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OfDajuan Venoy Overton
F e llo w sh ip M issio n a ry B a p tist
Church, where he was part o f the
Junior Choir, Youth D epartm ent and
he was a very studious S unday School
Student, he was in the sixth grade at
Portsmouth Middle School where he
was on the H onor Roll, with a grade
point average o f 3.35.
D a ju a n r e c e iv e d n u m e ro u s
awards as extraordinary achievement,
great team leader, G ood C itizen
Award and many more. Dajuan leaves
to cherish his memory, his mother,
Teresa Taylor, his father, Richard
Overton, two sisters: Tieesha Taylor
and Victoria Coakley. Two great grand
mothers: Birdie Lee Taylor, Frances
H udson, one grandm other, Betty
Overton, four aunts: Diane Lowe,
Theressia Taylor, Paulette Taylor,
Debra Taylor, uncles, Terry Taylor
and Terry Overton. Four G reat-aunts:
D o ris L in k , G a ry A nn T a y lo r,
Bem adine Johnson, Sharon Taylor,
and one great uncle, Ronald Taylor.
He also leaves to m ount a host o f
cousins and friends. Internm ent was
at Sunset Hills.
Services w ere held M onday,
D ecem ber 27,1993 -1 1 :0 0 AM , a t
F ello w sh ip M issio n a ry B a p tist
C h u rc h , Rev Jo h n n y Pack IV, O f
ficiated.
Dajuan Venoy Overton was bom
March 19,1982 to Teresa Taylor and
Richard Overton in Portland, Oregon.
He departed this life on December 20,
1993 when God chose to call him home.
D ajuan accepted Jesus Christ in
his life when he was five years old
and was baptized on March 4,1990.
He was an active member o f the
O f Walter Tate
W alter Tate was bom to the union
o f Mr. a n d M rs.T a te o n M a y 2 3 ,1914
in Gould, Arkansas, he departed this
life on December 22,1993.
A t an early age, he was baptized
and confessed hope in Christ under
the leadership o f Reverend Green in
South Bend, Arkansas. W alter served
faithfully on the Deacon Board and
taught Sunday school at Gumwood
Baptist Church.
In 1994, he relocated to Port
land, Oregon with his loving wife
Jessie where he enjoyed a long, pros
perous, and fruitful life. In Portland,
he worked 20 years in construction
and 22 years at ESCO. He was a life
long member of the NAACP. At
Mount O livet Baptist Church, he
served on the Deacon Board and was
a member o f the choir before his
health began to fail and he went to
join the ancestors.
Walter is survived by his wife
Jessie; two sons, Thomas o f Nash
ville, TN and Denorval o f Boston,
MA; two daughters, Barbara (Nia)
Turner o f W ashington, DC and
Tammy o f Portland, OR; four grand
children, Nicole, M aliik.Reiko, and
Thomas; one sister, Evelyn Watson
o f Chicago, IL; niece, Anna Jackson
o f Chicago, IL; daughter-in-law
Ruthie Reynolds of Washington, DC;
brother-in-law Jimmy Green; and a
host of loving relatives and friends.
In ternm ent w as a t Riverview
C em etery.
O f Allen LaShawn Cunningham “A-Bone”
B orn J a n u a ry 2, 1977 - P o rt
land, O regon
Died D ecem ber 2 1 ,1 9 9 3 -P o rt
land, O regon
F u n e ra l S ervices w ere held
T uesday, D ecem ber 28,1993 -11:00
A .M . Bethel A .M .E . C h u rc h , Rev.
D orsey M cC ullough, P aster
A llen L aShaw n Cunningham
was bom in Portland, Oregon on Jan u-
ary 2,1977. He passed away in Port
land, Oregon on D e c e m b e r2 1 ,1993.
He was 16 years o f age.
He is survived by his father, Mr.
