Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, May 30, 2018, Page Page 7, Image 7

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    May 30, 2018
Page 7
Obituary
In Loving
Memory
George Myron Mayes
George Myron Mayes was born
on May 8, 1955 and passed on
May 3, 2018 in Portland.
George attended Boise Ele-
mentary School in 1960 and also
went to West Sylvan School in
1964. He graduated from Benson
Polytechnic High School in 1973,
where he was a 4-year letterman,
and a major force in acquiring two
basketball championships! He
attended Mt. Hood Community
College and then ventured on to
Lewis-Clark State College in Ida-
ho and Pacific University in Forest
Grove.
He was preceded in death by
his grandmother, Georgianna Si-
mon in 1979; mother, Mrs. Ge-
neva Ruth Mayes in 1984, and
father, Mr. James Arthur Mayes
Jr. in 2006. He is survived by
his siblings James Arthur Mayes
III (Cynthia), Chyerel R. Mayes,
Jane Esther Mayes, Marsha
Lynn Carson (Benny), Curtis R.
Mayes(Deborah), Edna Denise
Mayes and Darryel E. Mayes.
A home going service, in his
honor, will be held on Friday, June
8 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the
Good Shepherd, 4566 N.E. 87th
Ave. A repass will follow prompt-
ly after the home going service.
The Mayes family is requesting
that in lieu of flowers or plants,
please send a donation to the
“George M. Mayes Benefit Me-
morial Fund.” Individuals must
walk into any Wells Fargo bank
nationwide and give the name of
the fund above to the bank teller to
make a donation. If you prefer to
write a check, please write it out to
Marsha Carson and mail it in care
of the Church of Good Shepherd
at the above address. If you still
wish to send flowers or plants,
please send them to the church on
Thursday, June 7, which is the day
before the memorial service, from
the hours of 8 a.m. to noon and 1
p.m. to 4 p.m.
In Loving Memory
Rosalyn Sherman
Stanton
Rosalyn Sherman Stanton was
born on June 3, 1950 and died
May 14, 2018.
Her parents were James But-
ler and Odie Mae Stanton. She is
survived by her mother, daughter
Carla Stanton and sister Diane
Smith.
Funeral services are scheduled
for Monday, June 4 at 11 a.m. at
Rose City Cemetery and Funeral
Home, 5625 N.E. Fremont St.
Contributions of flowers,
cards and donations can be sent
directly to Rose City Cemetery.
In Loving
Memory
Charles A. Leech
Charles A. Leech of Portland
was born Sept. 19, 1943 in Co-
lumbus, Miss. and died May 19,
2018.
Services will be held Saturday,
June 2 at 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at
Morning Star Missionary Church.
4927 N.E. 55th Ave.
In Loving
Memory
Clarence Gene Watkins
hard worker.
He was preceded in death by
his father C. G. Watkins, Mother
Celista Watkins, and grandson,
Richard Dance. He is survived by
his two daughters Yvette Wash-
ington and Elsya Watkins, his sis-
ter Velma Redeau, his brother Kip
Watkins, and four grandsons.
Services will be held Monday,
June 4 at Omega Funeral Home,
223 S.E. 122nd Ave. Interment
services will take place at Willa-
mette National Cemetery, 11800
S.E. Mt. Scott Blvd.
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Clarence Gene Watkins peace-
fully passed on April 19, 2018 in
Portland.
He was born Nov. 10 1943,
in Omaha, Neb. Shortly later he
and his family moved to Portland
where he lived his entire where.
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