
Longtime Buhl Baptist pastor, Southern Gospel singer Alfred Banks dies
Alfred Manly Banks — longtime pastor of Buhl Baptist Church and Southern Gospel singer — died Oct. 6, 2020. He

Mobile native and baseball legend Hank Aaron dead at 86
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron — a Mobile native who overcame racism and discrimination to become one of the greatest professional

Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, dies Dec. 5
Charles “Chip” Freeman Jr., pastor of Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Brookwood, died Dec. 5. He was 51. Freeman previously served

Carl P. Wells, who served on staff at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, dies Dec. 23
Carl P. Wells, who served on staff at First Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, for nearly 40 years, died Dec. 23. He

Larry Hicks, associate pastor for pastoral care at FBC Athens, dies Dec. 11
Larry Hicks, associate pastor for pastoral care at First Baptist Church, Athens, died Dec. 11. He was 74. Before becoming

Longtime Mobile pastor Fred Wolfe dies of COVID-19 complications
Fred Wolfe — longtime pastor of Cottage Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, and founder of Luke 4:18 Fellowship, Mobile — died

Former Alabama convention president Harper Shannon dies Dec. 30
Longtime pastor and leader among Alabama Baptists Harper Shannon died Dec. 30 of complications from progressive dementia. He was 89.

Bell Springs pastor Freeman dies from COVID-19 complications on Christmas Eve
Jerry Edwin Freeman, pastor of Bell Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Falkville, died on Christmas Eve from complications of COVID-19. He