
Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — dies March 29
Sheila Smith — wife of Scott Smith, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Oxford — died March 29 of COVID-19 complications.

Irena O’Neal, longtime pastor’s wife, dies at age 83
Elsie “Irena” O’Neal — wife of Ernest O’Neal, pastor emeritus of Memphis Baptist Church, Dothan — died March 30. She

Judson community mourns loss of professor, artist-in-residence Billie Jean Young
Judson College is mourning the loss of Billie Jean Young, a faculty member who earlier in life was among the

Aaron Eutah Stone, Alabama Baptist State Board of Mission’s special worker, dies Feb 3
Aaron Eutah Stone, who served the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions as a special worker in discipleship, died Feb

James Alvin Grindstaff, longtime pastor of Stamp Baptist Church, dies Feb. 17
James Alvin Grindstaff, longtime pastor of Stamp Baptist Church, Valley Head, in Sand Mountain Baptist Association, died Feb. 17. He

Longtime IMB missionary Robert Bradley dies after cancer battle
Robert A. Bradley Jr., a longtime International Mission Board missionary from Alabama, died Dec. 29 after a short battle with

Carl Head Jr., minister of music at Lakeview Baptist Church, Montgomery, dies Feb. 21
Carl Head Jr., minister of music at Lakeview Baptist Church, Montgomery, died Feb. 21 of COVID-19 complications. He was 67.

Bruce Hose, former state Sunday School director and longtime pastor, dies at age 69
C. Bruce Hose — former state Sunday School office director and longtime pastor — died March 5. He was 69.