Longtime Haleyville educator, pastor’s wife Betty Stringfellow dies at 88
Betty Earle Slaughter Stringfellow of Haleyville died Aug. 9. She was 88. A native of Birmingham, she was a graduate
John H. Faulkner, former AL pastor and IMB missionary, dies
John Hershel Faulkner, retired missionary and pastor, died July 13. He was 87. Faulkner was a native of Bear Creek,
Escambia minister dies at 75 after years of service
Ronnie Lamar Champion, age 75, died Aug. 31 in Atmore, Alabama. A Florida native, Champion served in the U.S. Army.
Longtime minister of education Bill Reed dies at 86
Longtime minister of education Bill J. Reed died Aug. 27 after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer and lymphoma. He
Decatur pastor Orville Collins dies at 70
James Orville Collins, a pastor who served in Decatur, died Aug. 30. He was 70. He was in the optical
Former pastor and director of missions Harold Chandler dies at 89
Former pastor and director of missions, Gordon Harold Chandler Sr., died Aug. 29. He was 89. He was a graduate
Pastor, church planter and author Clifford Matthews dies at 87
Pastor, church planter and author Clifford Matthews died June 17. He was 87. Matthews served numerous Alabama Baptist churches during
Church servant and NOBTS enrollee Steve Kelley dies at 49
Steve Kelley, 49, of Gordo, died Feb. 19. A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Kelley was saved in 1989 and surrendered