Longtime educator, pastor’s wife, Johnnie G. Golden, dies at 99
Johnnie G. Golden, longtime educator and wife to a central Alabama pastor, died Sept. 17. She was 99. She met
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Longtime Hughes Memorial music leader dies at 78
Darrell Thomas Higginbotham, longtime music leader for Hughes Memorial Baptist Church, died Aug. 30. He was 78. A graduate of
Pastor Franklin Kirksey, known for his writing and 47 years of ministry, dies
Franklin Lee Kirksey, former pastor of churches in Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina, died Sept. 11. He was 64.
Reflections on Dolly Parton, faith and kindness
From the church pews of her childhood in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, to gospel recordings and a lifelong commitment to serving others, Dolly Parton frequently spoke about her faith.
Longtime music leader, Ann Ray, dies at 90
Music minister Margaret Annette “Ann” Tomberlin Ray of Decatur died July 11. She was 90. Her late husband, Joe Douglas
Longtime pastor Terry Glenn “Dude” Smith, dies
Terry Glenn “Dude” Smith of Maplesville died July 3. He was 75.
Mobile-area trauma chaplain Walter Staggs Jr. dies at 85
Staggs combined his finance background with chaplaincy training to serve nationally and internationally in a variety of ministry roles.