
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Gil Barrow dies at age 90
Gil Barrow of Montgomery died Nov. 19 in Birmingham following heart surgery. He was 90. A native of Pensacola, Florida,

Former FBC Pelham pastor, Alabama DR leader dies at 86
Jerry Butler, longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and Disaster Relief volunteer, died Nov. 27 in Albertville. He was 86. Butler was

UM biology professor dies after illness
University of Mobile professor Randy Craig died on Dec. 10 after a short illness. Announcing the tenured professor’s passing to

Bivocational pastor of five decades, three counties dies at 98
Calvin Jackson Crocker, 98, a bivocational minister, died Nov. 18. He was born in Perry County and was a veteran

Longtime church library ministry leader Hunter dies
Eva Nell Hunter, longtime church library director for Central Baptist Church in Decatur and library specialist for Lifeway Christian Resources,

Roy Carreker, associate pastor of New Temple Baptist Church, Dora, dies at 95
Roy Carreker, age 95, of Warrior, died Nov. 2, 2022. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.

FBC Demopolis children’s director dies at 47
Bridgett McLean, preschool and children’s ministry director at First Baptist Church Demopolis, died Oct. 29. She was 47. A native

Longtime Cullman county pastor dies at 84
Dillon Burl Calvert, 84, of Bremen died Oct. 30 at his home. A Cullman County native, Calvert served several churches