Stephen Walley, longtime pastor of Myrtlewood Baptist Church, dies
Stephen Walley, founder of Servants Alive Ministries and longtime pastor of Myrtlewood Baptist Church, died July 3. He was 68.
Sylacauga pastor Danny Carroll Cotton dies at 70
Danny Carroll Cotton, who was pastor of Oldfield Baptist Church in Sylacauga, died June 21. He was 70.
Longtime Alabama music minister, Freddie Green, dies at 84
Freddie William Green, a longtime minister of music, died May 30. He was 84. A Harpersville, Alabama, native, Green was
Longtime Alabama pastor B. Gene Webb dies at 85
B. Gene Webb, longtime Alabama Baptist pastor, died Feb. 15. He was 85.
Author, former seminary president’s wife Betty Drummond dies at 96
“Betty had a lot of different hats in the world they shared.” —Nicholas Clark, author of published work on Lewis and Betty Drummond
Longtime north Alabama pastor Glenn Bynum dies
For more than 60 years, Glenn Bynum served congregations across Marshall, DeKalb, Blount and Jefferson counties, including Pleasant Mount Baptist Church and Village Springs Baptist Church, both in Remlap.
Retired TAB columnist Betty Baggott dies at 91
For 18 years beginning in 1988, Baggott wrote her Heart to Heart column about people, events in her life and current issues in ways that touched the hearts of readers. Countless letters testified to how people identified with her words.
Former Gardendale pastor Steve Gaines dies following battle with cancer
Steve Gaines, former pastor of Bellevue Baptist in Cordova, Tennessee, and Gardendale First Baptist Church, died March 20. During his time at Gardendale FBC, Gaines led the congregation from a membership of 4,000 to 8,500.