" e'saperson hoh along,
long history of working ith per
sonnel matte and hap ns to
be a friend of mine," Walker
said.
Wal er said as part of the se
lection pro in selecting indi
viduals for the police force, they
began . th a entry level exami
nation. Where 88 individuals
had igned up, 68 of those
bowed up to take the test and
38pessed.
ALL 0 THE appli�t:s had
BH OBITUARIES
ErmaThomas
Erma Thomas, 78, of Benton Har
bor, died November 12, at Mercy Me
morial Medical Center, St Joseph.
The funeral was held November 18,
at FeliONShlp B8fXlst Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Arrangements w made by
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben
too Harbor.
Mrs. Thomas was bom October 16,
1915, In Unloo Springs, Ala
Survtvorsinclude: two sisters, Mable
Davts of Sodus and Mary Allen of Ben
too Harbor, and two brcthers. Henry
Davis Jr. at Union Springs and John
Davts at Hollis, N.Y.
. Ch'arles Patton
Char1esF. Patton, 73, of Benton Har
bor died at his home November 16.
Mass at ChrlstJan Burial was held
November 19, at St. John's Catholic
Church of which he was a member.
Burial was In Catvary Cemetery. Dey
Florin Chapel. FIOOn Funeral Service,
St Joseph was In charge of arrange
merts.
Memorials may be made to the
church or Hospice Ai Home.
Mr. Patton was born February 5,
1920, In Benton Harbor. He was a 1937
gradu e at St. John's Catholic High
School, Benton Harbor, and attended
Hillsdale College. He was CCH1Nner of
Patton Brothers Appliance Dealers In
Benton Harbor. He was also an /vmy
Alr Corps veteran of Wood War II.
Survtvors Include: his wife, the for
mer Jane Howard; two daughters, Mrs.
Meriln (Carol) Bushart of St Joseph and
Mrs. Michael (Louanne) Wesner of
Buchanan; and five grandchildren
AdahBrown
Adah C. Brown, 92, of Benton Har
bor, died November 17, at her home
after a long Illness.
The funeral was held November 22,
at the St John's Catholic Church, Ben
too Harbor. Bur1a1 was In Catvary Ceme
tery. Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Berton Harbor, was In charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. Brown was born July 12, 1901,
In Mor1lngton, W. VA
Survtvors Include: a son, Dr. C. Bas
sett Brown of Benton Harbor. She was
preceded In death by her husband, Wil
bur In 1988, by a daughter, Dolores
Brown In 1991, and by a son, Dr. Paul
E. Brown In 1952.
. Jesse Adams Jr
Jesse adams Jr., 50, of Benton Har
bordled November 21, B,renson Hos
pital, Kalamazoo, of Injuries received In
an Industr1a1 �dent.
A memorial service was held No
vember 24, at Hopewell Ba�lst Church.
The body was cremated.
Mr. Adams was born Se�ember 20,
1943, In Coffeeville, Miss. He ws em
ployed at Allied Signal Corp. He was a
Vietnam veteran. .
Survivors Include: two daughters,
Lynlttla Adams and Aqua Adams, both
ofSt louis, Mo., two grandchildren, and
a braher, Frank of Benton Harbor.
. Effie Carter
Effl Mae Carter, 48, of Benton Har
bor, died November 19. at her home
after a long Illness.
The funeral was held November 24,
at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Burial was
In Crystal Springs Cemetery. Robbins
Brothers Funeral Hom, B nton Harbor
was In charge of af'(8ngements.
Mrs. Carter was born Augu 12,
1945, In Darling. Miss.
Survivors include: two daughters,
Stacey and Sabrina, both of Benton
Harbor; four sons, Char1le, George and
Curtis, I c:A Berton Harbor and Kelly Jr.
of Aug Ga.; two ere, Nancy
Hodo of Benton Harbor and Cathy
Roberts at Ollcago; nne brothers. Willi
B. Roberts, Willie C. Roberts. Eddl
Roberts, and Walt« Roberts, all of Dar
ling, M ., Henry Roberts of Sardis,
MI s., James Roberts and Larry
Roberts, bath of North Carolina. and
Ch Roberts and Gary Roberts,
bah of ChIcago; and elgt't grandchil
dren. Her h band Kelly Sr., preceded
her In deah In 1989.
Benton Wofford
Berton Wofford, 74, of Bartoo Har
bor clect November 20. Mercy Memo
rial Medical Center, St. Joseph, after a
long in
The funeral was held November 26,
at Pilgrim R Ba�1st Chll'Ch, Berton
Harbor. Bur1al was In North Shore Mem
ory Gardens. Arrangements w made
by Rabbi Brothers Funeral Home,
Berton Harbor.
Mr. Wofford w�.bom May 9, 1918,
In Casco, Ar1<.
