Richard Bowman, a pastor, died March 30 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 65.
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Janah L. Littler, a pastor's wife, died February 17. She was 37.
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Margaret Mary (Wallace) Green, a pastor's wife, died February 1. She was age 94.
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Ellen Elizabeth Snyder, a longtime pastor's wife, died January 11. She was 89.
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David Lee Marsteller, who served in ministry for over 50 years, died October 20. He was 89.
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Max Tucker, a pastor and church planter for over 70 years, died October 29. He was 93.
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Nancy C. Jones, a pastor's wife, died October 23. She was 80.
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Doris M. Tassell, a schoolteacher and loving wife and mother who served alongside her husband in ministry, died October 17 in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. She was 92.
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Jerry Donovan (Don) Jennings Sr., a pastor, died August 3. He was 92.
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John Cornelius Williams, who served God for over 60 years, died March 28. He was 91.
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Shirley Ann Domokos, wife of a pastor and professor, died April 30. She was 87.
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Charles Porter, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Oceanside, California, died February 3. He was 91.
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Helen Carol Urban, a pastor's wife, died December 7. She was 86.
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Donna R. Bennett, an associate pastor's wife, died January 22. She was 88.
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Col. Whit Woodard, a chaplain endorsed by Regular Baptist Chaplaincy, died Dec. 14.
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Caleb B. Counterman, a pastor, died December 8 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was 48.
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Regina Jo Ackerson, a pastor's wife, died November 12. She was 71.
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Joseph Frank Hayes, Jr., a pastor, died November 20. He was 78.
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John Hartog II, a pastor and professor, died August 18. He was 87.
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Sandra Joyce LeMaster, a pastor's wife, died July 29. She was 85.
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Merilyn Jean Farrell, a pastor's wife, died July 14. She was 95.
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Edward Spencer, a pastor and professor, died March 25. He was 98.
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Marilee Ostrander, a pastor's wife, died January 16. She was 94.
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Eleanore Ann Swigart, a pastor's wife, died December 24. She was 84.
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“If you miss Heaven, you've missed it all,” Bruce Snyder would often say at the end of sermons.
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Pamela Sue Kliewer, a pastor's wife, died January 22. She was 70.
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William David Warren, a pastor and professor, died November 24. He was 81.
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Carolyn Hawbaker, a pastor's wife, died October 21. She was 92.
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Donnabelle Harriman, a pastor's wife, died June 17. She was 96.
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Laurence Duane Brown, a pastor and an influential communicator of Scripture, died September 26. He was 90.
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Kathryn Marie Vickery, a pastor's wife, died September 3. She was 93.
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James F. Dersham, who lived a long life in the service of the Lord across the country, died June 2. He was 96.
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Edward Lyle Fuller, a retired pastor and state representative for the Wisconsin Association of Regular Baptist Churches, died June 26. He was 91.
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Ken Davis, a church planter and church-planting mentor to many, died May 27. He was 75.
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Norma Jean Schulze, a pastor's wife, died December 27, 2022. She was 98. Jean served graciously and wholeheartedly alongside her late husband, Charles, in his pastoral and teaching ministry for…
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Lester Burkey, a pastor, died December 20, 2022. He was 87. Lester attended Moody Bible Institute and graduated from Bob Jones University. He was a pastor in Hendersonville, North Carolina;…
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Eldon Pals, a pastor, died February 3, 2023. He was 90. Eldon grew up on a farm near Meservey, Iowa. At age 19 Eldon and his family attended a tent…
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Jean Lumeree, a pastor's wife, died Nov. 28, 2022. She was 103. Jean was a 1939 graduate of Baptist Bible Seminary, then in Johnson City, New York. She married Don…
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Richard Blades, former state representative of the DelMarVa Baptist Fellowship, died December 16. He was 82. Richard served as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Georgetown, Delaware, for 35 years; chairman…
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Walter William McDonald, a pastor, died Oct. 14. He was 86. Walter was a church planter since 1988. He was pastor of Providence Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, for at least…
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ALLEGAN, Mich.—Maynard Belt, a longtime ministry leader in Michigan, died Sept. 11. He was 81. Maynard was president of the Fellowship of Missions since 2011. Previously he was state representative…
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Harold Albert, who served in ministry for seven decades and was known to many as “Bud,” died March 30. He was 89.
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Dale Byers, a pastor and Regular Baptist Press author, died Jan. 26. He was 84.
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Gary Gladfelter, pastor of Elk Rapids Bible Church, died Jan. 16. He was 65.
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Irvin F. Johnson, a pastor and an evangelist, died Jan. 1. He was 93.
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Anthony Mendoza, whose passion was to teach God’s Word to the deaf, died Dec. 27. He was 67.
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Jim Douglass, who served on the pastoral staff of Northridge Baptist Church in Des Moines, died Dec. 24. He was 76.
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J. Kevin Boggs, a pastor and evangelist, died Oct. 28. He was 69.
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Myrtle Sarah Pidcock Weer, a pastor's wife, died Oct. 28. She was 92.
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MURRIETA, Calif.—Marilyn Mohr, a pastor's wife, died Sept. 17. She was 90. Marilyn married her late husband, Richard G. “Dick” Mohr, in 1952. They began their ministry together by serving…
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David Whipple, administrative vice president of Baptist Church Planters, died Sept. 1.
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Louis H. Showers IV, a pastor who used his model railroading hobby as a tool to share Christ, died Sept. 20.
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Dr. Richard W. Houg, former GARBC pastor and former president of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary, died Aug. 31. He was 76.
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Wayne Smith, a pastor, died Aug. 6. He was 96. His wife, Martha, died June 13. She was 94.
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Glenda App, a pastor's wife, died June 30. She was 81. As a pastor's wife, Glenda served alongside her husband, Charles Jr., in Pennsylvania, including at Burholme Baptist Church in…
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Samuel McAllister, pastor of First Baptist Church, Pavilion, New York, died May 15. He was 38.
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Robert D. “Doc” Smith, a medical doctor who also ministered in Biblical counseling, died March 27. He was 91.
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Frances Doreen Nelson, a pastor's wife, died Dec. 18. She was 95.
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Aaron Arthur Kaukonen, a pastor for more than 40 years in Michigan and Ohio, died Dec. 9. He was 75.
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John Murray passed away on January 2, 2021, stricken by a sudden ailment that doctors are still trying to identify. He was 58.
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Vernon Rosenau, president emeritus of Baptist Mid-Missions, died Dec. 25. He was 71.
