November 30, 2016
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Obituaries
In Loving Memory
Sylvia Willamina Russell
Services were recently held at Morning Star
Missionary Baptist Church for Sylvia Willam-
ina Russell of Portland who died Nov. 7, 2016.
She was born Feb. 19, 1953, to the union of
Portland entrepreneur William (Bill) T. Rus-
sell Sr. and Mandy M. Randall, the fourth of
seven siblings (Billy Jr., Jeanette, Velma, Ed-
win, Katherine and Angela).
Growing up in Portland, she attended High-
land and Boise elementary schools and Jeffer-
son High School.
She was a loving daughter, sister, mother, aunt, cousin, friend and
grandmother. She was known to be kind, sweet, humble, fun, funny and
undeniably beautiful inside and out. She enjoyed cooking, spending
time with her family, watching her favorite television reality shows and
being a connoisseur of crispy fried chicken. Her spirit made you feel
loved, nurtured and supported.
Her greatest strength was the love for her three handsome sons, Dee,
Marcell and Martez. She instilled in them to love one another, be re-
spectful, and to not judge others. She practiced what she preached with
leading by example.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister Carolyn, and
brother Edwin Russell. Survivors include her sons; a brother William
(Billy) T. Russell Jr., and sisters Jeanette Russell, Velma Russell, Kath-
erine Russell, and Angela Russell and Meesha Russell; grandchildren
Maliah Russell, Cecelia Russell, Delilah Russell, Destin Russell, Mala-
chi Branch, Ma’Kal Branch and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and
extended family.
In Loving Memory
Helen Patricia Taylor
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L egaL N otices
Helen Patricia Taylor of Port-
land, who resided on Mallory
Avenue with her family for over
40 years, passed away on Nov.
15, 2016. She was born on Oct.
16, 1935. Services will be held
at Bethel AME church on Satur-
day, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. Viewing
will take place Friday afternoon,
Dec. 2 at the Terry Family Funeral
Home.
She was preceded in death by
her husband Booker Taylor, a
daughter Mary Edwards, and a
sister Bettye Lewis. She is sur-
vived by two daughters, two sons;
three sisters, two brothers, and
a host of grandchildren, great
grandchildren, nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
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