COVINGTON, Va.  — Addie Elizabeth Davis died Dec. 3, in her hometown of Covington, Va., after a brief illness. She was 88. Her ordination to the gospel ministry by Watts Street Baptist Church, Durham, N.C., Aug. 9, 1964, marked the first time a Southern Baptist congregation had ordained a woman to pastoral ministry.But those who led the 1964 service said…
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