Around the state
___Anniversaries
___ Robin McGee, 20th, as minister of music at First Church in Sherman.
___ First Church in Plainview, 110th, Nov. 19.

___Retiring
___ Richard Weisinger as pastor of First Church in Banquete. He served the church 19

GERALD MARTIN of Lindale (right) is congratulated by Lanny Hall, president of Hardin-Simmons University, as the school's recipient of the Keeter Alumni Service Award at a homecoming luncheon. Martin is a former pastor and has been active in denominational service as president of the Southern Baptist Pastors' Conference, as a member of the Foreign Mission Board and as chairman of the SBC committee on committees. He also has been a leader in major evangelistic crusades in countries around the globe.

years during two tenures among his 45 years in pastoral ministry.

___Deaths
___ Elizabeth Pool, 91, Nov. 13 in San Angelo. She was appointed as a missionary to Nigeria in 1934 by the Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board, and in 1935 was married to J.C. Pool, principal of the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary. The Pools served 37 years in Nigeria, and for one year in Liberia shortly before their retirement in 1972. She also was the author of three books. In 1974, she received the distinguished alumnus award from San Marcos Baptist Academy and received a similar award from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 1990. She was a member of First Baptist Church in San Angelo. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn; son, James; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Wendell Arnett.
___ Ida Mae Baker, 92, Aug. 25 in Frankfort, Ky. She was a former resident of Fort Worth and member of Travis Avenue Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughter, Jeroline Baker, who taught childhood education at Southwestern Seminary for 27 years.

___Ordained
___ Mickey Krone to the ministry at Garden Acres Church in Burleson.
___ Jay Davis, Bill Fulenwider, Carl Harris, Robert Harris, Gary Reed and Randy Sharp as deacons at Windsor Park Church in DeSoto.
___ Ray Lake, David Miller, Dale Pfrimmer, Brian Ritchie, Scott Sauer, Rick Trafton, Don Walsh and Joe Youngblood as deacons at Paramount Church in Amarillo.

___Revivals
___ Antioch Church, Tyler; Nov. 26-29; evangelists, Earl Burgess, Paul Powell, Melvin Sharrey and Bob Roberts; music, Will Tidmore; pastor, Craig Little.
___ Central Church, Thornton; Nov. 26-Dec. 1; *evangelist, Gary Newman; *music, Ernie Overstreet; pastor, James Gibbs.
___*vocational evangelists
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