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November 8, 2000 Page B2 ¿The ÿlortlanh ©baeruer iMetro/Religion Obituaries— fabric Depot Volunteer Guided Food Bank for Needy Dorothy Lee Leggett A funeral will be at 11 a.m. W ednes day, Nov. 8,2000, in N ew H ope Bap tist C hurch for D orothy “ D ot” Lee Leggett, w ho died N ov. 1 at age 60. Mrs. L eggett w as b o m Jan. 2 5,1 9 4 0 , in Canton, M iss. H er m aiden nam e was Palmer. She w as raised in M issis- sippi. L eggett w as a hom em aker who m oved to Portland in 1968. She w as a m em ber o f the church, served on its M others Board, and operated its food bank for the needy. In 1981, she m ar ried G eorge W. Leggett; he died in THE LARGEST, HOST COMPLETE RETAIL FABRIC STORE IN THE WEST November 7 through November 21,2000 Closed Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23rd I E xtended S ale ! 1991. S urvivors include her son, W alter H a rd y J r .; d a u g h te r s , M a rie M a tth e w s, D en ise M a d iso n and Sandra Home; father. Willie L. Palmer; sisters, D iane Tucker, Jeaneen M ont gom ery and B renda G ordon; broth ers, L eon T aylor, V em ard Taylor, Johnny T ucker, C harles T ucker and C leveland M ontgom ery; eight grand children; and one great-grandchild. Interment will be in Rose C ity Cem etery. The fam ily suggests rem em brances to her church. A rrangem ents are by K illingsw orth Little C hapel o f the Chim es. Former Shipyard Worker Dies Everything in the store Area singers fill the Singing Christmas Tree stage at the Keller Auditorium in November 1999. Performances for the upcoming season begin the day after Thanksgiving. 350 people and a full sym phony or chestra. T he singers are students, homemakers, teachers, nurses, clerks, and com puter program m ers, ju st or dinary people w ith an extraordinary commitment. Choir members will spendapproxi- m ately 18,425 total hours in rehearsal and represent over 115 area churches. The Singing Christm as Tree is also unveiling a new Tree structure this year, constructed o f alum inum and steel. It has an on-board m otor that w ill turn the entire structure 180 d e T he Singing C hristm as Tree is about to celebrate its 38th year! Perform ances open Friday, Nov. Nancy Louise Malone 24, the day after thanksgiving, and A funeral w as held T uesday, Oct. continue through W ednesday, N ov 3 1 ,2 0 0 0 , in E m m anuel T em ple Full 29 at the Portland K eller Auditorium. G ospel Pentecostal Church forN ancy Tickets are available at 503-557- L ouise M alone, w ho died Oct. 25 at T R E E or at T icketM aster outlets, age 78. M rs. M alone w as b o m June 9, raning in price from $ 10 to $46. 1922, in Fordyce, Ark. H er m aiden The Singing C hristm as Tree has nam e w as Bunn. She w as raised in been a holiday tradition in Portland A rkansas and m oved from Las V e since 1962, starting as a single choral gas, N ev., to Portland in 1942. She perform ance and evolving into a full worked in the shipyards during W orld stage m usical production with over W ar II. She w as a hom em aker and also w orked as a housekeeper for private hom es. In the late 1930s, she m arried N ace L. M alone; he died in 1975. Survivors include her sons, Rob ert L., R icky R. and Terry W .; daugh ters, Joanne S trickland and D onnece W hite; sisters, M abel A vington and C atherine M assey; brother, L eroy Bunn; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild. H er tw in sons, D onald and Ronald, died in 1952. H er son T hom as E. died in 1971. Interment will be in Lincoln Memo- ria l P ark . A rra n g e m e n ts a re by K illingsw orth Little C hapel o f the Chimes. PCC Retiree Dead at 69 Ruby L. Pace A funeral w as held T uesday, Oct. 31,2000, in W alker Tem ple Church o f G od in C hrist for R uby L. Pace, w ho died Oct. 26 at age 69. M s. Pace w as bom Oct. 2, 1931, in Sheridan, Ark. She m oved to P ortland in 1955 and was an adm inistrative assistant in the adm issions departm ent at P ortland C om m unity C ollege for m ore than 20 years until her retirem ent in 1996. She was a m em ber o f the church. Survivors include her daughter, Jeanette H am pton; brother, Louis Pace; and one grandchild. Interment will be in Skyline M em o rial G ardens. A rrangem ents are by K illingsw