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* A r; \ ram m S' . •• r - ' . > u . : . / / « . . . » •• i • ✓ ’ w ~ r-VA >, ♦ • .. 2 rf«* \V > • • • • “ • .• DEC. 30, 1997 Page B4 (Ehe IJortlanb (Ohscrucr Jackson Gets Top Award for 1997 OBITUARY Adolph Wesley Bonner September 28,1929 - December 2». 1997 Services were held at Lone Fir Cemetery on December 29. 1997. Survivors: Glenn Johnson Son Portland, OR Wes (M ickey) Bonner Son Beaverton, OR Pandora Williams Daughter Portland. OR Toni Boggan Daughter Portland. OR Candas Robinson Daughter Portland. OR Marvin Jennings Step Son Portland. OR Chandra Bonner Step-Daughter Portland, OR Jennifer Martin Step-Daughter Portland, OR Stacy Sahb September 11, 1969- December 2(1, 1997 Friends were invited to attend a Kwanza Homegoing Celebration service Friday, December 2 6 , 1997 at Killingsworth Little Chapel of The Chimes, Portland. Oregon Stacy was born in Newark, New Jersey on September I 1. 1969 anti passed away in a Portland hospital on December 20, 1997 Stacy has lived in Portland, Oregon since 1975. He graduated from Jefferson High School. His occupation was General Laborer He lived in New Jersey prior to Portland. Survivors: Beverly A. Sabb Wife Portland. OR Robert and CG Linda Andrew . Parents Portland. OR Stac’ee Sabb Daughter Portland, OR Robert Sabb Son Portland, OR Chenell Sabb Daughter Portland. OR Isaiah Sabb Son Portland. OR Shauntice Sabb Daughter Portland. OR Kimbriana Sabb Daughter Portland, OR Shay Sabb Daughter Portland, OR Special Unique Sabb Portland, (JR Johan Andrews Brother Portland, OR Antione Sabb Brother Portland, OR Alienee Sabb Brother Portland. ( )R Zamanu Andrews Brother Portland, OR Dorius Uchecci Loud Brother Portland. OR Dan “Doc” Tillman October 2, 1948 - December 1(1, 1997 Friends were invited to attend graveside services on Thursday December 18.1997 at Lone FirCem etery. Portland, OR. Doc was born on October 2, 1948 in Learned, Mississippi and passed away on December 10, 1997 at Ins home in North Portland, Oregon Doe has lived in and out of Portland for several years. He has also lived in Los Angeles and Mississippi. He has not worked for awhile. His last occupation was a painter in commercial and residential settings. Survivors: Jesse McGowan Brother Los Angeles, C'A Henry E. Tillman Brothei Compton. CA Olivia Williams Sister Olivia Los Angeles, C A Rosie Jones Sister Los Angeles. CA Annie Mae McGowan Sister Los Angeles, CA Annie Lee Tillman Sister Los Angeles, CA Dan was never married. Eddy D. Jeannis December 12, 1947 - December 29, 1997 Viewing - Friday January 2, 1997 at I I:()() AM at Maranatha Church ol God Zellers Chapel. 16th and Broadway. He was born on December 12. 1947 in Portland, Oregon and passed away at home of Cancer. He worked for the City of Portland as an Electrician for 7 years. He also was a member of Community Church of God. other accomplish ments were: Member of local IBEW #48, Electrical Non-Union. He leaves behind to morn his wife Orita Santoval, his 3 children and a host of relatives. Happy Birthday Michael Jackson of Port land was surprised at the Emmanuel Temple Church Banquet at the Shilo Air port to receive the 1997 Brother of the Year Award. Jackson lias attended Emmanuel Temple Church since he was Jive years old. He has played lead guitar and is Treasurer o f the Brotherhood Board and works in the I ¡nance Dept. This year Jackson also received the top award for the 1997 Driver of the year for KPS at the annual ban quet. Jackson said he con tinues to "keep God first in his life. ” Bishop and Mrs >1.4. Wells Senior Pastor of Emmanuel Temple Church and Michael Jackson 1997 Brother of the Year Award winner. “The Tears o f G od,’’“Please, D on’t Make Father Cry! of the Islamic faith. Those exempted from fasting include young children, the elderly, travelers, the sick and pregnant or nursing women. T hroughout the m onth, M us lim s participate in special prayers and exchange visits for sunset m eals, or ¡flats. Individual fa m i lies g ather for su h o o r (sa-h o o r) the pre dawn m eal. Each part ol the M uslim w orld has its own special foods that are eaten d u r ing Ram adan. Muslims are encouraged to read or recite the entire Quran. Islam's revealed text, during Ramadan. On December 31)th. 1997. the Mus limcommunity in Amcricaand around the world will began the month-long fast o f R am adan (ro m -a-d o n ) Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunarcalendarduring which Muslims abstain from food, drink and material relations from break of daw n to sun set. The fast of Ramadan is performed m order to learn discipline, self-re straint and generosity w hile obeying G o d 's com m andm ents. 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W ell your sins, your d iso b ed ien t a c tions ag ainst G od s w ord, have a much deeper painful effect on the heart o f G od. The only difference is. God also has infinite: W isdom . M ercy, F org iv en ess and Love lor us. The m easure o f your parents love for you is m inute when c o m pared to G o d 's love for you. Just think il He d id n ’t have undying, u n c o n d itio n a l love for us. He w o u ld n ’t give us repeated fo r g iv e n e s s . w ith c h a n c e a f te r chance a fte r chance to com e back into His loving graces. If our God th ought like m an, none o f us, I rep eat none o f us Month-Long Fast of Ramadan To our beautiful m other & grandm other Diane Cross Novi. multiply that power by the most infinite number your mind can con ceive II you're still with me. the an swer you arrived at is just a mere fraction of the power ol God over all creation. Starting to get the picture? Let's move on1 Non as perfect and powerful and almighty as our God, the Father is. we unfortunately are able to generate tears of sadness and disappointment in our loving and merciful Fathei We do this through our sins. You know how bad you feel when you d e lib e ra te ly , disobey and as a result disap p o in t your parents by doing things that at- tack the v ery lib e r o l moral stan- Have you ever thought lor a mom ent, about the i ariety id theo r ie s c ^ _ _ e b e ginning or evolution of man. even though w e'v e already been given the facts ’ If you think th a t's m ind b o g gling. try to imagine the awesome: G lory, S uperiority, and M ajestic, Pow er. M ercy and Love ol God. over all creation. To give us an illu stra tio n we can b etter relate to, le t's take a look at a fraction o f a fractio n of our G o d 's entire view . 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