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Departed Was Honored in His Community
and executive direc- F
Nathan Nickerson, 1921 - 2007
F u n eral se rv ic e s w ere held
March 3, 2(M)7 at V ancouver A v­
enue First Baptist Church in Port­
land for Nathan W elcom Nickerson,
who died Feb. 25 at age 85.
N ickerson was born to Ezekiel
W atson N ick e rso n and Isabel
Lankford N ickerson in D enver,
C oloradoon May 25,1921.
He graduated from Bishop Col-
legein M arshall,Texas w ilha Bach­
elo r o f S cien ce in C h e m istry .
Nickerson married M yrtle Louise
Johnson in 1944. He then taught
chem istry and coached basketball
in Ruston, La. The tw o m oved to
Portland in 1946. T o this union, five
children w ere born.
During his career Nickerson had
many jo b s, including recreation
director at the Knott Street C om m u­
nity C enter for the Bureau o f Parks
and Recreation, deputy director and
interimdirectorforthe Urban League
tor of the Center for
Community Menial
inU ,hiss' xlies- He also
j
enjoyed reading, pub-
lie speaking and card
Jd .. .
Tfe'*’
Health.
The
“ Nathan
Nickerson I reatmenl
( enter" in North P o ll-
land was named in his
honor, as well as many
otherawardsreceived
for his community ser-
Vice.
B
I playing'
&
Nickerson loved
m entoring
young
people, and as an ent-
ploymenl specialist, he
helped many people
secure
N a th a n P e r s o n
His passion w as tennis, tennis
and tennis, w hich he com peted in
through good jobs.
A rran g em en ts are
entrusted by Cox & Cox Funeral
Home.
Friend, Teacher, Colleague Remembered
Clynton
A. Fox
Clynton A. Fox was born July 11,
1932 in Harper, Kan., the third child
o f Ira O. and M ary Fox. He died
M arch 9, 2007 at A dventist M edi­
cal C enter in Portland after suffer­
ing an intra cerebral hem orrhage.
He was 74.
Mr. Fox was educated in Harper
until afterhis freshman y ea ro f high
school when his family m oved to
Canby. He graduated from Canby
Union High School in 1950, serving
as class valedictorian and a m em ­
ber o f the N ational H onor Society.
He was also active in school plays,
the Photography Club and played
trom bone in band.
He graduated from Lewis & Clark
C ollege in Portland in 1955 with a
Bachelor o f Science degree. He
served in the U.S. Army and was
stationed in G erm any. He returned
to Lewis & Clark after com pleting
his m ilitary service, earning a M as­
ters o f Education degree in 1963. He
obtained a M asters o f Library S ci­
ences degree in 1971 from the Uni-
versity o f Portland.
He was an elem entary school
teacher in W ashington and Oregon
for many years, retiring from the
David D ouglas School District in
Portland in 1990. A fter retirem ent
he worked at M t. fkxxl C om m uni ty
College in Gresham where he taught
G E D classes until 1998.
Clynt was a great friend, teacher
and colleague. He bonded with
people o f all ages and w alks o f life,
especially children. He was very
supportive and helped many people
lead productive lives.
He loved to visit the library, read
biographies and had a keen interest
in the lives and backgrounds o f the
people he met. His outgoing per­
sonality was infectious. M any o f
his closest acquaintances credit
him for turning their lives around
with his positive influence.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and brother. Carroll. Survi­
vors include his sister, C atherine S.
Bean o f Clackamas, Ore.: three neph­
ew s, G ay land Brown o f G ladstone.
O re., and M orris Brown and Ron
Brown o f Baytow n, Texas; two
nieces, Carolyn Haun o f M agnolia.
T exas and Janice G reen o f Port­
land; several other family members
and many friends.
