
Minister to Helena, Bessemer dies
A minister for 55 years, John Lee Smith of Helena died Aug. 28. After graduating from Howard College (now Samford

Hines, Robert
On July 4, 56-year-old Robert K. Hines, pastor of Lakewood Baptist Church in Northport, died in a motorcycle accident

Barnes, Charles
Charles Barnes, a campus minister in Alabama for nearly 40 years, died Aug. 17 in Tuscaloosa. He was 90. In

Barnes, Charles
Charles Barnes, a campus minister in Alabama for nearly 40 years, died Aug. 17 in Tuscaloosa. He was 90. In

Bennett, Harold C.
Harold C. Bennett, president-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee 1979–92, died July 27 of pancreatic cancer at

Sexton, Cecil
Cecil Sexton, pastor of Brookwood Baptist Church, Millbrook, died June 28. He was 62. Sexton served nine years at

Bennett, Harold C.
Harold C. Bennett, president-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee 1979–92, died July 27 of pancreatic cancer at

Gilliland, Jessee
A 102-year-old Marshall Association retired pastor died July 9, leaving behind a legacy of thousands baptized. Jessee Gilliland of Boaz