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E. E. EARNEST
E. E. Earnest (1912-1998) served as pastor of churches in Alabama and Florida for 47 years in his ministry. He and his wife, Julia, had three daughters, Theresa, Sue, and Freda.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, September 3, 1998, p. 10.
ROY EASTERLY
Roy Easterly (1918-1977) served in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee. He served as pastor of Franklin Street Baptist Church from 1964 to 1971 in Jacksonville, and was pastor of First Baptist Church in Umatilla at the time of his death. He and his wife, Anita, had two daughters.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, January 20, 1977.
J. F. EDEN
J. F. Eden left the Bunker Hill Church in Illinois to become pastor of the Gainesville Baptist Church in 1887. Eden left the Gainesville Church to become pastor of the Baptist Church in Hawkinsville, Georgia.
Secondary Source: George C. Osborn. The First Baptist Church, Gainesville, Florida, 1870-1970, pp. 7-8.
JAMES OTTO EDEN
James Otto Eden (1932-2005) served as a bivocational minister in a number of churches before he retired from a phone company. Eden was serving as pastor of Sunny Hills Baptist Church (1998-2005) at the time of his death. He and his wife of 53 years, Janie, had two sons, Kip and Paul, and two daughters, Becky and Kristi.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, March 24, 2005, p. 11.
GEORGE EDENS SR
George Edens Sr. (1921-1990) was a native of Okolona, Mississippi. He served as pastor in Alabama and Florida. In Florida he served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Blountstown, and Holmes Creek in Chipley. He and his wife, Edith, had two sons, George Jr. and Mark.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, February 1, 1990, p. 8.
EARL B. EDINGTON
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Earl B. Edington (c 1904-June 27, 1989) served as pastor of First Baptist Church in St. Petersburg for 27 years, from 1944 to 1971. He was a native of Tennessee, and had served as pastor in Goodwater, Rockford, Attalla, and Birmingham, Alabama, before going to St. Petersburg. He and his wife, Mary Elizabeth, had one child. Edington served as president of the Florida Baptist Convention in 1951.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, July 20, 1989, p. 5.
J. OLLIE EDMUNDS
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J. Ollie Edmunds (March 1, 1903-April 2, 1984) holds the honor of being the only Stetson alumnus to become president of the school. He came to serve (1948-1967) without even having been a professional educator. He was a lawyer, judge, and businessman. He had faithfully served the school on the board of trustees and came to the presidential post as an able fund raiser. He had served as County Judge of Duval County, and was a candidate for the United States Senate when he ran against Claude Pepper. More than a dozen new buildings were built in the Edmunds years, and he served as the state s first president of the Association of American Colleges in 1957. Upon his resignation in 1967, the trustees appointed Edmunds the first Stetson chancellor.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Historical Society files.
Florida Baptist Witness, April 12, 1984, p. 7.
DANIEL EDWARDS
Daniel Edwards served faithfully in the Alachua Association, and died in 1867. He served as moderator in Alachua Association (1854-1860), and as pastor of New Providence and Wacahoota. He died at Crystal River in 1867. In 1848 Edwards was pastor of Fellowship and N. Providence in Marion County and Fort Clark in Alachua County.
Secondary Source: Alachua Baptist Association Minutes, 1867, p. 6; 1848, pp. 1-6; 1867, p. 6.
ELWYN G. EDWARDS
Elwyn G. Edwards died September 1, 2000. He was a native of Tampa, and a graduate of Stetson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He retired as a Chaplain at the rank of Colonel in the United States Army. After retirement he served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Chassahowitzka, and Suncoast Baptist Church in Homosassa Springs. He and his wife, Lavonne, had a daughter, Dawana, and a son, Clay.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, February 3, 2000.
VIRGIL EDWARDS
Virgil Edwards (1920-1990) served as director of the day ministry at Inwood Baptist Church in Winter Haven for 25 years. He and his wife, Jane, had a daughter, Donna Sue, who followed her father into the ministry of interpretation and deaf ministry.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, February 1, 1990, p. 8.
