By BER ICE BROW
BENTON HARBO City n r Bev rty Br r, r gt"t, Po. •
with Jeff oel, Pre Ident of Corner tone Antat1c at * e'C�lon
held recehtly In the Benton Harbor High School Student Com­
mons. The City hosted the Benton Harbor bu in s e for the
purpose of enhancing a frien�ly, working relation hip. (photo by B.
Brown)
The Benton Harbor City
Commi ion, at th req t of
Mayor Emma Hull, approved by
a 7-1 vote to replace the five­
member Cemetery Board that
opera Crystal Springs Ceme­
tery, located on Napier Avenue.
The board members and their
repla ment include: Elizabeth
Smith, term expiring 2/1 0/97, re­
placed by Spencer N bitt; Lois
Taylor, term expiring 2/10/97,
replaced by Emma Kennard;
J ie M e Johnson, term expir­
ing 10/25/98, replaced by Bar­
bara Coleman; Rommie Allen,
term expiring 6/26/94, replaced.
by Ren Morris; and Lawrence
Roberts, term expiring 6/26/94,
replaced by Eric Williams.
"Under the law," City Attor­
ney James Waters said, the
Mayor has a right to remove pe0-
ple from various boards if she so
chooses.
Waters said City Manager
Beverly Brewer attempted to
meet with the five-member
board to "work out the problems
and complaints of the citizens,"
but without u
rd
aty 22, but memba of the be; ard
refused to rn
He id ther re many
complaints, in writingp nted
to the board from idents. And
the Mayor' appointments were
based upon the board "not doing
their job to th tisfaction oftb
City."
"I don't think she was left
with any choice the way things
were operating, but to replace
them," Waters said.
January 10, the city
oommmission approved a reso­
lution to dissolve the Cemetery
Board to reconstitute a new
board, but later had to rescind
the resolution when the board
members took the City to court.
Waters said the Cemetery
will function as usually with the
new members.
Commissioner George Wysin­
ger voted against the appoint­
ments and Commissioner
Hershel McKenzie abstained.
HE ALSO SAID Mayor Hull
. had the City Clerk to notify the • The first challenge to de
board members a week ago to facto school segregation came in
meet with her at 5 p.m., Febru- a lawsuit in New Rochelle, New
York in 1960 .
• In 1933, 97 percent of Afri­
can American college students
were enrolled in institutions in
the South.
OBITUARY
Oscar Parish
He was preceded hi death by two
sons, Roosevelt Bradley In 1982 and
Joe Bradley In 1978.
Oscar Parish, 65, of Benton Harbor
died, February 6, at Mercy Memorial
Medical Center, St. Joseph.
The funeral was held February 14,
at Robbins Brothers Chapel, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery.
re:r. Parish was born August 28,
1928, In Lauderdale, Tenn. He was
formerly employed as a farm laborer.
Survivors Include: his father,
McKinley Parish of Memphis, Tenn.; a
daughter, Dorothy Parish of Illinois; a
sister, Julie Claybrook of Gates,
Tenn.; six brothers, Mack Parish of
Ctnctnnan, Ohio, Fletcher Parish,
John Parish and Willie Parish, all of
Milwaukee, Wis., James Parish of RI­
pley, Tenn., and Wilbert Parish of
Gates, Tenn.; three grandchildren;
and four great-grandchildren.
Jessie
Cammon
Jessie Cammon, 66, of Benton
Harbor died February 15, at Orchard
Grove Nursing Home, Benton Harbor,
after a short Illness.
The funeral was held February 22,
at Robbins Brothers Chapel, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery.
Mr. Cammon was born May 1,
1927, In Wilson, Ark.
Survivors Include: two daughters,
Tammy Smith and Tiffany Johnson,
both of Benton Harbor; a son, Freddie
Smith of Benton Harbor; a brother,
Charlie Harris Lew Cammon of Florida; six sisters,
Izona Brown, Annette Phifer and Josle
Williams, all of Benton Harbor,
Charlie Harris, 68, of Benton Har- Dorothy Island of Chicago, Nancy
bor riled January 31, at Mercy Memo- Spencer of Blythesville, Ark., and Vlc-
rial Medical Center, St. Joseph after a rI CI rk fW st M hi h·k d
udd III to a a 0 e emp S,I"\I .; an
s en ness. . three grandchildren.
The funeral was held February 15,
at Robbins Brothers Chapel, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs Lottie
Cemetery.
