Bill Whitfield, longtime pastor in Mobile, dies at age 90
William “Bill” Whitfield, longtime pastor of Cypress Shores Baptist Church, Mobile, died Dec. 20, 2020. He was 90. Whitfield served
Jim Barnette, longtime pastor and Samford professor, dies at age 59
James “Jim” Barnette, a longtime professor at Samford University and pastor of Brookwood Baptist Church, Mountain Brook, died Monday (Feb.
Carman, Christian music icon and Gospel Music Hall of Famer, dies at 65
Carman Dominic Licciardello, a Christian music legend known simply by his first name, has died. He was 65. Carman had
Tom Fillinger – founder, CEO of IgniteUS, Inc. – dies Feb. 10
Tom Fillinger, founder and CEO of Cullman-based IgniteUS, Inc., died Feb. 10. He was 79. A northern Ohio native, Fillinger
Charles Maples, longtime pastor and hospice chaplain, dies Jan. 14
Charles E. Maples, a longtime pastor and hospice chaplain, died Jan. 14 of COVID-19 complications. He was 86. Maples served
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and southern gospel singer — dies Oct. 6, 2020
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and southern gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He
Longtime Bibb County pastor Ben Corley dies at 80
Ben Corley — longtime pastor of First Baptist Church, Woodstock, and current pastor of Schultz Creek Baptist Church, Centreville —
Escambia DOM Patterson’s wife dies Jan. 19
Wanda Collins Patterson — whose husband, Larry, serves as director of missions for Escambia Baptist Association — died Jan. 19 from