Obituaries

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  • Obituary: Thomas J. Brannon

    11/29/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Thomas J. Brannon, former director of communications for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, died Nov. 26 after fighting multiple forms of cancer and several other ailments in recent years. He was 83.

  • Obituary: Jimmie D. Burton

    10/05/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Jimmie D. Burton, longtime pastor in Texas and Colorado, died Sept. 21. He was 98.

  • Obituary: Joe Paul Whitten

    09/23/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Joe Paul Whitten of Big Spring, longtime Texas Baptist church musician and leader in prison ministry, died Sept. 20. He was 91.

  • Obituary: Mark Warren Simmons

    09/20/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Mark Warren Simmons, worship pastor at Johntown Missionary Baptist Church in Red River County, died Sept. 17 from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was 48.

  • Obituary: Edward A. Lopez

    09/16/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Edward A. Lopez of San Angelo, a pastor and chaplain, died Aug. 21. He was 63.

  • Obituary: Othal “O.C.” Madden Jr.

    09/14/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Othal “O.C.” Madden Jr., a Lubbock layman who served on numerous Texas Baptist boards and committees, died Aug. 29 in Tyler. He was 86.

  • Obituary: Helen Jean Parks

    09/14/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Helen Jean Parks, former missionary to Indonesia and advocate for missions causes, died Sept. 13. She was 93.

  • Obituary: Tommy McMillan

    09/13/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Thomas Dale “Tommy” McMillan of Plainview, assistant baseball coach at Wayland Baptist University, died Sept. 5. He was 67.

  • Obituary: Randy Parsons

    09/08/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Randy Parsons of Lubbock, longtime church musician, died Aug. 5. He was 85.

  • Obituary: John Gordon Wilkerson Jr.

    09/01/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    John Gordon Wilkerson Jr., former Baylor University regent and deacon at First Baptist Church in Lubbock, died Aug. 28 after a battle with cancer. He was 86.

  • Obituary: Emma Jean Scott

    08/09/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Emma Jean Dunlap Scott of Grand Saline, missions volunteer and faithful member of First Baptist Church in Canton, died Aug. 5. She was 85.

  • Obituary: Alvis Milton Bell

    07/19/2021 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

    Alvis Milton Bell, longtime Texas Baptist pastor and supporter of the Royal Ambassadors missions program for boys, died June 20 in Houston. He was 94.