Sallie Auris PENDER [1904-1987]

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 08/24/2024 - 01:29
Names
Given
Sallie Auris
Family
Pender
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
West, Mississippi
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
Died in (town, state)
Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi
Died in (country)
United States

Sallie Auris Pender, better known as Auris Pender was a Southern Baptist missionary who went to China in 1935. She was present in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion and interned at Stanley Camp. She was repatriated to the United States in 1942.

In the 1950s, Auris Pender went to Singapore to continue her missionary work.

Obituary/Memorial: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/209845698:60525

Source

1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/9269-pender-sally-a/

2. Foreign Mission Board: https://www.sbhla.org/wp-content/uploads/551-2.pdf

3. Southern Baptist Foreign Missionaries: https://sbchistory.com/Scanned/1940%20Album%20of%20Foriegn%20Missionaries.pdf

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