Kelly, James David
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor James David Kelly died Jan. 14. He was 79. Kelly, a Greenville native and Mobile resident,
Miller, W. Landon
W. Landon Miller, former pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church, Birmingham, in Birmingham Baptist Association, died Feb. 5. He was 88.
Skelton, Ira Cole
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Ira Cole Skelton died Feb. 10. He was 78. During his more than 30-year ministry, Skelton
Rhodes, Mabry
Mabry Rhodes, retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Pratt City, was killed in an auto accident near Fultondale Jan. 5.
Shepherd, Neil
Neil Shepherd, a longtime advocate of Christian higher education in Alabama, died Dec. 12, 2005. He was 82. At the
Bowers, Taylor
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Taylor Bowers died Jan. 4 following a lengthy illness. He was 87. Bowers, who was living
Alabama civil rights pioneers die in October
Two pioneers in the civil rights movement died recently. Rosa Parks and Vivian Malone Jones, both from Alabama, made
Retired pastor Jack Wood dies
Retired Alabama pastor Clyde Jackson “Jack” Wood died at home in Huntsville Oct. 4. He was 76 years old. Wood,