Obituaries

Hayes K. “Jack” Lemmond, who spent 35 years in ministry serving churches in Alabama and Louisiana, died Sept. 8. He

William W. “Bill” Causey Sr., longtime Mississippi Baptist pastor and retired executive director-treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, died

Wayne W. Upton, retired pastor, missionary and professor, died Aug. 14. He was 82. Upton was born in Centre and

Elizabeth Young “Betty” Evans died Aug. 6. She was 89.  Evans was born in Balkan, Ky. She graduated from Black

William “Bill” Hacker died Aug. 12. He was 89.  Hacker grew up in Birmingham and during World War II served

John Roberts, the longest-serving editor in the history of The Baptist Courier, died Aug. 15. He was 85. Roberts, of

Chester H. Jernigan, former Alabama Baptist pastor, died July 21. He was 81. A native of Brewton, Jernigan graduated from

Charles Philip Neel, creator of Auburn University’s mascot, Aubie, and a member of Deerfoot Baptist Church, Trussville, for 32 years died