ALICE BURTON WILLIAMS

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1 SUNRISE-JUNE 1O, 1941 SUNSET-JANUARY 27, 2OO6 CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF ALICE BURTON WILLIAMS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 20O6 1:OO P.M. FRANKLIN COVENANT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH REV. GEORGE A. WILLIAMS - OFFICIATING PASTOR J. O. STRAW-BRIDGE - CHURCH PASTOR

2 ORDER OF SERVICE Reverend George A. Williams - Officiating Prelude Processional Selection Old Testament Scripture New Testament Scripture Solo Reflections Solo 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 Acknowledgements and Poem Brendan D. Casey Son-in-law ^ifeverend George A. Williams Recessional... Interment... Franklin Covenant Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

3 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.

4 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 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 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.

5 EACH MOMENT REMAINS Mama, "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 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

6 PALLBEARERS Mr. Bernoy Murry Deacon Prince Green Deacon Warren Wiley Deacon Paul Williams Deacon Henry Wheller Trustee Bobby Coleman HONORARY PALLBEARERS CLASS OF 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 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Augusta, Georgia & 2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia