March 24, 2021
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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
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in 2006. He was also one of the
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