Obituaries

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  • Obituary: Eleanor Davis

    Eleanor Frances White Davis, a missions advocate, musician and former officer of Woman’s Missionary Union of Texas, died Oct. 8 in Granbury. She was 92.

  • Obituary: Charles ‘Chuck’ Davis

    Charles “Chuck” William Davis Jr., chair of the board of trustees at Hardin-Simmons University, died Oct. 1 in McKinney. He was 67.

  • Missions leader Herb Pedersen dies at age 83

    Herbert Lee “Herb” Pedersen, longtime Texas Baptist pastor and missions leader, died Sept. 15. He was 83.

  • Obituary: Harold Bell Wood

    Harold Bell Wood Jr., longtime volunteer with the Texas Baptist Men cabinetmakers, died Sept. 8. He was 92.

  • Church-starting leader JV Thomas dead at age 94

    James Virgil “JV” Thomas Jr., who led Texas Baptists’ church-starting initiatives to new heights, died Aug. 27 in Colleyville. He was 94.

  • Obituary: Charles “Chuck” Dooley

    Charles “Chuck” Richard Dooley, a Texas Baptist pastor and leader in church starting, died Aug. 30. He was 91.

  • Obituary: Henry Stovall

    Henry Stovall, longtime Baptist pastor, died June 11 in Bryan. He was 77.

  • Baptist missions leader Keith Parks dies at 97

    R. Keith Parks, international missions leader of both the Southern Baptist Convention and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, died Aug. 26. He was 97.

  • Focus on the Family founder James Dobson dies at 89

    James C. Dobson, a psychologist who advocated a “family values” brand of conservative Christian morality on his popular radio shows and in his bestselling books, died Aug. 21. He was 89.

  • Obituary: Kay Patterson Abney

    Kay Peterson Abney, retired teacher and pastor’s wife, died Aug. 14. She was 77.

  • Obituary: Roberta Stripling

    Marion Roberta Donnell Stripling, former schoolteacher and partner in ministry, died Aug. 9 in Waco. She was 87.

  • Obituary: Donald Schmeltekopf

    Donald D. Schmeltekopf of Waco, provost emeritus at Baylor University, died July 30. He was 85.