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Joan Brown-Kline, June 13, 1948 - July 17, 2021 

A 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

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Robert 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

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Cortez Samuel, September 7, 1942 - June 22, 2021 

Friends 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.

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Cora Smith, Jan. 1, 1940 – May 25, 2021 

Cora 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. 

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B.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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Rutha Mae Funchess-Harrington, Sunrise: March 31, 1941 - Sunset: April 12, 2021 

A special service of remembrance will be held Saturday May 15 at 11a.m., hosted by Senior Pastor Rose E. Franks at the House of Prayer for All Nations located at 721 N. Mason St. in Portland, Oregon and on Zoom.

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Singer-songwriter Lloyd Price, an early rock ’n roll star and enduring maverick whose hits included such up-tempo favorites as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Personality” and the semi-forbidden “Stagger Lee,” has died

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Services will be held on May 4, 2021, at 10 a.m. at Vancouver Avenue 1st Baptist Church, 3138 N. Vancouver Avenue, Portland, Ore.

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In this Feb. 9, 2003, file photo, former Oregon Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse answers a question from the audience during a town hall meeting in Milwaukie, Ore. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens, File) 

Furse championed the rights of Native Americans and helped five Oregon tribes regain federal recognition

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Dr. Walter C. Reynolds, March 24, 1920 - November 17, 2020 

Dr. Walter C. Reynolds, died at the age 100 of non-COVID causes, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 in hospice with family and loved ones saying their goodbyes, at Legacy Mt. Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon.

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