Bon Air Baptist pastor Jeff Thomas dies Aug. 1
Jeff Lamar Thomas, pastor of Bon Air Baptist Church in Sylacauga, died Aug. 1. He was 79. Thomas, a Samford
Longtime Tuscaloosa, Northport-area music minister Mike Skipper dies
Michael “Mike” Arnold Skipper, a longtime minister of music in the Tuscaloosa and Northport area, died Aug. 9. He was
Wilcox County area leader Don Donald dies Aug. 10
Erskine G. “Don” Donald, a longtime historian and previous commissioner for the Alabama Baptist Historical Commission, died Aug. 10. He
North Alabama pastor, high school coach Clinton Graham dies at 81
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and coach Clinton Graham died Aug. 3. He was 81. Graham played basketball and football at
Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor Doug Turner dies at age 75
Douglas “Doug” R. Turner, who served as pastor of several Alabama Baptist churches during more than five decades of ministry,
Gadsden pastor Rodger Collins dies July 28
Longtime pastor Timothy Rodger Collins of Gadsden died July 28. He was 65. A Morgan County native, Collins was in
ABCH ‘banjo man’ Doug Foster dies July 23
Doug Foster — a pastor, professional musician and retired staff member of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries — died
Jack Collins, retired West Cullman DOM, dies July 14
Jack Collins — who served as director of missions for West Cullman Baptist Association for 29 years — died July