In loving memory of Romulus Dozier, Jr., December 23, 1931-March 15, 2007, services, Saturday March 24, 2007, 11:00 a.m., Rock Hill Baptist Church, 130 Rock Hill Road, Saluda S. C. 29138, presiding minister, Reverend Herbert Martin, Jr.

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.