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OBITUARIES
City Commissioner attacked
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T ody � rred to Hol-
y So Funeral Hom, Colum-
bi , S.C. Burial w in ationa
Cemetecy, Columbia. Lo I arra
men were by Robbi Brothers Fu-
28 neral Home, Benton Harbor.
,
[or Ande n w born Octo­
b r ,1945, in Columbia, S.C. He
w commandin officer for the Jun­
ior R rve Office ' Training
Corps, Benton H rbor High School.
He w Vietnam War veteran.
Survivo include: his wife, Beu­
lah; two ns, Troy of Columbia, and
Jam AIT, School, Fort Lee, Va.; a
daughter, Usa Amerson of Colum­
bia; three grandchildren; hi mother
and father, Mr. aoo MIS. J per (Bea­
trice) Anderson Sr., of Columbia;
three broth rs, J per Amerson Jr. of
Columbia, Army Mayor Ronald An­
derson of Bowie, Md., ard Army
Captain Donald Anderson of We t
Point, N.Y.; ix isters, Deloris Bur-
. rell, of Columbia, Marion Roberts
, ". and Gail Holness, both of Baltimore,
Mtl., Susan Anderson of Atlanta, Oa.,
Vivian Ellison of San Antonio,
Texas, and Charlene Amerson of
Anchorage, Alaska,
D when h turned to go
the police, Knowl hit him in th f
bro e hi gl and knoc ing th clip b
he w holding into the air nd breaking
e ligh be immediately ponded.
The "othe ", Turner named being in wi th
Knowle were Larry Streeter, the video pe on
who tapes the wee y City Commi ion m t­
ing, and anoth r unidenified individual who
too a picture of the group and ran.
According to owl, Turner w the on
that did the hitting, he only trying to pro-
tect himself from him.
Knowle obtained a bl c eye and ever I
cuts from broken- gl from the light .
The investigation of the incident w turned
over to Berrien County Prosecutor Denni
, Wiley's office.
Turner said he "protests" of iley handling
the investigation and not the Michigan Attor­
ney General Office.
" retest of the case being tum d over to
the prosecuting attorney's office, because of
several issues," Turner aid.
B nton Harbor City Commi loner Jame
Turner held a press conference arch 15, t
t Benton Harbor Public Library, concerning
n attac on him at City Hall on arch 13.
Turner aid while he w having a meeting
at City Hall with everal con tituents about
ome civil righ i u concerning a local
tore, community activi t Denni Knowles
came into the meeting.
Turner aid he told Know! that it was a
private meeting and asked him ave, 0 he
walked out with him. When Knowles didn't
leave the building, he told him he w going to
call the police and have him put out.
"During non-duty hours when City Hall was
closed, Mr. Denni Knowle and others, fully
conscious, with willful intent, and a measure
of forethought and planning, attacked me and
attempted to do great bodily harm to me while
I was performing my official duty as-an elected
government official," Turner said.
Survivo Include: on on,
Robert. Jr. 0 Benton Harbor; one
daugber, Shautia Johnson of Benton
H rbor; h r mother, Eva Leonard of
Benton Hamor; two i ters, Mrs.
Wendall (Carol) Leonard and MIS.
Bruce (P tricia) Allen, both of Ben­
ton Harbor; three brothers, Milton
Birch, Michael Birch and Amo
Birch, all of Benton Harbor. She was
preceded in death by her father,
Amo Birch Sr., in 1986.
(:4I�ENDAR OF I�VENTS
Pete Rhodes, 55, of Benton Har­
bor, died March 14, at Ann Arbor
. Veterans Hospital. .
The funeral was held March 19, at
Fellowship Bapti Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial w in Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Arrangements was by
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor.
Mr. Rhodes was born August 13,
1937, in Memphis, Tenn. He was for­
merly employed at Star Metal Finish­
ing Co. and w a elf-employed
barber, He was an Army veteran and
a member of Dorie Miller Post 410,
American Legion.
Survivors include: his mother, Es­
ter Johnson or Benton Harbor; a
brother, Elmer of Bentore Harbor; a
sister, Rosie Montgomery of Tipton­
ville, Tenn.; three sons, Shante Bow­
man of Benton Harbor, Presley jr. of
Richmond, Va., and Bryan of Cali­
fornia; one daughter, Ashley Wysin­
ger of Benton Hamor; and one
grandchild.