Mr. Harris was born June 8, 1925, Co leman
In Pine Bluff, Ark He was formerly
employed as a landscaper.
Survivors include a sister, Lena
Harris of Detroit.
James'
Bradley
Lottle Rudley Coleman, 66, of Ben­
ton Harbor died February 14, at Mercy
Memorial Medical Center, St. Joseph.
after a short illness.
The funeral was held February 21,
at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Coleman was born December
22, 1927, In Caruthersville, Mo. She
was formerly employed as a parapro­
tesslonal with Benton Harbor Area
Schools. She was a member of the
Church of Christ.
Survivors Include: her husband,
Henry; two sons, John Rudley of Chat­
tanooga, Tenn., and Richard Rudley
of Benton Harbor; seven daughters,
Beverly Manning, Marcie Jackson,
Annette McBride, Katrina Guidry,
Eartha Carter and Daphne Rudley, all
of Benton Harbor, and Robin Miller of
Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Pet Jack­
son Jr of Benton Harbor and Jodie
Jackson of Kalamazoo: three sisters,
Nellie Nichols of Benton Harbor and
James Bradley, 85, of Benton Har-
• bor, died February 10, at Berrien Gen­
eral Hospital, Berrien Center, after a
long Illness.
The funeral was held February 17,
at Robbins Brothes Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor. Burial was In North
Shore Memory Gardens
Mr. Bradley was born July 17,
, 908, ir Savannah, Tenn. He was
formerly employed as a lahdscaper.
Survivors include: his wife, Flora;
two sons, Daniel Bradley of Niles and
Jimmie Bradley of Benton Harbor; a
daughter. Pearl Walden of Benton
Harbor; two sisters, MaJorle Hayden of
. Oowaqrac and Corsel! Bradley of
Anna, III ; 20 grandchildren; and 32
great -grandchildren.
Clemmie Ward and Polly Stovall, both
of Kalamazoo; 29 grandchildren; and
1 3 great -grandchildren.
Herbert
Powell'
Herbert Powell, 71, of Benton Har­
bor died February 12, at Mercy Memo­
rial Nursing Care Center, St. Joseph,
after a short illness.
The funeral was held February 18,
at Reeds Temple Church of God In
Christ, Benton Harbor. Burial was In
Crystal Sprongs Cemetery. Arrange­
ments was by Robbins Brothers Fu­
neral Home, Benton Harbor.
Mr. Powell was born December 22,
1922, In Trenton, Tenn. He was for­
merly employed as a laborer In a local
cannery.
Survivors Include: four brothers,
Edgar Powell, Albert Powell, Curtis
Powell and John Powell, all of Benton
Harbor, and two sisters, Dorothy
Smith and Delols Douglas, both of
Benton Harbor. He was preceded In
death by his wife, Hattie Mae, In 1993.
Ruby
Whitelaw
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day ftemoon Cham r Con-
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3 p.m. in tb Baa ley Th -
ter, Fr uenth I Center tor
Performing Arts.
t. H rman Z'on B pti t
Church C ir will ha
their Annual D y program on
Sunday, reb 13, at 3:30
p.m. Gu will bet Spring
Str t Baptist Church and
Immanuel Tabernacle
COME ONEI COME ALL! You are Invited to
R.O.C.C. with Operation PUSH in 1994
(Reclaim Our Chlldre� & Community)
JOIN THE DETROIT CHAPTER OF OPERATION PUSH
EVERY SATURDAY MORNING 10 a.m. at
HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AUDITORIUM
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the �ich iqan.
Citizen.
Ruby Whltelow, 66, of Benton Har­
bor died February 15, at Mercy Memo­
rial Nursing Care Center, St. Joseph,
after a long Illness.
The funeral was held February 23,
at Fellowship Baptist Church, Behton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements. .
Mrs. Whitelow was born October 3,
1927, In Arkansas. She was formerly
employed as a school teacher. She
was a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist
Church and the Young Men's Im­
provement Club.
Survivors include: her husband,.
Cecil Sr.; her mother, MarleHoseman
of Benton Harbor; four sons, Cecil
Whitelow and Ronnie Whlt�low, both
of Benton Harbor, Donald Roseman of
Syracuse, N.Y., and GeorgeWhltelow
of Detroit; three daughters, VVillle lck­
man of Benton Harbor, Marilyn White
of Kalamazoo and Mattie Myers of -
Detroit; 15 grandchildren; five 'great- L
grandchildren; and two brothers, Jes-
sie' Roseman Jr. and Elliot Roseman.
both of Chicago.
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