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A u gu st 30, 2000 Hage B3 ^lorttanh ©beeruer - Obituaries In Loving Memory o f education and housing in the State o f Oregon. Mr. Rutherford’s leadership and forthright ideas on racial equality combined with Mrs. Rutherford’s w riting and publishing skills to provide newsletters and notices that galvanized community support. Mr. And Mrs. Rutherford helped to write the Oregon Civil Rights Bill and were serving as president and secretary o f the Portland NAACP when the bill was passed in 1953. During their time o f leadership, the NAACP Federal Credit Union was organized and located in their home. A public citizen and outspoken proponent o f equal rights andjustice, Mr.Rutherford will be remembered by family and friends for his forthrightness, affection and humor, his love for children and his tireless support for com m unity progress. He is survived by his wife Verdell, their daughter and eldest son, six grandchildren and ten-great- grandchildren. Mr. Rutherford’s life’s accomplishments can be seen in an OPB program about the history o f Otto G. Rutherford A frican A m ericans in Portland, entitled “Local Color.” In Loving Memory o f Erma “Tee" Jenkins A funeral service was held for Erma “T ee” Jenkins at 11:00 on 8/15/00 at the Genesis Community Church (Mt. Sinai). Erma Jenkins died on 8/12/00 o f natural causes. Bom 12/30/24 in Louis, Mississippi. She attended Genesis Community Church (Mt. Sinai) and her occupation was a Homemaker. Survivors ofErma “Tee” Jenkins her husband Detroid Jenkins o f Portland, Oregon; Marie Brown daughter o f Pearl, MS; Lee Jenkins son o f Portland, OR; Mabie Jenkins daughter o f Renton, WA; Deano Jenkins Step son o f Portland, OR; Florence Patterson Step daughter o f Madison, MS; Kaisah Tate brother o f Yazoo City, MS; Lee Henry Tate brother ofChicago Heights, IL; Jessie Poole sister o f Chicago Heights, IL. Burial to follow at Willamette National Cemetery. Otto G. Rutherford passed away on August 14 at the age o f 89. His life’s work promoted social justice and opportunities for African Americans and influenced race relations in the W est over the course o f the century. Born in P ortland in 1911, Mr. Rutherford came from a family o f four brothers. Mr. Rutherford had the good fortune to m eet Verdell A. Burdine when they were eight and six years old, respectively. They were married in 1936and had three children, William, Earle and Charlotte. Together they were the leadership o f the Portland branch o f the N ational Organization for the Advancement ofColored People (NAACP) at acrucial time. The Organization pushed for equal opportunity and the end o f ra c ia l d isc rim in a tio n in public a c c o m m o d a tio n s, em p lo y m en t. In Loving Memory’ o f Eugene Caston A funeral service was held for Eugene C aston on 8/22/00 at Freedom AssemblyC.O.G.I.C. EugeneCaston w as born 8/31/41 in M angolnia M ississippi and died 8/20/00 in Portland, Oregon o f Cancer at the age o f 59 years. Mr. Caston was self- employed and was a member o f Spring Creek Church, LA. Survivors of E u g en e C a sto n E p ek a C a sto n daughter Louisiana, Mark Caston son o f Louisiana, and 1 grandchild. Euqenia M. (Jeanie) Heginbotham A funeral service was held for Euqenia M. (Jeanie) Heginbotham on August 29, 2000 Forest Grove Methodist Church at 1:30 p.m. Euqenia M. Heginbotham was bom on July 15, 1920 in Oretown, OR and died August 23 in Hillsboro, OR ofC ancer related illness at the age o f 80 years old. Mrs. Heginbotham was employed by The City ofForest Grove as a Billing Clerk until 1982,and wasamemberofForest G rove united M ethodist Church Survivors o f M rs. H eginbotham Melvin J. Heginbotham, Debra A. M o rriso n d a u g h te r, Je ffe ry B Morrison son in law, Amanda Marie Morrison granddaughter, Beverly E. Heginbotham daughter, Melissa Fern domestic partner, Eleanor Ray Sister, Orval Porter brother, Natalie Nicole Morrison grand daughter. Burial to follow Forest Grove Cemetery. In Loving Memory o f Geraldine Ferrygood Nelson-Smith A funeral service was held for Geraldine Nelson-Smith on August 28,2000 at Highland Temple Church. Geraldine Nelson-Smith was bom June 3, 1944 in D onaldsonville, Louisiana and died on August 22, 2000 in Portland, Oregon o f Natural causes at the age o f 56 years old. She was employed as a Teachers Aid, which she retired and was a member o f Highland United Church o f Christ and graduated from Jefferson High School. Survivors o f G eraldine Ferrygood Nelson-SmitfrCleveland Nelson Sr. deceased, Thelma Lorel Nelson daughter ofPortland, Oregon; Cleveland Nelson Jr., Billy DeShan Nelson sons o f Portland, Oregon; G loria Franklin W ilson sister o f Portland, Oregon; Joyce Sims, Gloria C o llin s siste rs o f P laq u em in e, Louisiana; Coyle Ferrygood sister Reserve, Louisiana; Leah, Cheryl and Patti Ferrygood sisters o f Reserve, Louisiana; Lynn Ferrygood brother ofPortland, Oregon; Charles A. Lewis brother o f San Diego, California; Ernest James Sims brotherofPortland. Oregon; Marcus Sims brother o f B rem erton, W ashington; T erry Ferrygood b ro th er o f R eserve, Louisiana; Larry, Robert, John & Reginald Ferrygood brothers o f Reserve, Louisiana. 11 Grandchildren and 1 Great-granddaughter. The 26 Churches o f Metro East Portland Interfaith Hospitality Network (MEPIHN) are hosting a Huge Multi-Church Garage Sale, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8 & 9,9 am - 5pm at St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 14500 SE Powell, Portland. All members of the participating churches have been invited to clean out their basements and attics to help provide items for the sale. Metro East Portland Interfaith Hospitality network is a growing volunteer coalition o f 26 congregations from various spiritual traditions, with support from several community service organizations. Our program began in October o f 1999 to provide temporary shelter, food, transportation and professional counseling support to homeless families as they look for housing and employment. We host as many as fourteen children and parents around the clock in our various facilities seven days a week, and can provide several significant success stories. In Loving Memory Bobby Joe Moore Sunrise July 25, 1949 Sunset August 28, 2000 Bobby Joe was the ow ner and operator o f B obby’s Barber and Beauty Shop, located at 26,h and NE Alberta in Portland for the last 7 years. He was baptized at Vancouver Ave. 1 ■ Baptist Church under the direction o f the late Reverend O.B. Williams. Bobby was raised and educated here in Portland and was a graduate o f L incoln H igh S chool. H e was preceded in death by his father, Richard Moore in 1980, and by his sister, Shirley Marie Moore in 1989. Bobby passed away on August 28, 2000 in Pasco, Washington. Funeral services will be held on September 5, 2000 at 11:00 am, Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, Portland, OR. Disposition will be held at the Rose CityCemetery. Bobby Joe Moore leaves to cherish his memory: Beatrice Moore Mother Portland, OR Tia Moore Daughter Los Angeles, Cal. Myrlin Spencer Sister Portland, OR Billy Don Moore Brother Seattle, Wash. Norman J. Moore Brother Seattle, Wash. 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