ED ELLIOTT
Ed Elliott (1939-2000) died while serving as pastor of Green Pond
Baptist Church in Polk City. He and his wife, Caren, had two children, Kevin
and Jodi.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, December 14, 2000.
LARRY E. ELLIOTT
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Larry E. Elliott (1942- ) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Hopeville, Georgia. He was converted and joined First Baptist Church in Hopeville in 1954. He was called to preach and licensed by the Hopeville Baptist Church, and ordained by the University Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Elliott attended Carson-Newman College in Tennessee receiving his B.A. in 1964. He attended Southwestern Baptist Theological (M.Div., 1968), and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (D.Min., 1978). He completed the Air Force Chaplain s School and served for over 30 years (1971-2002) in the Florida Air National Guard. He was Senior Chaplain and was awarded the Florida Cross by the state of Florida for outstanding military chaplain service. Elliott served as pastor in Texas and Florida. He was pastor of Hogan Baptist Church in Jacksonville. He worked with the Florida Baptist Convention staff from 1979 to the present. He has worked in the area of church-community relations, Black church relations, mission ministries, church planning, and revitalization since joining the convention staff. He and his wife, Ellen, have two sons, Kevin and Larry Jr.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Historical Society files.
DALLAS ELLIS
Dallas Ellis graduated from Chipola College, West Florida University and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2005 he became pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Grand Ridge. He and his wife, Cathy, have three children.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, August 10, 2005, p. 10.
MATTHEW ELLIS
Matthew Ellis graduated from Lexington Bible College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served as pastor of Donaldson Baptist Church in Princeton, Kentucky, and in 2006, became pastor of First Baptist Church in Brooksville. He and his wife, Kim, have three sons.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, June 29, 2006, p. 14.
T. J. ELLIS
T. J. Ellis (1902-1984) was a native of Wellborn, and was ordained there at Mount Olive Baptist Church in 1937. He served numerous churches in Florida as pastor. He served at Rocky Sink, Friendship and Pine Level in Live Oak, Hardeetown, Priscilla, and Ebenezer in Chiefland, McCrab, Sand Pond, Old Town, Crewsville, and New Hope in Wauchula, Evergreen in Lake City, Moseley Hall in Greenville, Forest Grove in Alachua, and Union in Newberry. He and his wife, Lucille, had four daughters; Elizabeth, Iris, Linda, and Mavis, and two sons; Bill and Jerry.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, June 7, 1984, p. 6.
CHARLES B. EMERY
Charles B. Emery (1906-1983) served during the days of multiple pastorates. In 1946 he was pastor of Dunns Creek, Oak Grove, Pleasant Point, and Ogilvie of the Jacksonville area at the same time. He became full time pastor of Dunne Creek when it was constituted in 1947, and served the church for 20 years. He also served as pastor of Holly Brook and Hollyford in the Jacksonville area. He and his wife, Mabel, had two daughters, Mary and June, and one son, Henry.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, April 7, 1983, p. 6.
JOSEPH ENGEL
Joseph Engel (1902-1982) served as a pastor in Florida. He organized First Baptist Church in Naples in 1945, and Calvary Baptist Church in Perry in 1961. He and his wife, Beatrice, had one daughter, Evelyn, and two sons, David and Robert.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, June 10, 1982, p. 6.
TRAVIS E. ENGLISH
Travis E. English (1947-1989) died after a lengthy battle with cancer at age 42. He was pastor of Live Oak Baptist Church in Callahan. He and his wife, Jewel, had three daughters, Tammy, Pam, and Angie.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, August 31, 1989, p. 10.
