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Women invited to Criswell auxiliary luncheon Jan. 12

Women are invited to The Criswell College Ladies Auxiliary Luncheon on Jan. 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Horner Hall on The Criswell College campus, 4010 Gaston Avenue in Dallas. Edith Marie King, wife and mother, Bible teacher, conference leader and interior designer will present the program, “Color Me…”

The cost of the luncheon is $10. Reservations are required by Jan. 7.Mail check to Brenda Mahon, 3013 Creekbend, Plano 75075

Emeritus missionary, Texan, dies at 68

DIMMITT?Embree Gale Sadler, an emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Tanzania, died Nov. 22. He was 68. Born in Olton, Texas, Sadler and his wife, the former Verna Lewis of Mount Vernon, Mo., were appointed by the International Mission Board in 1987.

He ran a book store and managed a literature distribution center in Moshi, Tanzania, until 1990, when he became the financial administrator for the organization of Southern Baptist missionaries in the country. The couple retired in 2001. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Cynthia Clatt of Richardson, and Susan Harmon of Durango, Colo.; and eight grandchildren.

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