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Irene Ruth Jackson, a pastor's wife, died Nov. 25 after a short illness. She was 92.
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Robert L. Sauser, pastor of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Omaha, died Nov. 27.
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Dr. R. Irving Van Hooser, minister of music and college music professor, died Nov. 5. He was 72.
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Robert Baxter, in pastoral ministry for 60 years, died Sept. 28. He was 84.
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Wilma Shea-Arndt, a pastor's wife, died Aug. 1. She was 99.
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Darrell Beddoe, former director of the Baptist Network Northwest, died Aug. 13. He was 79.
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Tim Tucker, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Ludington, Michigan, died July 28.
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Virginia Richardson, a pastor's wife, died May 9. She was 97.
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Jennifer Johnston, a pastor's wife, died June 19. She was 65.
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Melvin O. Jones, a church planter and pastor, died April 23. He was 92.
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Beverly Mattox, a pastor's wife, died April 15 after recent TIAs, or ministrokes. She was 90.
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Sue Lunsford, a pastor's wife, died on Feb. 29. Sue served with her husband, David, in ministry since 1978.
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Marjorie Odor, a pastor's wife for more than 50 years, died Feb. 26. She was 93.
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Warren Edward Simmons, a missionary to children, died Feb. 7. He was 95.
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Carol Ann Nixon, a youth pastor's wife, died Jan. 24. She was 57.
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Anne Jeffers, who “shaped and guided generations of Corban students,” says Dr. Sheldon C. Nord, president of Corban University, died Dec. 6. She was 91.
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Stewart P. Cottle, a man well known for his passion for teaching and helping, died Jan. 4.
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Rob Cady, a missionary with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, died Nov. 30.
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Maretta Jean Cook, a pastor's wife, died Dec. 1. She was 75.
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Terry A. Price, pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church, died in the early morning of Oct. 25.
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Donald E. Worch, former president of Baptist Children's Home, died Oct. 7. He was 90.
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Ezell Wiggins, founding pastor of True Bible Baptist Church in Des Moines, died July 17. He was 91.
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Dallas Shaw, who ministered to children and their families for 40 years, died July 14. He was 64.
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David Boehning, who had a passion for missions, died June 25. He was 76.
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Daniel L. Mead, pastor emeritus of Calvary Baptist Church, Greenville, Michigan, died July 7. He was 69.
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Don Radecki, a Regular Baptist leader in California, died April 3.
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Renald E. Showers, an influential writer, speaker, and professor known for making complex Bible concepts simple to understand, died April 4. He was 83.
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Rhea Joan Reeves, a church-planting missionary, died Dec. 31, 2018. She was 85.
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Constance Woolford, 80, died on March 10, 2019. Connee and her husband ran a business together before eventually working for Regular Baptist Press.
Read MoreIda Marion Wells, a pastor's wife, died March 8. She was 90.
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Dorothy Ritchie, a church-planting missionary, died Feb. 14. She was 93.
Read MoreWilliam "Bill" Hayes Jr., a member of the team that developed Baptist Fellowship Press, the Sunday School curriculum ministry of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association, died Feb. 3.
Read MoreGREENVILLE, S.C.—Beneth Peters Jones, former “first lady” of Bob Jones University, died Feb. 2, 2019. She was 81. In addition to being a wife and mother, Mrs. Jones was an…
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Nathan Lobb, pastor of Lakeland Baptist Church, Gilbert, Minnesota, died Jan. 17 at age 61.
Read MoreKenai, Alaska—Missionary Virgil Redmond, 90, died Nov. 17, 2018. He spent nearly 40 years planting churches in Alaska. Virgil was born Sept. 22, 1928, in West Branch, Michigan. He served…
Read MoreOMAHA, Neb.—Dawn McClure Rittmiller, 44, died Jan. 4, 2019. She was the faithful and loving companion of Pastor Shawn Rittmiller, the mother of four, and an active member of Park…
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WOOD RIVER, Ill.—Joyce Ariel Moody, longtime missionary nurse in India, died Oct. 28. She was 92. Joyce graduated from Alton (Illinois) High School in 1945 and from the Alton Memorial…
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VACAVILLE, Calif.—Gerald Lee Harder, 67, longtime pastor of Elmira Baptist Church, died on Dec. 15, 2018. He was known in his congregation for his uncompromising preaching of God’s Word, love…
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Byron Center, Mich.—James M. Huckaby, 81, died Dec. 18, 2018, after a long illness. “Coach Huck” was a winning basketball coach, athletic director, and administrator at Clarks Summit (Pennsylvania) University,…
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Solomons, Md.—Lenore “Peggy” Ellison, who served Regular Baptist chaplains and their families with her husband, Chaplain Ervin D. “Doc” Ellison III, died Sept. 30. She was 94. Peggy graduated from…
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John Jay Ruhlman IV, a pastor and teacher for 55 years, died Aug. 9. He was 77.
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Don LeMaster, a forerunner in the GARBC for building a multicultural church, died Sept. 16.
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Douglas E. Bartlett, a longtime pastor, died Sept. 5. He was 84.
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Robert P. Lightner, a professor and an author who was influential in Regular Baptist thought, died Aug. 3. He was 87.
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Lucile Janet Thompson, a pastor's wife, died July 7. She was 85.
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Dr. Clifford W. Johnson, former vice president of Cedarville University, died May 19. He was 93.
Read MoreDaniel William Zimmerman, a retired missionary, died April 19. He was 95.
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Robert Clark Nelson, a church-planting pastor, died April 19. He was 97.
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Hope V. Talen, a pastor's wife who helped plant Baptist churches throughout the Northwest and later served as a missionary, died March 14. She was 98.
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David William Green, a pastor, died April 25, one day before his 80th birthday.
Read MoreMelissa Arlene Spurlock, retired missionary nurse and translator, died March 5.
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Charles Burdette Hawkins, a pastor and minister of the gospel for over 50 years, died Feb. 9.
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Doris Marie Leverett, a missionary, died on Jan. 15. She was 95.
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Robert E. Allen, former interim president of Clarks Summit University, died Jan. 27.
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Willard Read Benedict, a missionary and pastor, died Jan. 19. He was 87.
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Glenn Clark Stewart Jr., who had 42 years of experience leading churches, planting churches, and developing leaders, died Jan. 12.
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DYSART, Iowa—Judy Merchant, a retired pastor's wife, died Dec. 21. Judy served with her husband, Dan, a pastor, at Cedar Street Baptist Church, Tipton, Iowa. After retiring when Judy was…
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Charles E. Welner, visitation pastor of Maranatha Baptist Church, died Dec. 25. He was 82.