ISHAM E. ENLOW
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Isham E. Enlow (October 2, 1890- ) was born near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He graduated from Georgetown College (1916) and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1919, Th.M.) He served as pastor in Kentucky, and in 1944 became pastor at Belle Glade, Florida. At the time of his retirement in 1957 he was serving as a District Missionary of the South Florida, Ridge, and Shiloh Associations.
Secondary Source: James Luffman, A History of Oak-Griner Church,
pp. 119-126.
LOUIS ENTZMINGER
Louis Entzminger served as pstor of First Baptist Church, Lakeland, from 1918-1920. Entzminger led the church to over 1,000 in membership and had such men as Dr. A. C. Dixon, Dr. W. B. Riley, and Dr. Luther Little to come in for Bible conferences.
Secondary Source: Alice M. Muir. A Historic Sketch, pp. 22-23.
JOHN THADDEUS ENTZMINGER, SR.
John Thaddeus Entzminger, Sr. (November 9, 1904-July 11, 1995) wasborn in Lincolnton,
Georgia. He served as pastor of Morton Gap Baptist
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Church in Kentucky for ten years. He then served as pastor of Manatee Baptist
Church in Bradenton for 22 years and Greenville Baptist Church for 30 years
(1965-1995). He and his wife, Bernice, had three sons; William, Louis, Paul,
and one daughter, Bernice.
Secondary Source:Florida Baptist Witness, May 11, 1989, p. 14.
HAROLD C. EPPERSON
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Harold C. Epperson graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (B.D., M.R.E.). He served as pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Sarasota (1965-1975), and First Baptist Church in Kessimmee. He and his wife, Juanita, had three sons, Mark, Mike, and Hal.
Secondary Source: F Florida Baptist Witness, September 4, 1975, p. 6.
RAYMOND L. ESTES
Raymond L. Estes went as pastor of Ocklawaha Bridge Church in Silver Springs in 1965. He was chosen as a minister of the year by Stetson University in 1980.
Secondary Source:Florida Baptist Witness, May 8, 1980, p. 6.
G. C. EUBANKS
G. C. Eubanks served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Crestview from 1934-1935.
Secondary Source:History of First Baptist Church, Crestview, p. 17.
ELLIS B. EVANS
Ellis B. Evans served as pastor of First Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Florida, and was sent overseas as a chaplain with the United States Army in 1944.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, January 20, 1944, p. 4.
D. P. EVERETT
D. P. Everett was an ordained minister in the Orange Hill Church of the West Florida Association in 1856. He was elected to serve as a delegate to the 1857 Florida Baptist Convention.
Secondary Source: West Florida Baptist Association Minutes, 1896.
S. D. EVERETT
S. D. Everett was a pastor and medical doctor in the Alachua Association where
he died in 1880. At the time of his death he was pastor of Cedar Keys.
Everett was from Georgia and a graduate of Mercer.
Secondary Source: Alachua Baptist Associational Minutes, 1880,
p. 10-11.
DON EVERSON
Don Everson was born in Mishawaka, Indiana. He graduated from Fletcher High
School in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, in 1946. He attended Stetson University
(B.A., 1950), and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (B.D., 1953; Th.D.,
1959).
Dr. Everson was best known in Florida for his successful pastorates at Parkwood
Baptist Church in Jacksonville and First Baptist Church, Quincy. He married
Betty McCellan of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and they had three children; Lynn,
Cindy, and Nan.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Historical Society files.
Sara Davis Martin, A History of First Baptist Church, Quincy, Florida, pp. 79-80.
WILLARD P. EVERSON
Willard P. Everson (1906-1992) was a native of Wisconsin. He graduated from Memphis State. He served as pastor of Germantown Baptist Church in Memphis. In 1943 he came to First Baptist Church in Jacksonville Beach where he served for 25 years leaving in 1968. He and his wife had one son, Don, who was pastor of Parkwood Baptist Church in Jacksonville for 27 years, and First Baptist Church in Quincy for six years, before his retirement.
Secondary Source: Florida Baptist Witness, July 9, 1992, p. 11.
