
Longtime music minister Bill Roper dies
Bill Roper, music minister of First Baptist Church, Montgomery, died Jan. 24 at age 66. Roper had served as

Longtime Southern Baptist leader Albert McClellan dies
Albert McClellan, a Baptist statesman and executive whose ministry spanned parts of six decades, died in Nashville Jan. 9 after

Maddox, Samuel
Samuel Eaton Maddox of Dothan died Nov. 10 at his home at the age of 88. A service celebrating

Former Alabama pastor, leader dies
Robert U. Ferguson Sr., a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and leader, died Oct. 8. He was 77 Ferguson, a World

Dotson, James Van
James Van Dotson of Jasper, a Baptist preacher for 54 years, died Sept. 28 at age 79. He spent much

North Alabama pastor dies at 87
Arnold M. Oliver, a longtime pastor in the Cherokee and Lookout Mountain association, died Sept. 9. He was 87 years

Ozark youth pastor dies at age 33
Danny High Spears II, youth pastor at Logan Road Baptist Church, Ozark, died of colon cancer Sept. 16. Spears, age

Wall, Warren
Warren B. Wall Sr., pastor of New Friendship Baptist Church, Red Bay, died Aug. 21. He was 82-years-old. Wall