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SEBRING, Fla.—Jesse G. Eaton, a pastor and missionary for nearly 60 years, died Nov. 29 after suffering a stroke on Thanksgiving and slipping into a coma. He was 81. Jesse's…
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Stanley Lightfoot Jr., a longtime pastor, died Oct. 31. He was 95.
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Clayton Nuttall, who served in churches and schools for five decades, died Sept. 5. He was 82.
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Andrew Mead, pastor of Marlette Baptist Church for the past year, died Sept. 10.
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Richard Fleming, longtime professor and administrator at Faith Baptist Bible College, died on Sept. 10.
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Paul and Esther Weimer, church-planting missionaries in Alaska, died within four days of each other: Esther on Aug. 15, and Paul on Aug. 19. They were both 87 years old.
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Dora Freyermuth, a missionary with Baptist Church Planters, died Aug. 1. She was 86.
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George Dwelley, pastor of Cornerstone Fellowship Baptist Church in Shingleton, Mich., died Aug. 9. He was 69.
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Juanita Clark, pastor's wife at Baptist Bible Church, died July 18. She was 65.
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Garold Quick, former pastor of seniors at Saylorville Baptist Church, died July 15 at age 80.
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William "Bill" Paton, a missionary pastor for many years, died July 14. He was 72.
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Bradford Neal Kolbo, a pastor, mentor, and counselor, died June 3. He was 69.
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Warren Rayford Mattox, president of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association from 2000 to 2004, died June 16.
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Bill Arp, scholar and professor of Greek and New Testament studies who spent nearly 50 years teaching at Clarks Summit University, died July 2.
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Patricia Lee Bates, a longtime faculty member of Cedarville University, died June 17. She was 72.
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Malcom VanAntwerp, founding pastor of Munising (Michigan) Baptist Church in 1942, died June 1 at age 97.
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William Wooldridge Jahnke, a retired staff member of Clarks Summit University, died on June 3. He was 91.
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John Ralph Wood, a Michigan pastor and leader known for his sense of humor, died June 10. He was 89.
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Donna Vermilyea, former pastor’s wife, lovingly known as “Mrs. V,” died June 4. She was 90.
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Ruth Ann Engstrom, who served with her husband in music ministry, died May 31 at age 78.
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Irwin “Wyn” Olson, a pastor and leader of the Indiana Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches, died May 26 after a series of strokes. He was 96.
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After a career full of deadlines, Norm Olson, retired senior editor of the Baptist Bulletin, was settling into a quiet routine with his family and friends. Norm died on May…
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Alice Humrickhouse Messenger, a pastor's wife, died May 10. She was 86.
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PARMA, Ohio—Douglas Reiner, a longtime missionary with Baptist Mid-Missions, died May 2 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 53. Doug grew up in Northeast Brazil with his missionary parents,…
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Jason Nightingale of Wordsower International died April 19. He was 68.
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Wilbur Frank Hartwig, a longtime missionary, died Feb. 25. He was 86.
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Kenneth W. Osbeck, a Cornerstone University professor who wrote a best-selling series of hymn stories, died March 27. He was 92.
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Karen Elaine Peck, director of Baptist Church Planters' JOY Club, died April 4. She was 65.
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Dr. Milo Thompson, former president of Clarks Summit University, died April 1.
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Earle C. Harriman, a pastor and school administrator, died March 20. He was 93.
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Dr. William Fusco, a well-loved preacher and gifted communicator of the Word of God, died Feb. 14. He was 91
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William F. "Bill" Russell, a longtime pastor, died Jan. 19. He was 85.
Read MoreHarold Joseph Miller, a pastor with a vision for planting churches and helping them thrive, died on the morning of January 19. He was 79.
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Amy Wilmeth, a missionary and pastor's wife, died Jan. 7 after battling breast cancer since March 2011.
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Dr. Robert Leslie Sumner, a longtime pastor who had preached in all 50 states, as well as Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, and Brazil, died Dec. 5. He was 94.
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Morgan Colburn, a longtime pastor in the Northwest, died Nov. 20. He was 70.
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Charlotte Miller Neeld, a former pastor's wife, died Nov. 3. She was 70.
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Louis Hudson Miller, a pastor, camp director, and missionary, died Nov. 10. He was 99.
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Adelaide "Addie" Zemmer, a missionary, died Oct. 17. She was 98.
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Robert "Bob" J. Williams, a professor and pastor, died Oct. 10. He was 90.
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Dr. Ted Welch, a pastor and missionary, died Oct. 11.He was 68.
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Dr. Keith Howard Stone, a professor and pastor, died Sept. 11 after a long battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 71.
Read MoreDolores (Stalker) West, a pastor's wife and missionary, died Sept. 8. She was 90.
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Genella Versluis, a veteran missionary, died Aug. 21. She was 92.
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Karen Boersma, a pastor's wife and missionary, died Aug. 29. She was 76.
Read MoreWalter Spieth, a missionary and pastor for seven decades, died Aug. 5. He was 93.
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Patricia Rose Schroder, a pastor's wife and church planter, died Aug. 4. She was 83.
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Milton W. Tyrrell, longtime employee of Regular Baptist Ministries, died July 18. He was 79.
Read MoreLillian Orton, a Baptist Mid-Missions missionary to the Central African Republic, died July 6. She was 84.
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Sharon Day, a devoted pastor's wife and nurse, died July 30. She was 71.
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SEQUIM, Wash.—Dawn Mattison, a kind and caring pastor’s wife with a heart for teaching God’s Word, was welcomed into the presence of her Lord May 27. She was 65. Dawn…
Read MoreVirgil Owen Vater, a pastor and camp director, died May 6. He was 89.
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David L. Johnson, a pastor for 50 years, died April 25 following a brief illness. He was 70.
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Catherine Buck, a pastor's wife and missionary, died in the early morning hours of April 27.
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Lewis Glenn Seaver, a pastor for 45 years, died March 26. He arrived in Heaven just in time to celebrate Resurrection Sunday with his Heavenly Father.
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David Moore, pastor emeritus of Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, died Sunday morning, March 27.
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Edwin A. DuBois, a pastor in Michigan from 1936 to 1998, died March 10. He was 97.
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TACOMA, Wash.—Dr. William Bellshaw went to be with the Lord. He led fruitful ministries in Washington, Oregon, and California. Bill pastored several churches, including Bethany Baptist Church in Salem, Oregon,…
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Todd DeKryger, a beloved medical missionary in Togo, died Feb. 26 after a brief illness. He was 46.
