Obituaries

  • Obituary: Bill Everett

    09/05/2019

    William C. “Bill” Everett, longtime Texas Baptist pastor, died Sept. 2 in Carthage. He was 86.

  • Obituary: Eddy Lee Curry

    08/19/2019

    Eddy Lee Curry of Abilene, longtime Texas Baptist minister of education, died Aug. 14. He was 66.

  • Obituary: Addie Muriel Robinson

    08/14/2019

    Addie Muriel Robinson, longtime home missionary and minister’s wife, died Aug. 11. She was 86.

  • Obituary: Jerry Bob Taylor

    07/31/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Jerry Bob Taylor of Brownwood, former Baptist encampment manager and Texas Baptist Men leader, died July 15. He was 84.

  • Obituary: Jo Ann Tackitt Maddox Graves

    06/18/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Jo Ann Tackitt Maddox Graves, longtime pastor’s wife, died April 9 in Waco. She was 86.

  • Obituary: Thomas Edward Ratcliff

    06/06/2019

    Thomas Edward Ratcliff, former Texas Baptist pastor and missionary, died June 4 in Shreveport, La. He was 86.

  • Obituary: James Dwayne Martin

    05/29/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    James Dwayne Martin, former Baptist pastor, denominational worker and church fund-raiser, died May 19 in Pittsburg. He was 75.

  • Obituary: Mary Annette Hall

    05/15/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Mary Annette Hall of Longview, a church organist for nearly 60 years, died Oct. 9.

  • Obituary: Virginia Connally

    04/03/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Virginia Connally, Baptist philanthropist and the first female physician in Abilene, died March 31. She was 106.

  • Obituary: Tommy Billings

    03/29/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Gerald Thomas “Tommy” Billings of Duncan, Okla., former pastor and associational director of missions, died Feb. 26. He was 75.

  • Obituary: Al Pessarra

    03/25/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Albert Edward Pessarra of Houston, longtime minister of activities and director of recreation in Baptist churches, died Oct. 31. He was 84.

  • Obituary: Ruth Menchaca Sanchez

    02/20/2019

    Ruth Menchaca Sanchez, wife of a Texas Baptist pastor and leader among Hispanic Texas Baptists, died Feb. 18 in Dallas. She was 81.