Celebration of Life for Mr. Jimmie Clark, Sunrise: July 30, 1940 - Sunset: May 17, 2013, Alfonso Dawson Mortuary, 3000 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA, Saturday, May 25, 2013, 1:00 P.M., Minister Donnel Scott, Officiating

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Order ofCefebration
Processiona( ................................................... . Invocation .................................................... . :Musica(Sefection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :Ms. 1Jarbara Jl({en 1{eadina of{iod's Word
'Tfie Old'Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'Evanae{ist Xavier 1Jenjamin 'Tfie New 'Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1{everend(jeorgia .frankfin :Musica(Sefection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :M.r. uy :A{fen 1{ejfections ('Tfiree Minutes Pfease) ................................ . Obituary (readSifent{y) ......................................... . :Musica{Sefection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :M.r. {iuy :A{fen 'Eufogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :Minister 1Jonne(Scott Jlcknow fedgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1{ecessiona{ .................................................... .
Interment
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:Atlanta, {ieorgia

Obituary
Mr. Jimmie CCark was born to tlie fate Mary jackson amZenas CCark on]u{y 30, 1940 in tlie city of(jrenatfa, Mississiyyi. Jimmie committedliis Cife to Clirist at an ear{y age by unitine witfi ~urnine ~usli ~aytist Cliurcli wliere lie was very active. Jfe was educatedin tlie yubfic sclioo{system of (jrenada amgratfuated from (jrenada County Jfigfi Sclioo{in 1957. :fo{fowine graduation, Jimmie went to seminary sclioo{in tlie state of~rkansas wliere lie afsoyCayedsemi-pro baseba{[
Jimmie refocated to Cliicano, I{finois after severa{years inyursuit ofa new career amunitedwitfi tlie :M.ount Cafvary ~aytist Cliurcli. 1VIiiCe searcliine to continue liis syiritua{uy6rineine, Jimmie was ca{Cedinto tlie ministry durino liis service at Mount Ca{vary.
Jfe was emyCoyedby tlie rai{roadam~etliCeliem Stee{Comyany. Jimmie finaC{y found a career tliat lie Covetwitli PeoyCes 'Energy Corporation, wliere lie retired from in 1998 after tliirty years ofdedicatedservice.
Jfis Cove for tlie outdoors showedin liis everyday Cife. Jfe was an avidliunter
ann amwas in :Jfeaven on tlie fisliine bank ofany body ofwater. ~ow was afso
a yast time ofliis. Jimmie was a yeoyCe person amno one was a stranner. Jfe fovea kidS andaurino tlie summers lie wou(j;{liave a baseba{{team togetlier on tlie fie(j;{ in tlie yark.
~fter retirino, Jimmie decitfed to move to ~rkansas amcame to ~tCanta, (jeoraia on tlie way to clieck on liis baby sister, Yernice "Peggy': to make sure slie was tfoino a{riglit. '11ie story clianoes liere, Jimmie never aidCeave ~tCanta. Jfe met a "(jeorgia Peacli", wliose name is u{a ewis wlioyut stars in liis eyes anda smiCe out of tliis wor(j;{on liis face. Tlieir reCationsliiy became one of Cove, commitment anta new wor{j;{for botli of tliem. 'J:Iiat reCationsliiy was a very strone one unti{tlie oracaCCeaJimmie liome.
Jimmie was yreceaeain deatfi 6y two sisters, Laura 'Robinson ant'Betty Smitli. !/[e is survivea6y a very "specia{comyanion" of tlie Castfifteen years, :Ms. u{a Lewis, son, aVe{{CCark of Cfiicago, I{finois, sister, Yernice Scott of~tCanta, (jeoraia, neyliews; Micliae{Smitli (Veidra), Cliicago, I{finois, Tuaene Scott, Jr. ('Denise), ~tCanta, (jeorgia, Minister 'Donne{Scott ((jwendo{yn), ~tCanta, (jeorgia, niece, Xatrina McCCary, Cfiicago, I{finois, 'Tim ]ordan amtlie ]ordan fami{y of Cliicano, I{finois and~rkansas andMarianne wlio tliouelit ofJimmie as a fatlier to tliem. Syecia(friend:s inc{uded:fefix ewis, 'EvaneeCist Xavier 'Benjamin, Xatlierine ~rown, ]olinnie :M.itclie{{, Maurice 'Rowe{{, !/[aro{j;{:Fambro, Margaret Moore, CliarCes '11iomas, Jeff 'rift anda liost ofreCatives amfriendS.

I am tliinki11fJ of you today, givi11fJ tlianks for tlie 6Cessi11fJ you were to me andourfamiiles.
}loufaitli_fu((y exyressedtlie Cove andstre11fJtli tliat on(y comes from {]od to everyone.
}Jour gentCe warm smiCe, toucli andkisses liada meaningfuCimyact on my Cife and otliers.
I wi((miss our tfai(y conversations andtlie words ofwisaom as youyrayedarufeased any fears I may liave liadwlien Cife seemed to take liofdofme in a negative way. }lou a(ways saitf"don,t worry Lu(a, you wi((6e a(riglit,.
jimmie, words can never exyress liow mucli I tliank youfor a(ways 6einn tliere for me. }Jouryresence wi((a(ways be feCt even tliougli youryliysica(body is no Conger liere witli me.
}lou servedmany liere on eartli andI know tliat you are now in J-{eaven serving andyraising tlie Lord.
{]od 6Cess you my Cove andmay you rest inyeace.
I wi((a(ways Cove you, Lu(a

'Don't grieve for nte for now I'nt free. I'm fo{{owing tfie patfi (jot {aic[for me. I took his hand"wfien I fieartf hint ca{{.
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Perfiaps my time seemed"a{{to 6rief, 'Don't {engtfien it now witfi untfue grief. Lift up your lieart antsfiare witfi nte,
(jotwanted"me now, fie set me free.

Pallbearers :friendS and:fami{y
:Ffower l(ttentfants Q.ueen of:Jfearts
J'.ci:nowCediJements We wouftf fike to extendour sincere appreciationfor the numerous expressions of fove andsympathy offereddurino our sorrow. Your visits, ca{(s, cards andmost ofa{{yourprayers fiave comfortedus. It is our earnest andsincere prayer tfiat tfie richest 6fessinos of
Christ is yours in abundant measures.
The :fami{y
:Fina{.:A.rranoements 'Entrusted to: .:A.(fonso Vawson :Mortuary, Inc.
3000 :Martin Lutfier XintJ, Jr. Vrive, SW 5\tfanta, {15\ 30311