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Siloam Baptist Church Usher Board 
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Georgia Power Employees 
.!2lcf(now{edgement 
The family of the late Mr. lsiah (Ike) Mathis gratefully and sincerely acknowledges your comforting expressions rendered and every act of kindness. These expressions are a source of strength as well as comfort. We love you and may God continue to bless you! 
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1315 Hendrix Avenue East Point, Georgia 30344 
404-768-2993-4 Fax 404-763-2154 
 
Ce{e6ration ofLife 
for 
%r. Isiali (I~) %atliis 
Wednesday, July 31 , 1996 - 11 :00A.M. - 
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1315 Hendrix Avenue East Point, Georgia 
~v. J. C. Carter 
Officiating 
 
 'fie Obituary 
Mr. /siah (Ike) Mathis was born on November 29, 1917, to Rev. Robert Thomas Mathis and Mrs. Mattie Sue Sims. He married Mrs. Lavonia Bowens and three children were born, Tina, Carlolyn, and Robert. 
Ike was a working member of the Siloam Baptist Church. He worked untiringly on the Siloam Usher Board, even while he was ill. 
Mr. Mathis is survived by a loving and devoted wife, Mrs. Lavonia Mathis; two (2) daughters, Mrs. Labonia (Tina) Herring and Ms. Carolyn Wright; one (1) son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Mathis; five (5) grandchildren; six (6) great grandchildren; two (2) great-great grandchildren; four (4) aunts; six (6) sisters-in-law; one (1) brother-in-law; a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and many-many caring friends 
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. " 
Psalm 27: 1-2 
When you walk through a storm hold your head up high 
And don't be afraid of the storm. 
At the end of the storm is a golden crown 
And you will never walk alone. 
 
CJ:Iie Ce{ebration 
 
PRELUDE ................. .... .. .... .... ..... ... ..... ... "Because He Lives" 
 
PROCESSIONAL ... ....... "Hold To God's Unchanging Hands" 
 
HYMN .. .............................. ....... .......... .... .......... Congregation '~mazing Grace" 
 
SCRIPTURE .............. ...... ............. .. .............. Rev. Ronald Hill Old Testament New Testament 
 
PRAYER ............................. .......... .................. Rev. Clemenis 
 
SOLO ..... ................... ............. ...... Mrs. Irene Walton Norman 
 
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''He'll Understand and Say Well Known" 
 
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REMARKS .................... .. .. ..... .. ... Deacon Willie C. Domineck 
 
Others 
 
WORDS OF COMFORT ... ............ .. ............ Rev. R. N. Martin 
 
OBITUARY ......................... .. ......... ...... ........... (Read Silently) 
 
ttt~ . ~    SOLO !).,.   Deacon lsiak Clark 
 
EULOGY /CJM/, .. 
 
Rev. J . C. Carter 
 
Pastor, Siloam Baptist Church 
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... .. .... ............... Mrs. An nell Thornhill 
 
RECESSIONAL 
 
POSTLUDE ................... .. ..... .. "When We All Get To Heaven" 
 
Interment: 
:forest J-fi{{s Memoria (jardens 
722 Conley Road Forest Park, Georgia