• Obituary: Jann Aldredge-Clanton

  09/25/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Jann Aldredge-Clanton, chaplain and early advocate for women in ministry, died Sept. 20 in Dallas of ovarian cancer. She was 78.

• Obituary: Vernon Dee Stokes

  09/17/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Vernon Dee Stokes of Midland, longtime public educator and trustee of Wayland Baptist University, died Sept. 14. He was 85.

• Obituary: John Theodore ‘Ted’ Sanders

  09/17/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  John Theodore “Ted” Sanders, former trustee and distinguished alumnus of Wayland Baptist University, died Sept. 8 in Angel Fire, N.M. He was 82

• Obituary: William “Bill” Horan

  09/11/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  William “Bill” Horan of Mesquite, a former employee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annuity Board and GuideStone, died Aug. 27. He was 71.

• Obituary: Frances Ann Wilson

  09/09/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Frances Ann “Fran” Wilson, former seminary administrator, died Sept. 4. She was 79.

• Obituary: Rebekah (Becky) Louise Latham

  09/06/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Rebekah (Becky) Louise Latham, missionary supporter and devoted wife to a longtime pastor, died Aug. 30 in Houston. She was 94.

• Obituary: Floyd Allen Craig

  09/05/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Floyd Allen Craig of Franklin, Tenn., who influenced and encouraged an entire generation of Baptist communicators, died Aug. 30 in Nashville. He was 91

• Obituary: Jo Alice “Jody” Darden

  09/04/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Jo Alice “Jody” Darden, a former employee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Radio & Television Commission, died Aug. 23. She was 95.

• Obituary: Glenn Lanier Ward

  09/03/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Glenn Lanier Ward, longtime Texas Baptist pastor and director of missions, died Aug. 31. He was 78.

• Obituary: Dorothy Louise Welch

  08/23/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Dorothy Louise Welch, longtime educator and faithful church member, died Aug. 14. She was 93.

• Texas Baptist Sunday school leader Bernie Spooner dies

  08/14/2024 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

  Bernie Spooner—considered “Mister Sunday School” to a generation of Texas Baptists—died Aug. 9 in Dallas. He was 89.

• Obituary: Joe Keith

  08/12/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Joseph Francis “Joe” Keith, longtime Texas Baptist church musician and denominational worker, died Aug. 3 in Conroe. He was 83.