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Francis ("Frank") M. Kisner, a former pastor, died Feb. 23. He was 95.
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Gerald T. Montgomery, a pastor with an effective multicultural ministry, died Jan. 25. He was 87.
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Betty L. Eloe, a pastor's wife for 39 years, died Jan. 25. She was 85.
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Norma M. Fowler Shipp, a pastor's wife and longtime church and college secretary, died Jan. 4. She was 83.
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Donald Brong, a minister for over 50 years, died Dec. 24. He was 96.
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James E. Draper, producer of the GARBC’s Living Reality radio program from 1970 to 1980, died Dec. 13. He was 92.
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Marilyn N. Saunders, a pastor's wife, died Nov. 18 at her home following an eight-year battle with cancer. She was 79.
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Raymond Charles Stagno, a pastor and businessman who was dedicated to his community, congregation and family, died Nov. 12. He was 67.
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Donald W. Rickard, vice president of student ministries at Cedarville University for 30 years, died Nov. 12. He was 79.
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Shirley Reese, a pastor's wife, died Oct. 26 at age 84. She served along with her husband, Damon, as he was pastor of several churches in Iowa, including First Regular…
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Duane B. Johnson, a pastor for more than 50 years, died Sept. 24 after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 75.
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Ralph G. Colas, a pastor, died Oct. 22 at age 85. Sensing God’s call to the ministry as a young man, he followed his father’s example, who was a pastor…
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Ralph E. Boersma, a pastor and missionary, died Oct. 27. He was 75.
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Christopher Michael Leavell, a pastor for 12 years, died Oct. 15 at age 37 after a brief battle with cancer.
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Harold V. Dark, a veteran missionary, died Oct. 4 at age 91. He ministered in the Central African Republic for 35 years, and his road to ministry was paved with…
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Leigh Adams, leader with Baptist Mid-Missions for 50 years, died Oct. 4 at age 87 following several years of declining health.
Read MoreRichard Roy Merkel, a minister for over 50 years, died Sept. 27 at age 85.
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Austin D. Plew, a pastor and leader of several agencies, died Aug. 2 following a brief illness. He was 95.
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Glenn Arthur Armstrong, a longtime pastor, died Sept. 3. He was 81.
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Edith McNeil, 84, died Aug. 31. She was a pastor's wife, serving with her husband, Duane, as he was pastor of Grandville (Mich.) Baptist Church.
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Clarence David Kennedy, a longtime pastor, died March 6. He was 92.
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Gary Sammons, a missionary, Bible college teacher, and National Guard chaplain, died Aug. 20 at age 76
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Ralph Eldon Brock, recognized for his unique ability to see an area of ministry need and find a way to meet it, died Aug. 25. He was 89.
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Stephen Owen Worth, a retired pastor, died Aug. 20. He was 60 years old.
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Lawrence “Larry” George Fetzer, a retired pastor, died Aug. 6. He was 80 years old.
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Marjorie "Peggy" Johnson, a pastor's wife, died July 5. She was 87.
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Robert David Adolph, a medical technologist who used his skills on the mission field in Bangladesh, died July 6, 2015. He was 79.
Read MoreMarleah Kenoyer, a medical missionary, died July 20, 2015, at age 93.
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Dr. Walter Wilbert Welch, who influenced several generations of church leaders as he was president of Cornerstone University, died July 16. He was 97.
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Carl “Les” Wells, a church planter, died June 26 after suffering a massive stroke. He was 86.
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Martha Cobb, a church planter and pastor's wife, died Sunday, June 21.
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Joyce Farlow, a vivacious wife, mother, friend, and mentor, died May 15.
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Clarence Trego "Doc" Beale Jr., a retired pastor, died May 7. He was 74.
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Paul Lobb, former pastor, GARBC state representative, and camp director, died on the morning of April 16.
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Bernard Lee “Bernie” Payne, a pastor, died March 11. He was 80 years old.
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William E. Abernathy Sr., a longtime pastor, died on Feb. 26, just four days after his wife, Shirley, died. He was 89.
Read MoreShirley Abernathy, a pastor's wife, died on Feb. 22. She was 87.
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Bob Gage began and ended his ministry career by living out the words of 2 Timothy 4:2 and 5: “Preach the Word! . . . Do the work of an…
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Esther Balbach, a former pastor's wife, died Jan. 18 at age 95.
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Bernhard E. "Ben" Strohbehn, a pastor, died Jan. 8 following several years with Parkinson’s disease. He was 89.
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Shirley Hull, a former pastor’s wife who was devoted to Christian education, died Jan. 7.
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Dr. Joseph Bower, veteran pastor, mentor, evangelist, and ministry leader, entered into the presence of the Lord, Whom he loved and served, on Jan. 5.
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Marilyn "Judy" Nichols, a retired pastor's wife, died Dec. 22, one year after her husband, Jack, who died Dec. 29, 2013. Judy was 77.
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Quentin D. Kenoyer, MD, a retired medical missionary, died on Dec. 3 at age 90.
Read MorePatricia Miller, a pastor’s wife who ministered to college students, died Dec. 9. She was 82.
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David Henriksen, a retired pastor, church planter, and interim pastor, died Dec. 14 at age 81.
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Memorial Baptist Church is mourning the loss of Joey Riley, an Army sniper who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.
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David Lee Gardner, an international church planter, died on Nov. 6 at age 84.
Read MoreShirley Ann Grant, a former pastor's wife, died Oct. 28. She was 77.
Read MoreRonald Vernon McLucas, a pastor, youth pastor, and music minister in various churches, died Oct. 25. But even before he accepted those positions, he served the Lord as a young…
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Joy Schildroth, church secretary died Oct. 25. She loved her Savior, Jesus Christ, and worshiped Him faithfully with a lifetime of sacrificial, committed, and fervent service.
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Joel Sanborn Kettenring died Oct. 29 after a prolonged battle with dementia and a recent struggle with heart disease. Joel, 86, had faithfully served the Lord for 67 years.
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WEST CLARKSVILLE, N.Y.—Leslie E. Chambers, pastor of West Clarksville Baptist Church, died July 30 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 62. Les attended Cedarville University and then enlisted…
Read MoreClarence Roberts, a former pastor, died Oct. 6. He was 80 years old.
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Eugene Matlock, who spent a lifetime serving churches and individuals, died Oct. 7, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer. He was 61.
