January 9, 2019
Page 7
Obituaries
In Loving
Memory
Reva Mae
Lawrence
Reva Mae Lawrence (born Grier)
passed away Dec. 15, 2018 at the age
of 71 at her home in north Portland. She
was born May 15, 1947 to Annie Isabelle
Grier (now Jennings) and Meade Lee
Grier Sr. in Twinnsburg, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her fa-
ther; a brother Meade Lee Grier Jr.; a
sister Judith Anne Brooks; her husband
Charles Edward Lawrence and son Brian
Earl Ballard.
She is survived by her mother; broth-
ers Mardas, James and Richard Jen-
nings; sister Cheryl Jennings; children Earle Grier, Cleo Grier, Laverne Ballard and
Vanessia Crawford; and a number of stepchildren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
nieces, family and friends.
She attended Eliot Elementary and Washington Monroe High School in Portland. She
worked for many years as a Certified Nurse’s Aid all over the Portland-metro area. She
enjoyed card games and other social events and shared a special love for her cat Skippy.
She was laid to rest during a service on Dec. 27, 2018 next to her late husband at Wil-
lamette National Cemetery.
Celebration of Life
Mary Julia Booker
Long term Portland resident Mary J. Booker passed
peacefully in her home among family on Dec. 26,
2018.
Mrs. Booker lived in the Portland area for over 60
years. She and her husband were once residents of
Vanport and assisted families in the evacuation of res-
idents from the 1948 flood that destroyed the city. She
and her husband Floyd Booker also owned and operated Courtesy Janitorial Services, one
of Portland’s long-term African American owned businesses.
Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Mary J. Booker will be held Thursday, Jan. 10 at
11 a.m. at Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church, 3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
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