Cefe6rating the Life of :MarkJfnthony Jfopewe{{ 
 
CDecem6er 13, 1956 Sunrise 
 
Saturday January 19, 2013 11 am 
 
January 13, 2013 Sunset 
 
qreenforest Community CJ3aptist Cfiurcfi 
3250 ~(])riw tDecatur, (]ft. 30032 
Senior CJ>astor CR..rv. (])ennis :Mitclie([ 
~cutwe CFastor ~. J{ennan Cotfy 
 
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Worship Prelude 
Call to Worship 
 
Saturday, January 19, 2013 Order of Service 
I Can Only Imagine Procession of Family 
Rev. Dennis Mitchell Greenforest Community Baptist Church 
 
Liturgist 
Old Testament New Testament Prayer Song 
 
Min. Delvin Bailey Scripture Reading Prophetess Linda Hopewell 
Psalm 121 I Thessalonians 4:13-18 
 
Pastor Michael Hopewell 
 
New Water Inter. Church Cleffmont Flordia 
 
 
 
Indignant Praise 
 
Read Silently Celebration of Life- Video 
 
Remarks (3 Min Please) 
 
Mrs. Jimmy Sue White Edward Robinson Jr. 
Gerald Banes Eric Caldwell 
 
Poem Words of Comfort/Resolution Words of Comfort 
Song Eulogist Invitation to Christian Discipleship Acknowledgment/Benediction Recessional 
 
Constance Franklin Rev. Herman Cody Elder Doris C. Kirby 
Power Tower Ministries Inc 
Rev. Dr. David W Hopewell Sr. 
Gregory B. Levett and Sons I'll Flyaway 
 
Internment Hillandale Memorial Park 
6201 Hiflanda le Drive Lithonia Georgia 
Repast Greenforest Community Baptist Church 
Genesis Room 
 
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:Mat{ e:l qenet 
 
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 Cefe6ration ofthe Life of?da~ntliony :Jlopewe{[ 
!Martft_ntliorr:y 1fopewe{(was tlie tfiiracfiifif, 6om to Wa(ter C. 1fopeweana91liCtfred'fit.Ynn Jfopeweotz ([)ecem6er 13, 1956 in Lorain, Ofiio.1fe ana fiis si6fi.nes, Linda, cDavitfei.Joyce, were tfie fife ofSumner Street in 06erfi.n, Ofiio wfiere tliey Civet!auritlfJ 91lark.._'s earfy years. rrTie consensus in tlie Pami(:y anaon Sumner Street was tfiat :Mark._was tfie most 'mischievous ' of tfie 1fopeweffCfiiCtfren. 
~at(atufliisfamify mcveato <Pi.tts6urg, PennsyCwznia after liisf atfier accepteda position witfi cDuquesne Vniversity. 
;Mar{atterufed}fffegany 1fi1Jii Scfioo(wliere lie was a popufo.r stutfent wfio e>;!effeain atfifetics. 'Tfiefami(:y neverfoutuf arwtfier SumnerStreet, 6ut :M.arijounaCone fo.stinefrienasfiips tfiat fie treasuredtfirouafiout fiis Cife. 
!Mat(movea to }ftfo.nta, georgia in 1977 ana6egan wori?Jnefor tlie Soutfiem Company. Por twenty years, fie travela tliroualiout tlie southeast region wori?Jne as an eCectrica( fi.neman. In fiis fo.teryears anaprior to tfie tfecfi.ne in liea(tfi, fie ownedanaoperated1fopewerrs 'Towi71fj. :Mark._was a l?jnaanagenerous person wlio was devotedto fiisfami(:y atuf friends. Jfe gavefree(:y of fiis time andresources to anyone tfiat fie saw in needof fie(p- wlietfier tfiey couU payfor fiis seroices onwt! 
~at(was tlie proutffatfier ofone son, :Marcus}ftlitonio Wfiite-1fopewe0: Patlieriiooagave new meanine andpurpose to ;Marf(s Cife and:Marcus was a source ofgreat pride ant!joy. :M.ar{reveCetfin tlie accomp(isfiments offiis on(:y cfiiftf. 
!Mar(met anajeffin Love witfi fiis nei1Jfi6or, (ienet :M.cintosfi in 1987. }fjter a Griefcourtship, tfiey 6ecame etlfjageaana were marriedon June 24 1988. :M.arf(s ftje wasforevercfiatlfjed6y tfiis union andin genet fie found tlie /inJe ofliis Cife and fiis 6est friend. 
~at(attmdea tliefami(:y cfiurcfies in 06erfi.n, Pitts6urg, ana.Jltfo.nta, 6ut acceptedJesus as fiis LoraandSavior at greenforest Community (]3aptist, wfiere fie found comfort andl?jnsfiip as mem6er of tfie 1)iscipCesfiip Cfo.ss Seekfrs oftfie Wort! }fjter recoverinefrom a serious lieaftli crisis auritlfj tfie 2011 Christmas season, :Mar{startedattenditlf] Power 'Tower Pu[( qospe(:M.inistries wliere fiis refo.tionsfiip witfi goastrenetfimedandsoared: J{is Covefor Jesus was so itifectious tliat it 6rouafit otfiers to (iotf, and fiis waf{witli tfie Loracausedotfiers to fiwlfjerfor tlie Jesus fie serc;etf, satlfj a6out, andpraisetf! :M.ar(sjounzey is 6est tfescri6edis Cl'sa!m 42:}1s tfie deer pantsfor strea711S ofwater, so 111J sou(pants for you, 0 god: :My sou(tfiirstsfor got!, for tlie fi.vine god: Wfim can I go andmeet witfi goa? 
~r(was precededin tfeatfi 6y liis parmts, Wa[ter <t[. :M.iCtfrea1fopewe. Jfe /aves 6efiind to cfierisfi fiis memory and cel6rate fiis Cife, fiis wife and(]YES'[friena genet :M.clntosfi-1fopewe{[, Son, :Marcus}fntfionio Wfiite-1fopewe([; Si6liti{J~ Lintfa 1)iane Jfopewe{(, VavitfW. (faie ~ ) JfopeweSr., andJoyce :N Jfairston, Si6liti{Js in faw : 'Tom111J Joe :M.cintosfi (Lufo.) }fmos Jones, (]3rentfa :M.clntosfi}fnnstrone (CeciQ ~6ert Lee :M.clntosfi Linda :M.cintosfi :Monroe, :Monroe. )lunts <t[. VncCes, :Mary 'fit.Ynn :M.ayCe, 06erfi.n, Ofiio, }fnnie :M.autfe greens6oro, georgia 1DeCoris J{opewe{( griffin of Lorain Ofiio d.}futfrey Jfopewe([Owens of06erfi.n, Ofiio , Jlonnan :Moore 06erti.n, Ofiio , :M.icliae(green, Co[um6us, Ofiio 
Cousins raise togetlier as si6liti{Js Saundra P. 'fit.Ymz d. (]3rian 'fit.Ynn, 
Cousins Jfopewe{[, 'fit.Ynn 's, griffins, Owens, Lee, d.:M.cintosli , }lt{optetf sisterSandra (cDeCvin) ofLit/ionia, :Nepliews aruf!/Vzeces cDavitf('Yani)J{opeweffJr. cD 'Lisa Jf. (Jarrett) ~6inson (])'Juan J{opewe{[, d. cD )fnare Jfopewe{{, 'l(e(fy Jf. ('Travis) Wasfiitlfjton, f}(icfiaraJfairston, }fariunne 'Troutman (Wren) jladonnis Peny, Jfany :M.afiajfey, Jr , Constance Pran/ifin, Jonathan Pran/<fi.n, {}3ratufy :M.afiajfey, Oti.ver Spurgeon, gwria c'Davenport, e66ie Ve66ie 'Yar6rouafi('l(j.rV, Latonia }fnwU , 'Ta::.a :M.cintosfi , fric :M.clnto In atfdition to a fiost ofnieces, nepfiews,Jrietufs anacliurcfifami(:y forever andaCways 'Ifie Sumner Street Pami(:y 
 
