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Sun Rise: August 10, 1909 -
Sun Set: Septem ber 28, 1999
Rosie Lee Carson was born
in Bald Knob, Arkansas, Au­
gust 19, 1909, to the m arriage
o f Mary M cCoy Haynes and
Henry Haynes. She was the sec­
ond o f five children. She talked
often o f her youth and her en­
tre p r e n e u r ia l s p ir it, d o in g
things such as selling hot ta­
males to the train patrons as
they would pass through town.
A fter living in Little Rock,
Detroit, and Chicago, she m i­
grated to Oregon in 1944 where
she moved to Vanport. Always
the entrepreneur, she not only
worked in the ship yard but she
would also cook and sew on
the side.
She was an active and faith­
ful member at Hughes M eth­
odist Church and St. A ndrew ’s
United Church o f Christ, which
is the present day “Ainsworth
United Church o f C hrist” . She
has served as President o f the
U sher Board, taught Sunday
School and worked with the
young w om en’s clubs. She was
also a loyal m em ber o f the
O.C.W. H arriett Tubman Club.
She m arried A rthur Carson
Septem ber 3, 1954. They were
m arried for 28 loving years be­
fore his hom e-going in 1982.
In her latter years, Rosie Lee
e n jo y e d
s p e n d in g
tim e w ith
her fam ily
a n d
anyone’s
k id s. She
lo v ed
to
sh a re her
wisdom and
comical an­
tid o te s on
whosoever’s
a tte n tio n
she had at
mo-
th at
m ent. Her
m ore
re-
cent favor­
ite qu o te
has b e e n ,
“ I ’m
not
c o m p l a in ­
ing. I’ve had
a good life.
I
d o n ’t
mind being
old, but it’s so inconvenient!"
R osie had one son, John
T h o rn to n , and g ran d so n ,
Michael Carson, who both pre­
ceded her in death. She is sur­
vived by daughter Evelyn Flow­
ers and her husband Billy Flow­
e rs, g o d -d a u g h te r Pam ela
Cage, step d au g h ter Carolyn
C a rso n ,
ste p so n
R onnie
Carson, grandchildren; Chris-
presents in workshop
October 7-8, 1999
CEO, Heritage Music Foundation
to p h e r,
T ra c y ,
R am ona,
V e rd a le , A lo n d a , J a m ila ,
P h illip II, J e rr e tt, C la rk e ,
g r e a t-g r a n d c h ild re n ;
Sir
M ykel, Ja c o b , T ia rra and
Phillip III, great-great grand­
child Ramone, a sister Natalie
C arter of Portland, O regon,
and nephew and niece Roy and
Jeanette Banks of Los Ange­
les, California.
G o sp e l I s ...O fi-B r o a d w a y ...
In H a r l em
D ear J ournalist :
Gospel Is, a new musical from
the creato rs o f the in te rn a ­
tional hit m usical, M ama, I
want to Sing begins p erfo r­
mances on O ctober 9 at the
W illiam s CME C hurch fo r­
merly the histo ric L afayette
Theatre, 2225 Adam Clayton
Powell Jr. Blvd. (7lh Avenue @
131 Street) O ff-Broadway in
Harlem.
Gospel Is, is a soul-satisfy­
ing musical journey exploring
the roots o f traditional and con­
tem porary gospel m usic by
people who lived it and sang it,
including such gospel legends
as M ahalia Jackson, Shirley
Caesar and Clara Ward. Gos­
pel Is defines the richness of
the gospel experience through
unforgettable personal stories
and uplifting original music.
The 12 member cast features
the one-and-only Doris Troy,
who starred in the original pro­
duction (based on her life) of
Mama I want To Sing and who
created the global hit song Just
One Look.
The book and lyrics for Gos­
pel Is are w ritte n by Vy
Higginsen and Ken Wydro with
original music orchestrations
by W esley Naylor. It is di­
rected by Ken Wydro and pro­
duced by the Mama Founda­
tion for Arts - a non-profit
WORKSHOP CONCER T-SA TURD A Y 7:00PM, OCTOBER 9,1999
o r g a n iz a tio n , w h ich was
fo u n d ed to h elp re s to re
Harlem to its prom inence as a
c u ltu ra l and e n te rta in m e n t
capital in the world. Gospel
I s ...O f f - B r o a d w a y ...in
Harlem.
Would you be interested in
a story about Gospel Is by in­
terview ing Vy H igginsen or
Doris Troy?
We would be delighted to
accom modate you with a pair
o f tickets to a perform ance on
a date convenient for you. For
additional inform ation about
Gospel Is, to schedule an in­
terv iew or to rese rv e your
com plim entary tickets, please
call (212) 764-7900.
T h e M ille n n iu m o f P ro p h ecy
S e m in a r
W HO: D oug B a tc h e lo r
fro m th e A m a z in g F a c ts
ra d io p ro g ra m w ill be th e
s p e a k e r p r e s e n t in g a v e ry
in f o r m a tiv e a n d i n s p i r in g
B ib le s tu d y s e r i e s .
W H A T: “ T he M ille n n iu m
o f P r o p h e c y S e m in a r ” is a
s e r i e s o f B ib le l e c t u r e s
c o m in g l i v e , w o r ld w id e ,
v ia s a t e l l i t e f ro m N e w
Y o rk C ity .
