Home Going Celebration for Charles Dennis "Blow", Sunrise: June 1, 1943 - Sunset: April 16, 2015, Saturday, April 25, 2015, 1:00 PM, Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church, 1879 Glenwood Avenue SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30316, Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr., Senior Pastor, Dr. Richard Flippin, Officiating

SUNRISE JUNE 1, 1943

HOME GOING CELEBRATION
FORP~
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SUNSET APRIL 16, 2015

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 1:00 PM
GREATER PINEY GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
1879 GLENWOOD AVENUE SE ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30316
Dr. Wiflianz E. Ffippin7 Sr. Senior Ptutor Dr. Richard Flipptiz, Officiatin_q

CHARLES DENNIS "BLOW " WAS BORN JUNE 1. 1943. TO THE LATE JOHNN IE AND

W ILLIE tvtAE "NAN- NEE" DENNIS. FOURTH VVARD NEIGHBORHOOD IN ATLANTA.

GEORGIA IS HIS BIRTHP LACE. BLOW WAS A LOVING SON. HUSBAN D. FATHER.

BROTHER.

UNCLE . COUSIN

AND

FR IEND.

HE

WAS

PROCEEDED

DEATH

BY

*
HIS

OLDEST

SISTER LOUISE . ELDEST BROTHER JOHN l "BUCK" AND GRANDSON MARKCO. j R.

BLOW REAPED HIS REWARD AND ENTERED THE PEARLY GAlES ON THURSDAY. APRIL

16. 2015 .

AS A BOY HE WAS FOND LY CAL LED BLOW- TO P. HE ATTENDED YOUNGE STREET
ELEMFN TARY SC HOOL AN D WAS A PROUD 1962 GRADUAT E OF DAV ID T.
HOWARD HI GH SC HOOL. ONE OF H IS FAVORITE HOBBY WAS PLAY ING FOOTBALL FOR FOURTH WARD DOMINOS. H F WAS A MEMBER OF THE PEACE
CLUB . li F BEGAN WORK ING AT T H E AGE OF 12 FOR MR. M . T HOMPSON "BAY
BAY" STOKES WAREHOUSE . BLOvV WAS EMPLOYED AT FULTON COTTON tvtllL AND MEAD PAPER COMPANY. A MASTER OF ALL TRADES BLOW CHOSE CONSTRUCTlON WORK. HE BECAME AN APPRENTLCE FOR MR. R_QCHEII
"D ICK" WIS[ AS A BRICK MASON; H E WORKED FOR STRACK INC. I N 20 14. BLOW RFTIRED AS A SELF-CONTRACTOR AFTER WORKING MORE T HAN 50
YEARS.
FAMILY WA~ IMPORTANT TO CHARLES . H 1:: MARRIED HIS H!Gli SC HOOL SWEETHEART VELMA JEAN BELL AND TO THAI UNION STEPHANIE AND TONYA WERE BORN . BLOvV'S FAM ILY GREW. HIS SON TEDRICK AND YOUNGEST DAUGHTER AKINA WERE BORN . THEIR MOTHER JULIA ANN COFIELD PROC EEDED BLOW IN DEATH . OUR LOVf ONES vV ILL FOREVER LIVE lN OUR HEARTS.

CHARU "BLOW" DENNIS TOOK HIS OULtvtATE LINDA JOYC E CARTER HAND IN HOLY MATRIMONY. THE APPLE OF HIS EYE LINDA GRACIOUSLY BECAME MRS. DENNIS. BLOW WAS A FA ITHFUL HUSBAND. THROUGH BLOW' AND IINDAS UNION TWO liVES BECAME ONE.

BLOW 'S MEMORlES Wll L FOREVER BE CHERISHED BY: MRS . liNDA DENNIS , \VIFE: DAUGHTERS: STEP H ANIE . TONYA (jAKE). AKINA (VIRGIL) , AND N ICOLE; SONS: TEDRICK, R. (JORMELL}, MIKAEL. SR. ( BO BBLE). ftAYMOND (SABRINA). ANDRE. MARKCO, CARLOS (TIAWANNA) AND CURT IS;
GRANDC HI LDREN: ()JjANlS HA JAVIER. TEDRICK. II. V IRG IL. II. JARED. JAMAR. ZAHRIA. JORLYNN.
DALLAS CHARLES. TAMARCUS , KYLER. MlKAEL. JR.. BRITTANY. lvl!KAEL. RODNEY, MIRACLE. SHANTIA, XAV IER, SAMARIA. ASHANT I, MARKIA. ZAIRE . PARTS. CAMEREAN . CANORIA. CARLOS, JR. AND ZOE; GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN : SHAKIRA, _HONTARA AND BRIANNA; SIBLINGS: DAVID BROWN DENN IS (tvt ELODI). jEAN DENNIS . MICHAEL DENNIS (ANN} AND CAROLYN DENNIS KING (BERNARD KING)~ SISTER- IN-LAW: VALERIE CARTER: BROTHERS - lN - lAVV: T IMOTHY. REGINALD AND WILLIE CARTER; AUNT jANIE; LIFE- LONG SPECIAL BROTHER - JOHNNY ARNOLD AND WllllAM "PEE WEE" ROBERTS , jR.; A HOST OF NIECES . NEPHEWS , COUSINS . EXTENDED FAM!llES AND FRIENDS .
f(w God <to ft;vetl1 the: world that He gaPe Ht:, only /Je_qoth:n Son, that H'ho.1oetter he!iel'eth in !lim Jhou!tJ not pen~th, but btwe eperfa..,tin.tJ L~fe. John ):16 (KJ21)

