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WILLIAMS
1765 Martin Luther
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tered into rest onj-essm
Thursday, Octoberfs
18, 2001 at the Uni-|
versity Hospital. Fu-l
neral service were
held October 22,2001 at 2p.m.
at Bethlehem Baptist Church
i, Edgeville, S.C. with Rev. Ed
ward Lloyd officiating. Inter
ment was in the church cem
etery. Survivors include one
daughter, Lille Mae Lyons of
Augusta, Ga.; two sons:
Sampson Abney and Sylvester
Abney, both of Augusta, Ga.;
AMEN Corner
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of the bible, each second and fourth Saturday at 2 p.m. Free to
the public. For more details, call Evangelist Vonghett Oatis at
(706) 737-2675 or 399-6395. Rev. Charles E. Lacy is pastor.
Evangelist Oatis is assistant pastor.
B New Beginning, an alcohol and drug support group, will
meet every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the House of the Lord
Pentecostal Church, 1351 10th St. and Perry Ave. of Augusta,
the place where “you can begin again.” For more info, call
(706) 722-6023.
B CSRA R.1.5.E,, Inc., a non-profit organization, is offer
ing GED preparation and tutoring classes free of charge at
1202 D’Antignac St. To register for classes, you may sign up
at the center between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Mon. - Fri., or just
before classes at 6 p.m. For more info, call Rev. Thomas
Walker at 737-3776.
B The Depressive and Manic-Depressive Asso. of
Greater Augusta, a ministry of First Baptist Church, 3500
Walton Way of Augusta, will hold its meetings on the third
Wednesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the Walton Building,
Room 105. For Oct. 17, the specia program will feature Dr.
Jeffrey Rausch, MCG outpatient psychiatry head who will
speak on depressive and related conditions as well as research.
The meeting is open to the public, mental health groups and
patients. For more info, call 722-0010.
B Broadway Baptist Church, 2323 Barton Chapel Rd. of
Augusta, will begin its third year of extension class of the
International Seminary starting Sept. 2001. Itis a theological
training program for lay people and deacons as well as minis
ters. Students will earn a diploma of Practical Theology. For
registration info, contact Marion Beasley at 790-8185. Rev.
Dr. C.W. Joyner Jr. is pastor.
B Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, 1415 Jones
St. of Augusta, holds Sunday worship services at 8 and 10:15
a.m. Church training classes are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
Hot meals served on Tuesdays at noon. Transportation to
Sunday worship services provided. Call (706) 722-5081.
B The Light of the World Evangelistic Outreach Minis
tries, 1880 Alabama Rd. of Augusta, holds Sunday School at 10a.m.
withworshipserviceat 11a.m. Biblestudy/prayerisheld every Wed.,
7 p.m. Ministries of the church include spiritual counseling for the
homeless, poor and needy; Food and Clothing Ministry; Sr. Citizen
Brown Bag Program; Sr. Citizen Housing Grants for repairs and
paintingof Homes; IRStax cousulting; teenage pregnacy counseling
and many other in-house ministries. For more info, call the church
at 828-5197.
Faith Outreach Christian Life Center, Inc.
Monthly Event Schedule
Sunday Services 8:00AM
10:45AM
Ist Saturday of the Month Men’s Outreach B:3OAM
2nd Tuesday Youth Outreach (Ages 3-12) 7:OOPM
2nd Friday Teen Outreach (Ages 13-18) 7:OOPM
2nd Saturday Adult Single’s Outreach B:3OAM
3rd Saturday Women'’s Outreach B:3OAM
4th Tuesday Marriage Maintenance 7:OOPM
E very 4th Monday Youth Skating at the Stardust
Rink or Youth Bowling at the
Fort Gordon Bowling Alley
(Please call) 6:3OPM
Every Wednesday Corporate Prayer 6:OOPM
Every Wednesday Bible Study 7:OOPM
Pas Tor RicHARD PEOPLES
2664 Willis Foreman Road
Hephzibah, GA 30815
Phone: (706) 792-9972
“Write the vision and make it plain upon the tables that he may run who readeth it” Hab 2:2
Antioch Missionary
Baptist Church
“The Church That Reaches Out”
Come and Worship with Us.