At The Library
Pre-School Sto� will meet
on Wednesday, March 24, at 10 a.m.
Movies for children are hown on
Saturdays at 12 noon. Showing on
March 27, include: "Mike Mulligan
and His Steam Shovel" and "The Red
Balloon."
new Executive Director, Jeannine
Marks.
- Introduction of office and
board members of Benton Harbor
NOW.
- Discus ion 0 major ev n un­
rway for 1993.
Open discussion by members
for p nt interests or concerns and
also fu re objectives.
St. Jo ph.
Gu t pe er will be David Cor":
tright, President of Fourth Freedom
Forum, an organization which advo­
cates freedom from the fear of war �
Cortright will peak on "Security
Witbout War: Economic Sanctions
and International Relations."
Public' invited at no char
Contact persons, Betty Filstrup, 98 -
4 06 or Bill Sprunk, 468-4841.
Joseph or by calling the Tri-Parish
Office, 983-7797 .
Tickets for dance only 1
door.
Proceeds from thi event will
donated to the Catholic Relief Serv­
ice "Tribute to Poland" and Catholic
Community Center in Benton Har­
bor.
Mose "1
Jackson Sr.
Mose Jackson Sr., 58, of Benton
Harbor, died March 5, at home after
a long illnes .
The funeral was held March 11, at P I
the Fairplain Chapel, Florin Funeral U monary
Services, Benton Harbor. Burial was Disea$e support
in Crystal Springs Cemetery, Benton group o"ered
Harbor. Memorial' may be made-to ,I III • I
the family. The Breathers' Club, a recently
Mr. Jackson was born October 30, formed pl!!._monary disease support
1933, in Alabama. He retired because group, sponsored by Mercy Memo-
of ill health. He was a member of the rial Medical Center and the Ameri-
Holy Temple Church of God in 'can Lung Association' of Michigan,
Chri t, Benton Harbor. _---"i'�pleet at 2 p.m., March 31, at the
Survivors include: his wife t Maud Preston Palenske Public Li-
former Mattie Mae Hamilton; a son, brary, 500 Market St., St. Joseph. The
Mose Jr. of Benton Harbor; two program is free and open to the pub-
daughters, Yolanda Jackson of Ben- lie.
ton Harbor ana Marie Pinder of For more information, call Patrick,
Grand Rapids; two stepsons, Edward Duncan, respiratory therapy director
Green and Willard Green, both of at Mercy Memorial and the group's
Benton Harbor; three stepdaughters, leader, at 983-8288 between 8 a.m.
Roxanne Pinder of Grand Rapids, and 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
Mich., Karen Hamilton and Brenda
Clay both of Benton Harbor; and
four grandchildren.
Membership
meeting of BH
NOW sched led
, A general membership meeting of
Benton Hamor NOW will be held at
the Captain's Table Tuesday, March
23, at 5 p.m. -
The agend will be as follow: ,
- Introduction and remarks by
Annual meeting for
UNA/USA Berrien
County chapter
The-Annual mectingofth United
Nations As ociation/USA, the Ber­
rien County Chapter will be held
March 23, at 7:30 p.m. at tbe Berrien
Un � I. nive H t Flow hip,·J
Hall, 4340 Lincoln Avenue South,
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King Infant
Brandon Davi� King was till­
born March 3, af Berrien General
Hospital, Berrien' Center, to Kenya
King and David 'HW, both of Benton
Harbor.
The funeral was held March 11, at
Robbins Brothers Chapel, Benton
Harbor. Burial was in North Shore
Memory Gardens.
Surviving in addition to his par­
ents are a brother, David Partee of
Benton Harbor; grandparents, Kate
King, Odell Riley and Edward and
Albert Hill, all of Benton Harbor; and
great-grandparents, James and Ther­
.. a King of St. Louis, Mo.
DyngusDay
Dinner/Dance set
A Dyngus DJiY Dinner/Dance will
be held Sitmfi1ay, April 17, at the
Rose Center, in S1. Joseph on Wayne
at Pleasant Streets. Doors open at 6
p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. a Polish Dinner
will be served and music will be by
the Van Den Berg from 8 p.m. til
midnight. ,
Donations are $10 per person
(dinner & dancing). Tickets may be
purchased at Lambrecht's in st.
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