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In Loving Memory
BROADW AY HAIR WE EVERS
& DESIGNS
Margaret Juanita (Payne) Isaacs
Margaret Juanita (Payne) Isaacs, 83, peacefully passed
away on July 23,2014 in Portland. She was bom Oct. 12,1930
in Malakoff, Texas to Martha and Isaac Payne III.
After arriving with her family in the late 40s, she graduated
from Roosevelt High School and attended St. Vincent School
of Nursing/University of Portland. She was an Eastern Star
and Past Grand Worthy Matron and Secretary of Prince Hall
Grand Chapter and its Jurisdiction.
Margaret Juanita, or “Nita “ as some called her was hired
as one of the first of four African American nurses on the
medical floor at Emanuel Hospital. She also worked for the
Visiting Nurses Association, Freightliner, Terwilliger Plaza
and in later years, as a senior companion.
She belonged to m any philanthropic and civic organi-
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zations including holding a L ifetim e m em bership in the NAACP, m em bership with the Urban League of
Portland, M odel C ities, N ational Council of N egro W omen, Church W omen United and many more.
She is survived by her daughter Julianne Johnson W eiss and son-in-law Karl W eiss; a brother, Isaac
S. Payne IV; two grandchildren, A ndrea and Paul Tillm an; and two nieces, Kim berly C arter and NoraLyn
Clem m ons. She was preceded in death by her husband M ajor Robert S. Isaacs and a daughter, Benita L
Payne.
Mother Isaacs passion for life and zeal for God will be sorely missed
by those who knew and loved her.
A memorial service will be held Monday, Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. at Vancouver
F uneral
Avenue First Baptist Church, 3138 N. Vancouver Ave.,
Gina Regnier, originally from Connecticut,
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In Loving Memory
Marion Deloris Johnson
Marion Deloris Johnson of Vancouver passed away on July 26, 2014
in Portland. She was bom Oct. 10,1934.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at
Caldwell ’ s Funeral Home, 20 N.E. 14th Ave. The funeral service will be held
at Bethel AME Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave. on Friday, Aug.8 at 11 a.m.;
and she will be laid to rest at Willamette National Cemetery.
For more information, visit caldwellsfuneralhome.com.
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