, was born July 28, 1914,

Robert F. Maxwell dies December 27

January 6, 2000

Robert F. Maxwell, husband of longtime Alabama Baptist employee Bobbie Lawson Maxwell, died Dec. 27 of a heart attack at their home in Bagley. Maxwell,