By BERNICE BROWN
OBITUARIES
EMMA
WHITELOW
Emma Whitelow, 69, of Benton
Harbor died July 2, at her home aft r
a long Illness.
The funeral was held July 9, a the
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor, of which she was a memb r.
Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Whltelow was born August 4,
1923, In Brownsville, Tennessee.
She was formerly employed at the
Pearl Grange Fruit Cannery, Ben on
Harbor.
Survivors include: hr
daughters, Kathy Daughte and
Caroline Henry, both of Niles, a c1
Mary McFarland of Ben on arbor:
six sons, James Dixon of P ru, Ind.,
James Whitelow, John Whi elow,
Jerry Whitelaw and Nathaniel
Whltelow, all of Benton Harbor, and
David Whltelow of Battle Creek; two
brothers, wuu 01 on of ipl '1,­
Tenn. and William Dixon of Benton
Harbor; 34 grandchildren, and 28
great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in dea h by her husband,
Robert, In 1988 and by a son, Ro e
In 1974
JAMES BEENE
James E. Beene, 7 , of Benton
Harbor died July 1, at his horn af er
a long Illness
The funeral was held July 8", a 1
Greater Faith Church, [3 it on
Harbor. Burial was In Crys 21 SWIgs
Cemetery. Arrangemen s was by
Robbins Brothers Funeral Hom ,
Benton Harbor
Mr. Beene was born October 29,
1921, He was formerly employed a
Auto Specialties Manufacturing Co.
He was a veteran of World War II
Survivors include: his wi e.
Hannah; four daughters, Emma
Fields, Willa Brown and Juani a
Gibbs, all of Benton Harbor and ina
Williams of Orlando, ria: our son ,
Gene of ew exlco, WilliAm of
Washington, 0 C Bobby 0 Orlando.
Fla., and Paul of Dallas, To RS, 0 e
brother, Darvis 0 Grand ap ds. four
sisters, Ora Herd. Lola Rio.
Nola Bowers and Juanita era ton, nil
of Tupelo, Miss: 24 grandchildren,
and 19 grea -qrandch.ldren
MICHEAL.
PHILLIPS
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Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Spnngs
Cemetery. Arrangements were made
by th Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor.
Mr. Phillips was born April 19,
'9 4, In Dewltt, Ark. He was
omploy d as an accountant and loan
offlc r a a Chicago area bank.
S rrvivors include' His mother and
st ather, Irma and Jos ph Malone,
both of Benton Harbor; a sister.
Phyllis Phillip of Benton Harbor; and
grandm her, toetla Phillips of Flint.
'SARAH
ROBINSON
Sarah Robinson, 52, of Benton
a or I d July 3, at Mercy
o r i al Medical Center, St.
Jos=ph, after a short illness.
The funeral was held July 9. at
Sweet Home Baptist Church. Benton
Harbor of which she was a member.
Burial was In Crystal Springs
C m tery. Robbins Brother Funeral
Ho e 8 or, was In charge
of arran em nts.
. 0 Inson was bom June 22,
, 41, In Ridgely, Tenn. She Has a
form rly mployed as a cook and
cas iier a LaChicken estaurant
Survivors include: Two sons, Otis
Jr of ilwaukee. Wis., and Gerald of
Fort Hood, Texas; three daughters,
Lawanda Robinson and Brenda
Robinson, both of Bento Harbor,
and Lataunga Robinson of
Milwaukee, four brothers. Jerry
McCoy of North Carolina, Ricky
Gunn and Steve Gunn, both of
ilwaukee, and Billy Joe Gunn of
B nton Harbor; four sisters. Audrey
Gunn and Debra Gunn, both of
Ben on Harbor, and Kathy Gill and
Jayman Mitchell, both of Grand
Rapids; seven grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
At The Library
ToughLove
Group Meets
The T u hl.ovc Parent upport
group will m t Tuc day. July 20. In
the Steven viII United Mctbodrst
Church. 5 Rd., t v n\­
ville.
LEGAL NOTICE
The Benton Township Housing Commission Administrative (Blossom Acres)
o ice will 0 oto d for business beginning Friday, Ju� 9, 1993, due to oonstruc-:
ion. Th office i due 0 reo en for business on Monday, Ju� 19 1993.
II work or ors and other business may be reportod to the P za Manor Offico
u in or1<ing hours (9 00 8 m .-12:00 noon nd 1 :00 p.m .-4:00 pm.), wher tho
nft will be working The PI za Manor 0 phone num r is a27 -3509
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Samm Smith, PHM
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By BERNICE BROW
m th n I.
4-H Flower
Arranging Clinic
Berrien County 4-H h
nnual Flow r Iin.ic or c ny mt r-
ted 1 3 B rri n ounty Youth Fair
flower hibito. The Iinic will
held Tu day. July 20. at 7 p.m. at h
Benien unty uth Fairgroun
betw n th hccp and oat ' IDS.
win' poignant tory of an pect of
African-Am rican life, t in a tore­
front churchin harlem and featurin
rousing go pel music, will be pro­
duced on th Mainstage Theatre in
Lak Michigan Coli g' Mendel
Center in B nton Township July 23-
25.
The play will be produced at8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday July 23 and 24,'
and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 25.
men.
Amen Corne.1-
Tickets On Sale
"Th Am n Corner," Jam Bald-
Jennifer Sykes is Volunteer of the Month
By MARY GOLLIDAY
July 26 throu h 0 from 6- p.m. Th
th m i, "Le G With Jesus" (Acts
10:3 . M . Hcd sene Fields i the
Jenrul r i the daughter of Izalla
Sykes. Congratulations Jennifer.
A. Portia RaUlS hild, a former resi­
dent of Muskegon, who now lives in
R cine Wis. has received a Volun­
teer Service Award from the National
Urban Lea u In ., branch in Racine.
She w a u elor at Muskegon
Heigh . High hool d active with
R in NAACP and many Muskegon
area organizations for years.
She moved to Ract in 1 89.
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