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D a vid Mace Ferres
May 28, 1944
to
A p ril 10, 1998
A H om e C om ing Cel
ebration fo r Da vid Mace
Ferres w ill b e h e ld at
R oosevelt High S chool
in th e gym n a siu m on
T h u rs d a y A p r il ! 6 ,
¡ 9 9 8 a t / :30pm .
D a vid was a loving, de
voted, p ro u d fa th e r an d
grand fath er, a n d very
g o o d frie nd. He W ill Be
M issed
Express your (ove
fo r Mom on
M others (Day
David leaves to celebrate the
memories o f his life:
Betty Ferres - Wife
Tracy Minor - Daughter
Jenifer Trupp - Daughter
David Ferres - Son
Jason Ferres - Son
Beverly Patterson - Sister
Roberta Will man - Sister
Darlene Arnold - Sister
William Ferres - Brother
Larry Ferres - Brother
Pat Patterson - Brother-In-Law
Steve Arnold - Brother-In-Law
Karin Ferres - Sister-In-Law
Robert M. Minor - Son-In-Law
Mark Trupp - Son-In-Law
Robert A. Minor - Qrandson
,6y placing a personal announcement in
The (Port (and Observer.
Caff Tony or M ary at 288-0033.
(Deadline: M ay 1st)
J
I ^ i M .T.X IO ^Y OF
Oscar C- Taylor, Sr.
David Mace Ferres
Portland Youth M a ss Choir
The Portland Metropolitan Youth
Mass Cho'r invites youth ages 4-18
years old to participate in a Spring
Youth Gospel music Workshop and
Concert at Augusta Lutheran Church:
2 7 !0 NE 14th and Knott. The work
shop will be conducted by the Port
land Metropolitan Choir Music Direc
tor, Terry Davis along with local
songwriters and musicians. Work
shop classes will include Gospel
Drama, Vocal Techniques, Musician
sessions, singing, dance and directing.
The workshop will begin Tuesday,
April 21, 1998 thru Friday, April 24,
1998 at 6:00 pm. The workshop will
culminate into a concert Saturday,
April 2 5 ,1998,6:30 pm. Admission is
free. For more information, please
contact Pearl Thomas, Executive Di
rector at 503-283-0492 or Diana
Mitchell at 503-493-9642.
C ommunity A ctivist D ies
T h o m a s R. V ick ers
June 22, 1917-April 7, 1998
Funeral services were held for Tho
mas R. Vickers, Jr., at Bethel African
Methodist Episcopal Church on Tues-
day, April 14, 1998.
M r. Vickers was bomJune22,1917
in West Palm Beach Florida, the sec
ond son o f Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Vickers, Sr. He attended Payne Chapel
A.M.E. Church in West Palm Beach,
and was a member of Bethel A.M.E.
Church until his death. Mr. Vickers
graduated from Industrial High School
in 1935, earning track and football
scholarships. He attended several col
leges and universities, among them
Morehouse, Bethune-Cookman and
T uskegee University.
Mr. V ickers served in WW11
(Army) in the North African Cam
paign and after discharge in 1945,
returned to college on the G.I. Bill.
While helping his brother relocate to
Portland, he met Dorothy E. Alexander
o f Seattle, Washington. Deciding to
remain in Portland, they were married
in 1950. Thomas attended Vanport
College and received his B. A., in Edu
cation, and later his M.A. (also in
Education) from the University of
Portland.
After earning his Teaching Cre
dential, Thomas taught for the Port
land Public School District, beginning
in 1948. He taught at several schools
in the district, including Boise,
Glencoe, Marshall, Adams, and Vo
cational Village. He retired in 1981,
but continued his involvement in edu
cation through his varied civic activi
ties.
Among Thomas’ many civic and
community involvements, beginning
in 1952, he held local, state and na
tional leadership positions in the fol
lowing organizations: The Price Hall
Masons, the N.A.A.C.P., the Urban
League, the Royal Esquire Club, the
I.B.P.O.E. o f W., the Kappa alpha psi
Fraternity, and the Phylaxis Society.
Thomas lived with and fought his
cancer for eight years, departing this
life on April 7, 1998 - the day of his
48th wedding anniversary. He passed
away peacefully at home, and leaves
to cherish his memory, his wife, Dor
othy, and daughter, Sharon. His
brother, Carle Richard Vickers, pre
ceded him in death in December, 1997.
Thomas also leaves to mourn his
passing one nephew, Carle Wayne
Vickers - Stevens Ranch, California,
and four sisters-in-law , Evelyn
Vickers-West Palm Beach, Florida,
Jaunita Davis-Seattle, WA.,Jacquiline
L aw son-S eattle
W A.,
Verna
Alexander-Seattle, WA., and many
loving and dedicated extended family
members and friends.
Holy Ghost Spring Revival
Allen Temple CME Church
4236 NE 8th street
Tuesday, April 28th thru Friday, May 1
7:00 Nightly
Speaking is the Anointed and Gifted
Preacher and Pastor Rev. Dr. F. Ron Mays
o f Charity Nondenominational Church, the
fastes growing congregation in Ft. worth,
Texas.
For more inform ation please contact:
Pastor Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Jr at 287-0261 or
Minister Mary Green at 287-0697.
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Mr. Taylor is survived by:
Oscar Taylor, Jr., Son
Portland, OR
Teresa Taylor, Daughter
Portland, OR
Patricia Williams, Daughter
Portland, OR
Theodore Freeman, Son
Portland, OR
JoAnn Marshall, Daughter
Portland, OR
Finley Hammond, Jr., Son
Phoenix, AR
Donna Hammond, Daughter
Vancouver, WA
There are also 12 grandchildren,
16 great grandchildren and 2 great
great grandchildren, and a host o f
cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.
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Oscar C. Taylor, Sr.
Mr. Taylor was bom on Novem
ber 28, 19 2 1 in Hattiesburg, Missis
sippi to the parents o f Ned and Willie
Mae (Dawkins) Taylor. He passed
away in Portland, Oregon on March
22, 1998 at the age o f 76 years.
Cause o f death is age related.
Oscar was a Staff Sgt. in the U.S.
Army. He served in W.W.II from
April 17 I94l to June 2, 1946.
He has lived in Portland since about
1945. he first worked for Southern
Pacific Railroad for 7 years, then Rich
Manufacturing Company for 8 years
and the last 25 years he was a machin
ist for Columbia Steel Company in
Portland. He retired in 1983. he was
also a member o f the Masonic Lodge.
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Women ’s Department is sponsoring their
II Annual Prayer Breakfast
Saturday, April 18,1998 @ the Sheraton Airport Hotel
located @ 8235 Airport Wy, Portland from 9:0Qam-l2:00pm
guest speaker Evangelist Marian Causey o f
Seattle, Washington
fo r more information, please contact
Evangelist Julia Lambert @ 2#7-4937
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