Missionary Joe Vella now in heaven. His wife Marguerite, and their three children and their families were all present in the hospital room when he slipped out of this frail tent into the presence of the Lord Jesus that he had so faithfully represented for more than 40 years on the mission field.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Tentative date is Tuesday at the Central Baptist Church in Pasadena, Texas. Yes, God has taken another soldier home after many years of poor health and suffering. There was no one who kept going when he didn't feel like going or had such a great determination to win souls as Joe Vella did. God used Joe Vella to have an indelible influence on Bob Hughes when Bob was stationed at Clark Field in the Philippines. Bob made the trip every week to visit the three missionaries in Manila, Joe Vella, Frank Hooge, and Elmer Gullion.