Ralph Windle, who served as a pastor in the Pickens Baptist Association and several other places for years, died March 26. He was 82.
As a teenager, Windle felt a call to preach and became a pastor after working as a history teacher and coach at Pickens Academy in Carrollton. He served at West End Baptist in Aliceville; First Baptist Aliceville; Arbor Springs Baptist in Reform; Mount Vernon Baptist in Curry; and Mount Zion Baptist Church in Columbus, Mississippi, where he retired.
After retirement, he also served as pastor of two churches near his home — Morgan Chapel Baptist in Sturgis, Mississippi, and Calvary Baptist in Columbus.
Windle was a graduate of Howard College (now Samford University). He earned his master’s degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and served several churches in that area while completing his studies.
He is survived by his wife, Ann; daughter, Leigh Ann; and two grandchildren.
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