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Maurice Wilcox served the Lord for 65 years as a chaplain, church planter, and pastor. He died Sept. 17, 24 days before his 103rd birthday.
Read MoreLarry Rowland, who died Sept. 11, was an incredible man of God, a devoted husband, and celebrated father. He dedicated his life to the proclamation of the gospel and ministry…
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Donald Ray McMillen, pastor and pulpit-supply speaker, died on Sept. 15. He was 85.
Read MoreMary Davisson, a pastor's wife, died on Sept. 7 at home with her husband, Dorsey, at her side.
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Carol Elaine Gaston, a missionary to Navajo Indians and later to truckers, died Aug. 22. She was 91.
Read MoreA memorial service will be held for the late John White at Calvary Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday, Aug. 16. The service will begin at 1:30 p.m. Dr.…
Read MorePOSTVILLE, Iowa—John White Jr., an influential leader in the GARBC, died Monday, July 7, 2014. He was 81.
Read MoreBROOKSVILLE, Fla.—Ralph M. Weer, missionary pastor, died July 4, 2014. He was 85.
Read MoreCORNING, Iowa—Sonja Walter, a faithful volunteer at Iowa Regular Baptist Camp, died June 18. She was 75. Sonja was born on her family's farm north of Corning, Iowa. Her family…
Read MoreHILLSBORO, Ore.—Dr. Buel L. Liming, evangelist, pastor, and author, died May 26, 2014. He was 80 years old. Buel attended Los Angeles Baptist College and the Bible Institute of Los…
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WATERLOO, Iowa---Lawrence D. Garland, a former pastor, died June 2. He was 77.
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SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—After being united in marriage for 64 years, William and Patricia Thornton were not long separated in death. William died on April 27 at the age of 90.…
Read MoreHAVANA, Ill.—Darrell Auten, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, died June 5. He was 64. Darrell graduated from Baptist Bible College, Springfield, Mo.; this was the beginning of over 40 years…
Read MoreRod Decker was strong enough to finish two books and send them to the printer last winter—strong enough to write the introductions, strong enough to sign them the way he…
Read MoreATLANTIC CITY, N.J.---Daniel Martin Cassell, pastor of Chelsea Baptist Church in Atlantic City from 1973 to 2009, died on April 30.
Read MoreST. PETERSBURG, Fla.---Melbourne "Mel" Stadt, a pastor, died May 1. He was 94.
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ZEELAND, Mich.—Evangeline Miriam Anderson, a pastor’s wife, died April 25. She was 86.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.---Beverly Frowner, a pastor's wife at First Regular Baptist Church in Kansas City, died April 6.
Read MoreALBION, Ind.---Ruth Hopewell, longtime missionary, died on April 4. She was 90.
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STANWOOD, Wash.---Ralph "Rus" Edwin Waud, a retired pastor, died Nov. 22, 2013. He was 92.
Read MoreGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.---Joseph Balbach, who pastored several churches in Michigan, died on March 24 at age 92.
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FULLERTON, Neb.—Roy Cupples, a church planter with Baptist Church Planters, died on March 7.
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CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa.---Richard Engle, retired professor of Old Testament, Languages, and Literature at Baptist Bible Seminary, died March 9.
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PALATINE, Ill.—Iva Greening spent her life in service to her Lord and her family. She was a loving and supportive pastor’s wife, mother, friend, and prayer warrior.
Read MoreWATERLOO, Iowa---Richard Wayne Johnson, a faithful pastor, died Jan. 24.
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LaGRANGE, Ohio---Debra Quick, a former pastor's wife, died on Jan. 11. She was 64.
Read MoreLaGRANGE, Ohio---Debra Quick, a former pastor's wife, died on Jan. 11. She was 64.
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CARY, N.C.---John E. Millheim, a Baptist pastor and seminary professor who encouraged 1960s fundamentalists to discard their flamboyant and inflammatory past, died on Dec. 29.
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BAILEY, Mich.---Roberta Frances Borman, a missionary in Equador, died Dec. 30. She was 83.
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SPOKANE, Wash.---Herbert Allen Farrar Jr., a longtime pastor and former president of Western Baptist Bible College, died on Nov. 28. He was 104.
Read MoreLUTHER, Mich.---Jack Carlyle Nichols, a church planter, died Dec. 29. He was 85.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.---Byron Francis Buck, a missionary, died Dec. 22. He was 84.
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JOHNSTON, Iowa—Evelyn Rose Crown, a former pastor’s wife, died on Dec. 28 at Mercy Hospice. She was 92.
Read MoreALTON, Ill.---Philomena Nicholas, a former pastor's wife, died Dec. 11 at age 87.
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The Christmas carolers from Calvary Baptist Church stopped by Ron Clark’s house in Lansdale, Pa., just long enough to sing a few songs and drop off some brochures. “They left…
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PERRY, Ga.---Marie Christina Russell Henzler, a sheriff's office chaplain, died Nov. 13 at age 83.
Read MoreTEMPE, Ariz.--- "Mom was never a 'career missionary,'" says Mildred Lang's daughter, Fran Elnicky, "but her ministries of helps were a blessing to many." Mildred died Oct. 22.
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LINCOLN CITY, Ore.—Dr. Reno Hoff, former president of Corban University, joined his Lord and Savior on Nov. 15.
Read MoreBYRON CENTER, Mich.---Kenneth Eisentrager, a retired pastor, died Oct. 21 at age 92. Ken was born in a farmhouse in Red Rock Township, Minn. After reading his Bible when he…
Read MoreWEST UNITY, Ohio---Donald Love, a former medical missionary, died on Oct. 11, 2013, at age 81.
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EMDEN, Mo.—Barbara Ann Bodwell, a pastor’s wife, died on Oct. 3. She was 75.
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DES MOINES, Iowa---Gladys Jo Gray, former dean of women at Baptist Bible College and Seminary, died Sept. 28. She was 93.
Read MoreBINGHAMTON, N.Y.---Donald Norman MacKenzie, a former pastor, went to be with his Lord Aug. 23. He was 75. Donald was a graduate of Southside High School in Elmira and of…
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GREER, S.C.---Dr. Arthur B. Walton, former professor at Faith Baptist Bible College and prolific author for Regular Baptist Press, died on Friday, Aug. 16, at his home in Greer, S.C.…
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CARLISLE, Iowa---A generation of teenagers first met Russell Doughten Jr. while sitting on the floor of their church basement, watching his film A Thief in the Night.. Doughten, 86, died…
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SEBRING, Fla.---Harry Eugene Cole, 92, died Aug. 12. The retired pastor was saved during WWII while serving in the Coast Guard in Alaska. Harry met his wife, Joan V. Balmer,…
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FINDLAY, Ohio---Richard "Dick" N. Pettitt, a pastor, went home to be with his Lord on Aug. 15. He was 90. Dick was saved at the age of 12 under the…
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GRANT, Mich.---A global search for his identity led Joe Murray to Jesus and to a life of ministry. At 66, he entered the presence of His Lord on Aug. 4.
