Roy Honeycutt, 78, former president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Hoodoo
Dec 21, 2004
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--Roy Honeycutt, who served as president of
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1982-93, died Dec. 21
from head injuries sustained the previous day in an accident at
his home in Louisville, Ky. He was 78.
Honeycutt, Southern Seminary’s eighth president, guided the
seminary through the initial years of the conservative resurgence
in the Southern Baptist Convention and gained recognition as a
significant voice in denominational conflict.
Among Honeycutt’s major accomplishments at Southern were the
construction of the main section of the Honeycutt Campus Center
and a significant expansion of the faculty.
“Dr. Roy Honeycutt was a Christian gentleman,” Southern Seminary
President R. Albert Mohler Jr. said. “He gave so much of his life
to the Southern Baptist Convention and to Southern Seminary in
particular. He led during difficult times and was not afraid of
controversy. At the personal level he was as gracious a human
being as you could ever expect or hope to meet.”
Born Oct. 30, 1926, in Grenada, Miss., Honeycutt was a two-time
graduate of Southern Seminary, receiving his Ph.D. in 1958 and
his master of divinity in 1952. He served as academic dean at
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1971-75 and chairman
of Midwestern’s Old Testament department from 1963-75 prior to
joining the Southern Seminary faculty as a professor of Old
Testament.
Honeycutt served as dean of the school of theology at Southern
from 1975-80 and provost at the Louisville, Ky., campus from
1976-82. After retiring as president, he was Southern’s
chancellor from 1994-97.
Honeycutt published numerous books and articles, including a
volume of the “Broadman Bible Commentary” in 1970.
Mohler, who served as an assistant to Honeycutt from 1983-89,
praised Honeycutt for a strong commitment to his church, his
family and Southern Seminary.
“He and his wife June were married for 56 years and were a model
of commitment to each other and shared commitment to this
institution,” Mohler said. “The entire Southern Seminary family
grieves with June Honeycutt and the Honeycutt family and is
praying for them at this time.”
In addition to his wife, Honeycutt is survived by two children,
Roy Lee and Mary Anne. Visitation is scheduled from 2-6 p.m. Dec.
22 at Arch L. Heady-Cralle Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral
services will be held Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. at Crescent Hill Baptist
Church in Louisville.
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