1454 Florence Street ¢ (706) 724-2809
Rev. Kenneth B. Martin, pastor
Sundfi}' School
* 9:30 A.M.
Sunday Worship
7:45 AM. and 10:45 A.M.
Wednesday Worship
12:00 Noon
Wednesday Praise & Bible Study
7:00 P.M.
Christ Believing-Chrisi Centered .
threesisters: Azalee Smith, and
Mattie Gault, both of
Warrenville, S.C. and Ida
Barnes of Aiken, S.C.; five
brothers: Sylvester Ramsey of
Johnston, S.C., Leroy Ramsey
and Ephrim A. Ramsey, both of
Aiken, S.C., Evans Ramsey of
Bath, S.C. and Willie Ramsey
of Reading, Pa.; nine grand
children, ninegreat-grandchil
dren, five sisters-in-law, three
brothers-in-law, one great
aunt;andahostofaunts, nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
Lily Mae Dyers-Enteredinto
rest on Friday, October 19,
2001. Funeralservice wereheld
October 25, 2001 at 1 p.m. at
the Williams Funeral Hcme
Chapel with Rev. Larry Fryer
officiating. Interment was in
the Hickory Tree Cemetery.
Survivorsinclude her husband,
Joe Neal Dyers of Augusta, Ga.;
twodaughters: Roberta (Larry)
Stokes Thomas of Augusta, Ga.
and Lis Ross of Thomson, Ga.;
three sons: Willie Stokes and
James Edward Stokes, both of
Thomson, Ga. and Joe Winfrey
of Augusta, Ga.; four sisteis:
Annie Wilburn of Philadelphia,
Pa., Marie Wilburn PeaEs of
Atlanta, Ga., Virginia Crawford
and Loretta Lewis, both of
Thomson, Ga.; one brother,
James Earl Jackson; seven
grandchildren, cne great
grandchild, one goddaughter,
Vikie Gunter of Hephzibah,
Ga.; and a host of other rela
tives and friends.
Gonnie L. Gantt -
Enteredintoreston
Monday, October
22, 2001. Funeral
service were held
October 27, 2001 at
2 p.m. at Franklin
Baptist Church with Rev.
GeorgeA. Williams officiating.
Interment was in the church
cemetery. Survivorsinclude his
wife, Beatrice W. Gantt; two
daughters: Mattie L. Gantt ,
both of Augusta, Ga.; one son,
RufusW. ((%Ilementin) Gantt I 1
of Augusta, Ga.; one sister,
Katie Foster of Brooklyn,N.Y ;
12 grandchildren, 21 great
grandchildren, six sisters-in
law, four brothers-in-law; and
ahost of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
Rhelma Murray - Entered
intorest on Thursday, October
18,2001. Funeral service were
held October 23,2001 at 3p.m.
at the Williams Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Jackson Parks
officiating. Interment was in
the Harmony Baptist Church
Cemetery in Lincolnton, Ga.
Survivors include her mother,
Mary Francis Murray; four sis
ters: Geneva Murray Woodie
Lee Wright, Zena Murray and
Lepolia Murray, all of Augusta,
Ga.; oneuncle, six nieces, three
nephews, a devoted friend,
Patsy Shepard of Augusta, Ga.;
and a host of other relatives
and friends.
Daisy Belle Prince- Entered
into rest on Tuesday, October
23,2001 at St. Joseph Hospital.
Funeral services were held Oc
tober 27, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. at
the Gilbert Lambuth Memo
rial Chapel Paine College with
Rev. Dr. Jerry Poole officiat
ing. Interment was in
Southview Cemetery. Survi
vors include four daughters:
Tammy Prince, Marie Bell,
Barbara Puryear and Bernice
Clark, all of Augusta, Ga.; five
sons: Charles (Annette) Scott
and Henry (Therian) Prince,
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< *Women's Fellowship, IstFriday of month
%II * Singles Ministry, 2nd Friday of month
# *Men's Fellowship, 3rd Friday of month
: * Seniors Ministry
Dr. & Mrs. * School of Ministry offered to Ministers
Michael Mitchell * Teens, Youth, & Children’s Ministries
+Sunday Services 8:45am.& 11am.
