Background
Fordham, Willmon Albert was born on November 13, 1926 in West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Ether and Lura Annie (Hatten) Fordham.
Fordham, Willmon Albert was born on November 13, 1926 in West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Ether and Lura Annie (Hatten) Fordham.
Bachelor, William Carey College, 1956; Bachelor's Degree, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1961; Master of Divinity, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975.
Pastor, Napoleon Baptist Church, Picayune, Mississippi, 1952-1959;
pastor, Oak Hill Baptist Church, Poplarville, Mississippi, 1959-1961;
pastor, First Baptist Church, Petal, Mississippi, since 1961. President Lebanon Baptist Pastors' Conference, 1962-1963, moderator, 1972-1973. Mem.assembly committee Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, 1966-1970, member pioneer missions committee, 1970-1973.
Pastor-advisor Tom Cox Evangelical Association, 1972. Moderator Lebanon Baptist Association, 1989-1990.
Active Boy Scouts of America, Petal, 1974-1976. Member Kiwanis.
Married Ethel Hover, December 22, 1946. Children: Willmon Albert, Gary W.