
Robert “Bobby” Smith — Former Alabama pastor dies
Former Alabama Baptist pastor Robert “Bobby” Smith died July 13. He was 85. A graduate of the Billy Graham School

Ingram, Jeffrey Wayne — FBC Fairhope minister Ingram dies
Jeffrey Wayne Ingram, associate pastor and senior adult minister of First Baptist Church, Fairhope, died Aug. 26. He was 58.

Billy Graham’s son-in-law dies at 78
Danny Lotz, the husband of Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz, died Aug. 19 in a Raleigh, North Carolina, hospital after

Bill Eugene Cross — Former Alabama Baptist pastor dies
Bill Eugene Cross, former pastor of Wilkes Baptist Church, Midfield, died Aug. 8. He was 68. Cross earned a bachelor’s
Stalwart Samford trustee Brock dies
Harry Blackwell Brock Jr., a giant of the banking industry and stalwart trustee of Samford University for more than 50

TAB music reviewer Rick Sharp dies at 62
Rick Sharp, an accomplished musician who wrote music reviews for The Alabama Baptist (TAB) for almost five years, died July

Former IMB president’s wife, ‘model of faith’ dies
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jeannie Elliff, wife of former International Mission Board (IMB) President Tom Elliff, died July 20 at her

Percy III, William E. ‘Bill’ — Former Alabama Baptist pastor dies at 61
William E. “Bill” Percy III, who served as pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches, died July 6. He was 61.