Funeral services will be held at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 3725 N Gantenbein Avenue, Portland, Ore. on Friday, November 5, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
READ MOREIn this May 21, 2001, file photo, Secretary of State Colin Powell talks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of State in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Colin Powell, who served Democratic and Republican presidents in war and peace died Monday of COVID-19 complications.
READ MOREClara Jackson McLaughlin was best known for being the first Black woman to own and be the majority shareholder of a network-affiliated TV station in the United States.
READ MOREHarrington was opposed by Portland Police Association, the police union, from the start and resigned after 17 months after her husband broke police rules
READ MOREDennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a founding member of the long-running soul-funk band Kool & the Gang died peacefully in his sleep Saturday
READ MOREA service for Joan Brown-Kline, held in Georgia, will be livestreamed starting at 11:50 a.m. PT (2:50 p.m. EDT) on Saturday, July 31
READ MORERobert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading black voter registration drives in the American South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority education in math, has died at 86
READ MOREFriends and family are invited to attend Cortez’s graveside service on July 7, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 SE MT Scott Blvd., Happy View, Ore.
READ MORECora Smith was a pioneer in the beauty industry, owned a hair salon, and founded a skincare and makeup line. She had a career in the fashion industry that included print and runway modeling.
READ MOREB.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78.
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