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Donald Hustad died on June 22 at the age of 94, his death marked by dozens of tributes and articles that called him one of the most influential church musicians…
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.---Meryl E. Welch, a musician who served with her husband for many years in pastoral and college ministries, died July 3. She was 92. She and her husband,…
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PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz.---Firefighter Dustin DeFord, a member of Open Door Baptist Church, died while fighting what has become known as one of the worst wildfires in history.
Read MoreGENEVA, Ohio---Ross DeFelice, a church-planting missionary with Continental Baptist Missions for 28 years, died June 23 at age 74. He was the first pastor of Chardon Baptist Church, Chardon, Ohio,…
Read MoreMANNING, Iowa—Bernice Pauline Miller, a retired missionary, died June 10. She was 89. Bernice and her husband, Louis, were missionary builders with Continental Baptist Missions. She also served alongside Louis…
Read MoreELIDA, Ohio—Ronald E. Urban, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Elida from 1978 to 1998, died June 5. He was 76. Prior to accepting the pastorate of Faith Baptist, he…
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BANCROFT, Iowa---Donald Oscar Mueller, who pastored five churches in the Midwest, died on Easter Sunday, March 31. He was 77. Donald was ordained to the ministry by Temple Baptist Church,…
Read MoreTOPEKA, Kan.—Gene R. Swim, 88, died on March 14. For over 30 years he was pastor of Faith Baptist Church, where he loved preaching the Word. He was preceded in…
Read MoreTORRANCE, Calif.—Bob Currier, pastor of First Baptist Church of Walteria, went to be with the Lord March 13. He had been pastor of the church for 30 years. Bob is…
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DALLAS, Texas---Dr. Roy B. Zuck's greatest joy was seeing God's Word change lives. He went to be with the Lord March 16. He was 81.
Read MoreDALLAS, Texas---For every teacher who walked into the classroom unprepared, Howard Hendricks was a scary man. The beloved professor of Bible and Christian Education died Feb. 20.
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Celerina Lubaton, missionary and interim pastor’s wife, died Jan. 25 after suffering a stroke a few weeks earlier. She was 78. Rafael and Celerina Lubaton joined Independent Gospel…
Read MoreWillard Stull Jr., 93, died on July 4, 2012, in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, where he was a longtime missionary. At age 16, Willard dedicated his life to Christ, having accepted…
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Victor W. Decker went Home to be with his Savior on Jan. 28, just two weeks short of his 87th birthday. Victor, a retired GARBC pastor, died peacefully at home after…
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James M. Grier Jr., a former GARBC pastor and theology professor who greatly influenced conservative evangelical thought during a period of global change, has died in Grand Rapids, Mich. He…
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BURLINGTON, Wis.—Mary Alice Modrall, 87, longtime church secretary at Emmanuel Baptist, Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Dec. 6. She was born in Erie, Pa., on April 9, 1925, to Rev.…
Read MoreSALEM, Ohio---Ruth Virginia Robb, pastor's wife, died Dec. 10. She was 87. Ruth graduated from Practical Bible Training School, Johnson City, N.Y., in 1947. She was a pastor's wife, serving with…
Read MoreDES MOINES, Iowa---Virginia Rhodes joined her husband, Everett, in Heaven on Dec. 4. She was 95. Born during WWI in 1917, Virginia lived a long and gracious life. She survived childhood…
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ALBANY, Ore.—David F. Miller, former president of Corban University and GARBC pastor, passed away after struggling with lymphoma on Dec. 7. He was 72. “He has graduated to Heaven after…
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Daniel Morrell, a former GARBC pastor and professor at Northland International University and Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, passed away on Dec. 9 after a brief bout with liver cancer. He…
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FREMONT, Mich.---Phyllis Jean Smith, pastor's wife, died Dec. 1 at age 78. She was reared in Chicago and was a 1955 graduate of Bob Jones University. Phyllis served the Lord…
Read MoreLONGVIEW, Texas—Donald Lefferts Taber, Sr., missionary with the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, died peacefully in his sleep on Nov. 4. He was 86. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Donald…
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ALTO, Mich.—Eldon Warren Stevens, president of COME International Baptist Ministries, died Oct. 6. He was 68. Dr. Stevens was a native of the sand hills of central Nebraska, growing up…
Read MoreGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.---Joyce Rohrer, wife of Associate Pastor Tom Rohrer of North Park Baptist Church, died on Aug. 23. She was 71. Joyce faithfully served her Lord alongside her husband…
Read MoreTOPEKA, Kan.---Shirley A. Swim, 85, died on Sept. 4, 2012. Shirley married Pastor Gene R. Swim on Sept. 9, 1945. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Topeka, Kan.,…
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Debra Sue Cayot, 50, who, though she had cancer, dispensed “comfort and peace to those she would soon leave behind,” went to be with the Lord on May 6, 2012.…
Read MorePastor Guy G. Godfrey, 91, an ardent witness for Christ who established five California churches, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Dec. 11, 2011. He was born to…
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Paul Beals, longtime missionary and missions professor, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 29, 2012. He was 88. Dr. Beals and his wife,…
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WATERLOO, Iowa---Bertha Moore, pastor emeritus's wife at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, died July 26. She was 83. Bertha married her high school sweetheart, David, on June 14, 1952. They recently…
Read MoreCHEROKEE VILLAGE, Ark.---Charles “Bud” Johnson, a second-career church-planter, died May 28 at age 85.
Read MoreGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Gary Leslie Hilliker, missionary and director with Baptist Mid-Missions, died on May 24 at age 70. Gary was a member of First Baptist Church, Wellington, Ohio, until he…
Read MoreSEBRING, Fla.---Mabel Strong, 101, perhaps the oldest member of any GARBC church, died on May 8, 2012. Mabel came to know Christ in her early 20s and soon after met…
Read MoreWATERLOO, Iowa---Hilda Mae Wilhite, former pastor's wife, died on April 2, 2012, at age 90.
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GRANDVIEW, Iowa---Richard Westbrook, former church planter in Argentina, died on May 7 at age 82.
