
Union Hill, Oneonta, Pastor Bill Barnett dies
Bill Barnett, pastor of Union Hill Baptist Church, Oneonta, died Oct. 17. Barnett’s death was announced in a Facebook post

Bobby Eugene Parker, pastor and director for St. Clair Baptist Association’s Camp Sonshine, dies Sept. 27
Bobby Eugene Parker, longtime pastor and director for St. Clair Baptist Association’s Camp Sonshine, died Sept. 27. He was 80.

Charles Reece Woods — retired associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Albertville, and founder of The Great Physician’s Clinic — dies Sept. 16
Charles Reece Woods — retired associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Albertville, and founder of The Great Physician’s Clinic —

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