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Written by HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer

Published: 30 May 2021

 

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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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 11 May 2021

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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Written by HILLEL ITALIE and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press

Published: 08 May 2021

 

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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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 22 April 2021

 

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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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 21 April 2021

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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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 07 April 2021

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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Written by Lisa Loving

Published: 03 March 2021

Lee Edward Moore, Sr. 1946-2021 

Over his long career in the public and private sector, Lee Moore helped impact the course of Oregon history

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Written by JEFF MARTIN and ERRIN HAINES Associated Press

Published: 02 March 2021

In this Nov. 30, 1980 file photo, Vernon Jordan, of Urban League, appears on CBS-TV's "Face the Nation." (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File) 

Vernon Jordan rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 01 March 2021

Lee Moore 

It is with a heavy heart that we share news of the passing of Lee Moore, a friend of the community and of The Skanner News.

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Written by David Shefter

Published: 24 February 2021

When Bill Wright visited Golf House in 2012 and becomes emotional looking at his name on the James Standish Trophy in the USGA Golf Museum’s Hall of Champions. (Photo/USGA) 

Wright was born in Kansas City, Mo., in 1936. His family moved to Portland, Ore., when he was 12 and later to Seattle, where Wright was introduced to the game by his father at Jefferson Park.