Obituaries
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Evangelist Junior Hill dies at age 87
01/05/2024 - By Art Toalston / Baptist Press
Junior Hill, a sought-after evangelist among Southern Baptists for more than 50 years, died Jan. 3 at his home in Hartselle, Ala. He was 87.
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Obituary: Anson Rainey Nash
12/18/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Anson Rainey Nash Jr., school administrator and longtime executive director of Corpus Christi Area Baptist Association, died Dec. 11. He was 83.
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Obituary: Nona Ruth Mosley
12/18/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Nona Ruth Mosley, minister’s wife and longtime children’s choir leader, died Dec. 12. She was 85.
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Obituary: Dorothy Nell Myers
12/04/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Dorothy Nell Myers, longtime denominational worker and supporter of Baptist ministries, died Nov. 23 in Dallas. She was 96.
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Former Sunday School Board President Lloyd Elder dies
11/07/2023 - By Baptist Press Staff
Lloyd Elder, seventh president of the Baptist Sunday School Board—now known as Lifeway Christian Resources—died Nov. 3 at age 90. He led the board from 1984 to 1991.
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Obituary: Betty Ann Kelton Howell
10/16/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Betty Ann Kelton Howell, lifelong missions supporter and former church secretary, died Oct. 9, 2023, at home in Elysian Fields. She was 87.
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Obituary: Margaret P. Lawson
10/16/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Margaret P. Lawson, retired professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died Sept. 29. She was 79.
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Obituary: Shantavia Briana “Bree” Reddick
09/26/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Shantavia Briana Reddick—affectionately known as Bree—died Sept. 9 in Spring. She was 26 and a faithful follower of Jesus Christ.
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Obituary: Dorothy Bernice “Bea” Cromer
09/25/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Dorothy Bernice “Bea” Cromer, a former missionary and Baptist Standard employee, died Aug. 12 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She was 96.
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Obituary: Wilbert H. Long
09/20/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Wilbert Henry Long of San Antonio, longtime Texas Baptist pastor, died Sept. 6. He was 93.
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Obituary: Gil A. Stricklin
09/14/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Gil A. Stricklin, founder of Marketplace Ministries and former military chaplain, died Sept. 10 at his home in Dallas, one day before his 89th birthday.
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Obituary: Sue Evelyn Snider
09/02/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Sue Evelyn Snider, former missionary to Ghana, Africa, and retired IT director for the SBC’s Annuity Board—now GuideStone—died Aug. 31. She was 95.