
Allen Brasher, pastor of Second Baptist Church, dies Jan. 5
Allen Brasher, pastor of Second Baptist Church, Pell City, died Jan. 5 of complications from COVID-19. He was 74. A

Larry Harkness, pastor of Sand Springs Baptist Church, dies Jan. 12
Larry Harkness, pastor of Sand Springs Baptist Church, Fayette, died Jan. 12 from complications of COVID-19. He was 66. A

Dwight Kizziah, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, dies Jan. 12
Dwight Kizziah, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, Brookwood, died Jan. 12. He was 73. A Tuscaloosa native, Kizziah graduated from

Chad Massey, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dawes, dies at age 49
Michael “Chad” Massey, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dawes, died Dec. 23, 2020. He was 49. A native of Georgia,

Dell Griggs, wife of longtime Alabaster pastor, died Jan. 19
Dell Elizabeth Griggs — wife of deceased Pastor Roy Carlton Griggs — died Jan. 19. She was 86. For 50

Longtime Buhl Baptist pastor, Southern Gospel singer Alfred Banks dies
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and Southern Gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He

Mobile native and baseball legend Hank Aaron dead at 86
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron — a Mobile native who overcame racism and discrimination to become one of the greatest professional

Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, dies Dec. 5
Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, died Dec. 5. He was 51. Freeman previously served