ACTIVE P ~ LLBEARERS TRUSTEES OF TREMONT TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH HO N ORARYrPALLBEARERS DEACON BOARD OFT EMONT TEMPLE CHURCH MORTUARY SERVICE UTCHINGS FUNERAL HOME INTERMENT WOO DLAWN MEMORIAL PARK Perhaps you sang a lovely sorlg, Or sat quietly in a chair: Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, If so, we saw it th~re. Perhaps you spoke the kindect words, As any friend could say: Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to concol ~ our hearts, We thank you so much whatever the part. The Family of the late Prof ssor T. R. Epps, Sr. EULOGISTIC SERVICE Fo,r The Late PROFESSOR T. R. EPPS, SR. The mark of a saint is not perfection, but consecration. A saint is not a man without faults, but a man who has given himself without reserve to God. Brooke Foss Westcott Monday, May 5, 1970 4:00P.M. TREMONT TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH Macon, Georgia DR. ALVIN L. HUDSON, PASTOR PROFJ rE OF LIFE 11 OUR DEEDS are seeds o fate, sown here on earth, but bringing forth their harvest in eternity. 11 Tymes Rhodolphus Epps, Sr. late of 390 Emery Highway, departed this life Thursday morning, Apri I 30, J970. He was born February 22, 1888 to the parentage of_the late Mrs. Amanda and John Epps in Tolbert County. At a~ early age he ioined the Baptist Church and has served in some phase of church work every since; including Sunday Schobl superintendent, chairman of the Deacon Board, and secretpry of the Baptist Missionary Convention for more than twenty-five years. Mr. Epps was joined in '*arriage to Miss Annie Hudson of Burke County. To this unidn was born three sons, Tymes . Rhodolphus Epps, Jr., Alonza Leroy Epps, and John Wesley Epps; and three daughters, fv4rs. Ann E. Stroud, Miss Juanita Epps, and Jt.Ars. Alva E. Bail~y. In the world of work Mr. Epps distinguished himself. As an instructor at the Georgia Baptist College he was noted for his keen knowledge of Latin, Greek and Hebrew. In pub Iic education he held the principalship of several schools including the Green Street Elementary School of f.Aacon. In insurance he served as manager of the Macon District of North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company for a long number of years and holding the distinct honor of having the top district in the company for a period of time. Mr. Epps was a christian, an educator, and civic leader. In 1966 he received the Fort Valley State College Distinguished Service Award. As a result of his fruitful life he continues to live through the lives of his loving wife, Mrs. Annie H. Epps, his six devoted children, his ten robust grandchildren, and a host of sympathetic nephews, neices, cousins, and friends. ORDER OF SERVICES ORGAN PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL MUSIC 11 There is a Land of Pure Del ight 11 SCRIPTURE THE REV. M. M. MC TIER PRAYER. THE REV. M. E. MOON MUSIC 11 Does Jesus Care? 11 REMARKS: Professors Epps - As an Educator - The Rev. J. A. Holston As a Friend - Mrs. H. S. Bynes, Sr. As a Church Worker- Dea. M.L. Fleming SOLO MRS. LILLIAN DUMAS EULOGY. THE REV. W. H. BORDERS Pastor, Wheat Street Baptist Church Atlanta, Georgia RECESSIONAL