Read MoreHarold O. Roberts, 81, associate pastor of Puyallup Community Baptist Church, Puyallup, Wash., died April 1 at his home in Buckley, Wash.
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WEST ISLIP, N.Y.---Leland "Bud" Hall went to be with the Lord in his sleep on April 14. He was serving as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Read MoreCRESTON, Iowa---Elmer Ubbink, editor of Shofar Magazine, pastor, and missionary, died April 7 at age 93.
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Milford A.Fjare, 89, died April 3, having been a founding a member of a church that he designed and constructed.
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CHALFONT, Pa.---Charles Benedict, a retired pastor, died April 7. He was 87.
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NEW BERLIN, N.Y.---George P. Whitman, pastor emeritus of Latham Bible Baptist Church, Latham, N.Y., died on April 9. He was 86.
Read MoreSALEM, Ark.---Alice L. Kosanke, retired Baptist Church Planters missionary, died Feb. 2. She was 83.
Read MoreRICHFIELD, N.C.---Connie (Mills) Jordan, 61, died on Jan. 15 after many years of service in and outside the DelMarVa Baptist Fellowship.
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Corabelle Stowell, 94, died on March 26. She was a pastor’s wife, serving with her husband, the late Joseph Stowell II.
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BEREA, Ohio---Clarence Jandecka, former pastor, died on Dec. 11, 2011, at age 85.
Read MoreSEBRING, Fla.—James D. Maxwell II, farmer, college teacher, and pastor, died Feb. 20 at Maranatha Manor after a brief illness. He was 95.
Read MoreDES MOINES, Iowa---Michael "Paul" Nemmers, 29, son of Pastor Mike and Linda Nemmers of First Baptist Church, Grundy Center, Iowa, went Home to be with the Lord Friday, Feb. 17.
Read MoreSHORELINE, Wash.---Kathryn Ruhlman Bott, longtime pastor's wife in Washington State, died on Feb. 13 at age 92.
Read MoreWISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis.---Roy Emmett Knuteson, writer, pastor, and Biblical archaeology adviser, went to be the Lord on Feb. 5 at age 82.
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KINGMAN, Ariz.---Robert T. Lenzi, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, died on Jan. 2. He was 63.
Read MoreBATAVIA, Ill.---Everett Hawbaker, a retired GARBC pastor and former Awana executive, died on Jan. 25 after a long struggle with progressive supranuclear palsy. He was 82.
Read MoreJoy Brace earned her name early in life, having inherited her mother’s sparkling eyes and easy laugh, and having somehow channeled a good deal of her father’s personality, especially his…
Read MoreZEBULON, N.C.---George Carapelle, U.S. Navy veteran and former pastor, died on Nov. 12, 2011, at age 90.
Read MoreCRESTON, Iowa---Lucille Riley, longtime missionary, died on Nov. 11, 2011. She was 83.
Read MoreMIDDLEVILLE, Mich.---Bruce Stewart, longtime pastor, died on Oct. 24, 2011, at age 75.
Read MoreOLYMPIA, Wash.---Doris Merle Wiley Cox, a former curriculum writer for Regular Baptist Press, died on Sept. 6. She was 86.
Read MoreMARYSVILLE, Ohio---James A. Ruck, former church-planting missionary, died on Sept. 21, 2011, at age 76.
Read MoreLAPEER, Mich.---Donald L. Rettger, 84, died Sept. 21, 2011. Donald was the founder of the Committee on Missionary Evangelism.
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MULBERRY, Fla.---Frank R. Chittock, a retired pastor, died on Aug. 22. He was 84.
Read MoreSEBRING, Fla.---Vernon Kelley Billington, a former pastor, died on Aug. 25, 2011. He was 91.
Read MoreKENNEWICK, Wash.---David G. Piper, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Kennewick, Wash., for 28 years, died on Aug. 24, 2011, from complications relating to leukemia.
Read MoreNORWALK, Iowa---Ruth Ingram Jingst, 88, died on Aug. 23, 2011.
Read MoreRED BLUFF, Calif.---Deborah Wright, pastor's wife, died on Aug. 22, 2011. She was 59.
Read MoreBUENA PARK, Calif.---Clarence A. Nickell Jr., 78, died on July 30, 2011.
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Harold Reiner, a missionary who helped plant 13 churches during 60 years of service with Baptist Mid-Missions, has died. He was 83.
Read MoreMAINE, N.Y.---Richard “Dick” Nelson, 80, died on July 1, 2011, after Alzheimer's.
Read MoreGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.---Henry A. Osborn Jr., a missionary and linguistics professor who helped with Bible translation projects for 78 languages, died May 13. He was 86.
Read MoreCEDARVILLE, Ohio---Harold Green went Home to be with the Lord May 19. He was 80 years old.
Read MoreWILLOUGHBY, Ohio---Anna Mae Lewis, wife of former pastor and Baptist Mid-Missions president, died on May 7, 2011, at age 91.
Read MoreCITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif.---Richard William Peterson died on April 30, 2011, in his home almost a year after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 67.
Read MoreFRIENDSHIP, Wis.---Janice L. Eberly, missionary, died on April 30, 2011, at age 65.
Read MoreVANCOUVER, Wash.---George Huffman, former pastor, died on April 23, 2011.
Read MoreELYRIA, Ohio---Amy Katherine Phillips, associate pastor's wife, died on March 23, 2011. She was 67.
Read MoreFAIR OAKS, Calif.---James Houston Morrison, Christian youth camp worker, died on March 16, 2011. He was 97.
Read MoreNORWALK, Iowa---Alvin P. Jingst, a former pastor, died on March 3, 2011, at age 90.
Read MoreMESA, Ariz.---Alma Maxine Gray, a former pastor's wife, died at age 84 on Feb. 22, 2011.
Read MoreFERNDALE, Wash.---John T. Lunsford, a former pastor, died on Feb. 12, 2011, at age 88.
Read MoreEVERETT, Wash.---Yvonne June Stone, medical missionary, died on Feb. 10, 2011. She was 76.
Read MoreMINFORD, Ohio---Brian Beckett, associate pastor of Grace Baptist Church, Minford, Ohio, died on Feb. 5, 2011.
Read MoreQuentin Myron Gillett, 79, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 15 after serving Him faithfully in Omaha, Neb.
Read MoreC. Gordon Cleveland, former pastor, died on Dec. 31, 2010. He was 73.
