“People came to say their farewell to a woman that was worth the highest of honors as our bishop truly said in his statement, that she is a woman worthy of the highest of honors and today the community, along with the family, stood in concert to reiterate that,” Randall said.

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Seattle — Thumbnail History (historylink.org) Seattle is the largest city in Washington state and its economic capital. Settled in 1851, its deep harbor and acquisition of Puget Sound’s first steam-powered sawmill quickly established it as a center of trade and industry. It gained the Territorial University (now University of Washington) in 1861, but was snubbed by the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1874 when it picked Tacoma as its western terminus. Despite this, the town prospered thanks to independent railroad development fueled by local coal deposits…

Celestine Chaney, Buffalo mass shooting victim, laid to rest Tuesday (spectrumnews.com) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Celestine Chaney, a victim of the mass shooting at a Tops in Buffalo earlier this month, was laid to rest on Tuesday at Elim Christian Fellowship, the very church she devoted years of her live to as a faithful member of the congregation and various ministries. Many are still coming to terms with the brutal loss of such a peaceful life.