PRELUDE PROCESSLONAL SCRLPTURE READiNG
OLD TESTAMENT NEW TESTAMENT PRAYER SELECTION REFLECTIONS (3 MINS .) OBITUARY (READ SILENTLY) SELECT[ ON EULOGY
ACKNOWLEDGEM~NTS
RECESS tONAL

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SOUTH VIEW CEMETERY 1990 JO ESBORO ROAD SE
ATLANTA. G OR.CIA30315

BRENDOLYN HORTON
KENNETH LOWE
DR. RICHARD FLIPPIN

GOD'S GARDEN
Andfotuzr) an empty place, fie tben ltJOke{) down upon tbc: earth And .fllH' your tired/ace.
H e put hi1 annt armmrJ ytm
God'., .rJarden mtMl Uf' beaut~jit!
!-It knew you were tiz pain.
Get well mz eart/J ,zqain.
He ~mw the road wa.f .qellLiz.tJ rou.qh
Anr) the hill! H'ere hard to climh.
But you ch[Jn't pu alone, For part t?{' tM H'ellt with you The day GoJ calla) you home. Anon

A Great JJ1an,Jtathe~; Granddaddy and nzy Super Hero!
You l1aPe raited tne to be tl1e wo1nan I aoz to()av... I fm'e and fPilf nzi-t,J you Lto tnuch !! 1intr baby girl [{ina
A great fa the~; pnuu)pa, fan1i~y nza11 a11dfrienJ who taLL/Jbl /Jh7 ePerythin.q there i_, about !f(e. Thank you pup, you're 1ny l1ero. 1 !oPe you...
'fer)
Our dad Jilt: Charle.t De1uzit. A nuuz who enzlnacer) .ttren_qt/.1,
integrity, optinzi.ttn an() witdmn .
rr-e wiff alway,, Lme you Dad....
1J!zya
He wa.t a dePoted, cart"n.q.f~ltl?er and a pro,,L()e,:
LoPe a!way.t ... Stephanie
I contir)ered you a(.t a dad intleac> ofa .1/ep dacJ. You wa.t a!way.t theref~w nu te!linLq nze rt:qhtfronz wrung. l'nz fJO!l!Ul ou:td you B. Blow 1 Lm'e vou L}farkco

Ne~'er CO!lcildered you a .Jtepdad you baC'e afwayd been nzy reaL dad. A few .1entence.1 iuz 't enough to dedcribe our
bOll{) I would need a book .10 af! I wiff (1ay it
1 LoPe You B-Mo
Cari1M
LoPe you Blow you wiff be truly nu:lder).
Real rJefinitian ofa nzan, btlclban~ dad
anr) Granr)Da{) and noli' an a1~qel LongLiCJeB!ow Nicole
I {'t~/oyer) our talkc~ that we hai). And to know Ln.nz he wa.1 an awe.follze lllllll anr) ,1tep father he will alwayc~ haCJc a .tpecialpLace Liz nzy L1eart. LoPe 1ou
A1ika,~l
God ha.1 called honze one of tl7e hec~t .1tcp darJc~ in the wor!J.
Charle.1 IJennL:I Rer~t in Peace Andre
You 7re Gone, hut lUPer will he forgotten. l~1ar legacy H'ifl
fit-'e on L'ou were a Good Step Dar) and we loPe you an{) wiLl nzi.M you.
Raynzond

J d;:n alway.! wL:th you

When I anz gone, reletz..te me, let nze go. I ha,,e cto many thingt~ to .tee and do,

YlnL nuutn 't tie your.1elj to nze with too nzany tear.t,

But be thankful we had .10 nzany good year.J.

I gape you nly l.we, and you can only gae..M

How much you '"e given me in happinud.

I thank you for the Love that you have .1hown,

But tzow it i1 time I traveled on alone.
l So grieve for me a while, grieve you mtMt

Theti Let your grief be comforted by trtMf

That it i1 only for a while that we !llLMt part,

So trea.ILLre the menwrie..t within your heart.
I won't be far away/or L~fe goe..t on. And ~~yo_u need nze, call and I will come.

Though you can't Jee or touch me, I will be near And~~you lie~ten with your heart, you'!! hear
ALL 1ny ,!o~'e aroun(} you tll?ft and cle.ar

And then, IPhen you conze tht:t way alone,

I'Llgreet you

with a

.:~mile and a

11 We!conze

Home

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~~ PAMELA SM IT H f-AYE TROW D ER RE INA RAY BRENDA RAG LAND jAN lCI-: jO H NSON CYNTHiA AVl RY COOrER
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TERENCf MCCURTY \rV I LL I I-: CARTER DOURA DENN I DERRI K AVERY W ! Llll: DAN IELS VERNON SEAL .
T H E FAM ILY OF C HARI ES DENNIS WISH TO THANK fACH OF YOU FOR YOUR PRAYER.. PHONE AL LS. VIS ITS. FOOD,
f LO \.V ERS AND Al l ACTS OF KIND. ESS SHOWN DURING OUR TIME OF BEREAVEME rT_ \IVE PRAY Goo'- RICHE 1 BLESS ING
BE UPON fACH OF YOU. THE FAM ilY
J;, t.'l't>rytbil~tl t/.1'rC: f., a ,lc't7,fOil lliU} a lillle./;,1' l'l'c'l")f purptMe under lbt' bt>tll'<'tl: a lime 1t1/h' b(lrll, alU) a time !tJ rhe, a lime ftl plant aw) a time to p!ut..'k up tbat wbt~h (., p!tuTI('{)... alld a time to heal. ..
8cc/e,tia,,ft,t ) (K. /21)
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