Stephen M. Evinger, known to one and all as Wort, died on Wednesday, February 6th at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, aged 73. The eldest child of Windell W. Evinger and his wife Betty, he was born in Carthage, Missouri on August 7th, 1945, giving him the distinction of being able to claim that he was born in the middle of a nuclear war.  After graduating from Pittsburg State University (Kansas) he served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1971, stationed at Udorn Air Base in Thailand...

Louise Marie  Burton was born on May 20, 1937 in Austin, Texas to Frankie B. Slider and Tom L. Slider Jr.  Louise and her siblings brothers James T. Slider, Ralph B. Slider and sister Tommie M. Slider were raised in a home filled with love for God and family.  The Slider Family eventually  moved  from  Austin, Texas to Vancouver, WA and onward to Portland Oregon for better opportunities for their children. Louise was not only beautiful, with a great personality,...

Jo Ann Childs was born to Herman and Elizabeth Thrower in Fordyce, Arkansas on June 13, 1941. She departed this life on February 1, 2019. Jo Ann attended Shorter College in North Little Rock, Arkansas where she was named Homecoming Queen.  She then moved to Portland, Oregon in 1960 where she met Andrew Childs.  They joined Allen Temple C.M.E. Church after they were married. Andrew and Jo Ann celebrated their 56 th wedding anniversary in August 2017. Most of Jo Ann’s work...

Carl Louvrous Pierce son of Carl Edward Pierce and Mattie Jean Carroll Pierce was born November 3, 1977 in Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas.  He departed this life Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Fleming, Logan County, Colorado. Carl affectionately known by his family as ‘Lil’ Carl entered this world weighing approximately three pounds when exiting the hospital.  He spent his early childhood in Malvern and was active in sports.  He played T-Ball...