• Obituary: Bobby Don Van Dyke

  11/05/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Bobby Don Van Dyke, a longtime Texas Baptist pastor, died Oct. 22 in Gatesville after a lengthy illness. He was 82.

• Obituary: David L. Jester

  10/28/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  David Linville Jester, former president of Wayland Baptist University, died at his home in Paris, Ky., on Oct. 14. He was 94.

• Obituary: Douglas Edward Pond

  10/17/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Douglas Edward Pond of Temple, former Texas Baptist pastor and retired U.S. Army chaplain, died Oct. 12. He was 90.

• Obituary: Alton Elwood Breedlove

  10/10/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Alton Elwood Breedlove, who pioneered the family aid programs at Buckner International, died Aug. 12 in Fort Worth. He was 90.

• Obituary: Jann Aldredge-Clanton

  09/25/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Jann Aldredge-Clanton, chaplain and early advocate for women in ministry, died Sept. 20 in Dallas of ovarian cancer. She was 78.

• Obituary: Vernon Dee Stokes

  09/17/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Vernon Dee Stokes of Midland, longtime public educator and trustee of Wayland Baptist University, died Sept. 14. He was 85.

• Obituary: John Theodore ‘Ted’ Sanders

  09/17/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  John Theodore “Ted” Sanders, former trustee and distinguished alumnus of Wayland Baptist University, died Sept. 8 in Angel Fire, N.M. He was 82

• Obituary: William “Bill” Horan

  09/11/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  William “Bill” Horan of Mesquite, a former employee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annuity Board and GuideStone, died Aug. 27. He was 71.

• Obituary: Frances Ann Wilson

  09/09/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Frances Ann “Fran” Wilson, former seminary administrator, died Sept. 4. She was 79.

• Obituary: Rebekah (Becky) Louise Latham

  09/06/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Rebekah (Becky) Louise Latham, missionary supporter and devoted wife to a longtime pastor, died Aug. 30 in Houston. She was 94.

• Obituary: Floyd Allen Craig

  09/05/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Floyd Allen Craig of Franklin, Tenn., who influenced and encouraged an entire generation of Baptist communicators, died Aug. 30 in Nashville. He was 91

• Obituary: Jo Alice “Jody” Darden

  09/04/2024 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

  Jo Alice “Jody” Darden, a former employee of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Radio & Television Commission, died Aug. 23. She was 95.