Charles Sevard Worthy Sr., who served as a pastor in Alabama, Georgia and Alaska, died Dec. 8. He was 78.
An Alexander City native, Worthy served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1967. He answered the call to ministry in 1964 and studied at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and International Bible School and Seminary.
Worthy served as pastor of nine churches in Alabama and Georgia, including Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church. In 2000, he moved to Alaska to become pastor of First Baptist Church, Willow, where he served almost 20 years before he retired.
Over the years, he also served as president of pastors associations in Tallapoosa and Cullman counties and in various roles with the Alaska Baptist State Convention, including as its president. He also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Worthy was preceded in death by his first wife of 41 years, Dannie Lou. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Sherry; daughters, Patsy and Stacey; sons, Charles Jr., John, Jeffrey, James and Randall; 21 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and two on the way.
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