+Wednesday “Hour of Power” Bible Study 7:00p.m.
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Services Held At: Jamestown Elementary School
3736 Heirs Sivd. (Off Tobacco Road)
P.O. Box 15196, Augusta, Ga. 30919-5196-Phone: 796-1400 ¢ rmi24o4@aol.com
Broadway Baptist Church
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Rev. Dr. C. W. Joyner, Jrg
Pastor
‘ Sunday Worship Services
8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
2323 Barton Chapel Road
; Augusta, Ga 30906
(706) 790-8185 ~
both of Richmond, Ind., Victor
(Miriam) Golphin of Cordele,
Ga., Levi (Robbie) Golphin of
Lithonia, Ga., Roscoe (Lucretia)
Brown of Augusta, Ga.; two
sisters: Marthat Smith of Syra
cuse, N.Y. and Alfrezer
Youmans of Augusta, Ga., one
brother, George (Elizabeth)
Washington of Augusta, Ga.;
23 grandchildren, 17 great
grandchildren, one great-great
grandchild; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Alexander George
Rembert- Entered into rest
onThursday, October 25,2001.
Funeral services were held Oc
tober 27, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. at
the Williams Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Dr. W.J.
Crockett officiating. Survivors
include his father, Edward
(Sonie) L. Rembert; six broth
ers: Edward L. (Kimberly)
Rembert Jr. of Freemanburg,
Pa., Nelson (Barbarette)
Rembert of Pensacola, Fla.,
Richard Rembert and Darryl
Rembert, both of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Ralph Edwards (Detrice)
Dumas of Stone Mountain, Ga.
and Damion Rembert of Den
ver, Col.; two sisters: Peggy
Weaver and Valerie Sims, both
of Cincinnati, Ohio; a special
friend, Dometha Cohick-
McLemore and her three chil
dren; and a host of other rela
tives and friends. -
Nealy Scott Sr. - Enteredinto
rest on Sunday, October 21,
2001. Funeral services were
held October 26,2001 at 1 p.m.
atJones Grove Baptist Church
in Rosier, Ga. with Rev. James
Strobridge officiating. Inter
ment was in the church cem
etery. Survivors include his
wife, Virginia Scott of Augusta,
Ga.; four daughters: Gussie
(Artis) Dishmond ofMillen, Ga.,
LaTisha (Zackery) Howard of
Augusta, Ga., Viola (Craig)
Roseboro of Charlotte, N.C.and
Susanna (Sifredo) Itara of At
lanta, Ga.; three sisters: Pearl
Ward of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,
Lila (Allen) Rucker and Eliza
beth Stephens, both of Midville,
Ga.; 20 grandchildren, 12 great
grandchildren; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Dorothy E.Mitchell
Thornton - Entered
intorest on Saturday,
October 13, 2001 at
DwightE. Eisenhower
Medical CenterinFort | ,
Gordon, Ga. Funeral
services were held October 19,
2001 at 1 p.m. at Beulah Grove
Baptist Church with Rev. Dr.
Sam Davisofficiating. Interment
was in Mount Olive Memorial
Gardens. Survivors include her
husband, Arthur L. Thornton;
two sons: La’Don Thornton of
Richmond, Va. and Bryan
Thornton; two brothers: John
Covenant
AUGUSTA FOCUS
(Demetrice) Mitchell of Hephzi
bah, Ga. and Warren (Ruby)
Mitchell Jr. of Bronx, N.Y.; four
sisters: Sarah M. (Victor) Hurst
of Temple Hills, Md., Shirley M.
MaybankofAtlanta, Ga., Beverly
Mitchell of Augusta, Ga. and
Georgia M. (Kelton) Chun of
Mount Rainier, Md.; her god
sister, VivianJohnsonof Augusta,
Ga.; her mother-in-law, Lucille
Thornton of Glouster, Va.; one
aunt, one sister-in-law, one
brother-in-law, 14 nieces, 14
nephews, 19 great nieces and
nephews; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Betty Jean Walker - Entered
into rest on Menday, October
15, 2001 at Dwight David
Eisenhower Medical Center in
Fort Gordon, Ga. Funeral ser
vices were held October 26,
2001 at 1 p.m. at Good Shep
herd Baptist Church with Rev.
