SEBRING, FLA. – Rita Salls went home to be with the Lord on Aug. 3.

Born in Bethel in 1922, she lived most of her young life in Locke Mills. She was a missionary in Africa, and retired to the Missionary Retirement Center in Florida.

Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Ford and Avis Ellingwood; many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends in many places.