September 17. 2008
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Former Nation of Islam Leader Dies
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sizing the faith's message of racial tolerance. He had
been a friend of Malcolm X, who abandoned the
Nation to embrace mainstream Islam
before he was assassinated in 1965.
(A H )- Imam W.D. Mohammed, who
Minister Louis Farrakhan, who
succeeded his father as leader of the
broke with Mohammed over the
Nation of Islam but abandoned its teach-
change, separately revived the old
ingsof black supremacy and moved thou­
Nation of Islam.
sands of its followers into mainstream
Jimmy Jones, a Muslim chaplain
Islam, died Sept. 9. He was 74.
and
re lig io n
p ro fe sso r
at
Obviously, it's a great loss for the
Manhattanville College in Purchase,
entire Muslim community," said Dawud
New York, joined Mohammed's
Walid, executive director of the Council
movement in 1979, during the transi­
on American-lslamic Relations in Michi­
tion toward orthodox Islam.
gan, where Mohammed led aconvention
"He asked the believers to stop
last month. "He was encouraging his W. D. Mohammed
reading and learning what his father
followers to accept the best of their humanity and had taught and start listening to him," Jones said
to extend the moral and ethical values of Islam to after learning of Mohammed's death from a move­
the general American public."
ment leader.
When Mohammed's father, Elijah Muhammad,
Mohammed changed his name several times
died in 1975, his son was named leader of the from his birth name, Wallace Muhammad, to Warith
Chicago-based Nation of Islam, which promoted Deen Muhammad and W.D. Mohammed. Jones
self-reliance and black supremacy, a belief that said the renaming partly reflected the imam's struggle
mainstream Muslims consider heretical.
to maintain atriple identity: Muslim, African-Ameri­
Mohammed quickly abandoned that teaching can and American.
and led the Nation toward orthodox Islam, empha-
Moved followers into
mainstream Islam
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Father, Grandfather’s Homegoing
Bernard C. Taylor
In Loving Memory
Kuby Dillon
A memorial
se rv ic e
for
Ruby L. Dillon
who died Aug.
28.2008, will be
held M onday,
Sept. 22 at 3 p.m.
at the Disabled American Veter­
ans Hall, 8725 N.E. Sandy BIvd.
She was born Aug. 7, 1930
to G ertrude and Rev. John
Dillon in Bremerton, Wash. She
was loved and cared for by her
companion,T.J. Gooseberry for
over 50 years. Her favorite pas­
time was playing bingo.
She was preceded in death
by her m other and father; and
a sister, Leanna.
Survivors include her life
long co m p a n io n ; b ro th e rs,
Jam es and Jack Dillon o f Port
Orchard, W ash., a, sister. Dr.
Mary Dillon-W enzel of C hi­
cago; and two aunts, Alberta
Heines of Fresno, Calif, and
Vcrtina Ellis of Vidalia, La.
in Los Angeles from 1963 to
Bernard C. Taylor, the
1978, and then moved to
son of Robert Taylor and
Portland where they re­
Henrietta Chambers, was
sided for 24 years. They
born on Feb. 26, 1937 in
both worked and retired
Coffeyville, Kan., where
from Nabisco and moved
he attended school and ac
to Las Vegas, Nev. in 2002.
cepted Christ at an early age.
Bernard moved back to Port­
It was in Kansas that he met land in 2006 to be closer to his
and married the love of his life, family.
Barbara J. Folks. Within this union
Leaving to cherish his memory
they were blessed with three sons are his children, Drake Taylor,
and a daughter. They were mar­ Barry Taylor, Kevin Taylor and
ried for 49 years when she passed Shelley Taylor, all of Portland: a
away on April 11,2006. It was a sister, Barbara Taylor of Louis­
joyous day in heaven, when they ville, Ky„ 12 grandchildren, 3 great
were reunited on Sept. 8,2008.
grandchildren and many other
Bernard and Barbara resided family members and friends.
A Loving Father
Joshua Polk
Services Joshua Polk will be held Thursday, Sept.
18,2008at 11 a.m.atLifeChangeChristianCenter,3635
N. Williams Ave
He was bom to Elbert and Ozie Polk on Oct. 15,1942
in Lula. Miss. He attended Washington and Brown High School. He
was called home Sept. 12,2008. He leave to mourn his beautiful wife,
Gwen whom he was married to for 44 years; and his children Teri,
Perry, Bruce Donald, Bryant, Teresa, Joshua Jr., Joycelynn, Daren, La
Darcus and Jamar.
‘Old School’ Remembered
George Player
Funeral services for G eorge ‘Old School’
Player, will be held Friday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. at
Fellow ship M issionary Baptist Church, 4009 N.
M issouri Ave.
He was bom June 9, 1937
and died Sept. 14,21X38.
Survivors include his wife,
A nita T revino-P layer and
daughter, Shery W oodland.
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