ACTIVE PALLBEARERS 
 
Walter Lamar, Sr. Lawrence Card William Williams 
 
Norman Lamar Thomas Johnson, Jr. 
Roosevelt Walter 
 
HONORARY PALLBEARERS 
 
Quinton Burnette Taft Burnette, Jr. Benjamin J. Murphy 
 
Christopher Love Owen Rivers 
Christopher Burnette 
 
WELL DONE 
Servant ofGod, well done, Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory won, 
Enter thy Master's joy. The pains ofdeath are past. Labor and Sorrow ceased; The life's long warfare closed at last, Thy soul is found in peace. 
 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
The family of the late Mrs. Thelma Taylor Burnette express sincere appreciation for the many forms of courtesies extended during our time of bereavement. 
 
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TUEDAY, APRIL 18, 1995 4:00 P.M. 
ST. PAUL A.M.E. CHURCH THE REV. TERENCE RENARD GRAY, OFFICIATING 
INTERMENT MACON MEMORIAL PARK 
 
 OBITUARY 
A Chapter Completed, A Page Turned, A Life well Lived. A Rest Well Earned. 
Mrs. Thelma Burnette departed this life April 13, 1995. 
Mrs. Thelma Taylor Burnette was born in Bibb County to the parentage of late William and Rosa Taylor. She attended Bibb County Schools graduated from Ballard Normal. She was a seamstress. At a very early age, she joined St Paul A.M.E. Church and was very active in the church until her health failed. She was a member of the Chancel Choir for many years, the Phyliss Wheatley Club, The Sons and Daughters of Ruth. She was married to the late Thomas Burnette and to this union six children were born. She was a loving, caring and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. 
She leaves to cherish the memory of her love, one daughter, Barbara M. Boddy; four sons, Thomas Burnette of Indianapolis, Ind., Raymond, Albert, and Taft Burnette all of Macon, Georgia; sister, Minnie L. Smith; brother-in-law, Mr. Norris Burnette; fourteen grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends. 
 
ORDER OF SERVICE The Rev. Terence Renard Gray, Presiding 
 
PRELUDE .................................................................. Bro. David Fields 
 
THE PROCESSIONAL 
 
HYMN OF COMFORT 
 
The Choir and Congregation Abide With Me - 495 
 
THE PRAYER OF CONSOLATION Presiding Elder, Benjamin Ridley 
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD Old Testament .............................. Rev. Charles Pitts New Testament ............................ Rev. E. S. Mallory 
MEDLEY OF SONGS .................................................................... Choir 
OBITUARY ......................... (Read Silently) ....................... Soft Music 
THE REMARKS ....................................................... Dessie 0 . W. Hill 
THE REMARKS ............................................................ Louise Mallory The Sons and Daughters of Ruth 
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
THE SOLO .......................................................... Mrs. Alice C. Lamar 
THE EULOGY......................................... Rev. Terence Renard Gray 
THE HYMN OF ASSURANCE ................ Choir and Congregation "My Faith Looks Up To The" Tune ._ Olivet