
FBC Phenix City pastor dies: E. Eugene Langner Jr.
Pastor E. Eugene Langner Jr., who served First Baptist Church, Phenix City, died Dec. 18. He was 70. Langner was

UMobile founding president dies: William K. Weaver Jr.
The University of Mobile’s (UMobile) founding president William K. Weaver Jr. died Jan. 13. He was 95. Weaver served as

Chandler Mountain’s pastor dies: Phillip Ellen
Phillip Ellen, pastor of Chandler Mountain Baptist Church, Steele, died Jan. 10. He was 74. Ellen graduated from Etowah High

FBC Alabaster pastor emeritus dies: Arthur ‘Wayne’ Crumpton
Arthur “Wayne” Crumpton, pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church, Alabaster, died Jan. 12. He was 75. Crumpton felt called into

Stephen Olford’s wife Heather dies at 89
Memphis, Tenn. — Barbara Heather Olford, who served in ministry throughout her life alongside her husband Stephen Olford, died Dec.

Johnny Warren: Opp’s Westview missions pastor dies
Members of Westview Baptist Church, Opp, are still trying to recover from the sudden loss after missions and discipleship pastor

A. Earl Potts: Former state convention exec. dies
Alabama Baptists lost a giant Dec. 25 when A. Earl Potts, former executive director of the Alabama Baptist Convention State

Richard G. Cook Sr.: Pastor, retired military chaplain dies
Richard G. Cook Sr., a pastor and retired military chaplain who spent his last years in Alabama, died Nov. 29.