
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Doug Turner dies at age 75
Douglas “Doug” R. Turner, who served as pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches during more than five decades of ministry,

Gadsden pastor Rodger Collins dies July 28
Longtime pastor Timothy Rodger Collins of Gadsden died July 28. He was 65. A Morgan County native, Collins was in

ABCH ‘banjo man’ Doug Foster dies July 23
Doug Foster — a pastor, professional musician and retired staff member of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries — died

Jack Collins, retired West Cullman DOM, dies July 14
Jack Collins — who served as director of missions for West Cullman Baptist Association for 29 years — died July

Missionary, WMU consultant dies at 62
Amparito Moscoso died June 14 after a battle with cancer. She was 62. She served with her husband, Pablo, at

Judy Bledsoe, wife of retired TBFA president, dies after long battle with cancer
Judy Bledsoe — wife of Barry Bledsoe, retired president of The Baptist Foundation of Alabama — died June 26 after

Longtime Hueytown pastor Doug O’Brien dies at 86
William Douglas “Doug” O’Brien died June 14 in Hueytown. He was 86. A Nashville, Tennessee, native, O’Brien was a pastor

Pastor and filmmaker Michael Catt dies at age 70 after cancer battle
Michael Catt, the groundbreaking Georgia pastor who served as executive producer of the Christian movies “Flywheel,” “Facing the Giants,” “Fireproof”