NOV. 25,1998
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OBITUARIES
Award-winning, Singer/Songwriter/Producer
Kenneth “BABYFACE" Edmonds
Releases First Christmas Album
eg in s o th e r m a jo r p ro jec ts
O c to b e r 19, 1998
1 0 -T im e G ra m m y w i n n e r ’s
f ir s t C h r is tm a s a lb u m , o n E p ic
R e c o rd s, title d , “ C h ris tm a s W ith
B a b y fa c e ,” d u e in s to r e s o n O c ­
to b e r 2 7 , 1 998; a n d , a lo n g w ith
T ra c e y , o n N o v e m b e r 14, 1998,
b e g i n s s h o o t i n g t h i r d m a jo r
m o v ie , o n lo c a tio n in C h ic a g o ,
I llin o is , th r o u g h E d m o n d s E n ­
te r ta in m e n t, a n d 2 0 th C e n tu ry
F o x title d , “ L ig h t It U p ,” s ta r ­
r in g F o re s t W h ita k e r, V a n e s s a
W illia m s , U s h e r a n d B ra n d o n
H am m ond.
W a s h in g to n , D .C .........................
A w a rd - w in n in g , E p ic R e c o r d ­
in g a r tis t, K e n n e th “ B a b y fa c e ”
E d m o n d s , h a s r e c o r d e d h is firs t
C h r is tm a s a lb u m , s c h e d u le d to
h it s to r e s o n O c to b e r 2 1 , 1 9 9 8 ,
title d ,
“ C h r is tm a s W ith
B a b y fa c e .”
D e s c r ib e d b y B a b y fa c e a s “ a
t r a d i t i o n a l C h r is t m a s a lb u m ,
w ith a lit tle tw is t o f p o p a n d
R & B ,” th e a lb u m c o n ta in s 10
c u ts in c lu d in g th e C h r is tm a s f a ­
v o r ite s , “ R o d o lp h T h e R ed -
s o n g s ? B a b y fa c e e x p la in s , “ I
N o s e d R e in d e e r ,” “ W in te r W o n ­
w a n te d to r e c o rd th e k in d o f
d e r la n d ,” “ S ile n t N ig h t,” “ th e
C h r is tm a s m u sic th a t I lis te n to
L ittle D ru m m e r B o y ,” “ T h e
a n d w ill g o in to th e s to r e s to
C h r is tm a s S o n g ” a n d , “ I ’ll B e
b u y ...tr a d itio n a l m u sic th a t, fo r
H o m e F o r C h r is tm a s .” A n e x tra
m e , b r in g s b a c k lo ts o f m e m o ­
c u t o n th e a lb u m tit le d , “ Y o u
rie s o f g ro w in g u p .”
W e re T h e r e ,” th e th e m e so n g ,
In a d d itio n to h is o w n p r o je c t,
( w ritte n , p ro d u c e d an d p e r ­
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b y f a c e h a s j u s t c o m p le te d
fo rm e d b y B a b y fa c e ,) fro m th e
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D is n e y M o v ie “ S im o n B ir c h ,”
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w a s p r e v io u s ly r e le a s e d o n th e
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m o v ie ’s s o u n d tr a c k in S e p te m ­
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W h y an a lb u m o f tr a d itio n a l
b an B r e a k f a s t C lu b ,” s ta rs F o r ­
est W h ita k e r, V a n e ssa W illia m s ,
B r a n d o n H a m m o n d a n d , th e
m u lti- ta le n te d L a F a c e R e c o r d ­
in g a r t i s t , U s h e r .
K e n n e th
“ B a b y fa c e ” E d m o n d s, w in n e r o f
10 G ra m m y a w a rd s , in c lu d in g
“ p ro d u c e r o f th e Y e a r ,” fo r th e
p a s t th re e y e a rs , a G ra m m y firs t,
th ro u g h h is im p e c c a b ly c r a fte d
e x p lo ra tio n s o f lo v e , ro m a n c e
an d r e la tio n s h ip s , h a s m a d e an
in d e lib le im p r in t o n th e e v o lu ­
tio n o f rh y th m an d B lu e s an d
P o p m u sic th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld :
119 T o p - 10 R & B a n d P o p h its ,
47 #1 R & B h its , 51 T o p -1 0 h its ,
in c lu d in g s ix te e n N u m b e r l ’s,
p ro d u c in g s a le s o f o v e r 3 0 m il­
lio n s in g le s a n d 80 m illio n a l ­
b u m s.
