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BUDGET INSURANCE "M o st o f the p e o p le c o m in g to the C h ristm a s m eal at the m issio n are h o m e le ss, so a g ift o f g lo v e s, h a ts an d sc a rv e s are s o m e th in g th ey c an re a lly use," said D av e W h ite , the m is s io n ’s H o m e le ss S e rv ic e s c o o rd in a to r. D o n a tio n s can be d ro p p e d o ff at 3 N .W . T h ird A ve. o r fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n call 5 0 3 -2 7 4 -4 4 8 3 . "Your Budget is our Budget" AUTO At Budget we work with many HOME insurance com In Loving Memory panies to find Charles Ray Johnson O ur Lord and Savior called his tau g h t k in dergarten th ro u g h 2nd faithful servant Charles R ay Johnson grade students at T T M inor Elem en- hom e on Oct. 31, 2012 w hen he tary School in Seattle. H e was also crossed over the finishing line and em ployed as a bus driver for the passed aw ay in Seattle. Seattle M etro Transit Sys- He was bom Feb. 22, tem ,retiringin2006after20 1943 to M r. Edw ard and years o f service. M rs. U .V . J o h n s o n in Charles jo in ed the N ew Clarks, La. Soon thereafter, W alk Christian C hurch in the Louisiana Central Saw K ent, W ash. U nder the mill burned dow n and the leadershipofPastorW alter fam ily m oved to Vanport. H eym an Jr. and First Lady In 1948, the fam ily survived the Pastor Evelyn H eym an, he was a V anport Flood and relocated to St. devoted church deacon and leader. Johns W oods in north Portland where He was the lead singer in the church he attended N ew George Elementary, choir; faithfully set up the church In 1953, the family m oved to 7 0 6 N.E. sanctuary on W ednesdays for Bible Prescott St. and he attended High- stu d y , and S u n d ay s fo r w eek ly land Elem entary (now M artin Luther church services. King Elementary). He graduated from He enjoyed reading his Bible daily Benson High School. and participating in devotion ser- He had a love for people and m et v ic e s . H e a lso a s s is te d P a s to r m any friends. H e accepted C hrist at H eym an in pick- up and w eekly food an early age and was baptized at Mt. distributions to the needy people in Sinai Baptist C hurch under the direc- the com m unity. tion o f Rev. LL. Ranson. W e will m iss you Charles, but one H e served as a sergeant in the day we will m eet you in the “Sweet By United States A rm y in G erm any from A nd B y” . 1964 to 1966 and received an H onor- Survivors include his wife Patricia; able Discharge for his honest and son Charles, grandchildren Charles faithful service. Ray Johnson III and G abrielle Cheryl Charles had a love for family, tutor- Johnson; five step-grandchildren; a ing children, m usic and singing. He brother W alter J. Johnson o f Port- sang with the M onorays, a com m u- land; sisters D orothy M. Harris, nity group under the direction o f Ira Juanita Biggs (Herbert, brother-in- "Super C h ie f’M umford. H eenjoyed law), and G w endolyn R oundtree o f roller skating at the Imperial Skating Portland; and a host o f cousins, neph- Rink, sports (track was his favorite), ew s, nieces and friends, bow ling, and baseball and going on C harles expressed that he had a adventurous excursions to the Or- special place in his heart for his life- egon and W ashington coasts. time friends, M inister Vernon Brazzle, He was the loving husband o f M inister Teddy Freem an (N ita) and M rs. Patricia Johnson.; they w ere M r. Ural Thom as, married for 41 years. He was the proud Fam ily m embers who predeceased father o f Charles Ray Johnson Jr. him w ere his father and mother; broth- (Laurencina, daughter in law), and ers Edw ard Johnson Jr., W illie B. tw o loving grandchildren o f Balti- Johnson and John Louis Johnson; m ore,M d. sisters G loria A. G olden, Betty J. Charles was a school teacher. He M artin and A udrey E Black. Funeral Services the best fit for Lurlene M. 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