Veteran music minister dies
Jack Langston, ordained Baptist minister and member of Hunter Street Baptist Church, died Jan. 2. Langston worked 40 years
Marion, Lucius Brainard Jr.
Former Judson College trustee Lucius Brainard Marion Jr. died Jan. 3 in Clarksdale, Miss. He was 86. A native of
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