
Michael David Beck, minister of music at First Baptist Church, Columbia, dies Sept. 15
Michael David Beck, minister of music at First Baptist Church, Columbia, died Sept. 15. He was 67. He served churches

Dick Thomassian — “block-party guru” and retired longtime staff member of Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville — dies Sept. 18
Dick Thomassian — “block-party guru” and retired longtime staff member of Whitesburg Baptist Church, Huntsville — died Sept. 18. He

Alabama Baptist pastor, leader Billy Austin dies Sept. 12
Billy Austin, longtime leader of Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers and current interim director of missions of Tuscaloosa Baptist Association, died

Ed Wallen — longtime pastor of Vineland Park Baptist Church, Hueytown, dies at 83
Ed Wallen — longtime pastor of Vineland Park Baptist Church, Hueytown, and active missions leader — died Aug. 29. He

Former Southern Baptist missionary James Harris “Jim” McGriff dies Aug. 15
Former Southern Baptist missionary James Harris “Jim” McGriff died Aug. 15. He was 74. McGriff was a first lieutenant in

Zemery Don Reece, a longtime Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, dies Aug. 22
Zemery Don Reece, a longtime Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, died Aug. 22. He was 88. Reece and his wife,

Charles R. Bullock, longtime pastor of Clinton Baptist Church, dies Aug. 22
Charles R. Bullock, longtime pastor of Clinton Baptist Church, died Aug. 22. He was 69. In addition to serving 22

Randy George Burtram — pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Holly Pond, for the past 22 years — dies Aug. 18
BLOUNT ASSOCIATION Randy George Burtram — pastor of Pleasant View Baptist Church, Holly Pond, for the past 22 years —