Pallbearers & Flower Attendants Family and Friends Acknowledgements Words cannot express our sincere appreciation for all of your calls, visits, and prayers during the illness and homecoming of our bereavement. The many acts of sympathy and love shown will surely brighten the days ahead. We would like to express a special thanks to Grady Hospice, Senior Connections, Chaplain Harris, Valerie Henderson, Dorothy Hudson, Harriet Trammel, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church members. ~The Family Edwards & Sons Mortuary, Inc. 3318 Glenwood Road Decatur, GA 30032 In Loving Memory of Mrs. Gillian Hutchins 1906-2001 Friday, March 9, 2001 -- 11:00 A.M.-- Boulevard Seventh-Day Adventist Church 214 Maynard Terrace Atlanta, GA 30318 Elder Ralph Peay Officiating Obituary Gillian (Kipper) Hutchins, a devoted mother and grandmother was born in Alpharetta, Georgia on April14, 1906 to Armer and Edgar Rucker. She gracefully transcended into eternal peace on March 6, 2001 after an extended illness, with her family at her side. Kipper married Carl Bates in 1925 and to this union one child was born, Dorothy Pemberton. Kipper joined the Berean Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the early 1960's under the pastorate of Elder Harold Cleveland. After moving to Decatur, Kipper transferred her membership to Boulevard Seventh-Day Adventist Church. At both churches, she served on the Dorus Society and Usher Board. Kipper was also a Deaconess and Sabbath School Teacher. Kipper had two brothers, Robert and Gus, who preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory a loving and devoted daughter: Mrs. Dorothy Pemberton; four grandchildren: Yvonne Rivers, Yvette Robinson, Michelle McMillan, and Elaine McClure; five great grandchildren: Mandel Robinson, Elyse McClure, Scotty McClure, Branden McClure, and Michael McMillan II; and a host of other relatives and friends. Order of Celebration Prelude Processional Scripture ............................Minister Old Testament New Testament Solo........................... Yvonne Rivers Prayer Eulogy.....................Elder Ralph Peay Solo ............ ............... Yvonne Rivers Acknowledgements Recessional Interment Lincoln Cemetery 2275 Simpson Road Atlanta, Georgia