Preacher and Bible educator Cecil May Jr. dies at 93
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Cecil May Jr., dean emeritus of the Faulkner University Bible college, died June 22 — nine days after his 93rd birthday —…
Obituaries
Stories of a storyteller
The family of Phil Robertson shared fond memories and laughs in a private celebration of life honoring the Duck Commander at the White’s Ferry Road…
Duck Commander Phil Robertson ‘has gone to be with Jesus’
Phil Robertson, who gained national fame as the bearded, camouflage-clad Duck Commander, "has gone to be with Jesus," his Louisiana church family confirmed. The reality…
Bailey McBride, beloved educator, Christian Chronicle editor and friend, dies at 91
There must be hundreds, maybe even thousands, of Bailey McBride stories like the one Scott LaMascus tells. “He was already an accomplished writer, professor and…
A life in song and spirit
When I arrived in Terrell, Texas, in 1988, I stepped into a world brimming with voices that seemed borrowed from heaven. Among them was Harold…
Weeks after 80th wedding anniversary, Tennessee Christian dies at 101
COLUMBIA, TENN. — Joe Marshall Huckaby Jr., who recently celebrated 80 years of marriage to his bride, Irene Johnson Huckaby, died Feb. 24 at The…
James O. Maxwell’s ‘profound imprint’
TERRELL, TEXAS — In 1957, a young man named James O. Maxwell enrolled at Southwestern Christian College, about 30 miles east of Dallas. Maxwell’s time…
Andrew Hairston is ‘the strength that runs through our veins’
ATLANTA — At age 21, Willie A. Watkins found himself “on the other end of the stick.” He didn’t say what that meant exactly —…
James O. Maxwell, influential preacher, educator and advocate for racial unity, dies at 86
TERRELL, TEXAS — In 1957, a young man named James O. Maxwell enrolled at Southwestern Christian College, about 30 miles east of Dallas. Maxwell’s time…
Preacher, prosecutor and civil rights crusader Andrew Hairston dies at 92
In the courtroom and in the pulpit, Andrew Hairston “tells things as he sees them without apologizing for the facts,” fellow minister Calvin H. Bowers…
