December 21. 2011
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Church Hosts Holiday Meal
S now C ap C om m unity C harities
w ill again provide a free holiday
dinner for low -incom e fam ilies and
individuals in the east M ultnom ah
C ounty area on Saturday, Dec. 24
fro m n o o n u n til 2 p.m . at the
R o c k w o o d U n ite d M e th o d is t
C hurch at 17805 S.E. Stark St.
Snow C ap is a philanthropic o r
ganization founded to provide food,
clothing, advocacy and o th er ser
vices to the poor in an area includ-
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ing G resham , Fairview , W ood V il
lage and T ro u td ale. T he agency
currently serves m ore than 9,000
people, including m any children,
each m onth.
T he organization w elcom es cash
a n d fo o d d o n a tio n s to "g et us
through a truly tough tim e w here
the requests fo r assistance runs well
ah ead o f o u r cap ab ility to serve all
those w ho are in need," said Judy
A lley, S now C ap executive director.
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Memorial Service Friday
Edward Carter
A m em orial service for E dw ard C arter w ill be held
on Friday, D ec 23 at 11 a.m . at G enesis C om m unity
F ellow ship C hurch; 5424 N .E. 27th A ve.
H e was bom July 8,1 9 4 5 and passed aw ay on Dec.
14,2011.
H e is survived by daughters M onae E lliott and
A laina C arter-K night; son D arnell L ove; sisters
B everly C arter-F razier, B renda Lew is, E lizabeth
L aw rence, and M yra Faye L ew is; brothers A rth u r C arter Jr., Fred C arter,
C harles C arter, K enneth C arter, W ayne Lew is, R onald C arter, and K en
neth L ew is; six grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.
V isit terryfam ilyfuneralhom e.co m fo r a full obituary and to sign the
online guestbook. A rrangem ents by T erry Fam ily Funeral H om e.
In Loving Memory
Edna Hall
F u n e ra l s e r
v ic e s f o r E d n a
H all, w ho passed
aw ay on Dec. 2,
2011, were held last
T h u rsd a y at M t.
O liv e t B a p tis t
C hurch.
She w as bo m
April 14,1919 in M ount Calm , Texas
to L onnie and V elvet Searcy. She
w as the oldest o f three girls. She
g ra d u a te d fro m hig h sch o o l in
T exas. She m arried B ow ie B utler
and they had tw o children: Peggy
B utler w as bom in T exas and T.
Y vonne B utler w as bom in P ort
land.
H er first husband passed aw ay in
1952, and she later m arried C harley
H all, and he passed aw ay in 1982.
E dna w as a devoted w ife, m other,
sister, gran d m o th er and aunt. She
w as one o f a kind, alw ays had a
special sm ile and n ev er a harsh
w ord. E veryone alw ays asked
h er for advice because she could
tell you how to do it and do it
right. She w as a strong but m ild
m annered w om an.
She leaves behind h er d au g h
ters and th eir husbands; g ran d
children T erry W hite, W endy
(W hite) H urlie, C lifford W hite and
Jo h n O tis W hite Jr.; eight great
g ra n d c h ild re n ; fiv e g re a t-g re a t
g r a n d c h ild r e n , m a n y c o u s in s ,
nieces, nephew s and friends, as well
as h er church fam ily.
She w as a loving m o th er and
grandm other to all. All will miss you
M om m a. Y ou w ill be in o u r hearts
forever. W e love you.
A rrangem ents by T erry Fam ily
Funeral H om e.
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Gospel Mission Christmas Meals
U nion G ospel M ission d o w n
tow n is planning to serve over 700
free m eals to anyone in need on
C hristm as D ay, Sunday Dec. 25
from 10 a.m . to 2 p.m .
D onations to support the d in
ners m ay be d ro p p ed o ff at the
m ission offices at 3 N.W . T hird
A ve. B oneless ham s, fruit pies,
and coffee are needed. T oys for
the children o f m en and w om en in
the m ission's L ifeC hange addic
tion recovery com m unity w ould
also be w elcom e.
C all 503-274-4483 for m ore in
form ation. C ash donations to sup
port the C hristm as event m ay be
m ade online at u gm portland.org.
Christmas Dinner Open to All
It w o u ld n ’t be C hristm as w ith
ou t P o tlu ck in the P a rk ’s annual
C h ristm as day d in n er open to an y
one in need!
T he non-profit will transform the
d o w n to w n Y W C A gym nasium at
1111 S.W . 10th A ve. into a festive
h o lid ay b anquet ro o m so guests
can dine o n a turkey d in n er w ith all
the trim m ings. T he m eal w ill be
served fro m 1 p.m . to 4 p.m.
J a z z m u s ic ia n s T o m G ra n t,
R am sey E m bick, G eorge M itchell
and P atrick L am b w ill perform
U
m y
throughout the m eal. G uests w ill
receive w arm w ear donated by em
p lo y e es fro m F red M ey e r and
socks filled w ith goodies by elves
at the C athedral School. G uests
can m ake free phone calls using
cell phones provided by vo lu n
teers, and hav e their photos taken
with Santa. Pet food from the Pongo
Fund w ill be distributed and k en
nels fo r g u e st’s pets w ill be av ail
able during the m eal. G uest tran s
portation is available by calling
503-933-3653.
Deacon Potts
Remembered
Arthur M. Potts Sr.
O n D ec. 19, 2011 D eacon
A rthur M. Potts Sr. passed away.
He leaves behind his wife o f 54-
years D oris L. Potts; and his c h il
dren R ene, Sharon, A rthur Jr.,
C harlotte and Nika. H e was a great
husband, father and m an.
S ervices w ill be held Friday,
Dec. 23 at 10:30a.m . at Fellow ship
M issionary B aptist C hurch, 4009
N. M issouri St. w ith P astor Rev.
Johnny Pack IV.
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Friday, December 23rd at 7pm
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