Order of Service P1elude Processiona! & Final Viewing...._..................Clergy t Family Opening Hymn........'Love Lifted Me',"....Tumer Memolial Choir Prayer oF Comfort Scripture...-.Old T~tament................................_ ,......Psalms 46 New Teatament....._..._l Thessalonians 4:14-17 Solo.._ Wind Beneath My Winp'.........Rev. Natalie A Minor Remarks................................._,__ Richland Ubrary System Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. National Association of University ofWomen Bro. Scott N. Sanders, Brother-in-law Bro. Thaddeus E. Rowe, Jr., Brother Solo....- ...~1 Won't Complain'_..__Oea. Jepthaw Scipio, Jr Acknowledgments & Resolution Selection.-.......:Biess Me tndeed' .............Turner Memorial Choir Words oF Comrort........- ...............Rev. Kenneth C Taylor Recessionai........................__............Valerie's: Favorite Songs 1nterment, Committal, Closing l'ra)li r & Benediction Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church Cemetary Repast Lakeview Empowennent Center Pall Bearers Reno T, Broek Hal J. Hipp, 11 Justin 0. Minor Jaeon A. Brown Jeromey E. Hipp Aaron J. Sanders Ryan C. Sanden Isaiah D. Sanders Flower Bearers Turner Memorial AME Church Miss-ionary Society Don't Weep For Me Don't weep fQr me, for I've made it home Through Heaven's gates there I may roam. Wipe your tears and dry your eyes rm in a better place with Heaven as my prize. DonQt ~ep for me, no tears and no sorrow Live life for Jesus ... He promises tomoiTow. Profe89ional Servlct!S &trusted To: PEARSON'S FUNERAL HO E 4508 North MaiD Street Columbia, South Carolina 803.754.0663 Robert Pearson~ Director The Celebration of .e Life & Legacy of o/aterie CDenise Cf?JweJacN.on Sunrise , Februmy 29, 1956 Sunset March 28, 2016 Saturday, April2, 2016 3:00pm Turner Memorial AM.E. Church 1122 Monticello Street West Columbia, South Carolina Reverend Kenneth C. Taylor Pastor- 'Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.' Matthew 5:9 Valerie Denise Rowe was born on February 29, 1956 to the late Thaddeus E. Sr., and Alberta Scipio Rowe in LaRochelle, France. She was third child of six. On Monday, March 28, 20161 God called Valerie's name and beaconed her to come be a flower in His b~autiful garden. Valerie attended the schools of Lexington District Two and graduated: from Brookland Cayce High School in 1974. Valerie was elected as the flrst black cheerleader for the Bearcats. She attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelors of Art in History Education and Masters in Library Science. Valerie holds historical measures at USC, including being the flrst black cheerleader. Instilled by her mother at an early age, Valerie 1 S passion for reading and sharing good books with others-especially children-blossomed into a thirty-Ave year career as a librarian. Through her love for books, the Lord blessed her to work for two of the best library systems in the southeast. She worked for twenty-one years for the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library system in Georgia. In 2003, she returned to West Columbia and began a thirteen year career at the Richland County Public Library system. Through her career, she had been an active member of the American Library Association, the Public Library Association, Black Caucus of the American Library Association, South Carolina Library Association and National Advisory Council for the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina. In 2006, Valerie received the Living Legacy Award. Valerie joined Turner Memorial AM.E. Church at an early age. She played the piano and organ through her teenage years. Valerie moved to Atlanta and connected herself to Saint Phillips A.M.E. Church. She worked wtth the children's choir and blessed those she carne in contact with through God's music and His word. But the love for Turner A.M.E. burned in her heart. She left Atlanta after twenty-one years and relocated back to West Columbia and joined her 'beloved' Turner. She began working with various auxiliaries, choirs. and training a new generation of musicians. Valerie hefd many positions and titles at Turner: President of Local Women's Missionary Society and Women's Empowerment Ministry, Church School Superintendent, Steward Board, Children's choir director, Bible Study teacher and Woman of the Year. Jn September l980, Valerie married the 1ove of her life, Eugene E. Jackson, Sr., and they were blessed with three sons. Valerie was a devoted and proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for over forty years. She was a member of the Columbia Alumnae Chapter, where she held many leadership roles including Chair of Membership Services and a member of the Nominating Committee. Valerie was a gifted pianist, award winning knitter and crocheter. Valerie surrounded herself with cultural events and shared this love for the theater and cinematography She poured her love into countless children &om her church and family. She enjoyed traveling for her job to various workshops, fairs and conferences and also for personal pleasure with family and friends. Her most treasured excursion was returning to her birthplace,' LaRocheJle, France. Va1erie believed that it was more of a blessing to give than to receive. It blessed her more! Valerie was predeceased by her son, EmOJj' Ezell. Valerie Denise Rowe-Jackson leaves a rich legacy and fond memories to cherish by her sons, Eugene Everett Jackson, Jr., of Decatur, Georgia and Edward Jesse Jackson; her loving daughter-in-law, Donna Nicole Jackson, her beautiful granddaughter, Emery Grace Jackson, all of Atlanta, Georgia; her sister, Pamela R. (Scott) Sanders of West Covina, California; her brothers, Thaddeus E. (Carolynne) Rowe, Jr., of Chapin, South Carolina; Leonard C. (Devonna) Rowe, Sr., of Churchville, Maryland; Wendell E. Rowe and William 1. Rowe, both of West Columbia, South Carolina; her aunts, Blossom Hampton, Lorine S. Anderson, Lizzie Scipio and Mary Scipio; her undes, Eugene Anderson, Jr., Edward, James, Harry and Loman Hampton; her nieces, Brandolyn Scott, Ashley Rowe, Jasmine Rowe, and Charisse (Charles) Ashe; her nephews, Leonard (Veronica) Rowe, Jr., Thaddeus (Sasha) Rowe, 111, Enoch Rowe, lrvin Rowe, Aaron, ~yan and lsaiah Sanders, and Shomari (Courtney) Evansr seven grand nieces and three grand nephews; Godchi1dren, Rev. CJ Qane11e) Butler, Shauntee (Calvin) Zeigler, and LoriS. Minor; her best friend of over 50 years, Henrietta Taylor, host of loving cousins and specia1 friends.