 A Poem for Uncle Mark 
Years ago on Glenrock Drive in Decatur, ~. We never knew you'd cane into our lives in such a major way. 
A tenacious, extberant, yet rosy, little girl was I, always insisting Aunt Genet take me for walks 
ard one day you just could not let her pass you by. 
 
Days turned into weeks ard countless weeks went by too Aunt Genet came to ~ the man with the eyes so blue. 
We gre.N up arourd you, you were a part of us all, 
the holidays, the celebrations, the visits, the calls you encouraged us, you supported us, 
you let us kro.-J just ho.oJ proud of us you were. 
You loved us..but rrost of all, you loved her. 
l.hcle Mark you will never be forgotten, you will always be here for you have left an indelible "mark" in our lives ard in our hearts we will keep you near. 
We will not say goodbye, cnly see you later in another place for you have fought the gcx:xl fight, you have finished the race, you have kept the faith... 
Constance Franklin 
 
Acknowledgment and Expression of Gratitude 
Family of Mark Anthony Hopewell 
 
To have had Mark as a son, husband, father, uncle, nephew, cousin & friend is to know 
 
true love! It has been an honor to celebrate his life with so many people who loved him: 
 
We thank God for each expression of your love through prayers, visits , flowers , cards , 
 
words of encouragement, generosity of time and resources . We can never stop 
 
appreciating the prayers of so many that sustain us. We would like to give special thanks 
 
to Tower Power Full Gospel Ministries in Decatur, Georgia and Greenforest Community 
 
Baptist Church , in Decatur, GA. THANK YOU church families for your unconditional love 
 
for Mark. Please continue to keep us in 
 
prayers as we will keep you in ours . 
 
qenet, 
Lirufa <Davit[(f1fe) d Juyce Pallbearers Eric Calderwe/1 James Pyron, William Hilton Gerald Bain Darwin Howard 
Genesis I &Seekers of the Word F.H. Class & Prayer Ministry Flower Girls June Blackmon, Patrice Green, C, Vanessa Cameron and Corlene Farley 
Genesis I & Seekers of the Word F.H. Class & Prayer Ministry 
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gregory (}J. LefJett e:{,Sons Punera{1fome Inc. 4347 PfatShoa!q{wy (])ecatur, georgia 30034 
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