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By BERNICE BROWN
City Commission
. writes to Mandela
During the el ction, whil
looking a the n w on TV, you
could ople lined up f r
you could to c t th ir
vote.
"The old r peopl wer coming
out on crutch , almost crawling
to the polls to vote. That's the
arne thing we should be doing,"
Hill said.
"We should also send a letter Senior Power Day
to Mandala giving him our
u grt,.:., l;l il ._"....""'MDtfI• cP"t:lhrt'in�"lP\n Sen' r Power Day
r - i1Y held- y ,
nnin .., in th 'hewljl 1
renovated Lansjng Center, 333
East Michigan Ave., Lansing.
Keynote address will be by
Henry Holstege, Ph.D., Prof; -
sor of Sociology, Calvin College,
Grand Rapids.
Honorary Chair for Senior
Power Day is Tess Canja, r tir d
Executive Director of th Ar s
Benton Harbor Obituaries
B nton Harbor City mrnis-
ion t th ir May 9, m ing ap-
proved an amended d molition
contr ct with Don M ' on­
struction Comp ny of B nton
Harbor for th amount of 2,207
for emergency d molition erv­
i for the nton Hot I nd
860 Ogden.
M ks' received a contra
previously in the amount of
100,282 for demolition s rvi
through the Community vel-
opment Block Grant Program.
The commi sion al 0 ap­
proved the sale of city-owned tax
reverted property at 803 was the first til\l ,eve, that the
Thresher Loretta Dozl T for P t11
the amount of$56r1�" � . 'iell �""'.'-'>;�If\..
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Jacqueline
Bethea·
Jacquel ne Bethea, 46, of Benton
Harbor d ed April 29, at Mercy Memo­
rial Medical Center, St. Joseph.
The funeral was held May 4, at
Bethea Temple Church of God In
Christ. Benton Harbor. Burial was in
Crystal Springs Cemetery. Robbins
Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Har­
bor was In charge of arrangements.
Ms. Bethea was born April 16.
1948, In LaPorte, Ind.
Survivors Include: a daughter.
Leketha Bethea of Benton Harbor: a
son, Me Bethea of Benton Harbor:
one grandchild; 10 brothers, Harrell
Bethea, Ellis Bethea. John Bethea.
James Bethea, Donnie Bethea. Sam­
muel Bethea. Ronnie Patrick and AIl­
thony Patrick, all of Benton Harbor, and
Eddie Lusk of Troy, III., and Freddie
Lusk of East St. Louis, III.; seven sis­
ters, Florine Dyson, T eretha Bowens,
Delorse Bethea, Linda Patrick and
Sherry Patrick, all of Benton Harbor,
and Joann Bruton and Myrtle White.
both of Waukegan, III.
Walter Autrnan
Walter E Autman, 21, of Indianapo­
lis, formerly of Benton Harbor, died
April 27, at home following a brief ill­
ness.
The funeral was held May 6, at
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben­
ton Harbor. Officiating was Rev. Her­
man Chappell and Rev. BW. Kirk of
South Bend, Ind. Burlal was in North
Shore Memory Gardens.
Mr. Autman was born October 21,
1972. in St. Joseph. He was a member
of St. Paul Christian Methodist Episco­
pal Church. He was a 1991 graduate
of Lake Michigan Catholic High
School.
Survivors include: his parents.
James and Rosetta Autman of Benton
Harbor; and two brothers, Robert Sar­
gent of Benton Harbor and Carl Sar­
gent of Indianapolis; a niece, Carlesha
Sargent; and a special friend, Kim Al­
Ien.
George
obinson Jr.
George Robinson Jr., 74, of Benton
Harbor died April 25. at Mercy Memo- .
rial Medical Center, St. Joseph. .
The funeral was held April 29. at
Fellowship Baptist Mlsslon Church,
Benton Harbor, where he was a mem­
ber and served on the deacon board.
Burial was In North Shore Memory
Gardens. Falrplain Chapel, Florin Fu­
neral Service, Benton Harbor was In
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Robinson was born July 9.
1919, In Osceola, Ar1<. He was formerly
employed at Auto SpeCialties Manu­
facturing Co.
Survivors Include: h s wife, the for­
mer V1rg e Williams; four daughters.
Patricia Brown, Priscilla Robinson and
Regenla Robinson, all of Benton Har­
bor, and Estherlene Butchelder 01
Canton. Mich.: a son, Melvin Robinson
of Benton Harbor; two sisters, Essie
Long of Osceola and Ophelia Ander­
son of Chicago; two bro hers, Odell
Knighten of Osceola and Charles
Knighten of Blytheville. Ark.: nine
grandchildren; and two grc t-orand­
children.
Luther Morgan
Luther Morgan. 96. of Benton Har
bor died April 26, at Berri n neral
Hospital, Berrien Center, after a long
Illness.
The funeral was held May 2, at
Proqresslve Baptist Church. Be on
Harbor, of which he was a member.
Burial was In Crystal Springs Ceme-.
tery Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor. was In charge of ar­
rangements.
