P age 9 T he P ortland O bserver • D ecember 29, 1993 j&L ^{3aul ¿fldissiortarn ^ a p tts t CCijurcij * 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 ----1*.--------------------------------- -------- CHURCH OF C H R l_S_T O^BEIDBDEEXflDEEEE 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,