Obituaries in The Alabama Baptist serve to alert readers of the passing of Alabama Baptist leaders and church staff members.

August 25, 2023

Jerry Presnall, who served as a pastor for more than 50 years in south Alabama, died Aug. 14. He was 78.

August 23, 2023

John Francis Sigler Sr., former pastor of several Baptist churches in south Alabama, died Aug. 10. He was 69.

August 16, 2023

Jeff Lamar Thomas, pastor of Bon Air Baptist Church in Sylacauga, died Aug. 1. He was 79. Thomas, a Samford

August 16, 2023

Michael “Mike” Arnold Skipper, a longtime minister of music in the Tuscaloosa and Northport area, died Aug. 9. He was

August 10, 2023

Erskine G. “Don” Donald, a longtime historian and previous commissioner for the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, died Aug. 10. He

August 10, 2023

Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and coach Clinton Graham died Aug. 3. He was 81. Graham played basketball and football at

August 5, 2023

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

August 3, 2023

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

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