'Getting Tired' 
God ~<lW you w rc gerting tired, and n cure was not to be. So He pur His t~rms around you and whispered,"Come to me." 
With t 'Hrful eyes we war hed you and saw you pass away. Although we lov d you dc1rly, we c uld not make you stay. A golden heart topped heating, hardworking hands at rest. 
lt hroke our heart. to lo~ you, bury )U didn't go alone, or part of us went with y u the day ( 10d call d you home. 
'Blessed Assuran e' 
Blessed assurance, Je us L min ! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! H ir of Salvation, purchase f od. Born of His Spirit, washed in His Blood. 
This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long. 
Perfect submission, perfect delight, visions of r<lpture now burst on my sight, AngeL descending, bring from above. echoes of mercy, whisp rs of love... 
Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Savior am happy and blest, Watchin and waiting, looking above, filled with His g odness, lost in His love 
Our Pallbearers - Nephews 
Our Flower Bearers -Nieces 
A Note of Thanks from the Family 
We, the family of Olivia Alice Graves Howard, humbly thank each and every one 
for the many acts of kindness, monetary gifts, t1owers, cards, telephone calls, fo~d and every other expression of sympathy extended during our time of bereavement. 
Special thank-you's are extended to Wallace Funeral Directors, Minister Stacie Brown and the Antioch Tabernacle UHC 
Family, Pastor W. Braxton Cooley Sr. and Th First Baptist Church of Steelton 
Family, and Pa tor Kevin Scott and the hiloh C . . .I.C. Family. 
 
~Mother~ 
~~@lbCOC~ 
MAY 25, 1922- AUGUST 30, 2013 
We Celebrate Mother Howard's Life Today 
Saturday, September 7, 2013 Eleven 0'clock In The Morning Viewing/Visitation 10:00- 11:00 A.M. 
Wallace Funeral Directors 106 Agnes Street, Harrisburg, PA Chaplain Donnie L. Graves, Officiating 
 
 THE OBITUARY 
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"I have fought a good fight, 1have finished my course, 
I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 
In the early morning hours of Friday, Augnst 30, 2013, at the Middletown Hom , Middletown, PA, the Lord called Olivia home. Olivia was born May 25, 1922, in Reidsville, North Carolina, the fifth of eleven children born to Joseph and Savannah Richmond Graves. livia was raised in the Elm Grove Baptist Church, attended Washington High School and worked in the cigar factory in Reidsville. 
In January, 1946, she married Henry A. Howard Sr. This union was blessed with four children, Lillian, Henry Jr., Savannah and James. 
Henry and Olivia moved to Newport News, VA, where Henry worked in the shipyard for several years. They moved back to North Carolina and lived there untill957, after which they moved to Pennsylvania, where they briefly resided with her sister Althea and brother Ashby before moving to Bressler, PA, Steelton, PA, and finally Harrisburg, PA. 
Olivia joined Beulah Baptist Church, Steelton, in the early 1960's. She later joined Antioch Tabernacle UH where she erved on the Mothers' Board and attended church every Sunday until her health began to fail. She would hold the babies during church service and help fold the church bulletins whenever possible. 
Olivia was employed by the Dietz Family and Karns Interior Decorators, Camp Hill, PA, until she retired. A devoted homemaker and excellent cook, she sewed, canned, made biscuits, pies and cakes from scratch for her family, friends, pastor and her church family. We will all miss her delicious cakes and pies. 
Olivia was predeceased by her parents, husband, five brothers, Ashby, James, Joseph, Norris and William (Haves, and two isters, Althea Turner and Beatrice BlackwelL She leaves to honor and cherish her legacy and memory, four children, Lillian L. Carter, Henry A. Howard Jr. and hi wife Debbie, Savannah C. Howard and James F. Howard and his fiancee Aida, all of Harrisburg; three sisters, Velma Garrett and Helen Graves, both of Reidsville, and Leathea Mae Turner of West Jordan, UT; five sisters;in-law, Lorene Graves and Mary Sue Graves, both of Reidsville, Regina Graves of Baltimore, MD, Beulah Seabron of Newport News, VA, and Cleo Voss of Oxen Hill, MD; a well as seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. 
Submitted with the Blessed Assurance of Olivia's Eternal Life, The Family 
 
ORDER OF CELEBRATION 
Evangelist Denise Hine.s (NIECE), Presiding 
MUSICAL PRELUDE, MINISTER LARRY COLBERT 
PROCESSIONAL OF CLERGY AND FAMILY 
FAREWELL VIEWING, WALLACE FUNERAL DIRECTORS 
INVOCATION, PASTOR WILLIAM HINES (NEPHEW) UPON THIS ROCK MINISTRIES 
HYMN OF PRAISE, 'BLE SED ASSURANCE' (back cover) 
OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE  NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE MINISTER STACIE BROWN, ANTIOCH TABERNACLE UHC 
PRAYER OF COMFORT, MINISTER TODD GRAVES (NEPHEW) 
MUSICAL TRIBUTE 
SHARING AND REFLECTING UPON MEMORIES 2-3 MINUTES PLEASE FAMILY AND FRIENDS 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CONDOLENCES/RESOLUTIONS READING OF OBITUARY 
SISTER CARLENE BANKS, ANTIOCH TABERNACLE UHC 
MUSICAL TRIBUTE, 'GOING UP YONDER' 
EULOGY, CHAPLAIN DONNIE L. GRAVES (NEPHEW) ST. MARK UNITED METHODIST CHUR H, FAIRBURN, GA 
FAMILY RECESSIONAL/MUSICAL POSTLUDE 
SERVICE OF INTERMENT, INDIANTOWN GAP NATIONAL CEMETERY 12:30 P.M., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 
Immediately following rhis HomeGoing Celebration, family and fri ends will be receiq_1ed in the Fellowship Hall ofThe First Baptist Church of Steelton, 1850 S. 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104.