C. A1 C u n n in g h am , his m other,
Sandra Jackson, his step-m other,
C ynthia Cunningham , 4 brothers,
R a m o n L e v ia s , D e A n d re C u n
ningham, Lamar Streeter & Q uelin
Ja c k so n . T h ree s is te rs , N y r e e ’
Cunningham , A kinia & Eshell Jack-
son. His grandparents, Mrs. Darnell
Taylor & Mr. & Mrs. W illie and
Christine Jones. Cousins, Daphne &
Shawn Fleming, Damon, Brandon,
Levii the III & Keisha W atson. N u
merous aunts, uncles & cousins also
survive as well as many friends who
w ill mourn his passing.
H e is ju s t aw ay you c a n n o t
sa y , you m u st n o t sa y ... T h a t he is
d ead . H e is ju s t aw ay! W ith a
ch e e ry sm ile and a w ave o f the
h a n d ... H e has w a n d e re d in to an
u n k n o w n la n d ... A n d l e f t u s
d re a m in g how very fa ir... It n e e d s
m u st b e , sin c e he lin g e rs th e re ...
So th in k o f him fa rin g on , as
d e a r... In th e love o f th e re as the
lo v e o f h e re . T hink o f him still as
th e sam e, and sa y ... H e is not
d e a d , he is ju s t aw ay.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
T he
fa m ily
of
A llen
Cunningham would like to express
their appreciation fo ra llo f the Cards
L e tte rs, F lo w e rs, K ind W ords,
Prayers and for your attendance at
the service. He will be missed by all
o f his family and his many friends.
Services were under the direc
tion of: Rose City Cemetery & Fu
neral Home. Interment was at the
W illamette National Cemetery
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CHURCH
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Bible Study
9:30 am
M orning W orship
10:45 am
Men's Training Leadership
Women's Bible Class
5:00 pm
Evening W orship 6:00 pm
Wednesday prayer meeting
and Bible study
7:00 pm
288-1092
Restoring New Testament Christianity
Kafoury To Introduce New
Approach For Downtown Homeless
C ity C om m issioner G retchen
K afoury p re se n te d the “ S h e lte r
Reconfiguration Plan” to the Port
land City Council at approximately
10:30a.m .on Wednesday, December
29th.
The plan outlines both a philo
sophical and practical change in the
way local governm ent will address
the problems o f the downtown home
less. It calls for:
Ending the use o f mass shelters
Focusing on perm anent housing
Providingserviccs which address
the underlying causes of hopeless
ness
Separating facilities for men,
women, and the mentally ill
Expanding the role o f the com
munity in addressing homelessness
“Unlike many cities nation-wide,
we have not turned our back on the
problems facing us,” Kafoury said.
“Homelessness is an economic condi
tion that can be addressed if we de
velop affordable housing supported
by services to respond to the problems
that put people on the street.”
O v e r the la st y ear, the S h e lte r
R eco n fig u ra tio n Plan has been d e
v elo p ed w ith in p u t from h o m e
less p e o p le , c o m m u n ity le a d e rs
and th e b u sin e ss c o m m u n ity . T he
M u ltn o m ah C o u n ty C o m m issio n
a lso c o n s id e r th e plan on T h u rs
day , D ec e m b e r 29th.
DIABETIC FOOT STUDY
Portland Diabetes & Endocrine Associates
are accepting diabetic patients with foot ulcers
for participation in a Phase III clinical study of an
investigational wound-healing drug.
If you are eligible to be in the study, you will
receive study-related treatment at no charge.
You must have diabetes and an ulcer on the
bottom pf your fo o t
For more information, call
(503) 274-4818
MT. OLIVET
BABTIST CHURCH
Has moved Sunday services to
Family Life Center,
8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd.,
at Willis Blvd.
