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BENTON HARBOR OBITUARIES
Jettie Rice
.Jetne Rice, 62, 01 Benton Harbor
died November 19, at Mercy M rno
rial Medical Center, St Joseph, after
a tonqutness
'1une,at was held. November
25, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
Bunal was In North Shore Memory
Gardens Arrangements was made
by Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor.
Mr Rice was born August 28,
1932, In Amorel, Ark He was retired
from Auto Speciames Manufacturing
Co., where he was employed as a
supervisor He was a veteran of the
Korean War
Survivors Include: his wife, Sarah;
rus mother, Nola Butler 01 Benton
Harbor, two daughters, Roena Rice
and Venita Crayton, both of Benton
Harbor: a son, Jettie Rice Jr of Chan
dler, Anz ; a brother, Malcom Butler
of Benton Harbor; and our grandchil
dren
Johnnie Crawford
Johnnie Crawford, 80, of Benton
Harbor died November 20, at Or
chard Grove Extended Care Center,
Benton Harbor
The funeral was held. November
25, at Robbins Brothers Chapel, Ben
ton Harbor Burial was In North Shore
Memory Gardens
Mr Crawford was born January
22, 1914, In Rondo, Ark
Survrvors Include: six daughters,
Mamie Lee Washington, Ophelia
King, I rene Gatewood, all 01 Benton
Harbor, Odessa West of Indianapo
lis, Ind, Patsy Britt of Little ROCk,
Ark, and Ida Mae Redden of Tyler,
Texas; three sons, Oavrd Crawiord of
West Helena, Ark, John Crawiord of
I ndianapohs, and Alonzo Crawford of
Chicago; 51 grandchildren; 63 great
grandchildren, and nine great-great
grandchildren
-Jarnes Pace
James Pace, 79, of Benton Har
bor, died November 21, at his home
after a long Illness
The funeral was held November
28, at New Paradise Baptist Church,
Benton Harbor Bunal was In North
Shore Memory Gardens \ Arrange
ments was made by Robbins Broth
ers Funeral Home, Benton Harbor
Mr Pace was born Apnl 30 1915,
In De Idder La He was a veteran of.
World War II
Survivors Include hrs wife, Selma
three da gh ers, Lorell Hare-n 0
Benton Harbor, Charlene Stewart 0
C .c aq o and Pa ncia Love of
Bel'evnlc MICh, thre sons Joh ny
Mat In and C' clrlc� Martin both of
Chicago, ar 10 Clarence Scanlan 01
Benton Harbor, 22 grandchildren.
and 11 great-grandchildren
Stephanie
W hington.
Ste name Washlngto:� 1',', .. •
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Stanley wasrunqton, both of Benton
Harbor, died November 24, at Mercy
Memorial Medical Center, St
Joseph
The funeral was held December 1,
· .. at, �QbbiQ&.ijs:.others Chapel. Benton
Harbor Burial was in Crystal Spnngs
Cem�ery. '
She was born June 20, In Madi
son, Wis.
Surviving in addition to her par
ents are: a Sister, Laquiesha Wash
ington of Benton Harbor;
grandparents, Marie Morgan and
Ruthie Martin, both of Benton Harbor,
Stanley Fowler of Madlson, WIS and
Eunice WaShington of Benton Har
bor; and qreat-qrandtather, Willie
Washington of Benton Harbor
Lonnie Phipps Jr.
Lonnie D. Phrpps Jr , 3-year-old
son of Lonnie Phipps and E.ffle Perry'
of Benton Harbor, died November 22,
at Mercy Memorial Medical Center,
St. Joseph.
. The funeral was held Decem ber 1 ,
at Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor. Burial was in Crystal
Springs Cemetery .
He was born October 8 1991' In
St Joseph "
SUrvIVOrs include. hrs parents; a
sister Tarusha Phipps of Benton Har
bor; qrandparents. Willie Jackson,
Jessie Phipps, Stanley Atkins and
DaiSY Atkins, all 01 Benton Harbor,
great-grandparents, Inez Phipps of
Mark, MISS, Henriette Smith of Ben
ton Harbor, Robert Foulks of Little
Rock, Ark, and Lawrence Taylor 01
Independence, La , and great-great
grandmother, Myrtle Jackson and
Etfe Atkins, both of Benton Harbor
Sam Williams
Sam Wdllams, 84, formerly of
Bentbn Harbor, died November 27, a
tus home in Columbus, Oruo
the funeral was held December 2,
at Meredith Temple Church of God In
Chnst, Columbus, Otno
Mr Williams was bom July 18.
1910, In MISSISSIPPI He was retired
from the former Supenor Steel Co ,
Benton Harbor, where he was em-
ployed lor 31 years .
Survivors Include' hfw WI e of 64 .
years, Carne; five daughters, Elvie
Scott of Benton Harbor, Deborah
Grim and Mary Bullocks, both of
South Rend, Naomi Murphy and Rut
waqoner, both of Columbus, Ohio.
even sons, Sam Williams Jr of
K larnaz oo. Alp oris William
Dave Williams and CI rles Williams,
all 0 Columbus, Jerry Williams 0
Allan a, Ga ann L WIS W,lliams and
Michael Wllhams, both of Benton
Harbor, 39 qranochudr n, 25 great-·
grandchildren, two sister, Elsie EIII
o Benton Harbor and Willie Mae
W,ham<; of St LOUIS Mo. an two
brother Joe Williams ... olurn us
and AI Wilhamc; 0 Flor da
Benton Harbor /West Mich.
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Recall P tition
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R 11 petitions against two
B nton H rhor School Bo rd
.. memb r , Ken Woltman and
Dan Ertman we turned in to
th Berrien County Cler offi
mb r 1.
Th wording of the petitio
for th recall was approved in
S ptember. 011 h petitions, it
charged that the two Board
m mbers voted against the
300,000 h alth screening
grant from the Michigan De
p rtm nt of Social Services,
which w applied for by th
up rint nd nt Parent Advi
ory Council (Sup rP AC) nd
Benton Ha bor Are School be-
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