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�OMMI �O ER JAME TUR ER cast the only vote
a�u�8t th firl!lg of Yarbrough. Turn r tried to ge the com
m Ion to go into cI ed ion to discu the firing but
Attorney Williams aid, in hi opinion, "Yarbrough w hired
. a contractor with the city. Ba ed on that, I would cl ify
th as a contract, contractor relationship as opposed to a to an
employ ,personnel matter."
Williams also informed the eommi ion that he didn't want
to get i.nto a debate between them, but Yarbrough was origi
nally hired by contract. He said there i orne debat a to what
happened after that contract expired, but the facts are not
based on an employer and employ relationship to make this
a personnel matter.
ELUS AND LOUISE MASON, c I br ted 50 ye r of marri ge, July
16.
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Daisy Turner
Daisy Lee Turner, 82, of Benton
Harbor died October 14, at Mercy
Memorial Medical Cent r, St.
Joseph, after a short illness.
The funeral was held October 20,
at the Brotherhood Church of God In
Christ, Benton Harbor. Burial was in
. Crystal Springs Cemetery. Arrange
ments was by Robbins Brothers Fu
neral Home, Benton Harbor.
Mrs. Tumer was bom November
21, 1911, in Walls, Miss.
Survrvors include: fIVe daughters,
Ann son 01 Memphis, Tenn.,
Cora Watson of Chicago, and
Josephine Holmes, Flora Turner and
Teola Watson, all of Benton Harbor;
a son, Roy Turner of Benton Harbor;
a sister, Elnora Harrison ofSt. Louis,
Mo.; a stepson, Carl Turner of Mem
phis; 42 grandchildren; 117 great
grandchildren; and 20
great-great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband,
Oliver, in 1972 and a daugher, Rose
Lee, in 1992.
bor, was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Yarbrough was born July 27,
1968, in Benton Habor. He was for
merly employed at Instant Interiors of
Kalamazoo.
Survivors include: his longtime
friend, Mary Lewis of Kalamazoo; his
parents, Georgia Yarbrough and
Henry Lowery, both of Benton Har
bor; two dauqtiters, Marcia Ellis and
Lakisha Glaspy, both of Benton Har
bor; a son, Timothy Yarbrough Jr. of
Benton Harbor; nine sisters, Princella
Johnson, Marcia Haynes, Onetha
Yarbrough, Brenetta Harris and Joy
Yarbrough, all of Kalamazoo, Sheri
Moore, Yolanda Yarbrough,
Stephanie Yarbrough and Danyell
Yarbrough, all of Benton Harbor; and
eight brothers, David Johnson, Ivy
Yarbrough, Dwayne Yarbrough and
Keith Yarbrough, all of Benton Har
bor, Aaron Yarbrough, Keith Yar
brough and Dale Yarbrough, all of
Kalamazoo, and Quante Yarbrough
of Kinchlow, Micr
Exte sion home economist appo lnted
EA .l...ANS} G,M} H.-MarionE.Hub rd,
of Detroit, h been appointed Ext n ion hom
economi tin Wayn County, eff ive . 15
She will respor ible for managing th
Exp nded Food and utrition Educa ion P -
gram (EFNEP).
Hub ard was a Macomb ounty Ext nsion
new p-
Shinnara Bailey
Shinnara Bailey, 23, of Benton
Harbor died October 29, as a victim
of a shooting in Benton Harbor.
The funeral was held November 4,
at the Beautiful Gate Baptist Church,
Benton Harbor. Burial was in Crystal
Springs Cemetery. Robbins Brothers
Funeral Home, Benton Harbor, was
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bailey was bom December
27, 1970, in Grand Rapids.
Survivors include: 'his mother,
Dorothy Bailey of Benton Harbor, his
father, Harold Bailey of Atlanta, Ga.;
four sister, Pamela Weaver, Dessie
Weaver and Charlene Griffin, all of
Grand Rapids, and Leatha Grtffin of
Benton Harbor; five brothers, Dannie
Weaver of Muskegon, Darryl Weaver
of Grand Rapids, Frank Griffin, Henry
Griffin and Kalshara Bailey, all of
Benton Harbor; a daughter
Shaquisha Guilds of Benton Harbor;
a son, Shinnara Bailey Jr of Benton
Harbor; and grandmother, Helen
Bridgeford of Grand Rapids
Willie Brown
COVERT - Willie Brown, 81, of
Covert died Octoer 12 in South Ha
ven Community Hospital after a long
illness. '
The funeral was held October 19,
at the First Baptist Church, Covert.
Burial was in Covert Cemetery Rob
bins Brothers Funeral Home, Benton
Harbor, was in charge of arrange
ments. .
Mrs. Brown was bom May 14,
1913, in Grace, Miss.
Survivors include: a brother, Le
wis Williams of Covert; a sister,
Mable of Inverness, Miss.; five grand
children; 16 great-grandchildren; 27
great-great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-great-grandchild. She
was preceded in death by her hus
band, Les Brown in 1990, and by a
daughter, Josephine Campbell in
1993.
Kanekia
Washington
Kanekia S Washington, two
year-old daughter o.f Melinda Wash
ington of Battle Creek and Dernck
Brown 'of Benton Harbor, died Octo
ber 14, in Battle Creek
The funeral was held October 20,
at Grace Temple Apostohc Church,
Benton Harbor Bunal was in Crystal
Springs Cemetecy Arrangements
was made by the Fauplam Chapel,
Florin Funeral Servtce, Benton Har
bor
Kanekia was born March 21,
1992, In St Joseph
SUrvIVOrs In additional to her par
ents Include grandparents, Chnstme
Washington of Battle Creek, Patncia
Brown and Sam Buchanon, both of
Benton Harbor, and Kerry Hartfield of
Grand Rapids; a brother, Kris Wash
ington, Sister, Precisha HolliS both-of
Battle Creek, and three half brothers
Christine Wade
Chnstme Wade, 70, died October
31, at her home In Benton Harbor,
after a long Illness .
The funeral was held November 3,
at the Umon Memonal African Meth
odist Episcopal Church, Benton Har
bor Bunal was In Crystal Spnngs
Cemetery Arrangements was made
by Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor
Mrs Wade was born September
11, 1924, In Union City, Tenn
Survivors Include her husband,
Walter, a daughter, Rosemary Jones
of Benton Harbor; two sons, Roger
Page of Ventura, Calrf and Ronald
Page, stationed with the air Force In
Goose Creek, S C , three sisters,
Rosie Mitchell of Benton Harbor,
Wilma Cox of Union City, Tenn, and
Margaret Jones of California, two
brothers. Willard Parchman of South
Bend and Ider R mus Parchman of
California, and four qrandchildren A
daughter, Marva Tnpplett, preceded
her In death In 1993
TiInothy Yarbrough
Timothy Yarbrough, 26, of Kala
mazoo, formerly of Benton Harrbor,
died October 30, at Borgess Medical
Center, Kalamazoo, after a short 111-
nss
Th funeralwasheldNovem r a,
at Community Church of God In
Chnst, Benton Harbor Bunal was In
Crystal Sprtngs Cemetery Robbins
Brothers Funeral Home, Benton Har-
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