Patricia James Howard was born February 5, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, to Arthur T. James and Sadie B. James of Brooklyn, New York. She  was the eldest of two children, herself and her brother, Alfred T. James. Patricia was educated in the public school system in Vancouver, WA., and graduated from Hudson Bay High School in 1958. In 1958 Patricia was crowned Royalettes Princess of Portland. Patricia attended Clark Jr. College in Vancouver, WA., Portland State University, and Portland...

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Mrs. Wanda definitely lived a life to be celebrated. Although her passing into the next life seems sad to all of her family and friends that she leaves behind, reality is her transitioning into her next life should be thought of as an accomplishment. She has moved on from this life of pain. She has moved on from this life of hardships. She has moved on from this life of stress. She has officially arrived in the Promise Land. Mrs. Wanda Jean Williams was born to Loretta Frison and Curtis...

Guy Leonard Baker was born August 19th, 1955 in Providence, RI to the late Henry Baker and Anita (Rodrigues) Baker. He was educated by Providence Public Schools attending E.W. Flynn, Gilbert Stuart, and Central High School. Guy was a member of the drum and bugle corps as well as a martial arts student at the Providence Afro Art Center. He would soon join the United States Navy in 1973, where he served a 2 year tenure. Upon leaving the military in 1975, he would relocate to Portland, Oregon...

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Gerard Llewelyn King was born on August 1, 1945 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Bernard A. and Elmira B. King.  He departed this life, on March 15, 2021 and entered into eternal rest at Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon. Gerard received his education in the Newark, New Jersey Public Schools. Early in his life he developed a passion for music and mastered playing three instruments the piano, saxophone and the organ. He was a member of the high school’s marching band,...

Ruth Mitchell was born on February 4, 1915 in Okolona, Mississippi. She was the seventh child to Janie and John Mitchell. Her family moved to Jackson, Tennessee where she grew up and received her education at A.R. Grade and High school. Being from a religious family, Ruth accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Berean Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee.   In 1944, Ruth moved to Portland, Oregon. She first worked in the ship yards, and later worked in a women's...