W H E R E ; C o m e to th e
M t. T a b o r S e v e n t h - d a y
A d v e n t i s t C h u r c h , 1001
SE 6 0 ,h A ve. (O n th e c o r ­
n e r o f Y a m h ill and d 6 0 th
A v e .)
W H EN : O c to b e r
15,
7 :0 0 p .m . The s e r ie s c o n ­
tin u e s th ro u g h N o v e m b e r
13, n ig h tly e x c e p t M o n d ay
and T h u rs d a y e v e n in g s .
HOW :
T h e re
is
no
c h a rg e and p le n ty o f p a r k ­
in g .
B ib le s tu d y g u id e s
w ill be u se d e a c h e v e n in g
and a re a v a ila b le fo r th o se
w ho p r e r e g is te r .
C a ll
2 3 3 -7 6 0 6 to r e s e r v e y o u r
s tu d y g u id e s .
W HY: T he L o rd has
g iv e n H im a v e ry e f f e c tiv e
te s tim o n y
fo r
young
p e o p le and o ld e r p e o p le as
w e l l.
He d i s c o v e r e d a
B ib le in a c a v e .
In the
m o untains o f so u th e rn C a li­
fo rn ia , as a tee n a g e r. As he
read the B ib le, the Lord led
him step by step u n til he b e ­
cam e an e v a n g e lis t known
around the w orld. You w on’t
w ant to m iss h e a rin g him
n ig h t by n ig h t.
For Registration and Hotel information call the church office at (503 )-281-4925
106 Northeast Ivy Street, Portland, Oregon 97212
Rev. A. Wayne Johnson, Pastor
D r. M a r g a r e t D o u r o u x
( B .A ; B A , M s E d ; Ph D;
S ta n d a rd S e rv ic e C r e ­
d e n tia l; S ta n d a rd T e a c h ­
in g C r e d e n t i a l .
If h e r p r a y e r s a re a n ­
s w e re d , if h er d rea m s
com e tru e , if her d e v o ­
t i o n a n d h a r d w o rk p a y
o f f as s h e is c o n f i d e n t
th e y w ill an d if sh e r e ­
c e iv e s q u a lity s u p p o rt
fro m o th e r s w ho lo v e
t h i s m u s ic a n d b e l i e v e s
as s h o w d o e s , t h a t “ G o s ­
p e l m u s ic is w o r th p r e ­
s e rv in g and n u r tu r in g ” ,
G o s p e l H o u se so o n w ill
be a r e a l i t y as a h i s t o r i ­
cal s h rin e .
D r. D o u r o u x ’ s f a i t h
k n o w s no b o u n d a r i e s .
The a fo r e m e n tio n e d s e ­
rie s o f “ i f s ” c a n n o t d i s ­
c o u ra g e
h e r.
The
d a u g h t e r o f th e l a t e a n d
ren o w n e d
p a s to r and
e v a n g e l i s t , R e v . E a r l A.
P l e a s a n t a re b o th l e g ­
e n d a ry
a c h ie v e rs
in
G o s p e l m u s ic .
She b e ­
l i e v e s t h a t th e p r i m a r y
p u rp o se o f g o sp el m u­
s i c , a fo rm o f m i n i s t r y
is to “ w o r s h ip th e L o r d ”
b u t it a ls o h a s th e a b i l ­
i t y a n d p o t e n t i a l to e l ­
e v a te
th e
s p irit
of
p e o p le w ho s in g an d
h e a r it.
D r. D o u r o u x h a s g iv e n
h e r l i f e to th e m i n i s t r y
o f m u s ic an d h a s b e ­
co m e a b ib le a u th o r ity
on th e s c r i p t u r a l c o m ­
m a n d a n d u s e o f m u s ic
in th e c h u r c h .
She has w ritte n m any
b o o k l e t s on th e s u b j e c t
o f m u s ic a n d m u s ic m i n ­
i s t r y , a n d s h e h a s m o re
th a n 150 o r i g i n a l c o p y ­
rig h te d c o m p o s itio n s .
S h e is i n v i t e d to c o n ­
d u c t m o re t h a n te n m u ­
s ic w o r k s h o p s a n n u a l l y .
“ T h e 9 8 ,h P s a lm is my
te s tim o n y ”
she
ex­
p la in e d and “ My c o m ­
m itm e n t to th e w o r k he
gave to b e b e c a u s e th e
L o rd h a s d o n e m a r v e l o u s
t h i n g s , a n d b e c a u s e He
has b een c o n s is te n tly
fa ith fu l.
He h as d o n e
m o re f o r m e t h a n I h a v e
done fo r m y s e lf ”
An o p p o r t u n i t y to e x ­
p e r ie n c e th e w o rk o f
D r. D o u ro u x p r o m is e s
to be a m a j o r b l e s s i n g .
H er c h u rc h , s c r ip tu r e
and s p ir itu a l e x p e rie n c e
t o u c h e s th e l i v e s o f a ll
th o se w ho h e re h e r.
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Baby’s Name: Pedro Patlan
Gender: Male
Date o f Birth: 9 /2 3 /9 9
Length: 21
Weight 9 lbs. 10 ounces
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