8 1 0 1 N. Fiske Avenue
Church Phone: 289-0147
Portland Oregon 97203
Study Phone: 21 3-1911
Sunday Service
1 0 :4 5
Sunday School
9 :3 0
Bible Study
6 :0 0
Evening Service
7 :0 0 p m
Pastor, Re. JamosC E. Faulkner
M a llo ry Avenue
Christian Church
"Come to me all you who ore
weary and heavy laden and I
will give you rest.”
9:45am Sunday School
11:00am Morning Worship
7:30pm Tuesday Bible Study
and Prayer
Inter-racial Congregation
126 NC Alberto Portland,
<d\\adi IBafitiít CÍ vmo Í t .
103 NE Morris St., Portland, OR 97212
• Sunday School -9:30am
• Sunday Morning Wor
ship Service -1 1 :00am
• Sunday School Teacher's
Meeting Tues - 6:30pm
• Bible Study Wednesday -
6:00pm
• Prayer Meeting
Wednesday - 7:00pm
Church Phone Number
287-7457
We Invite You To Come And Worship With Us.
The Church Where Everybody is Somebody And Christ
________________ Is All._______
Worship Services 8:00am & 11:00am,
Church School 9:30 to 10:30 am,
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 NE Schuyler, 10:30am & 7:00pm
Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00am on KBMS
A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry
Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor
fu n e r a l
d ir e c t o r s
Church Office 116 NE Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954
Ryder Joined Forces
With The Salvation
Army
Rydcr’sCom m ercialLeasingand
C onsum er T ruck R ental services
pitched in to help Portland’s Salva
tion Army fight hunger and hopeless
ness during the holiday season by
providing transportation for com m u
nity gifts.
Ryder donated the use o f a truck
to pick up food, clothing and toys at
Holiday Food Basket and Giving Tree
collection sites. The salvation A rm y
also used this truck to deliver food
baskets and gifts to struggling fam i
lies and holiday meals to senior and
homeless citizens.
The Salvation Army began car
ing for Portland's needy more than
100 years ago. “This donation saved
us money that we then put toward
buying more food during the holiday
season,” explained Linnca Kurtz, The
Salvation Army’s Christmas Resource
Coordinator. “ W ith the help o f gener
ous companies like Ryder and the
people o f Portland, we were able to
help thousands o f people that m ight
otherw ise might have gone hungry.”
“W e are impressed with the good
work The Salvation Army does to
serve our less fortunate neighbors,
especially during the holidays,” said
Bill W ilson, Oregon Branch M an
ager, RyderCom m ercial Leasing and
Services. “W e arc proud to support
the efforts o f so many in our com m u
nity.”
R yder’s donation is consistent
with its policy to “lend a helping
hand” to causes in the com m unities
where Ryder employees live and do
business.
Oregon Trail
Plate Popular
The New Oregon Trail Com
memorative license plates are “sell
ing like hotcakes,” according to the
manager o f the Driver and Motor
Vehicle Services branch o f the O r
egon D epartment o f Transportation.
“W e are now selling about 845
sets of plates a day,” said Jane Hardy
Cease. I looked at last w eek’s sales
and we were selling 820 a day, so they
are becoming more popular.”
Cease said DMV has sold 9,303
sets o f the special plates since they
were introduced Nov. 4. The state
legislature authorized the plates to
honor the 150th anniversary o f the
opening o f the Oregon Trail.
Customers purchasing the com
memorative plates pay the regular
plate replacement fee plus a $5 sur
charge and any renewal or tilling fees
required. The surcharge will be used
to develop historical sites and inter
pretive centers along the five national
historic trails in Oregon.
Cease said DMV customers like
the design of the new plate, which
features a brown and white prairie
schooner over a background o f blue
sky, gold and white horizon and green
foreground. “I have a set on my car
and I’ve had people say to me ‘oh, that
really looks nice, I really like that, I
must get one.’ I think the public likes
them.”
The plates are available at local
DMV offices, or by mail from the
DMV Headquarters at 1905 Lana
Ave., NE, Salem, OR 97314
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