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" Mary Lou, to a very special mother who we are
glad to have around another year, because last
year we were uncertain and we thank you Jesus
in g s u p e r s ta r s W h itn e y H o u s to n
a n d M a ria h C a re y . B a b y fa c e
p ro d u c e d , “ W h e n Y o u B e lie v e ,”
a so n g w h ic h te a m s th e tw o s o n g ­
s tr e s s e s to g e th e r f o r th e v e ry
firs t tim e ; a n d , a r e c o r d in g fo r
th e h o t R & B s in g in g g ro u p , D ru
H ill. “ T h e s e A re T h e T im e s ,”
w a s p r o d u c e d a n d c o - w r itte n ,
( a lo n g w ith E d m o n d s E n te r ta in ­
m e n t w r i te r /p r o d u c e r , D a m o n
T h o m a s ) b y B a b y fa c e .
T h e m o v ie , “ L ig h t It U p ,” d e ­
s c rib e d b y B a b y fa c e as an “ U r-
True Vine Missionary
Baptist Church
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On Sunday, December 6th at 9:30 AM, the True Vine Baptist Church will gather at the O.B.
Williams Convention Center, 220 NE. Beech to march to our new and permanent home, located at 4735
N Commercial Ave.
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The True Vine Church family and the Paradise Church family have united as one, to be identified
as the true Vine Paradise Missionary Baptist Church. The pastor o f this combined congregation is the
Reverend Dr. Raymon H. Edwards, Sr. who is the founder and organizer o f the True Vine Baptist
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Church.
All who can, are invited to march with us. If the weather is bad or raining, we will not march, but
have a “car cavalcade”.
Our morning worship will begin at 11 AM. Dinner will be served in the Dining Hall and at 3 PM,
there will be a dedication service including guest speakers, music, preaching and a dedication ceremony.
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You are invited to worship with us throughout the day as we are a warm-hearted church family
evangelizing to save souls and carry out God’s Kingdom agenda here on earth. Our church is the church
where God is Master, Jesus Is Lord, the Holy Spirit is our comforter and he is our guide.
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So come, walk, eat, worship with us Sunday, December 6, 1998.
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N orth Portland Bible College
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James Edward Duckett Sr. was bom
December 31, 1933 to Carrie Parker
and Otis Duckett in Texarkana, AR.
H e w ent to be w ith die Lord N ovem ­
ber 18,1998.
James attended Washington El­
em entary School in Texarkana Ar. he
m oved to O regon in 1942 and at­
tended Jefferson and Benson High
were he graduated in 1952.
H e married M ary Lee Low ery O c t
31,195, which proceeded him indeath,
M arch 17,1997. B om to this blessed
union were: D iane Lowry o f Los An­
geles Ca., Sondra, Sherlie, Sonja,
C am ette and Jerry D uckett Sr all o f
Portland, Oregon, James Duckett II,
Charrise English o fV ancouver, Wash.
A lso leaving to cherish his m em ory is
Terry andFeliciaRobinson, his mother
Carrie Duckett three sisters Doris Potts
o f Portland, Oregon. H arriet Diggs,
Happy B irth d a y
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In Loving Memory
Of
James Edward Duckett Sr.
December 31,1933 - November
18,1998
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O ne daughter-in-law Katie Duckett
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grand-children, 13 great grand-chil­
dren, and a host o f relatives and friends.
Jam es accepted Christ at a early
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Pack IV. He was active member on the
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held the office o f Sargent A t Arms.
A lso a m ember o f the Building Fund
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James worked 20 years at Alaska
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preneur, who owned his own business,
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