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

Nielsen, R. Elmer

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor R. Elmer Nielsen died Dec. 6. He was 88. A graduate of Howard College (now Samford

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Coggin, James E.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Alabama Baptist pastor James E. Coggin, pastor emeritus of Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Fort Worth,

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Davis, Metz Leroy

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Metz Leroy Davis Sr. died Nov. 3. He was 85. A graduate of New Orleans Baptist

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Mashburn, Charles Oren

Charles Oren Mashburn, a well-known evangelist, author and biblical lecturer, died Nov. 10. He was 85. A native of Gadsden,

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Davis, Metz Leroy

Retired Alabama Baptist pastor Metz Leroy Davis Sr. died Nov. 3. He was 85. A graduate of New Orleans Baptist

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Mashburn, Charles Oren

Charles Oren Mashburn, a well-known evangelist, author and biblical lecturer, died Nov. 10. He was 85. A native of Gadsden,

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Howe, Claude L.

SLIDELL, La. — Claude L. Howe Jr., professor emeritus of church history at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS), died

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Dehoney, Wayne

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Wayne Dehoney, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from 1964 until 1966, died Nov. 15 at

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