Obituaries in The Alabama Baptist serve to alert readers of the passing of Alabama Baptist leaders and church staff members.
J.W. Coker dies Christmas Day
February 24, 2000
J.W. Coker, pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church, Evergreen, for more than five years, died Dec. 25 following an extended
Baggott, Robert Taylor (Bob)
February 10, 2000
Robert Taylor (Bob) Baggott Jr. of Opelika, husband of The Alabama Baptist columnist and former board of directors member Betty
Carl F. Whirley dies January 8
January 13, 2000
Carl F. Whirley, retired Southern Baptist missionary to Nigeria, died Jan. 8 in Florence after an extended illness. Whirley, 85,
Robert F. Maxwell dies December 27
January 6, 2000
Robert F. Maxwell, husband of longtime Alabama Baptist employee Bobbie Lawson Maxwell, died Dec. 27 of a heart attack at
Retired Alabama pastor Jimmy W. Davis dies Oct. 25
January 1, 2000
Retired Alabama pastor Jimmy W. Davis died Oct. 25 after a long illness. He was 68. A graduate of Southeastern