Jon Appleton Former pastor, state missionary dies Jon Appleton, former pastor of First Baptist Church, Opelika, and former state missionary, died Nov. 27. He was 82. Appleton held degrees from Samford University in Birmingham, Auburn University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Prior to serving as pastor of First, Opelika, Appleton was pastor of churches in Gadsden and…
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