Mr. Dwayne S. Baker
Celebrating the Life of
Mr. Dwayne Shundell Baker
If all the world were mine to give I would give it, yes, and more To see you coming up the steps And walking through our door
To hear your voice, to see your smile To sit and talk with you awhile To be with you the same old way Would be our fondest day A heart ofgold stopped beating Two smiling eyes closed to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best. Anonymous
Loving Husband, Son and Brother
August 15, 1961
October 26, 1998
Saturday, October 31, 1998
11:00A. M.
In The Sanctuary of
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
989 Morrow Ave. Macon, Georgia 31201
Rev. Terence Renard Gray, Pastor/Officiant
"Hutchings Service"
Reflections of Life
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
A Time to Love: He was united in holy matrimony to Robbin McGhee. He rendered successful service to his church and community.
A Time to Build: Dwayne attended the public schools ofBibb County. He also attended Florida A & M University.
Labor. It is a Gift of God: He united with St. Paul A.M.E. Church at a very early age. Wherever needed in the church, he served diligently until he moved to Atlanta, where he affiliated himself with several A.M.E. churches.
A Time to Die: His earthly career ended Monday, October 26, 1998.
A Time to Mourn: He leaves to cherish his memories, a loving wife, Robbin Baker; mother, Mildred V. Baker, Father, Raymond Baker; sister, Lewicinda (Peaches) Baker; brother, Terrance Ramon Baker; mother-in-law, Dorothy Alexander (Cleveland); father-in-law, Stephen McGhee (Linda); sisters-in-law, Shawn McGhee and Kimberly McGhee; brothers-in-law, Asia McGhee, Carlos McGhee, Keon McGhee, Willie Alexander and Demille Alexander; aunts, Christine Bryant, Lucy Torrance, Wilma Baker, Sallie Baker, Charity McCray, Helen Baker, Mollie Baker; uncles, Carswell Vinson, James Baker, Henry Baker, George Baker, Harding Baker; many devoted nieces, nephews, cousins & friends.
Order of Service
The Rev. Terence Renard Gray, Presiding
The Prelude ........................................................... Ministers Anthony Jordan/David Little Guest Minister, Daisy McDowell
The Processional .......................................................... Ministers, Pallbearers and Family
The Hymn of Comfort .......................................................... The Choir and Cong egation ("Hold to God's Unchanging Hand" p.513)
The Prayer of Consolation ...................................................................... Rev. Orner Reid
The Liturgy of the Word: Old Testament ...................................... Rev. Timothy Booker New Testament ..................................... Rev. Leonard Searcy
The Solo ................................................................................................. Harold Lamar ("/Am Kept By The Grace Of God")
The Obituary (read silently) ........................................................................... Soft Music
The Remarks (three minutes please) ....................................... Rev. N.-W. Sneed, Neighbor Thelma Dillard, City Counsel/Cousin Pepsi- Steve Bragg . Pepsi- Mary Bassett, Co-Worker Bruce Cornelius, Friend
The Acknowledgment ....................................................................... Rev. John Norflette
Special Presentation ................................................................................. Class of 1979
The Solo .......... ... ....... ...................... ........ ......................................... Rev. Terence Gray ("Jesus, You're the Center of My Joy")
The Eulogy ....................................................................................... Rev. Terence Gray
**Thy Hymn of Assurance ............................-........................ The Choir and Congregation ("My Faith Looks Up to Thee" #415)
The Recessional ....................................... ~ .................... Ministers, Pallbearers and Family (I'll Fly Away)
The Interment ......................................................................... Woodlawn Memorial Park
**all standing**
The Active Pallbearers
Bruce Cornelious Dr. Walter Hutchings Dr. Warren Hutchings James Bryson Morris Daniely
Kerry Sandifer Michael Jenkins Leonard Searcy
Keith Lamar Erick Manson
Honorary Pallbearers
Pythagores K. Aaron
Decius Aaron
Leroy Person
Ivory Petties
Darius Roland
Rowan Mathis
Walter Simonton
Darrell Morgan
Craig Wright
Craig Mathis
Alvin Houston
Chris Simonton
Larry Emery
Jeffrey Brookins
Michael Hunter
Lewis Morris
Dwayne's Legacy & Belief The race goes not to the swift, nor to the strong, but to the one who endureth until the end.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Acknowloogments
Perhaps you sent comforting messages, Or came to pay a call;
Perhaps you sent beautiful flowers, If so, we saw them all.
Perhaps you prepared some tasty dish Or maybe furnished a car;
Perhaps you rendered a service unseen Near at home or afar.
Whatever you did to console the heart, By word or deed or touch;
Whatever was the kindly part, We thank you, oh so much.
Gratefully The family of Dwayne Baker