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SUNRISE-JUNE 1O, 1941 SUNSET-JANUARY 27, 2OO6
CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF
ALICE BURTON WILLIAMS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 20O61:OO P.M.
FRANKLIN COVENANT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. GEORGE A. WILLIAMS - OFFICIATING
PASTOR J. O. STRAW-BRIDGE - CHURCH PASTOR
ORDER OF SERVICE
Reverend George A. Williams - Officiating
Prelude
Processional
Selection
Old Testament Scripture
New Testament Scripture
Solo
Reflections
Solo
Acknowledgements
and Poem
F.C.M.B.C. Choir
Reverend Leroy Green
Pastor, F.C.M.B.C.
Reverend Leroy Grier
Class of 1959
Reverend George A. Williams
Beloved Family and Friends
Barbara Dawson
F.C.M.B.C. Member
Brendan D. Casey Son-in-law
^ifeverend George A. Williams
Recessional
. . . Interment . . .
Franklin Covenant Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
ST. FRANCIS PRAYER
Lord make me an instrument of your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where thgf&j,despair, hope;^3mHl!lf9ira&te©
And where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much
as seek to be consoled as console;
To be understood as undemtand;
To be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
UIFES©S REFLECTIONS
ALICE BURTON WILLIAMS PRECIOUS MEMORIES
Alice Burton Williams was the sixth of six children born to Willie and Fannie Burton on June 10, 1941 in Richmond County of Au gusta, Georgia.
Educated in the Augusta Public School System, she attended Ursula Collins Elementary School, and graduated from Lucy C. Laney High School©s Class of 1959.
In 1969, she married Willie Williams, Jr. To this union, two children were born: Warkenda G. Williams Casey and Waninahi L. Will iams.
Alice retired in 2005 from the Social Security Administration in Greeneville, Tennessee where she worked since 1975.
She was a devoted member of First Baptist Church, Greeneville, Tennessee where she worked in the nursery teaching numerous chil dren the wonders and love of our Lord and Savior.
"Rather than bemoan the absence of the flame, Let us celebrate how brightly it burned!"
To cherish her memory, Alice leaves: two daughters, Warkenda Williams-Casey and Waninahi Williams, one son-in-law, Brendan Casey; as well as the children©s father, Willie Williams Jr.; twin grand daughters, Deirdre and Gabriel Casey, and a grandson, Declan Casey; two sisters, Eurnice Terrell and Emma Burton President; a devoted cousin, Margie Murry; two beloved aunts, Pauline Williams and her husband Rev. George Williams and Bessie Burton; two beloved uncles, Bettis Burton and Rev. George Williams; a cherished friend, Mildred Bell; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and devoted friends.
Alice will be joining her brothers, Robert and James Burton, and sister, Bernese Kent in Glory.
EACH MOMENT REMAINS
"Each moment of love remains like a song. In the flow of our lives, in the Lilt of our years,
Gripping our thoughts in its simple refrain,Hearing with its beauty our unanswered pain,
The hymn of our hearts and the bed of our tears,Your melody ancient,
Which we will pass on."
- Nicholas Gordon
Mama,
Each day we will continue to sing your song of quiet beauty, dignity, strength and love. Each moment you will be reflected in all we do. You will live on not only in our songs, but also the songs we teach our children and they teach theirs. You have left us physically, but all that you are lives on in the songs we continue to sing. -Your Daughters
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We, the family of the late Alice Burton Williams, are most grateful for the many expressions and acts of love that you, our many friends have shown us. We found comfort in every visit, gift, flower, and prayer, and have tenderly enclosed each in our hearts. Your re sponses provided us with strength during our bereave ment and we ask that you continue to remember us in your thoughts and prayers.
-The. Family of Alice Burton Williams
PALLBEARERS
Mr. Bernoy Murry
Deacon Prince Green
Deacon Warren Wiley
Deacon Paul Williams
Deacon Henry Wheller
Trustee Bobby Coleman
HONORARY PALLBEARERSCLASS OF 1 959
ALICE BURTON WILLIAMS
Alice ("Bobby" as she was affectionately known) will forever be remembered for her KIND HEART*
K - Keeper of all who met her
I - Independent, assertive, and strong
N - Nurturing, loving and giving
D - Devoted daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend
H - Healer, protector, and comforter
E - Empathetic, understanding, and compassionate
A - Altruistic, caring, and forgiving
R - Reliable, faithful, and loyal
T - Talented, true, and trusting in God to the end.
> Services Entrusted To
WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC.1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Augusta, Georgia
706.722.5551&
2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia 706.792.1003