Retired pastor, music minister dies at 82
Joseph Alfred “Al” Yancey, retired pastor and minister of music, died Sept. 13. He was 82.
A resident of Silverhill at the time of his death, Yancey graduated from the Baptist Bible Institute (now The Baptist College of Florida) in Graceville, Florida, in 1972. He also was a National Guard veteran.
He served in numerous churches in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi throughout his ministry in full-time, bivocational and interim roles.
Churches he served in full-time pastoral or minister of music capacities — or both simultaneously — include Mignon Baptist Church, Sylacauga; First Baptist Church, Coffeeville; Daphne Baptist Church; Seminole Baptist Church; First Baptist Church, Summerdale; Spanish Trail Baptist Church, Daphne; and Southside Baptist Church, Monroeville. He also served as a hospital chaplain and chaplain of sports teams.
Yancey is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nora; three children; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. (TAB)
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