A Mother Who Lived Simply and Graciously
Jessie B. Davis,
1923-2001
Jessie B. Davis was
bom toC arrie and Ben
H e n d r ic k s
in
Ph I ugerv i I le. Texas on
( k t. 18.1923. She grew
up in A ustin, T exas
with her fam ily o f seven boys and
three girls. In 1945 she married Elmer
L. D avis and they had tw ochildrcn,
A udrey and Lee. The family m i­
grated west to Portland. O re., where
they settled perm anently in the
Pacific N orthw est, w here along
cam e tw o more children. C hris and
Linda. Jessie was devoted to hom e­
m aking. Early on, the D avises be­
cam e friends o f the founders o f
Berean Baptist Church. They be­
came members o f Berean. and Jessie
remained a faithful mem­
ber for most o f her adult
life.
A nyone who spent
tim e around Jessie dis­
covered that she had a
giving spirit. V isitors
alw ays left bearing a
gift, a plant she cultivated with her
g re e n th u m b , a p a in tin g sh e
painted, or an article o f clothing she
had made. T his was her gift from
God. and his supply is never-end­
ing.
Jessie d id n ’t get bogged down
in controversy or politics, but rather
lived her life with a sim plicity that
had a w onderful degree o f purity.
She w ould not get sidetracked,
rather she stayed with w hat was
important: family and especially her
children. Her focus on fam ily was
am azing. She wrote her own autobi­
ography, and produced a pictorial
genealogy with her niece Bobbie
Campbell, that traces her family line
al I the way back to Ann Tow nsend.
her great-great grandm other who
was born a slave. Jessie was the
glue that held her fam ily together.
J e s s ie 's ca re e r w as d ed icated
to ch ild ren . She serv ed in the
P ortland Public S ch o o ls for many
years. She w rote and p u b lish ed a
book that w as used in the school
system and in the area to acq u ain t
people w ith v ario u s in terestin g
attractio n s in and around P o rt­
land.
Y ou c o u ld n 't leave J e s s ie 's
house or attend a potluck she was
a part o f without enjoy i ng a piece o f
Departed Led Through Love and Movement
Theodore G, Warren,
1946 - 2(107
Theodore G erode W ar­
ren was born June 21, 1946
to Leon “S nooks" Jam es
Holiday and Bonnie H oli­
day. Born in Portland, Ore.
Teddy attended Highland
E le m e n ta ry S ch o o l and
g rad u a ted from T h o m as
Jefferson High School in 1964. He
was am bitious and a very hard
w orker. Anything he set his sights
on he gave more than l(M) percent.
T hat attitude allow ed him to be­
com e the first A frican-A m erican
Pacific Northwest Regional Sales
R epresentative for Bluebell Potato
C hipC om pany.
Teddy led the way for num erous
other African Americans to not only
be hired by the com pany but to rise
to greater levels o f em pow erm ent
as well. Teddy believed that any­
thing worth doing w as worth doing
well. Throughout his life he m ain­
tained the highest level o f integrity
in his treatment o f family and friends.
f
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true testam ent to his
own inherent nature,
He w as a d eep
thinker and was very
- the lyrics o f songs, and through
m ovem ent - the way he m oved on
the dance floor.
Hecould say more through move-
in his later years o f
life. He believed in
God with a passion
and up to the last
m om ent accepted that Heaven was
his next destination. Teddy loved
his fam ily and never strayed from
the flock. He knew that his family
was his strength. He never failed to
mention the w ords spoken by his
father, Snooks, orth e w isdom o f his
m other, Bonnie. W hat both his
parents em phasized was the im por­
tance o f sticking together.
Like all o f us, Teddy som etim es
lived in the confines o f his own
mind but never lost sight o f the
importance of family, love, and good
friends. W e must realize that the
essence o f who Teddy really was
can be framed in the following; He
expressed him self through style -
entire manuscript. H ecould tell you
how much he loved you with his
feet. His face sym bolized his accep­
tance o f his hum anity. And lastly,
Teddy enjoyed the com petition o f
athletics and the art o f m ovem ent
through sports.
We will m isshim . Preceding him
in death are his parents Leon and
Bonnie Holiday.
Teddy is survived by his d au g h ­
ter, Tanesha W arren; sons, Ruben
and Teddy D. W arren; sisters. Ruth
Holiday, Aisha Lincoln, T heresa
W arren, Lynda H o lid ay -L ew is,
Edna K immons (Pastor C harles),
Gw endolyn Holiday, LeonG . H oli­
day, Billy R. Holiday and Jam es A.
