Obituaries
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Obituary: Betty Dilday
08/14/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Betty Dilday, former first lady of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Aug. 9 of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. She was 87.
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Obituary: John Bisagno
08/14/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
John Bisagno, longtime pastor of First Baptist Church in Houston, died Aug. 5 in Nashville, Tenn., after a battle with cancer.
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Obituary: James W. Culp
07/30/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
James W. Culp of Royse City, a pioneering leader of African-American work within the Baptist General Convention of Texas, died July 22. He was 86.
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Obituary: Michael Joseph Estep
07/27/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Michael Joseph Estep, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Marlin, died July 21 after a battle with cancer. He was 65.
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Obituary: Bob Beck
07/19/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Robert Jack Beck, a Baptist minister for five decades, died July 14. He was 88.
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Obituary: Gene Horton
06/27/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Fain Eugene “Gene” Horton, longtime Baptist pastor in South Texas, died June 22 in Harlingen, five days after preaching his last sermon. He was 83.
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Obituary: Bruce Bowles
06/27/2018 - By Staff
Bruce W. Bowles, who led the Baptist Church Loan Corporation more than a quarter of a century, died June 24 in Dallas. He was 87.
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Obituary: Mildred McWhorter
06/20/2018 - By Staff
Mildred Beatrice McWhorter, former home missionary who directed the Mission Centers of Houston from 1963 to 1992, died June 17 in Franklin, Ga. She was 87.
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Obituary: J. Kenneth Robinson
06/20/2018 - By Staff
J. Kenneth Robinson of Canton, a veteran music minister who served churches throughout Texas and New Mexico, died June 12. He was 85.
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Obituary: Frank Roberson
06/08/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Frank Roberson of Boswell, a Baptist pastor more than five decades, died June 6. He was 88.
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Obituary: Jerold McBride
05/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Jerold R. McBride, former president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, died May 11 in Winnfield, La. He was 85.
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Obituary: David Blanton
05/09/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
David Arlen Blanton, longtime minister of music, died March 21. He was 83.