Robert Ray Doom (1938–2021). Born in 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Orion Goble and Katie Mae Doom, Robert Ray “Bob” Doom grew up in Martinsville, Indiana, in modest circumstances. After graduating from Martinsville High School in 1956, he attended Bob Jones University, earning a degree in 1961. There, he met Sheila Stewart, whom he married in 1963. Doom served as a missionary in Scotland from 1961 to 1975, pastoring Bellevue Baptist Church in Edinburgh and owning a Christian bookshop. In 1975, he moved to Asheville, North Carolina, leading Revival Literature, The Russian Bible Society, and Global Baptist Missions, translating and distributing Bibles in 76 languages, including Cherokee and Choctaw. From 1982, he pastored Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Arden, North Carolina, preaching biblical truth and compassion. His sermons reached global audiences via radio, and he ministered in countries like Malawi, Russia, and India. Doom authored no major books but oversaw extensive religious literature. Survived by four children—Susan, Robert, James, and Jana—and 13 grandchildren, he died on November 21, 2021, in Asheville, saying, “God’s Word must reach every heart in their own tongue.”