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Page«_______________________________________S'*1' T erry F amily ÿlortlattb © b seru er__________ ._______ November 7. 2012 2337 N. Williams Ave. Portland, Or 97227 503-249-1788 We make the service personal, You make the tribute personal. Every time we arrange a personalized funeral service, we take special pride going the extra mile. With our online Memorial Obituary, now we can do even more, friends and family can find out service information, view photos, read obituary, order flowers atid leave personal messages of condolences from anywhere, anytime. Simply go to our website. www.terryfamilyfuneralhome.com "Dedicated to providing excellent service and superior care of your loved one " Dwight A. Terry Oregon License CO-3644 Amy S. Terry Oregon License FS-0395 MY M I N I S T R I E S Come and Experience Faith and Miracles! /.fig - > Come and hear >/ & Pastor Annie Gutierrez share her testimony of the Miracle God did for her. Your life will be touched and ministered to Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory o f the Lor In Loving Memory Dottie Wilson Dorothy “Dottie” F. Wilson, 87, of Portland, transitioned into eter nity on Oct. 24, 2012 surrounded by family in the home of her be loved cousins, Kathryn and Dwight Blue. She was bom in Lumpkin, Ga. on Nov. 23, 1924, the daughter of D. Frank and A nnie (G oode) D aniels. She m arried A rthur “Artie” L. Wilson on Feb. 15,1949. To this union a daughter, Zoe A. Wilson Price and a son, Arthur “Artie” L. Wilson II were bom. Dottie was educated in the public schools in Birmingham, Ala. and attended Spellman College in Atlanta. She travelled around the world with her husband who was a professional baseball player with the Negro Baseball League and the National Baseball League, living in many locations, finally settling in Portland in 1953. Her career in retail ended with retirement in 1986 after 26 years with Meier & Frank (now M acy’s). Dottie was an active, faithful and devoted member of Williams Temple Church of God in Christ which later became Walker Temple COGIC. At both churches, she held many positions including secretary, church announcer, choir president, Father’s Day and M other’s Day coordinator, home and foreign missions president, hospitality president, pastor’s aide, purity class teacher, Sunday School teacher, sunshine band president, and youth depart ment advisor. She held many other titles but was most proud of being “A child of God!” Dottie never missed an opportunity to share her love for the Lord to family, friends and strangers alike. She was reunited in Heaven with her beloved parents; her husband; her “brother”/cousin Rupert Upshaw; and best friend Opal T. Johnson. Surviving her are her daughter Zoe (Jesse) of Forsyth, 111.; son Artie of Honolulu; granddaughters Danielle L., Chloe N. and Madison N. Wilson, all of Honolulu; and a host of family and friends. A homegoing celebration will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at Emmanuel Temple, 1033 N. Sumner. A visitation will be held between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. C o n d o le n c e s m ay be left to the fam ily at zellerschapeloftheroses.com. A llin One Boutique Customize shirts and other apparel Pastor Annie G utierrez Birthday Parties Bridal & Prom Family Reunion • Your Kids Artwork Friday, November 16th at 7pm • Work shirts • Aprons N ew Song C om m unity Ceni 2511 NE MLK Blvd • Portland, OR 9 Qarngr o f NE MLK Blvd and Russell Sir For directions or more information, call 503-488-5481 or log on to w w w . m f h m p o r t la n d . c o m • Pillowcase Business Hours: (Mon-Fri) 12pm-5pm (Sat-sun) closed 4747 NE MLK Blvd Portland, or 97211 • And Much More... Email-, spsmc.jt@gmail.com Phone. (503)896-4009 (503)290-6790 Instagram: All_In _l_Boutique
