
Assistant pastor of Chavies Baptist Church dies March 20
James Deaun “Jody” Marston, 55, died March 20. He worked in the construction industry and was a member of and

Former administrative assistant for the State Board of Missions dies March 8
Erma Friese, who served as an administrative assistant in the office of Cooperative Program/stewardship development for the State Board of

Former pastor and chaplain for Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief dies
James Donald “Don” Dendy, 91, of Cropwell died March 6. He was a U.S. Marine during the Korean conflict and

Retired Baptist campus minister Bob Ford dies
Bob Ford, who served in Baptist Campus Ministries at several Alabama universities, died March 11 after an extended illness. He

Retired South Alabama pastor Quincy Thurman “Q.T.” Curtis dies at 97
Quincy Thurman “Q.T.” Curtis, pastor of several churches in South Alabama, died Jan. 25. He was 97. Curtis was a

Bluff Springs Baptist Church pastor, wife die
Beverly Outlaw Shirah, 75, died Oct. 29, and her husband, Joe M. “Mike” Shirah, 70, died Nov. 8. Both of

Missions Mosaic contributor and ALSBOM consultant, Juanita Tew, dies Feb. 28
Juanita S. Tew died Feb. 28. She was 89. Tew held bachelor’s and master’s degrees in teacher education from Samford

Evangelist Carl Edward Lacy Jr. dies Feb. 27
Carl Edward “Ed” Lacy Jr. died Feb. 27. He was 70. A Mississippi native who pursued a career in music