• Obituaries: Verl Capps, Mike Gresham

  01/20/2015 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Verl Capps, 89, longtime music minister and educator, died Jan. 18 in Waxahachie. Mike Gresham, 61, died Jan. 19 in Port Lavaca, where he was pastor of First Baptist Church.

• Obituaries: Storm, Lyles, Hopper, Scott

  01/15/2015 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Deaths: Ralph Storm, 86, Jan. 7 in Corpus Christi; Carter Lyles, 87, Jan. 9 in Carrollton; John David Hopper, 80, Jan. 10 in Houston; and Orville Scott, 80, Jan. 12 in Grand Saline.

• Obituaries: J.T. Elliff, Randy Lofgren

  01/02/2015 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  J.T. Elliff, 97, longtime pastor of churches in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Arizona., died Dec. 12 in Moore, Okla. Randy Lofgren, 74, minister of music at Calvary Baptist Church in Waco, died Dec. 26 in Crawford.

• Obituaries: T.W. Hunt, Robin Feistel

  12/19/2014 - By John Rutledge

  T. W Hunt, 85, a Southwestern Seminary professor and authority on prayer, died Dec. 11 in Spring. Robin Feistel, 66, a leader in English as a Second Language literacy, died Dec. 10 in Houston.

• Obituary: Julio Aldape

  12/11/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Retired pastor Julio Aldape, 86, died Oct. 25 in Corpus Christi.

• Obituaries: Gregorio Gomez, James Tatum

  12/05/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Pastor and missionary Gregorio Gomez, 85, died Nov. 3 in Yorktown. James Tatum, pastor of First Baptist Church in Owentown, 64, died Nov. 10 in Tyler.

• Obituary: Philip Tilden

  11/26/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Philip Tilden Sr., 93, longtime pastor, chaplain and counselor, died Nov. 24 in Kerrville.

• Obituary: Mary McCall

  11/21/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Mary McCall, the former first lady of Baylor University, died Nov. 13 in Dallas at the age of 95.

• Obituary: Charles Lee Williamson

  10/24/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Charles Lee Williamson, 87, longtime Texas pastor, director of missions and educator, died Oct. 21 in Dallas.

• Obituaries: Don Orr, Mary Louise Valentine

  10/16/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Don Orr, 92, missionary to Colombia, died July 5 in Burleson. Mary Louise Valentine, 91, died Oct. 9 in Dallas. She was the widow of longtime SBC Christian Life Commission director Foy Valentine.

• Obituaries: Larry Walker, Don Murray, Micah Farrell

  10/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Larry Walker, 79, ambassador-at-large for First Baptist Church in Dallas. died while on a mission trip in Goa, India, Sept. 12.  Don Murray, 86, former pastor of First Baptist Church in Kerrville, died Oct. 5 in Kerrville. Micah Farrell, 23, pastor’s son, died Oct. 12 in Virginia.

• Obituary: Tom Brandon

  10/02/2014 - By John Rutledge

  Tom Brandon, 86, pastor emeritus at First Baptist Church in Sherman, died July 25 in Sherman.