Obituaries

Longtime pastor James Preston Mixon, 82, died Aug. 24. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Springville, in St.

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor William Herbert “Herb” Thrasher Sr. died July 25. He was 79. Thrasher served as a bivocational

James R. “Jim” Glaze, who kept a close eye on all Alabama Baptist dollars flowing in and out of the

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Lester P. Stone died Aug. 2. He was 88. A member of Heritage Baptist Church, Montgomery,

Longtime Alabama pastor W.K. “Sonny” Edwards died July 1. He was 70. After graduating from Samford University in Birmingham in

Longtime Alabama pastor Frank Bowman died June 7. He was 91. Bowman was a member of Cloverdale Baptist Church, Montgomery,

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Hoyt St. John died May 14. He was 75. A member of Bellevue Baptist Church, Gadsden,

Longtime Alabama preacher William “Bill” J. Nugent died April 21. He was 74. During his more than 40 years in