Homegoing Celebration For The Late Mrs. Arlethia Logan Colbert Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:00P.M. In The Sanctuary of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church 809 South Davis Drive Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 Rev. Floyd Clarington Officiant Dear Lord: Grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can change, and the wisdom to know the difference. Order of Service Prelude c Processional & Final Glance F Selection .............................................................Choir [ Prayer ......................................... Rev. Terrance Gray E Scripture: Old Testament .................... Appointee F New Testament .................. Appointee Solo ........................................................ Leola Crafter c Solo .... "WindBeneath My Wings" .... Sharon Broughton F Eulogy ................................... Rev. Floyd Clairington Recessional .......................................................Choir c '" Postlude E F \ Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery I Macon, Georgia ( E c " Obituary Mrs. Arlethia Logan Colbert, the daughter of the late Clarence and Eulis Logan, was born in Bibb County, Georgia on April?, 1933and entered eternal rest on September 20, 2000 at her residence. She attended school in Bibb County, whereshewasCaptainofthe Majorettes at Ballard Hudson High School. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to Mr. Freeman Colbert, Jr. on November 1, 1973. She was employed with Robins Air Force Base for fourteen years and the Bibb County Board of Education for several years as a secretary. In 1977 she began employment with the U.S. Postal Service in Macon, Georgia until 1986. She also worked an additional five years at the Postal Service in Hapeville, Georgia where she retired. For most of her life she was a Seamstress. She attended church at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church and Robins Air Force Base Chapel. She leaves to cherish her life and memories to her husband, Freeman Colbert Jr.; her cousin children, who she reared as . her own: Valarie D. Lawerence and Rupert Howard (Ruthie) all of Macon, GA, Gregory K. Howard, Sr., (Betty) of New York City, Violet Milner (Vernon) of Hopkinsville Kentucky; step Children: Freeman D. Colbert (Evangeline) of Gilbert, Arizona, Sharon Broughton (Tony), Paula Fleming (Bobby), Jennifer Finch, and Greta Graham (Ron) all of Warner Robins, GA, Patrice Goolsby (Jimmy) and Kenneth Wilcox (Ruth) all of Macon, GA; grandchil- dren: Sterling A. Lawrence, Carlos J. Daniels, Shontail N. Halliburton, Quanita Howard, Amber Howard, April Howard, LeShea Howard, Raheem Milner, Nathan Colbert, Andre' Colbert, Simon Colbert, Season Broughton, Sean-Michael Broughton, Chistopher Broughton, Kara Brown, Andrew Graham and Kela Graham and Gregory K. Howard, Jr.; brothers and sister-in-law: Woodrow Colbert (Betty) and Thomas Colbert (Lorna) both of Bonaire, GA, Warren Reid (Pamela) of Atlanta, GA and Nathaniel Reid (Carol) of Macon, GA and Gertrude Colbert of Warner Robins, GA; aunt, Dessie Ola Hill (Walker Hill) of Macon; devoted cousins: Lawerence F. Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Oslen K. Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Childers, Wanda F. Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Randy Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cephes and Martha Chaney; her best friend: Virginia Rowland; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends. 0 B I T u A Dear Lethia, R For all youve been, the greatest mother to us....we were five young children who had lost our natural mother. You were our y cousin, who became the mother we no longer had. Along with your mother, we all became a bond never to be broken. Death has only separated us for a while. One thing I'm happy about, we showed our love to each other. You gave us an extraordi- nary life . Thank you, Love your children, Valarie, Gregory, Rupert, and Fran Her Journey's Just Begun Dont think of her as gone away Her journeys just begun, Life holds so many facetsThis earth is only one. Just think of her as resting From the sorrows and the tears ...... . In a place of warmth and comfort Where there are no days and years..... Think how she must be wishing That we could know today..... How nothing but our sadness Can really pass away. And think of her as living In the hearts of those she touched For nothing loved is ever lost And she was loved so much. Children Do Not Realize Children do not realize How deep is a Mother's Jove, how wiseThey do not fully understand A The goodness of her guiding hand, And yet she always held above c The childhood things that children love. And as they grow the long years through, K N That Jove for her keeps growing, too... And then they Jearn the full ext~nt 0 Of what a Mother's Jove has meant The heartaches she concealed within, w How truly wonderful she's been! And here's to one beyond compare L The dearest mother anywhere! E D G Special Thanks Special thanks to Hospice Care of Warner Robins and M caregiver Barbra Sims. E Sincere Thanks N It is our prayer that God richly bless you for your outpouring of love, sympathy and concern. A more formal expression of our T gratitude will be forthcoming. Again, may God bless you ALL! s .... The Family of Arlethia L. Colbert T.C. Caldwell James Ford Charles Lenoir Sr. Pallbearers Jerome Stephens Willie Mel ntyre Monroe Clark Flower Attendants Friends and Family Family and Friends are asked to return to the fellowship hall of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church immediately following the interment. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to each of you for the confidence you may have in us, and the opportunity you gave us to serve you. If our service has been satisfactory tell others, if not tell us. Respectfully Submitted, ~.el9.on~s ~.em.orial ~.ortuarv 501 Elberta Road - Warner Robins, Georgia (912) 923-6323 31093