Category Obituaries

Sad news—for us—of the passing of saints.

Mexico preacher Miguel Arroyo dies in car accident

Miguel Arroyo died Jan. 5.

98-year-old was ‘beautiful daughter of the Lord’s’

A Christian saint who showed the beauty of the Lord passes in Tenn.

Howard Norton remembers fellow Brazil coworker Leon Tester

Howard Norton honors Leon Tester who died Nov. 8.

Joe Cannon dies, served ‘the most unloved people I could find’

Veteran missionary Joe Cannon died Oct. 25 in Memphis TN.

Sam Gorman dies with ‘his goal in his mind’s eye’

A Texas saint dedicated to missions passes.

Retired Freed-Hardeman teacher passes away

HENDERSON, Tenn.(BNc) — Eugene Hibbett, 80, retired longtime science teacher at Freed-Hardeman (FHC) died Saturday, Oct. 6. Hibbett leaves behind his wife Jacqueline, daughter and son-in-law Lynne and Kevin Moore, and son and daughter-in-law Lee and Sarah Hibbett, and four… Continue Reading →

Mrs. Hazel Marie Curlee dies at 99

GREENVILLE, Alabama (BNc) –– Mrs. Hazel Marie Stone Curlee, a resident of Greenville, Ala., formerly of Titus, Ala., went to be with her Lord on Sept. 29. She died quietly, at home, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Curlee was born July 31,… Continue Reading →

Mission-minded elder, Gene Russell, dies

Gene Russell, elder with the Forest Park church in Lake City, Ga., died yesterday.

Funeral services for oldest WWII surviving POW veteran

MONTGOMERY, Ala., (BNc) — Leon Bozeman, one of the oldest surviving POWs from World War II, has died. A lifetime resident of Montgomery, Bozeman was captured during the Battle of the Bulge in 1945. Bozeman served as a rifleman in… Continue Reading →

Gospel preacher Winston Burton dies

JONESBORO, Ark. (BNc) — E. Winston Burton, 88, of Jonesboro died Thursday afternoon, Sept. 19, at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1967, moving here from Dickson, Tennessee. Burton was a member of the Southwest congregation. He graduated… Continue Reading →

Preacher and author Neil Lightfoot dies at 82

by Tom Childers ABILENE, Tex.(BNc) — Dr. Neil R. Lightfoot, 82, passed away at a local medical center on Sept. 18. Dr. Lightfoot was a native of Waco, Tex., and was born to William and Minnie Lee Lightfoot in 1929…. Continue Reading →

Gospel preacher, Leamon Anderson Flatt, dies at age 80

by Tom Childers MURFREESBORO, Tenn., (BNc) — Leamon Anderson Flatt, age 80, died Saturday, Sept. 8. Brother Flatt was a Church of Christ minister in Middle Tennessee for more than 60 years. He earned his BA Degree from David Lipscomb… Continue Reading →

M. Clarence Sparks, Jr. dies at 80

by Tom Childers LAKE CORMORANT, Miss. (BNc) — Gospel preacher, farmer and businessman, Clarence Sparks, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at his home after an extended illness. Sparks was born on October 4, 1931 to Clarence, Sr. and… Continue Reading →

Jimmie Baxter Hill passed from this life

DACULA, Ga. (BNc) – Jimmie Hill, who was an elder at the New Hope Road congregation, died on Thursday evening, Aug. 23. Hill was a preacher and former missionary to American Samoa and served as co-director of the International Bible… Continue Reading →

Elder Joe Chism dies

by Harry Ledbetter DENTON, Tex. (BNc) — A great and godly man has gone home. Brother Joe Chism passed from this life July 28, 2012. Joe had served faithfully as an elder in the Lord’s church at Sherman Drive for… Continue Reading →

Chick-fil-A Executive Don Perry Dies

ATLANTA, Ga. (BNc) — Donald Agustus Perry, vice president of corporate public relations for Chick-fil-A died Friday morning, July 27 of a heart attack. Perry was 60 years old at the time of his death. Perry was an elder at… Continue Reading →

Malcolm L. Hill passes

COOKVILLE, Tenn., (BNc) — Founding President and Chancellor of Tennessee Bible College Malcolm L. Hill passed from this life Tuesday morning, June 26. Visitation will be at the Northeast church of Christ at 4 p.m. Thursday, June 28 with the memorial… Continue Reading →

Don Petty remembered for his work in the gospel

Preacher Jeff Jenkins writes of Don Petty’s life and influence.

Cloyce Bishop, former missionary, dies at 72

WICHITA, Kans. (BNc) — Cloyce M. Bishop, 72, homemaker and missionary, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. She is preceded in death by a daughter, Chalayne. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Charles; son, Carl Bishop and his wife… Continue Reading →

Maurice O’Neal dies at 91

Maurice C. “Bro. O” O’Neal, age 91 of Nashville, Tenn., died on March 3, 2012, after an extended illness. O’Neal was born to the late Arbie Butler O’Neal and W.D. O’Neal on May 14, 1920 in Lincoln Co., Tenn. He… Continue Reading →

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