Alabama Baptist pastor J.A. Linville died Nov. 24. He was 89. A Scottsboro native, Linville graduated from Jackson County High School in Scottsboro and received ministry training at extension classes through Samford University in Birmingham and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Linville served as pastor of Dutton Baptist Church; Stamp Baptist Church, Fort Payne; Fairfield Baptist Church, Hollywood; Bethany Baptist Church, Scottsboro; Happy Home Baptist Church, Henagar; and Center Point Baptist Church, Scottsboro.
Linville was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Dess, and is survived by three sons, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
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