Obituaries

Henry Kress Davis, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor, died May 27. He was 85. Davis spent 50 years in the

Michael Soesbe, pastor of First Baptist Church, St. Elmo, in Mobile Baptist Association, died April 28. He was 60. Soesbe,

Clayton Andrew Gilbert, retired Alabama pastor and former Royal Ambassador (RA) camp director, died May 18. He was 88. Joining

Jimmie L. Willis, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor, died May 9. He was 75. A native of Greensboro, Willis received

Dennis Goodwin, minister to adults 55 and older at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, died May 16. He was 59.

Johnnie Lee Brigman, a retired Alabama Baptist pastor, died April 27. He was 80. Licensed to preach in 1949, Brigman

David Smith, minister of music at Grace Baptist Church, Montevallo, died April 5. He was 52. Smith served as the

Karol C. Edgil, wife of Pastor Bill Edgil of Whites Chapel Baptist Church, Moody, in St. Clair Baptist Association, died