Cheri

On February 13, 2003, MARGARET "MEG" C. LAWSON (nee Mobley); beloved wife of Peter C. Lawson; devoted mother of Summer; cherished daughter of Joseph Mobley and Cheri Mobley; loving sister of Jennifer Rucci, Michael Mobley, Melinda Hirschmann and Stephanie Mobley; granddaughter of Stephen Mobley. A Memorial Service will be held at Joppa Gospel Tabernacle Church, 1911 E. Joppa Road, on Thursday, February 20 at 11 A.M. Memorials in Mrs. Lawson's name may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, 2720 River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018.

A Massachusetts physician was formally nominated to be the Green Party's contender for the U.S. presidency Saturday afternoon at the downtown Baltimore Holiday Inn hotel. Jill Stein, who was the expected nominee, beat out actress Roseanne Barr handily. Stein amassed a majority of delegates' votes just before 4 p.m. at the Greens' annual national meeting, which opened Thursday at the University of Baltimore before moving near the Inner Harbor for Saturday's presidential nominating convention.

Cheri is a voluptuous movie about two voluptuaries who fall in love. Michelle Pfeiffer's performance as Colette's 49-year-old courtesan, Lea de Lonval, provides a rare sensual depiction of maturity and aging. When she lifts up her arms and admires "beautiful handles for an old vase," you agree about the handles, and the vase doesn't look so shabby, either. But Pfeiffer's hypnotic performance goes beyond her own eerie allure. She evokes an intense response because, as an actor, she conveys an exquisite sensibility.

When Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced last week that he would not run for the Republican nomination for president, it was a rare moment of clarity in the fever dream that is politics. "Simply put, I find myself caught between two duties. I love my country; I love my family more," he said in announcing his decision. He said he did not want to disrupt the lives of his wife and his four adult daughters. However, moments after making his decision known, he issued a second statement defending his wife, Cheri, against assertions that she had abandoned her children in the early 1990s when she moved to California with an old flame.

Suddenly, on October 9, 2003, KIP COLEMAN MYERS; former husband of Cindy Myers; proud father of Jessica and Joshua Myers; beloved son of Theresa I. Myers and Bill Myers; beloved brother of Cheri Myers and the late Mitchell Myers. Services and Interment private. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Kip's children, 632 Cherrytown Road, Westminster, MD 21158. Arrangements by Bradley-Ashton-Matthews Funeral Home.

Paella is a complicated dish under any circumstances. But when the shrimp has just awakened from a nap, the tomato is kicking the clam and the chicken leg is having trouble wedging himself into the stew pot -- well, even the chef at Tio Pepe's would probably quit in despair.But not Cheri Gough, or her husband, Richard. It was their fondness for Tio Pepe's version of this Spanish stew that inspired the Carroll County couple to make a paella of theirseven children in order to win free round-trip tickets to Spain.

On July 27, 2003, KENNETH DOUGLAS JOHNSON; beloved husband of WILHELMINA JOHNSON; also surviving two daughters, Cheri Johnson and Lakeshia Johnson, two grandchildren, ten sisters, three brothers and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Ave. on Wednesday after 8:30 A.M. Family will receive friends on Thursday at New Lebanon Calvary Baptist Church, 1601 N. Milton Ave., at 10:30 followed by funeral service at 11 A.M. Interment King Memorial Park.

On November 10, 2003, WILLIAM P. HORSEY, SR.; beloved husband of Jean (nee Largent); devoted father of Brenda Bixler, William, Jr., and Steven Horsey, Sr.; dear brother of Norman and Wilson Horsey; loving grandfather of Melvin, Jr. and Kristy Bixler, Steven, Jr., Cheri and William Horsey, III. Funeral services will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Friday, at 11 A.M. Interment Meadow Ridge Memorial Park....

On July 3, 2005, JASON ARON COLLINS, PO1 USN; devoted son of James Collins, Jr., and Cheri Collins; loving brother of Laci Collins; maternal grandparents, Vernon and Jeanne Williams; paternal grandfather, James Collins, Sr., and survived by a host of other relatives and friends. On Monday friends may call VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd. from 4 to 8 P.M. On Tuesday, PO1 Collins will lie instate at The Emmanuel Church, 8729 Church Ln., where family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with services to follow.

Cheri *** 1/2 ( 3 1/2 STARS) In this exquisite adaptation, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend play two voluptuaries - an aging courtesan and the son of one of her friends. They don't realize how deeply they have fallen in love, and they break up without realizing what it will do to them. Pfeiffer provides a rare sensual depiction of maturity; director Stephen Frears conjures a world where anything goes as long as the environment stays stylish. Although it's been shockingly slighted by national media, Cheri is one of the best films of the year.

