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N o vem ber 19, 2014 Fortiani» (Bbseruer R eligion In Loving Memory William Woods Sr. A memorial service for William Harold W oods Sr., who died peace fully at home with loving family members present on Oct.30,2014, will be Held Friday, Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave. He was bom M ay 18, 1921 in Tulsa, Okla., to Florence Cherry and George Edward W ood Sr., the third o f six children. The fam ily soon m oved to Coffeyville, Kansas. In the early 1940s, he cam e to Portland as a m em ber o f the C ivil ian Conservation Corps (CCC) helping with the developm ent and conservation o f forests by plant ing trees, constructing service buildings, and working to build rural public roadw ays. It was in Portland, that he m et the love of his life, Cledie Lee Green. They m arried and from this union they were blessed with four daughters and four sons. He w orked d iligently to p ro vide for his fam ily, from ser vices as a P orter on the railroad, doing foundry w ork at A lcoa, and as a bus d riv er for T ri-M et. He w as a person w ith m ultiple skills and talen ts w ho liked to help others and in teract w ith people from all w alks o f life. He helped w ith com m unity projects related to educational concerns and neighborhood living co n d i tions. He loved to travel, fish, bowl, and watch both college and pro fessional football while keeping up- to-date on the latest political issues. He was an avid Trail Blazers fan. Seniors Thanksgiving Dinner T he W y ’E ast U nitarian U ni- v ersalist C h u rch is h o stin g a T h an ksgiving D inner Sunday, N ov. 23 from noon to 2 p.m . at the H ollyw ood S enior C enter, 1820 N .E. 40th A ve. A ll seniors living in north and northeast Port land are invited. T he free d in n er includes tu r key and all the trim m ings, plus tasty side dishes. M usic and fel low ship w ill follow . If you c a n ’t m ake the Sunday ev en t, the H o lly w o o d S en io r C e n te r is h o s tin g a n o th e r T hanksgiving D ay dinnerT hurs- Page 15 He joined Bethel A.M.E. church in 1956 and faithfully attended Sunday school and m orning ser vices. He sang in the choir, was an usher, and served on various church boards and com m ittees. The phrase “It takes a village to raise one child” sym bolizes how the youth in the church and com munity felt about his m entorship and guidance. Preceding him in death were his parents; a brother, George W ood Jr. and three sisters, M ar garet W hite, M ary Jean Berry, and M axine Slaughter. He is survived by his dear wife T erry F amily F uneral H ome Cledie; a sister, K atherine Hale, his daughters, Phillis Pace, Judy W ebb (L arry), D aphne B arnes and M argot W oods; and sons, W illiam W oods Jr. (S aundra), Clarence W oods (Y vonne), Korla W oods and Leonardo W oods. He also had a host o f grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins, as w ell as m any honorary fam ily m em bers. In lieu o f flowers, donations in rem em brance o f Mr. W oods, may be made to Providence Hospice, 6410 N.E. Halsey St., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213. 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. W ith o u r online M em orial Obituary, now we can do even more. day, N ov. 27, from 3 p.m . to 6 p.m . at its H ollyw ood location. A ttendees at both events are invited to bring a dish to share or m ake a donation in the form o f g ro cery gift cards. A lso the c en ter asks p eople to call 503-288- 8303 to reserve a space. “W e ’ re delighted to have north and northeast P ortland seniors and th eir loved ones spend this special holiday at the cen ter to m eet old and new frien d s,” said A m b e r K e rn -Jo h n so n , H o lly w ood S enior C en ter executive director. Friends and family can find out service inform ation, view photos, read obituary, o rd er flowers and leave personal messages of condolences from anyw here, anytim e. S im p ly g o to o u r w e b site . www.terryfamilyfuneralhome.com "Dedicated to providing excellent service and superior care o f your loved one " D w ig h t A . T e r r y Oregon License CO-3644 A m y S. T e r r y Oregon License FS-0395 '_ _ _ _ _ _ THE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SPINACOLUM N An ongoing series of questions and answers about America’s natural healing profession Part 24. Osteoarthritis: you needn’t be frightened about a frightening problem anym ore been having a lot o f osteo-arthritis and the amount of pain the joint and bones are stresses. in my neck. The doctor a person suffers. In fact it has been found Our chief purpose then is to rem ove osteoarthritis and that that pain and osteo-arthritis are both the stress or irritation from the jo in t I would have learn to live with it. What caused by the same problem. Mechani (and nerves) - not only to reduce is your opinion? cal stress on the bone and joints is the pain but to allow the bones to be as : As you m ig h t know , biggest cause of pain and also the cause healthy as possible as well. If you there is a tremendous amount of o f that deformity of the joint your doctor have jo in t pain, isn ’t it time you health research going on today Much calls osteoarthritis . stepped up t o , effective C hiroprac relates to the spine and nervous sys In Chiropractic we evaluate where tic? tem. You might ask your doctor if he has read the latest study on osteoar thritis. The study showed that there 2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 • Phone: (503) XÄ7-55O4 was no correlation between the amount A Flowers' Chiropractic Office Dr. Billy R. Flowers
