Emeritus missionary James Short dead at 78

LOUISVILLE, Ky.?James M. Short Jr., an emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Mexico, died April 16. He was 78.

A native of Dallas, Short and his wife, the former Sarah Beth Bradshaw of Fort Worth, were appointed by the International Mission Board in 1956.

He served in associational missions in Chihuahua state and as a church planter and developer in Juarez until 1973, when he moved to Mexico City. There he taught on the faculty of the Mexican Baptist Theological Seminary and served as treasurer for the organization of Southern Baptist missionaries in Mexico until he retired in 1990.

A graduate of Baylor and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Short served as pastor of churches in Dallas and Adkins prior to missionary appointment.

His wife preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, two sons and four grandchildren. Memorial gifts may be made to the International Mission Board, P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230.