Retired Alabama pastor Morrison dies

Retired Alabama pastor Morrison dies

Frank Morrison Sr., retired Baptist pastor, died May 21. He was 96.

Morrison was a graduate of Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He also received a master’s degree from Southern Georgia University in Statesboro, Ga., and a doctoral degree online from Belford University.

For 42 years, Morrison served as pastor of churches in Alabama and Georgia.

His Alabama pastorates include First Baptist Church, Uriah; Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Uriah; Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Uriah; Little River Baptist Church, Uriah; Millry Baptist Church; Cullomburg Baptist Church, Silas; River Hill Baptist Church, Jackson, near Salipta; and Witch Creek Baptist Church, Campbell.

He also served 25 years as chaplain at Medical Center Barbour and Crowne Health Center in Eufala.

Morrison was preceded in death by his wife, Susia. He is survived by one son, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.