Obituaries
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Obituary: Philip Wright Sherrod
02/20/2019
Philip Wright Sherrod of Waco, a longtime Texas Baptist minister of music, died Feb. 13. He was 83.
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Obituary: John Earl Seelig
02/05/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
John Earl Seelig, who served three decades as vice president for public affairs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, died on Jan. 17. He was 94.
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Obituary: John G. Conley
02/05/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Jack G. Conley, retired pastor and missionary, died Jan. 27 in Tyler. He was 90.
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Obituary: Herschel V. Forester
01/08/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Herschel Vincent Forester, former professional football player and Baptist layman who supported numerous Christian causes, died Dec. 31 in Dallas. He was 87.
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Obituary: Robert G. Packard
01/08/2019 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Robert G. Packard, longtime professor of physics at Baylor University who was dubbed “Waco’s Mr. Wizard” by one newspaper, died Jan. 5 in Waco. He was 94.
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Obituary: William B. Tolar
12/31/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
William B. Tolar of Fort Worth, longtime professor of biblical backgrounds and archaeology, died Dec. 29. He was 90.
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Obituary: Louise Herrington Ornelas
12/26/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Louise Herrington Ornelas, major benefactor to the nursing school at Baylor University that bears her name, died Dec. 18 in Tyler. She was 93.
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Obituary: David D. Muñoz
12/04/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
David D. Muñoz, longtime Texas Baptist pastor, died Nov. 28 in San Antonio after a battle with cancer. He was 76.
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Obituary: Rita Purdy
11/29/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard
Rita Purdy of Woodway, professor emerita of family and consumer sciences at Baylor University, died Nov. 24. She was 77.