
Montgomery’s Martha Myers revered as ‘selfless servant,’ buried among people she loved dearly
Dr. Martha Myers has been described as a modern-day Lottie Moon, a Baptist version of Mother Teresa and a martyr

Goodman dies after 62 years in gospel music
NASHVILLE — Howard “Happy” Goodman, the patriarch of one of gospel music’s most popular and influential groups, has died. Goodman,

Elbert Williams, long-time Alabama Baptist campus minister, dies November 27
Elbert Williams, long-time Alabama Baptist campus minister, died Nov. 27 in Troy after a lengthy illness. Williams served with the

Johnson, W. Kelly
Alabama native W. Kelly Johnson, a pioneer missionary and pastor, died Sept. 26 after more than 60 years in the

Hodges, James R. “Jimmy
James R. “Jimmy” Hodges, a Baptist minister and Florence native, died Oct. 8 at age 79 following a lengthy illness.

Halbrooks, Ralph Francis
A longtime leader with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), Ralph Francis Halbrooks, died Sept. 13. He was

Former SBC recording secretary dies from cancer
NASHVILLE — Martin B. Bradley, a former recording secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention, died Aug. 26 from cancer. He

Founder of Christian Men’s Network dead at 79
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Christian Men’s Network founder and President Edwin Louis Cole died Aug. 27 in Grapevine, Texas. Cole, who