
Joseph Carlo “Carl” Kelly Sr., pastor of Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church, Dadeville, dies Nov. 21
Joseph Carlo “Carl” Kelly Sr., pastor of Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church, Dadeville, died Nov. 21. He was 69. Kelly was

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor W.D. Humphres dies Nov. 5
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor W.D. Humphres died Nov. 5. He was 87. Humphres served as pastor of several churches, including

Betty Griffus — wife of Loyd Griffus, pastor of West Highland Baptist Church, Russellville — dies Oct. 31
Betty Griffus — wife of Loyd Griffus, pastor of West Highland Baptist Church, Russellville — died Oct. 31. She was

Lori Spikes, executive director of Baptist Nursing Fellowship, dies Nov. 21
Lori Spikes, executive director of Baptist Nursing Fellowship, a ministry of national Woman’s Missionary Union, died Nov. 21 after being

Aaron Wilburn — popular songwriter, singer, comedian — dies at age 70
Christian singer/songwriter/comedian Aaron Wilburn died Nov. 27 following a weeks long battle with COVID-19. He was 70 years old. Wilburn’s

James C. Nichols, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Hackleburg, dies Nov. 2
James C. Nichols — pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Hackleburg, for the past 44 years — died Nov. 2.

Daniel Knight, retired pastor and former DOM for Marion Association dies Sept. 18
Retired pastor and former director of missions for Marion Baptist Association Daniel Knight died Sept. 18. He was 78. Knight

DeWayne Borders, a longtime bivocational pastor, dies Nov. 2
DeWayne Borders, a longtime bivocational pastor, died Nov. 2. He was 64. Borders served churches for more than 40 years,