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

Padgett, Edmondson

Former Alabama Baptist Pastor Grover Edmondson Padgett of Collinsville died Oct. 25. He was 86. Padgett served as pastor of

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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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Padgett, Edmondson

Former Alabama Baptist Pastor Grover Edmondson Padgett of Collinsville died Oct. 25. He was 86. Padgett served as pastor of

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Cope, Padgett

A heart filled with love for others. One whose prayers touched all those who knew him. And one who spent

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Cope, Padgett

A heart filled with love for others. One whose prayers touched all those who knew him. And one who spent

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Cook, Raymond

The Alabama Baptist pastor with the longest pastorate on record has died. Raymond Cook died Oct. 15 at age 94.

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