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Retired Veteran Dies
E rnest H oard w as bom Feb. 27,
1928 in D ayton, O hio, the son o f
Robert Ross H oard and C orrine
A nderson-H oard.
He served three years in the Navy
from 1943-1945 and then joined the
A rm y serving until he retired in
1965. During his service to his coun­
try, he received m any aw ards for
his leadership skills, along with
num erous m edals for his athletic
abi I ity as a soccer play er and m ara­
thon runner.
R eleased to civilian life, he was
em ployed by W estern School S up­
ply and later w orked as operations
manager for the Memorial Coliseum.
He w as thrilled to experience one
B lazer cham pionship during his
years o f service and enjoyed m any
conversations w ith all celebrities,
co-w orkers and guests to the vari­
ous events.
He m ost recently served as an
inventory control specialist for the
G resham Liquor store.
Ernest never sm oked, nor w as he
ever sick a day in his life. He was
diagnosed with colon cancer and
had surgery to rem ove it. H ecouldn’t
stand to be so sick during chem o
treatments. T h ecancertookoverhis
torso, he fought a hard fight; truly a
dedicated soldier to the end.
Survivors include his w ife, Jeri
A nn W illiam s, w ho he m arried on
Jan. 14,1950 in V ancouver, in front
o fth e Justice o f the Peace, ju st prior
P hoto by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
Brianna (left) and Brittany Sabb take the stage at the Fourth Annual Block Party at Northeast 27th Avenue and Sumner Street. The
celebration, sponsored by St. Luke's Memorial Church of God in Christ, featured music, food and carnival games. The party was
dedicated to the memory o f Brianna and Brittany's grandmother, Brenda Piearson, who helped to establish the community event.
A n annual scholarship program
for disadvantaged kids is on hold
for this year because o f a strug­
gling local econom y and lack o f
contributions, according to a local
business ow ner.
A lbert H olmes, ow ner o f Sir A l’s
B eauty Salon at 1639 N .E. A lberta
St., said that he c o u ld n ’t rally
enough sponsors behind the schol­
arship benefiting kids w ho com e
from troubled hom es but have great
potential for college careers.
H olm es plans to carry o v er the
m oney collected to a scholarship in
2004.
“ W e w ish to thank everyone
w ho has supported the foundation
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L a w s o n A n d e rso n w a s b o rn in
T enaha, Texas on June 10, 1924 to Carl
and R osaline A nderson. He w as one o f
seven children bom o f this union and
w as preceded in death by tw o brothers.
Lawson A nderson, affectionately known
as “L .C .” w as a devoted father to his five
children and a beacon o f light to his many
nieces, nephew s and fam ily m em bers.
H e served our country in both W orld
W ar II and the K orean W ar. H e w as
w ounded in com bat during the K orean W ar and aw arded the Purple
H eart. A nderson w as honorably discharged from the U.S. A rm ed Forces
in 1953.
A fter returning to Portland, A nderson w orked as a m aintenance *
U nion G ospel M ission kicks o ff its
annual clothing drive. O peration O ver­
coat, collecting w inter clothing for men,
w om en and children. D onations o f
coats, sw eaters, shirts, pants and w in­
ter clothing o f all kinds are needed.
C lothing d ro p -o ff donation barrels are
m echanic for Frank C hevrolet. In 1970 he began w orking for the U nited
at six Portland-area C hristian Supply
States Postal Service and retired in 1984. His favorite pastim e w as taking
stores including the L loyd C enter Mall
long drives dow n the W est C oast and occasionally across country. He
at 908 Lloyd Center.
also enjoyed reading and w atching sports on television.
O n S aturday, Sept. 27, N orthw est
A nderson w as a m em ber o f N ew H ope B aptist C hurch for over 40
Third A venue in front o f the m ission j
w ill be closed to m ake room for a m as- | years. H e w as a caring person and deeply spiritual man w ho never met
a stranger. W hen friends had problem s he w as alw ays there to share his
s iv e d is tr i b u ti o n o f c lo th in g to
w isdom and assist them through tough situations.
P o rtlan d ’s hom eless and needy.
T here w ill be a m em orial service for Law son C. A nderson at noon on
C ontact U nion G ospel M ission at j
Saturday, Sept. 13 at N ew H ope B aptist C hurch on N orth G antenbein
503-274-4483.
A venue. Friends and fam ily are w elcom e to attend.
in the past and look forw ard
to your continued con trib u ­
tions in the future,” H olm es
said.
Since he began the schol­
arships four years ago, the
program has helped six kids
through college. Five o f the
six are still students.
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n
about the scholarship pro­
gram, call 503-288-6677.
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to going overseas. From this union
issued forth six children; V onLisa
H oard-B ennett, M obile, Alabam a;
K arla A nn H o a rd -R ic h a rd so n ,
H illsboro, O re.; and SueZet Hoard,
Eric Johann Hoard, and Stefan Paul
Hoard, all ofG resham , O regon. His
first son, Ernest V an H o ard o fG er-
m any and a brother, R obert Ross
H oard preceded him in death.
He also leaves behind a sister,
Erm a Jean Sanders ofD ayton, O hio
and a brother W alter Earl H oard o f
Boston, M ass., a host o f nieces,
nephew s, 11 grandchildren, 4 great
g ra n d c h ild re n an d m an y d e a r
friends.
W edeeply love and w e’ll dearly
m isshim .
Homegoing Celebration Of
Lawson C. Anderson
Keeping Grandmother s Memory Alive
Scholarship Fund Comes up Short
Ernest Hoard
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