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,
Larrimore, Leroy
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Leroy Shelton Larrimore died May 19, after an extended illness. With a ministry spanning 55
Hill, Albert “Bert”
Retired Alabama Baptist pastor J. Albert “Bert” Hill of Vestavia died June 29 at the age of 86. During
Cope, Betty
Betty Cope, wife of Cleburne Baptist Association Director of Missions Padgett Cope and a member of Heflin Baptist Church,