RomuCus Dozier, Jr. was born on December 23,1931 in SaCuda, South Carodna to the Cate RomuCus Dozier, Sr. a n d lAnnie Dozier. Jfe was educated in South Carodna. RomuCus he f e d h i s d a d tremendousCy on the fa rm a n d his fa th er taught him carpentry. T"heirfir s t project was a barn andeventuaCCy they budt thefamiCy home. He became an exceCCent carpenter.
He h a d a smiCe that wouCdmake anyone Cooking at him smiCe back. He was easy going a n d soft hearted 3-Ce was aCways wiCCing to Cenda hand, time or money. One o f the most genuine, friendby peopCe you ever met. He was weCCCoved a n d Ciked in Cife.
He met his wife, 3-CiCda 'Brock, in 1969. fr o m that union, John Demetrius Brock, MarCon Jermaine Brock a n d Rawana Tatrice Brock were born. JCe was a devoted husband a n d fa th er. 3Je was a CoyaCRedskins fa n a n d an a v id fisherm an. One o f his best catches was "Bubba" a 22 inch Rock fish . He h a d a weCcoming spirit a n d was aCways wiCCing to share his Cife experiences a n d wisdom. JAfter he retired, he spent time teaching other aspiring carpenters the ropes.
Junior was p reced ed in death by his son John Demetrius Brock, his sister Mrs. M ary CoCeman a n d his brother CCarence Dozier. He Ceaves to mourn his wife Mrs. HiCda Dozier, sons Barry Smith, RomuCus Dozier III a n d MarCon Jermaine Brock, daughter Mrs. Tawana Tatrice Mensah, son-in-Caw RaynoCdHiCmot Mensah, granddaughters Naom i JAj 'ee CjCen, Cierrah Irene Mensah, Samadhi Iman Dozier, andCietta Lee Mensah, brothers lArtis D ozier a n d H enry Dozier, sisters Mrs. Annie Smokes, Ms. Carrie Dozier, Mrs. (jCadys Smith, Mrs. ShereCCeyne "ShirCey" Dukes a n d Mrs. Ruth TVatson, f a t her-in-Caw JuCius Jones, brothers-in-Caw SamueCSaCter, Cjeorge Dukes, CCarence Smith a n d Roy ToCate, sisters-in-Caw Mrs. Liz Dozier, Ms. Jude Jones, Mrs. Rebecca Gjadson, a n d Mrs. Toni ToCate, cousin Mrs. fa n n ie Tucker a n d a host o f other reCatives, dearfriends, church fa m d y a n d neighbors.
Mis Last AVords to M s 'Wife
"Mow are you fee Ling?" Me repded, "Jesus came fo r me." I asked him "JAre you going witfi film?" Me said, "yes, I 'm tir e d " I said to kirn "I don't know a Letterperson to go witfi." Me said, "I 'm so g Cadyou're here and
I 'm so gCadl didn't suffer."
'Wordsfrom Mis JamiCy
Larry: One day my dad and I were taCking and he said, "Don't Cet anyhody teCCyou what you can or can't do, because you know yourseCf
Letter than anyone eCse. Everybody needs a CittCe water andfertilizer an d sometimes a CittCe shaping
you never know how you're going to LCoom." That stuck with me to this day.
Tomie: One time I went to work with dad and I knew he was a carpenter. But, I d id not know how smart dad was. They got stuck on the job an d the boss came over an d said "we need your heCp over here." T a d started reading the LCueprints. I said, "dad, how do you know how to read LCueprints?" Me said, "I taught myseCf. AVhen I was growing up it was a different time, you had to teach yourself. I had to stop going to schooCa n d work on the farm. I Cearneda Cot from my dad but I had to Cearn to take it further. "
That am azed me.
CMarCon: In my fa th er's Cater years he wouCd often say "you are a man, I was a man. "
Mowever, he wiCCaCways be a man in my eyes, aperson with reaCstrength an d character.
In Coving memory o f a great man. IA very sa d day but ajoyous event: sending one o f (jods sons home to rest. LA Congjourney has come to an end.
Tawana: I came home crying one day because I d id not win a trophy. Me sa id to me,
"T o n 't cry, you don't need to win a trophy to be great, you have one of the best brains I know. " Me was my hero an d taught me to
bedeve in m y se f a n d dream big.
Tresiding M in is te r ...... ......... ........ .................R everen d JL erb ert M a r tin , Jr.
TrocessionaC..... ......................... ....... ........ ......................... ........ ............ .
SeCection...
..... .......................................'Rock JLiCCXnsembCe Choir
Scripture R eading (OCcC & M ew Testam ent)...........XvangeCist Louise JLoCCoway
T ra y er o f C o m fo rt........ ...... ........... ...... ..........XvangeCist Louise JLoCCoway
SeCection............. ............ ............................. ...Jasm ine a n d Ti({uestia JeCton
XuCogy a n d U n fadin g L ove ........ ................... ..........R aynoC dyi. M ensah
Jam iCy T ribute................ ...... ...................................................... Oscar Long
pam iCy T ribute.................................. .......................................MarCon Rrock
J:amiCy T rib u te................................... ..................................Taw ana M en sab
T o em fro m JLis Sisters..... ..............................................................................
SoCo......................... ................... .................................Lorraine MeCson D o zier
JVords o f Com fort................ ............ ............................. T astor R.C. JLoCCoway
pin a C y iew in g ...................... ...........................................................................
R ecessional'............................................................. R ock JLiCCXnsembCe Ckoir TaCCRearers:
R rett D ukes...............................................................................M icbaeC D ukes Terrence Sm ith .......................................... .............................. D eionne Sm ith R odney Sm okes..... .......................................................... ..........Terry X. D o zier
TCower (JirCs:
R ritta n y D ukes.......................... ...... .............. ........................ .Jasm ine JeCton Tequestia yeCton............ .......... .................................................... Shanta D ukes
^Acknowledgement
'ThefamiCy ofRomuCus Dozier, Jr. wouCcChike to express sincere appreciation to aCCwho
made expressions o f sympathy either By word,
thought, or d eed during this time o f grief.