Holiday; six grandchildren and a
host o f relatives and friends.
Services entrusted by Cox & Cox
Funeral Home.
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pie o r her tasty southern fried
chicken.
She was truly a blessing to those
w ho knew here and she will be
greatly missed.
He Lived Life to the Fullest
Earn D. Mathis
1912 - 2007
W orker and was transferred to P ort­
land, Ore. by Southern Pacific R ail­
road. That is w here he m ade his
Lam D. M athis w as the only home. He had m any friends and
son o f four children, bom Aug. 2. church fam ily m em bers and was
1912. On M arch 7, 2(M)7 he d e­ also a Deacon at his church. He
parted this life.
lo v e d to tra v e l an d
M athis was bom I
w ould visit his m om in
to D elbert and G eor­
G onzales, relatives in
gia Mae M athis in
San Antonio, his sis­
G o n z a le s , T e x a s.
ters in Cleveland. O hio
T w o s is te r s p r e ­
an d h is n ie c e s an d
ceded him in death,
nephew s often in C ali­
Parthinia G reen and
fornia.
C la r e n c e
M ae
M athis loved life and
M cIver. He was a
hepu rsu ed it to the full­
m em ber o f the Com -
est. He leaves to cher­
m unity Church and
ish his m em ory one sis­
received his educa­
ter, A nnie Mae Byrd o f
tion in the com m unity schools in C lev elan d , O hio; tw o children,
Gonzales. He was an active m em ­ Cheryl S yllaand Fredrick M athisof
ber in church and enjoyed sing­ P o rtlan d ; sev en g ran d c h ild ren ,
ing and w orking on the family Darryl Frison, Lillian (Shaw nice)
farm.
Thirdgill, Duray Thirdgill, Y aS ylla
Later in life he m oved to San and K areesha Cum m ings; seven
Antonio, Texas and there he m ar­ g re a t g r a n d c h ild r e n , V a u g h n ,
ried Eunice Vanzan in 1940, who D elaun, M alik, Tam aia, N evaeh,
also preceded him in death. He Silina and Tiarra; and a host o f
w orked for the Southern Pacific nieces, nephew s, relatives, friends
Railroad as a Stationary Engine and loved ones.
In Remembrance
Willie Mae Wells, 1952 - 2007
Willie Mae Wells was bom onJan. 18,1952
in Hollindale, Miss. She passed away on Feb.
21,2007. W ells was bom to Leon and Pearline
Dixon. She is survived by her son, Cardell
W ells Jr.; daughters, V alencia W ells, Yvette
W ells, V eronica W ells and N icole Johnson;
father, Leon Dixon; sisters, Linda Cross
(G eorge), A nnie W esley (Ricky), C atherine Dixon, D onna dixon and
Tiffany Dixon; brothers, L.C. Young (Rachel), G rady Young, Alex
Jones and Robert Dixon; 15 grandchildren and a host o f relatives and
friends.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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and W illis Jenkins
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Working fo r Heaven In 2007
The Bethesda Christian Church has been under
new leadership for the last 7 years. Pastor Melvin
Bailev took on his pastoral duties in 2000 and since
that time our church has experienced some major
changes.
We first did a $300,000 remodeling project; the
entire building was renovated, inside and out. On
the inside, some o f our additions included the purchasing o f a new conference table &
chairs for our new conference room as well as a new Baptismal pool in our upstairs
Sanctuary. While an the outside, a new underground sprinkler system was installed.
With the Lords' help, our leaders are guiding the church in a new direction; Bethesda
continues to connect itself with such positive organizations as The Alhina Ministerial
Alliance here in Portland, Oregon.
We have an effective outreach ministry that continues to touch people's lives; we
conduct regular services at Untlumka Plaza, The Portland Rescue Mission, and the
Oregon State Prison. We also operate a community food program as well as, host a free
Thanksgiving Dinner program every year here at the church.
This vear o f 2007, we are starting a brand new staff; we naw have 5 Associate Pastors,
3 new Deacons, and new Auxiliary' leaders. There is a new spirit o f co-operation and
unitv here in our church and we give God all the honor & Glory.
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