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April 10, 2019 Page 15 Obituary In Loving Memory Latawnya June Whitney “It’s hard to forget someone who gave so much to remember” Juanita Walton-Jay (Mrs. Roy Jay) Latawnya June Whitney (Brownie), 38, answered God’s calling on April 1, 2019. She will be deeply missed but never ever forgot- ten. She was born in Portland on June 30 1980 to parents Tracey Ber- nard and Samuel Whitney III. She graduated from Jefferson High School in 1999. Home going services are scheduled for Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m. at Philadelphia Church, 238 N.E. Mason St. In Loving Memory Roger E. Smith Services for Roger E. Smith, who passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at home at the age of 68, will be held Wednesday, April 10 at 11 a.m. at Bethel AME Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave. He had three children, LaMar- cus Deshawn Smith and Kyna Harris (Royal), both of Portland, and Shatima Walker of Colora- do Springs, Colo.; two extended daughters, Calla Jones (Herman II) and Manuella Martin, both of Portland; eight grandchildren and six extended grandchildren. Sur- vivors also include six living sis- ters and a brother: LaVerne E. Da- vis (Ralph) of Fairview, Bernice Farris-Fields, Berta Mae Stevens (Chris), LaRan A. Smith, Yvonne Crockett and Rickey Smith-Penny of Portland; and Yvette O’Bannon (Marvin) of Lakewood, Wash. May 1954 - April 12, 2016 Harris Photography 503-730-1156 Sweet 16 to 100th Event Coverage, Prints on site Teen Party Alcohol-Free – Clark County middle and high school students are invited to join a drug and alcohol free celebration for youth with swimming, basketball, a DJ, video games table games, giveaways and prizes on Friday, April 19 from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.at Vancouver’s Firstenburg Community Center, 700 N.E. 136th. Sponsored by youth educators working to prevent substance abuse among their peers. Shirley Nanette and Albina Soul Revue Band – Portland’s soul music history and an R&B and jazz music showcase of historic proportion will be cel- ebrated when Portland vocalist extraordinaire Shirley Nanette joins the Albina Soul Revue Band, perform her seminal 1973 album ‘Never Coming Back.’ Show is Saturday, April 13 at 9 p.m. at the Holocene, downtown. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Portland’s black community and reshaping the entire city. Screens Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. Priced Out Film Screening – The Multnomah County Central Library, downtown, invites the public to a screening and discussion of the local- ly filmed documentary ‘Priced Out,’ which looks at how skyrocking housing prices are displacing antonioharris.com Links Masquerade Ball – The Portland chapter of The Links present the Phantom Phantasy Masquerade Ball on Saturday, April 27 at the Adri- anna Ballroom, 918 S.W. Yamhill, from 6 p.m.-11 p.m. All proceeds will benefit Portland Links Schol- arship Fund and Programs. For tickets, visit online at wrefinc.ejoinme.org/register2019. Avalon Flowers Norman Sylvester Band – “Boogie Cat” Norman Sylvester plays Friday, April 12 at Wilf’s; Saturday, A full service flower experience 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 Cori Stewart-- Owner, Operator • Birthdays • Anniversaries • Funerals • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. April13 at the Spare Room; Friday, April 19 at the Rogue Pub in North Plains; Saturday, April20 at the Vinyl Tap; Wednesday, April 24 at Billy Blue’s in Vancouver; Friday, April 26 at Clyde’s; and Satur- day, April 27 for the Inner City Blues Festival. A Racially Divided World – PassinArt presents “The No Play,” conveying a racially divided world at the apex of the Jim Crow segregation era. The title is derived from the many “no” signs that dotted the landscape during that despotic era. Finals shows are Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at the Interstate Firehouse Cultur- al Center, 5340 N. Interstate Ave. For tickets, visit evenbrite.com. and Video Roots-n-Harmony Benefit – Cathedral Park Per- forming Arts Collective hosts their 3rd annual ben- efit show and silent auction “Roots-n-Harmony” on Saturday, May 4 at 6 p.m. at the Wayfinding Acad- emy in St. Johns. The all-ages event includes a buf- fet-style dinner, live music, theatre performances and a silent auction and raffle to benefit the collec- tive’s student scholarship program. Zoo for All – The Oregon Zoo has launched “Zoo for All,” a discount program that provides $5 ad- mission for low income individuals and families. Visitors may purchase up to six of the $5 tickets by brining a photo ID and documentation showing they participate in low income service, like the Oregon Trial Card, Medicaid, Section 8, Temporary Assis- tance for Needy Families, and Head Start. 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