Cheri *** 1/2 ( 3 1/2 STARS) In this exquisite adaptation, Michelle Pfeiffer and Rupert Friend play two voluptuaries - an aging courtesan and the son of one of her friends. They don't realize how deeply they have fallen in love, and they break up without realizing what it will do to them. Pfeiffer provides a rare sensual depiction of maturity; director Stephen Frears conjures a world where anything goes as long as the environment stays stylish. Although it's been shockingly slighted by national media, Cheri is one of the best films of the year.

Cheri is a voluptuous movie about two voluptuaries who fall in love. Michelle Pfeiffer's performance as Colette's 49-year-old courtesan, Lea de Lonval, provides a rare sensual depiction of maturity and aging. When she lifts up her arms and admires "beautiful handles for an old vase," you agree about the handles, and the vase doesn't look so shabby, either. But Pfeiffer's hypnotic performance goes beyond her own eerie allure. She evokes an intense response because, as an actor, she conveys an exquisite sensibility.

Opening Wednesday Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: (20th Century Fox) The prehistoric gang has 3-D adventures with a new species: dinosaurs. Public Enemies: (Universal Pictures) Outlaw John Dillinger faces off with the top agent of the brand-new FBI. With Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Cheri : (Miramax) A man retreats into fantasy after he's forced to end an affair with an older woman. With Michelle Pfeiffer. Opening next Friday O'Horten: (Sony Pictures Classics) An engineer is forced to retire and give up his scheduled, structured life.

On July 14, 2007, PAUL ALEXANDER, SR.; devoted and loving husband of Cheri Alexander. He is also survived by a daughter, five sons, and a host of other relatives, friends, and church family. Visitation at THE DERRICK C. JONES FUNERAL HOME, P.A. 4611 Park Heights Avenue, on Monday, July 23, 2 until 7 P.M. Elder Alexander will lie-in-state on Tuesday, July 24 at 5 P.M. at Carter Memorial C.O.G.I.C., 745 W. Fayette Street. Family will receive friends at 6, with funeral service to follow at 6:30 P.M. Interment in King Memorial Park Cemetery, on Wednesday, July 25 at 11 A.M.

On May 30, 2007, BERNADETTE S. HARRER (nee Schneider), of Baltimore; beloved wife of the late Henry Harrer; loving mother of Daniel A. Harrer and his wife Karen B., and Kenneth H. Harrer, Sr., and his wife Cheri , dear grandmother of Kenneth H. Harrer, Jr., and Kyle Harrer; sister of William H. Schneider and the late Beth Thompson. Family and friends will honor Bernadette's life at the family owned Evans Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services - Parkville, 8800 Harford Road, on Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Funeral Liturgy will be held Monday, 9:30 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church - Fullerton.

On April 1, 2006, EDWARD SEBASTIAN, beloved husband of Sarah K. Feeney, devoted father of Edward A. Feeney and wife Carol; Timothy M. Feeney and wife Donna; David D. Feeney and wife Cheri; Brendan P. Feeney and wife Linda and Coleen M. Feeney, dear son of Bernadine B. Feeney and the late Sebastian Feeney, loving grandfather of 15. Family and friends may call at THE JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 8521 Loch Raven Blvd., (Beltway exit 29-B) on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 P.M. All are invited to attend Services on Tuesday in the Cub Hill Bible Presbyterian Church, 2927 Cub Hill Road, at 10 A.M. Interment Parkwood Cemetery.

If being a successful pro angler requires a knack for self-promotion and knowing which lure to use, 11-year-old Cheri Perkins is on her way to the top. The Lansdowne Elementary School sixth-grader scored her first sponsorship last week after a letter-writing campaign to Doug Bowen, the head of Bass Pro Shops' retail stores. "You know a lot of people think that little girls don't like fishing and only boys do. But I love it," she wrote. "Please help me get in tourtiments. I would do anything to be in big tourtiments.

On February 23, 2006, CHARLES J. GIANFORTE, 3rd, of Severn, beloved husband of N. Sharon "Cheri" GIANFORTE (nee Smallwood); devoted father of Michelle N., Leah R., Rachel M., and Charles J. Gianforte 4th; loving son of Audrey Gianforte and the late Charles Gianforte, Jr.; dear brother of Sharleen Blake, Christine Rau, Theresa and Michael Gianforte. Friends may call at the family owned Kirkley-Ruddick Funeral Home P.A., 421 Crain Hwy., S.E., Glen Burnie, on Sunday and Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services will be held 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday at Grace of God Fellowship Worship Center.