Clarence Moore officiating. In
terment was in Mount Blive
Memorial Gardens. Survivors
include her husband, Tyler A.
Walker Sr.; twodaughters: Ina
V. Ruffin of Augusta, Ga. and
Belinda G. (Nathaniel)
Campbell of Germany; two
sons: Tyler A. (Angelique)
Walker of Atlanta, éa. and
Zaddis (Nicole) Walker of Vir
ginia Beach, Va.; three sisters:
Barbara A. (Eligah) Council of
Augusta, Ga., Reba D. Turner
and Eva J. Rhodes, both of
Bronx, N.Y.; nine
graandchildren, two sisters-in
law; and a host of other rela
tives and friends.
W.H. Mays Mortuary
1221 James Brown Bluvd.
Frank Bussey - Entered into
rest on Saturday, October 20,
2001. Funeral services were
held October 26,2001 at 2 p.m.
at Newberry Baptist Churchin
Lincolnton, Ga. with Rev. Wil
liam Bussey officiating. Inter
ment was in the church cem
etery. Survivors include his
friend, Alice K. Scott; two sons:
Frank Hodge and Frank
(Terry) Bussey, both of Au
gusta, Ga.; twoadopted daugh
ters: Tasha Scott and Tiffany
Scott, both of Augusta, Ga.;
four sisters: Beulah Bell of
Hephzibah, Ga., Ethel Clark
Pearl Robinson and Rosie
Bussey, all of Augusta, Ga.; his
stepmother, Mary Bussey; and
a host of other relatives and
friends.
Euphrates Lewis Sr. - En
tered into rest on Saturday,
October 20, 2001. Funeral ser
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: Rev. Gregory A. Young
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vices were held October 25,
2001 at 11 a.m. at Mount Cal
vary Baptist Church with Rev.
Clyde Hill Sr. officiating. Inter
ment was in Walker Memorial
Gardens. Survivorsinclude his
wife, Mary Etta Lewis; one
daughter, Cathy Michele Lewis
of Atlanta, Ga.;twosons: Barry
Voughn Lewis Sr. of Augusta,
Ga. and Euphrates Lewis Jr. of -
Atlanta, Ga.; three daughters
in-law, eight grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, one god
son, Albert Datoni Wiggins 111;
and a host of other relatives
and friends.
DENT’'S
930 D’antignac Street
Paul N. Bracy - Entered into
rest on Sunday, October 13
2001 in Boston, Mass. Funerai
services were held October 20,
2001 at 12 noon at Jerusalem
Baptist Church with Rev.
Tommy Burgess officiating. In
terment was in Mount Olive
Memorial Gardens.
Ollie Mae Ports Bush - En
teredintorest on Tuesday, Oc
tober 23, 2001 at the Univer
sity Hospital. Funeral service
wereheld October 27,2001 at 2
p.m. at Springfield Baptist
Church in Alexander, Ga. with
Rev. Joseph Williams officiat
ing. Interment was in the
church cemetery. Survivorsin
clude her husband, Roosevelt
Bush; three stepdaughters:
Rosa Allen, Ann (Charles)
Walker and Ethel Wright, all of
Augusta, Ga.; two stepsons:
Roosevelt Bush Jr. of Augusta,
Ga. and Alex Butler of Detroit,
Mich.; one sister, Ida Tinder of
Savannah, Ga.; one brother,
Roosevelt Ports of Burke
County; 11 step-grandchildren,
11 step-great-grandchildren;
and a host of nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
JamesH. (Buddy) Eberhart
- Entered into rest on Monday,
October 15, 2001 at the Uni
versity Hospital. Funeral ser
vices were held October 26,
2001 at 1 p.m. at River Chris
tian Center (Springfield Bap
tist Church) with Rev. Gary
Reese officiating. Interment
was in Southview Cemetery.
Robert Hammonds - Entered
intorest on Monday, October 15,
2001. Funeral services were held
October 20, 2001 at 11 a.m. at
Oakey Grove Baptist Church in
Evans, Ga. withßev. G. Williams
officiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
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