" 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"