Read MoreHAYS, Kan.---Lynn L. Sparkman, state representative of the Mid-Continent Association of Regular Baptist Churches, died on Dec. 23, 2010, at age 76.
Read MoreSEBRING, Fla.---Earl Dannenberg, pastor, missionary, and longtime missions professor at Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary, Ankeny, Iowa, died on Dec. 9, 2010. He was 81.
Read MoreNEWPORT NEWS, Va.---Marjorie L. Smith, wife of retired Army chaplain, died on Nov. 27, 2010, at age 62.
Read MoreThis morning at the roll call in Heaven, Pastor Bradley W. Quick responded, ‘Present!’ ” Pastor Quick was well-known for using a quote like this at many of the funeral…
Read MoreCANDO, N.D.---Charles H. Schulze, 83, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 22.
Read MoreRAYTOWN, Mo.---Anthony Bourdess, longtime pastor, died on Oct. 25, 2010, at age 99.
Read MoreBREMERTON, Wash.---Louise Scholes, former pastor's wife and gifted speaker, died on Oct. 15, 2010. She was 93.
Read MoreMESA, Ariz.---Arleen “Ginger” Olson, who served alongside her husband, a pastor, for 55 years, died on Sept. 21, 2010. She was 88.
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Bradley W. Quick, noted pastor and former chairman of the GARBC Council of Eighteen, died on Thursday, August 19, 2010. He was 63.
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Harry B. Gray, the former dean of education at Faith Baptist Bible College and architect of its transition from Bible institute to accredited college, died on June 7. He was…
Read MoreBELLA VISTA, Ark.---Margaret Imogene Manus Howard, a faithful and knowledgeable missionary pastor’s wife, died on May 2, 2010, at age 86.
Read MoreUNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.---Clara V. Brown, wife, mother, and retired missionary, died on April 26, 2010.
Read MoreGROVER BEACH, Calif.---Carl W. Wheeler, 98, died on Feb. 20. Carl was one of the founders of the GARBC in Washington State. After moving from Covington Baptist Church, Covington, Pa.,…
Read MoreHOLLAND, Mich.---Wayne Kenneth Anderson, 80, died on April 3, 2010.
Read MoreAMES, Iowa---Juanita Boylan, organist and pianist, died March 20, 2010, at age 87.
Read MoreWilliam J. Hopewell Jr., a missionary statesman and seminary professor who shaped the ideas of independent Baptist missions, died on Saturday, March 6. He was 90. Hopewell was born on…
Read MoreDouglas Beason, a GARBC pastor for more than 63 years and a former general director of the Committee on Missionary Evangelism, has died. He was 87. Pastor Beason was born…
Read MoreNOBLESVILLE, Ind.---Nathan D. Johnson, pastor of Prairie Baptist Church, Noblesville, Ind., died Jan. 21, 2010. He was 48.
Read MoreANKENY, Iowa---Francis Crown, a former pastor, died on Jan. 20, 2010, at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny, Iowa, from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 87.
Read MoreLEWES, Del.---Elsie Mae Zane Cooper, a pastor's wife, died on Jan. 19, 2010, at age 94.
Read MoreMUSCATINE, Iowa---Walden Askren, a pastor for more than 60 years, died on Jan. 19, 2010, at age 81.
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POLSON, Mont.---Rudolph Timothy Ringhoff, 62, died on Dec. 14, 2009. Rudy served as pastor of First Baptist Church, Polson, Mon., for almost 32 years. He attended LeTourneau College in Longview,…
Read MoreLIBERTY LAKE, Wash.---John August Schlener, who served God and country, died on Nov. 29, 2009. He was 92.
Read MorePHOENIX, Ariz.---Garry Schneider, retired pastor, died on Nov. 25, 2009, the result of injuries suffered in a car accident. He was 67.
Read MoreCONKLIN, Mich.---Thomas Hammond, 61, died on Nov. 13, 2009, in an automobile accident while on his way to watch one of his favorite activities, high school football.
Read MoreSEATTLE, Wash.---Patricia Irene Nye, former missionary, died on Sept. 16, 2009, at age 71.
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Roger L. Ridley Sr., church-planting pastor of Gretna Baptist Church, Gretna, Neb., has died. He was 55. He devoted his life to church planting, saying, "It shouldn't be thought of…
Read MoreHeber Van Gilder, Jr., a pastor in nine GARBC churches across the Midwest and volunteer chaplain for many police and fire departments, died on June 24. He was 87. Son…
Read MoreBeverly Ann Johnson went to be with the Lord on July 4, 2009, after a battle with cancer. Beverly’s husband, Richard, serves as the chaplain of Friendship Village in Waterloo, Iowa.…
Read MoreDr. Vernard Ben Kendrick, 81, went to be with his Lord July 13, 2009. For his entire life, Ben lived and breathed missions. He and his wife, Nina, began their…
Read MoreWAUPACA, Wis.---Charles N. Curtis, 96, died on July 1, 2009, at Bethany Home.
Read MoreMONTROSE, Mich.—Richard Phillips, 74, died Nov. 15 of multiple myeloma cancer. He served for 40 years as pastor of Montrose Baptist Church, Montrose, Mich.
Read MoreWATERLOO, Iowa—Claudia F. Ketcham, 110, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 20 at her home.
Read MorePANORA, Iowa—Dr. John M. Polson, 83, went to be with the Lord on September 4, 2008, at the Panora Nursing and Rehab Center. The funeral for Dr. Polson was held…
Read MoreCRESTON, Iowa— Gordon A. Lewis, a long-time pastor of GARBC churches in New York and Pennsylvania, has died. He was 92. A memorial service was held September 22, 2008, at…
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Raised on an Ontario farm in a family of ten children, George Hunt planted four Baptist churches in Canada before he turned thirty. After moving to the United States in…
Read MoreColin Smith was an Old Testament scholar who was passionate about Biblical languages, innovative educational technology, and Bible translation. But he will be remembered for his commitment to mentoring and…
Read More“I am a Christian Hebraist who has studied the Tanach for nearly fifty years,” was the way “Bernie” Northrup described himself in 2001. “I have taught it in the Hebrew,…
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C. Raymond Buck, a pastor and missionary who served as president of Baptist Mid-Missions, died on February 29. He suffered a serious stroke on January 26 from which he never…
Read MoreWhen Wendell Kempton became president of the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism in 1971, the organization had 338 missionaries working in 11 countries. By the time he retired 30…
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Joseph Stowell II, a pastor who served as national representative for the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches, died Saturday, June 23, 2007, at the age of 96.
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