In
Memoriam
In 2018, One Mission Society lost several beloved missionaries. We
now honor and remember these OMS missionaries who served with
distinction for 10 years or more.
Hudson Hess and his wife, Lucy, devoted 50 years of
their lives to serving the people of Haiti through teach-
ing, vocational training, and agriculture. Hudson’s goal
was to help Haitians become self-sufficient, enabling
them to support their families and serve their commu-
nities. They also served for two years in France and for
a short time at the OMS World Headquarters.
Grant Nealis began his career with OMS as a short-
term missionary to Japan for two years. He married
Dottie in 1958, and together, in 1961, they embarked
for Hong Kong, where they served faithfully for 22
years. Upon their return to the U.S., Grant worked in
the National and International Ministries Departments,
cultivating constituents and raising scholarship endow-
ment funds.
Nell Oldham moved to Greenwood, Indiana, with her
husband Jim in 1979 to begin serving at the OMS World
Headquarters. The Oldhams also served in Hong Kong
and South Korea and as regional directors in Washington
and California. Through the years, Nell served as field
hostess and director of English Ministries for the
Greenwood area, and she opened her home weekly to
international students from the University of California.
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