Mr. Morgan was born June 20,
1897, In Whiteville, Tenn. He was for­
merly employed as a restaurant cook.
Survivors Include: two daughters,
Augustine Morgan and Nannle Mae
Yates, both of Benton Harbor; 22
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;
and 22 great-great-grandchlldren. He
ws preceded In death by his wife, Mag­
gie In 1967; and four sons, George
Morgan In 1993, Jessie Morgan in
1992, Thomas Morgan In 1991 and J.
Lu her Morgan in 1960.
James Black
James Black, 51, of Benton Harbor,
died April 20, at home after a long
illn ss
The funeral was held April 29, at
Rdbbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben­
ton Harbor. Burial was In Crystal
prlngs Cemetery, Benton Harbor.
Mr Black was born September 10,
1 4::>. In Chicago. He was formerly
employed by Bendix Corp He was a
v t ran of the Vletam War.
Survvors Include: a son, Terrance
Black of Chicago; two daughters,
Kelley Black of Chicago and Jamie
Black f Benton Harbor; his father,
John Black Sr. of Chicago. his step­
mother, Velma Black of Chicago; four
broth rs, John Black Jr. of Chicago;
"Helice Black, Richard Black and MI­
chael lack, all of Chicago.
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Percy Gooden
Percy Gooden, 69, of Benton Har­
bor died April 28, at Fort Custer Veter­
ans Hospital, Battle Creek, after a long
Illness.
The funeral was held May 5, at
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben­
ton Harbor. Burial was in Crvstat
Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Gooden was born March 23,
1925, In Canton, Miss. He was for­
merly employed as a core setter at
Auto Specialties Co. He was an Army
veteran for World War II.
Survivors Include: his wife, Ethel;
and two sisters, Hannah Robinson of
Gary, Ind., and Helen Grant of Canton.
Raymond Lewis
Raymond W. Lewis, SO, of Benton
Harbor was found dead May 2, at his
home. His death is believe to be a
homicide.
The funeral was held May 10, at
Robbins Brothers Funeral Home, Ben­
ton Harbor. Burial was In Crystal
Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was born April 26, 1944.
in Osceola, M.
Survivors Include: a daughter, An­
tolnetta Lodley of Benton Harbor; three
grandchildren; his mother, Ramie Le­
wis of Benton Harbor; four brothers,
Leroy Lewis, Devele Lewis, Redale Le­
wis, all of Benton Harbor and Ozel!
Lewis of Saginaw, Mich.; six sisters,
Catherine Glover, Erma Jean Davis,
Essie Mae Futrell. Betty Rldle, Lenora
Lewis and Carolyn Lewis, all of Benton
Harbor; and a longtime friend, Jessie
Mae Johnson of Benton Harbor.
Anolia Reed
SODUS - Anolla Reed, 85, of'
Sodus, died May 1, at Mercy Memorial
Medical Center, St. Joseph, after a
lengthy Illness.
The funeral was held May 9, at New
Bethel Baptist Church, Benotn Harbor. r­
Burial was In Mount Pleasant Ceme- .
tery. Arrangements was made by Rob- I
bins Brothers Funeral Home, Benton I
Harbor.
Mrs. Reed was born October 3,
1908, In Center ridge, . M. She was
formerly employed as machinist. She
had been a member of New Bethel
Church since 1943. was a member of
the Missionary Society and Sunday
School, and was the last original mem­
ber of the Gospel Chorus. She was
also a member of the Deborah Chapter
No.5, Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include. a son, Charles J.
Reed of Oetroft: a daughter, Betty Giv­
ens of Tuscon, Ariz.; a brother, John
Dooley of Hot Springs, M.; two grand­
children; and four great-grandchildren.
ul uggest that Blac re gene ically
or that some advance
tm n are not as effective doctors belie .
Benton Harbor Briefs
Amne ty Month At .
BH Library
During the month of May is,
"Overdue Amn sty Month" at
the library, allowing all patrons
to return any overdue library
materials at no charge. The li­
brary asks patro to take ad­
vantage of this opportunity to
cl r their records t both th
main libr ry and th bookmo-
bile. Overdue vid may be
turned at this time also.
Movies for children are shown
each Saturday at 12 noon. Show­
ing on May 21st will be: The
Dancing Frog and The Enor­
mous Crocodile.
Agenci on Aging Association of
Michigan.
Information regarding tickets
is available through your local
Area Agency on Aging Office,
2919 Division St., St. Jo eph or
by calling 983-0 177 or 1-800-442-
2803.
The Lansing Center has maxi­
mum capacity of 3,500 people, so
r erve your ticke early!
Hours, a mixer for Cornerstone
Alliance members will be held
May 26, from 5-7 p.m. at The
Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake
Boulevard, St. Joseph.
The event is sponsored by The
Krasl Art Center, a key partner
in the continuing process of ec0-
nomic and civil development in
the community.
There is no charge to attend,
but requ t that reservations be
made by May 24.
Complimentary hors d'oeu­
vres, libations and soft drinks
will be served.
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