Funeral Details for Ossie Davis

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR OSSIE DAVIS, NOTED WRITER, ACTOR
AND ACTIVIST ARE SCHEDULED FOR;

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2005
12:00 NOON
AT  RIVERSIDE CHURCH, 490 RIVERSIDE DRIVE,
(NEAREST CROSS STREET IS 122 ST,) HARLEM, NY


THE REVEREND JAMES FORBES, PASTOR
THE  RIVERSIDE CHURCH AND THE REVEREND
AND CALVIN BUTTS, PASTOR OF
THE  ABBYSSINIAN  BAPTIST CHURCH OF WHICH MR. DAVIS WAS
A MEMBER, WILL PRESIDE AT THE  SERVICES.

THE ECUMENICAL SERVICE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL
BE PRECEDED BY A COMMUNITY VIEWING ON
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2005
AT  ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH,
132 WEST 138 STREET, HARLEM.
VIEWING HOURS  WILL BE FROM 5 PM TO 10 PM.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT  DONATIONS
BE MADE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS
IN MR. DAVIS'  NAME.

WBAI  PACIFICA  RADIO  120 WALL STREET, NY, NY 10005
ATTENTION:  MR. BERNARD  WHITE

TODAY'S STUDENTS/TOMORROW'S  TEACHERS
3 WEST MAIN STREET,  ELMSFORD, NEW YORK  10523
ATTENTION: DR. BETTY  PERKINS

EXCEL  INSTITUTE 2266 25TH PLACE, NE, WASHINGTON, DC. 20018
ATTENTION:  GEORGE  STARKE

OXFAM AMERICA,  SUDAN CRISIS RELIEF FUND
PO BOX 1211,
ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA  56007-1211

FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT CAROLYN ODOM    914.235.1113