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March 24, 2021 Page 11 Obituary In Loving Memory Evelyn Smith Evelyn Smith was born Jan. 30, 1941 to the late Curtis and Martha Cunningham. Curtis was a nurse and Martha a teacher in Portland. Evelyn was immersed in the Christian community that would be her lifelong support. She was blessed with a large and loving family. She married twice. First to James Graham with whom she had a son, James A. Graham; then many years later to James Smith with whom she had daugh- ter Sabrina Smith and son Andre Smith in Portland. She raised these three beautiful children with pa- tience, discipline and humility. She taught them to read, write, sew and often took them on long family drives to see the natural beauty. Evelyn worked in many differ- ent facets in life where she was able to meet and help many dif- ferent people. She was kind and softly spoken, and always had time to answer a question or solve a problem, no matter how small. She will be dearly missed by her loved ones. Evelyn is survived by her son James A. Graham, daughter Sa- brina Haskins; her sister Cynthia Cunningham; her grandsons C. Haskins and P Haskins, grand- daughters Michelle Cady and Coisha Graham, and great grand- daughter Kori Hardy. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Rudolph Cun- ningham; and son Andre Smith. Men’s Club Founder Remembered Joseph Haley 1947- 2021 Joseph Rudolph Haley, a for- mer Portland resident, was born on April 26, 1947 in Natchez, Miss. to the parents of Joseph Patrick Haley and Emma Rebec- ca Haley. He departed this life March 2, 2021 at the Northridge Care Center in Baton Rouge, La. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Michael Haley; and four sisters, Bettie Middleton, Francis Pendelton, Lula Wade and Gwendolyn Williams. He graduated from Liddell High School in 1964. He furthered his education at Alcorn State Uni- versity studying biology. Follow- ing college, he enlisted in the US Army and was stationed at Fort Benning, Ga. He became highly decorated, earning 5 bronze stars, 4 O/S bars, expert (M-16), the Purple Heart and the Good Con- duct Medal. He ended his military career as a staff sergeant and was honorably discharged in 1973. Succeeding his army career, he began working for the USPS in Fayette and later transferred to Washington State. In his time working with the Post Office he was promoted to the position of Shop Steward working with the Union where he fought valiantly against systemic racism and advo- cated for fair treatment. When he moved to Portland, he began working with the Fed- eral Express as a courier, then manager and was later promoted to the human resource department as a hiring manager and retired Styled by Her Mobile Beautique HER’STORY Portland Oregon native Rita Calloway is the lead cosmetologist and sole owner of the Styled By Her Beautique Brand. in 2006. He was also one of the founders of the African American Men’s Club in Portland. The precious memories of Jo- seph will forever linger in the hearts and minds of his wife, Kar- en Haley and his loving children, grandchildren and great grand- children. Rita’s full-service salon and boutique was originally founded and established as a brick-and-mortar location in 2013 until 2019. Operating and maintaining a brick- and-mortar salon was an everyday lifestyle for the dedicated entrepreneur who took on the responsibility at ripe age of 22 years old. mobile salon and retail boutique on wheels in the entire state. She also released her first book entailing her journey with the mobile transition titled “Do it Herself” which is an entrepreneurial self-development and resource guide that provides insights and resources to others with aspirations of building their own mobile business. In 2019, Styled By Her Mobile Beautique was featured in The Portland Observer’s 50th Special Edition Issue honoring small minority businesses! Since then, Rita has found a stationary commercial lot placement to host her mobile Beautique and she has also expanded her brand with a second mobile salon that she drives daily around the city. Dually licensed as a cosmetology educator, Rita is currently training upcoming stylists in the community to use her first mobile salon as a shared platform to grow their skillset and clientele. Rita Calloway is an original trailblazer that continues to make her’story in the Portland, Oregon community. Keep up with Rita’s brand and journey on her Instagram account @styldbyher 971-276-8674 Cut, trim, edge, power washing, hauling, leaf removal, cleanup, anything! FREE ESTIMATES FAIR PRICING Entering her sixth consecutive year serving her Portland community as a professionally licensed stylist, Rita has been known as a trendsetter for her creative and forward thinking. She made the decision to take a new approach at an old dream and began the process of converting her brick and mortar into a mobile salon. Her work began immediately as she envisioned and placed into perspective the steps that were needed to transition her salon into a fully operable mobile structure which was crucial during the manifestation process simply because it had never been done before. In just six short months, Rita introduced the new innovative spin to the Pacific Northwest. Styled By Her Mobile Beautique is the first black-owned full-service To book services with the salon, visit the new stationary commercial lot location at 55 SE 11th AVE Portland, OR 97214 or to have the mobile beautique come right to your door, visit the Styled By Her Website www. styledbyherbeautique.com and click on the BookHer tab.