Survtvors Include: fall' daughters,
Joyce Smith of Ollcago, Mary Mahone
of Benton Harbor and BellndaAvery and
Bonita Wofford, both at Stuttgart, Ar1<.;
ftve sons, James Wofford and Craig
Wofford, bah of Benton Harbor, Donald
Wofford of BaWe Creek, Ray Wallace at
Greenville, S.C., and Glem Wofford of
DetrQlt; three s ers, Ester Pendleton of
Stuttgart. Ant, E�er Thomas at Ben
ton HElber and Leona Kyte of Detroit; 36
grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchlld; and his
longtime frtend. Willie White of Benton
Harbor.
He was preceded In deah by his
wife, Gjona In 1965; sore, Curtis Wof
ford In 1981 and William Wofford In
1989; and daugtters, CorUss Wofford In
1957 and Pemy Wofford In 1940.
Maurice
Watson Sr.
Maur10e Wmsort sr., 60, of Chicago,
formeriy.atBentoo Harbor, died Novem
ber 23, at 'Nest Side Veterans Admini
stration HospItal In Chicago, after a long
Illness.
The funeral w held November 26.
at the Chll'Ch of Our Lord and Sav1or,
Benton Ha1:x>r. Burial was In Crystal
Springs Cemetery. Robbins Brahers
Funeral Home, Benton Harbor was In
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Watson was bom JanU8ly_ 24,
1933, In Mc<3ee, Ar1< .
He w a machinist He was also a
veteran of the Korean War.
Survtvors Include: a son, Maur1ce Jr.
of Chicago; two daughters, Melba Wat
son and Karen Watson. both at Chi
cago; five grandchildren; two·brothers,
Sam Jr. and Chester Watson, bah of
Berton Harbor, a sister, Nancy Lee
Wetsoo of Los Angeles; and a longtime
friend, L.uvenla Stevenson of Chicago.
George Morgan
George Morgan, 67, of Benton Har
bor, ad November 19, at Mercy Me
morial MedIcal Center, Sl Joseph.
The fu w he d November 29,
at Robbins Brothers Fun«aI Home,
Benton Harbor. Bur1aI was In Fort Cust«
Nation Cem �,Battle Creek, Mich.
Mr. MorganwasbomJune20. 1926,
In Whltev" , Tenn. Hewes a Wor1dW
II veteran.
Survtvors Include: two sons. Richard
Morgan of Benton Harbor and Zedr1ck
McUn of Humbolt, Tem.; two daugh
ters, V Morgan and Mart Allen.
bah of Humbolt; two grandchild n; h
father, Morgan of Bartoo Harbor;
and two re, Augustine Me. and
Nan Ym ,bah of Berton Harbor.
By MARY GOLLIDAY
Double honors were ived
at the Fatten home. Mark tra
Fatten, a 10th grader at Muske
gon.High School and Antwanette
Fatten, a 6th grader at S Ie Jr.
High School, both made the honor
roll.
They are the daughters of
Linda Fatten. Congratula ions to
the both of you.
By BERNICE BROWN
Mlchla.n Clttz.n
All n, a 20-year vetersLll with
the Benton Harbor Poli part-
ment . d, with the crime crevetl
tion program. they will trying
to eatabl' h better inter- ction
with police departm t and
th dtize through tting up
blockclu, ingB with block
captains, and minars for i
dents in ys to how th m how
;,0 secure their hom .
ranacha Conference Grounds on
Lake Harbor Road. Donation is
$12.50 per person.
Benton Harbor Police Officer,
Det. Lany Allen was ntlyap-
pointed to fill the position
Crime Prevention Officer,
Police Chief David Wal er
said, in March the Benton Harbor
Police Department applied for the
grant from the United States De
partment of Justice to fund the
Crime Prevention Officer' posi
tion, and the grant was approved
October 1.
Walker said, the state will pay
$33,496 (75 percent) of the salary
for the Crime Prevention Officer
and the City will pay the remain
in_g ($11,165) 25 percent, for a to
tal of 4,661 fol' la
ben
Shreka al and Antonia
eal, ister and broth r, and both
10th grad rs at the Muskegon
High School. was named Duke
and Dutche a their recently
Homecoming.
They are the grandchildren of
Doro hy Bailey. Congratulations
to the both. of you.
"WE HAVE A lot of different
id that want to put in place,
but it' going to fake the partici
pations of all the citize pi th
police department," All id.
Allen recently did a crime p
vention seminar for CORD
(Chri t' Ou hRa &�
t). , r
Habitat for Humanity "Christ
mas Concert" will be held Decem- Area music directors will per
ber 5, at 6 p.m. at Bethesda form with the West Shore Sym-
Baptist Church. Rev._ Chari phony in the Holiday
Poole is the pastor. . Extravaganza at the Frauenthal
Ministers Wives Annual Theater on Saturday, December
Christmas Social will be held - 11. at 8 .m nd on Su , De-
cember 6, a 6:30 p.m. at the Ma- cern r 12, at 3 p.m .
'� personal statement"