orth Little C hapel o f the Chimes. Holiday Food Drive The C hurch o f S cientology is collecting donations o f non-per ishable food to go the Salvation A rm y to fill 3,500 food boxes for the holiday season. For m ore inform ation on how you can help, call 503-963-8121 or bring food item s to the C hurch o f S cientology o f Portland at 2636 N.E. S andy Blvd. 4 VETERANS’ DAY SALE NOV. 10th & 11th ONLY Tickets On Sale for Singing Christmas Tree Experience a Rich Portland Tradition Church Hosts Voice of Deliverance Conference O n T hursday, N o v 30 and Friday, D ec 1, P astor L onnie L. H osley, Sr. and the H eavenB ound D eliverance C en terC hu rch w ill host the V oice O f D eliveranceC onference 2000! T he conference w ill feature the anointed and prophetic m inistry o f th e w o rld -re n o w n e d e v a n g e list, Prophetess Juanita Bynum from New York. P rophetess B ynum is the author o f the book “N o M ore Sheets,” Presi dent o f M orning G lory M inistries, and a keynote speaker for Bishop T .D . J a k e ’s "W o m e n T hou A rt L oosed” C onferences. H er Portland appearance will be held at the M aranatha Church lo cated at 4222 N.E. 12th and will begin at 7 p.m . nightly. T here is no co st for the confer- Juanita Bynum e n c e . H o w e v e r y o u a re e n c o u r a g e d to a r riv e e a r ly , as s e a tin g is lim ite d a n d o n firs t c o m e first se rv e b a s is . F o r m o re in f o rm a tio n , p le a s e c a ll H e a v e n B o u n d C h u rc h a t (5 0 3 ) 7 2 7 -2 6 7 7 . Portland Revels Announce Plans for Victorian Christmas C hristm as traditionalists and sol stice celebrators will bask in the magic o f the holiday season when the Port land Revels present their sixth annual C hristm as R evels program . In recognition o f the new m illen nium and a new century, the 2000 C hristm as Revels w ill transport audi ences to 19th C entury England with ch o ra l m u sic, p erio d songs and danced com edy, and festive audi ence interaction. Program highlights include the Portland brass Q uintet, adult and ch ild ren ’s choruses, a V ictorian p ar lor band, Revels fool Burl Ross, m a gician Don B um s, a m um m er’s play, and m orris and sw ord dancing. “ It i s n ’t a tr u e c e le b ra tio n o f th e se a so n u n til I h a v e se en th a t a u d ie n c e m e m b e r w h o h a s n ’t s u n g in y e a rs e n th u s ia s tic a lly fin d h e r v o ic e an d m a y b e ev en g e t u p an d d a n c e ,” sa id R e v els p r e s id e n t R ic h a rd L ew is. The Christm as Revels runs Dec. 8- I 13 at the Scottish Rite T heater in dow ntow n Portland. F o r tic k e ts an d sh o w tim es, c o n ta c t th e P o rtla n d R e v e ls box o f fic e at (5 0 3 ) 2 2 4 -7 4 1 1 o r v isit th e o r g a n iz a tio n ’s w e b s ite at w w w .t e l c p o r t . c o m n o n p r o f i t revels. A n o n -p ro fit o r g a n iz a tio n , the P o rtla n d R e v e ls b e g a n in 1994 w h en a g ro u p o f lo c a l re sid e n ts e x p e rie n c e d th e o r ig in a l C h r is t m a s R e v e ls p ro g ra m in C a m b rid g e , M a ss. P e rc e p tiv e ly b e lie v in g in the co m m u n ity sp rit o f P o rtlan d , this group m a in ta in ed th a t local audi- ’en ces w o u ld em b ra ce a seasonal an d p articip a to ry th e a te r ex p e ri ence. T o d ay , a tte n d a n c e figures for the annual P o rtlan d C h ristm as Revels have grow n to n early 4,000. W hile the them e changes yearly, com m unity sprit continues to be the mainstay o f this unique holiday expe rience. grees to both reveal and conceal the choir. A fter 28 years o f service, the old structure w as in need o f costly repair. It had been used in 182 perfor m ances and held over 17,000 singers during its lifetime. In addition, the choir has grown from 120 to nearly 300 members annu ally. The set-up tim e for the old struc ture was also very costly. Set-up time for the new structure will take only 48 hours, com pared to the 168. This new structure, estimated to cost $ 180,000, willbepaidforbymoneyraised by * ‘Friends o f the T ree,’ 'with additional financing by the choir members. * /|Q % O F F ' Interfacing, Pillows, Packaged Batting & Imported I tmx L s Limited to stock on hand! 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