Dr. Nelson Lynn Price

Dr. Nelson Lynn Price, age 94, went home to be with the Lord on August 30, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 70 years whom he aﬀectionally always called “Miss Trudy”. He leaves behind Lynn Hill, wife of Roger Hill, and Sharon Turner, wife of Randy Turner. Dr. Price is survived by four grandchildren, John Turner (Mary Kathryn), Beth McDaniel (Bradley), Ellen Strife (Jeremy) and Katie Meriwether (Jason), and seven great- grandchildren; Henry Turner, Mary Price, Bo, Evan and Will McDaniel, as well as Maya and John Meriwether. Dr. Price served as the pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church for 35 years. During that time the Lord grew the church to be one of the largest in the Southern Baptist Convention. For 25 of those years the Sunday morning worship known as “Come Alive” was broadcast locally on NBC Channel 11. In addition to regular church ministries there were also multiple community ministries including the Women’s Pregnancy Center and the Clay Home for unwed mothers, and the Roswell Street Baptist Christian School for pre-K through 5th grade. Dr. Price also felt led to impact the greater Marietta and Cobb County area with motivational speaking in all the county high schools on many occasions, authoring over 20 books, writing a weekly column for the Marietta Daily Journal for over 50 years, plus praying for and maintaining positive relationships with as many political leaders as he could. Dr. Price served on multiple Boards of Trustees and in various roles over time including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, the Georgia Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptist Convention, and Shorter University in Rome, Georgia. He lived his life based on his favorite Bible verse Colossians 3:23 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.” The Celebration of Life will be at Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Thursday September 4, 2025, at 2:00 pm. The family will receive visitors at the church from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to MUST Ministries, PO Box 1717, Marietta, GA, 30061, or the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 3939 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA, 70126.

Dr. Nelson Lynn Price

August 24, 1931 - August 30, 2025