Homegoing Celebration for William Decker Moore Sr., Sunrise September 14, 1927- Sunset August 21, 2002, Tuesday, August 27, 2002, 1:00 P.M., Jerusalem A.M.E. Church, Blakely, Georgia, Rev. Albetta Butler, Officiating

A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our hearts, That never can be filled. There is an open gate At the end ofthe road
Through which each must go alone, And in a light we cannot see, Our Father claims His own.
Beyond that gate our loved ones Find happiness and rest;
And there is comfort in the thought That a loving God knows best.

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We the Fami1yofWI1liam Decker Moore would like to express our sincere appreciation for all acts ofkindness shown during our time ofbereavement Your prayers~ flowers~ cards~ presence and love are ofgreat comfort to us during the Homegoing ofour
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Sunrise Septem6er 14, 1927 - Sunset }lugust 21, 2002

Mortuary Services Entrusted To:
Cominuniiy Funeral H ome & Flower Shop 398 Cedar Springs R oad Blake/~ Georgia 39823
Phone 229-723-5570 - Fax 229-723-2085
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Y1r. \ tVilliam D. Moore Sr. " as born on September 14, 192 7 in Early County G eorgia to the late Mack and Mary Price Moore. He is affectionately lul0\\11 to his friends and fat11ily as "\V.D."
He was joined in holy matrimony to Rosa Williatns o n Februat-y I, 1947. To this union four children were born.
He accepted Christ at an early age a11d joined Jerusalem AME Church, Blakely Georgia. His Christiat1 journey took hitn to se\erallocations on the east coast of the lJ.S. No matter wh ere he resided, he remained faitl1ful to God. His past n1e1nberships include Bethel AME Church, Pompatlo Beach, Florida; Trinity .-\\1E Church, Long Branch, ~ew J ersey; and at his h01negoing, he \ras a member of Grant Chapel AME Church in East Point, Georgia. He has ahYays been \Try active in the church leadership, the Sunday School and Choirs. He \Vas a spirited singe r and a Sunday School Teacher. You could often hear him in impassioned discussions about tl1e Bible.
Being blessed witl1 an entrepreneurial spirit, he owned ;:mel operated an Amoco Scnice Station in Pompano Beach, Florida for scYeral years and from tl1ere ,,ent on to start a Lmdscaping business ''"here he installed lawns fo . new building projects. He ret ired in 1990 :-tnd mmed to RiYerdale (Atlatlta), Georgia.
He lea,es to cherish his memory, a lo\ ing wife, Rosa \ Villiatns \1oore, four children, \1axine Y1oore Busby (\Villie) of Riverclale,GA, \Villiatn D . .\1oOIeJr. (Daisy), ofTallal1assee, Florida,
Phyllis Moore Bat1ks Uoseph) of Decatur(Atlatlta) GA, J atnes E.
\1oore of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, se,-cn grandchildren, Jatnes Love (Trina) of Honolulu, Hawaii, Tatnmy Johnson (Keitl1) of Decatur (Atlanta) GA, Christopher Busby (Paula) ofToms Ri,er, :\lew Jersey, Jatnes 1\1oore Jr. of Orlat1do, Florida, Miya Hollis (Bartholomew) of Tallal1assee, Florida, Brandon Suydatn of Asbury Park, New Jersey, Decker Moore ofTallal1assee, Florida, six great-grat1dchildren, ten sisters, Rachael Everett, Blakely, Georgia, Ruby Moore, Albany, Georgia, Beatrice Ford, Blakely, Ccorgia, Margaret Hicks, ~ew Haven, Connecticut, Patricia Lee, ~cwark, New Jersey, Doro tl1y Redding (Donald), Albat1y, Georgia, Earnestine McDuflie, Pompatlo Beach, I~lorida, Forestine Hichardson, Margate , Florida, Y!at-y Ceasar, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Barbara Hagat1 of Palmetto, Florida, two brothers, Jimmy Moore (Rubye) oLI\Jbany, Georgia, Benjatnin Moore (Helen) of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, one aunt, Clara Houston Damascus, GA and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins atld frict1ds.

Order of Service
August 27, 2002 1:00 p.m.
Rev. Alvetta Butler, Officiating
The Processional &Viewing
The Selection ....................................... The Convention Choir
The Invocation .... ............................................Rev. B.A. Hart Grant Chapel AME Church East Point, Georgia
The Scripture... ......... ....... ...... ...... .. .. ..........Rev. W.J . Jackson Payne Chapel AME Church West Palm Beach, Florida
The Selection........................................The Convention Choir
Moments of Reflection ....................................Sis. Jetta Mosley Rev. B.A. Hart
Rev. W.J. Jackson .............. Others
The Solo..................................................Bro. Joseph Banks
The Eulogy............................................... Rev. Alvetta Butler Pastor, Jerusalem AME Church
The Acknowledgements
The Recessional ................................................"By and By"
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The lor~ is m\1 SJ1epl1cr~: 1 sl1all11ot wa11t. He makctl1 me to lie ~ow.1 il1 grern pasrures: He lea~ctl1 me besi~e tHe still waters. He restorctl1 m\1 so~l: He lea~ctl1
me i11 tl1e patHs of rigl1te~l-fsl1ess for His t1ame's salte.

V ea, tHol-tgH 1 wallt tl1rol-tgl1 tl1e vallC\1 of tHe sl1a~ow of ~eatl1, 1will fe3r 110 evil: for Thol-f art witH me: Th\1 ro~ al1~ Th\1 staff tHC\1 comfort me.

Thol-f preparest a table before me it1 tHe
~~ prcsrncc of mit1c rncmics: tl1oM at1oit1tcst
m\1 J-tea~ witH oil: m\1 Cl-tp rl-fl1l1ctH over.

s~rd\1 goo~ess ~l1~ mcre\1 sl1all follow

,J,r;tt me all tl1e ~a\is ofml1life: a11~ 1will ~well

'~~ it1 tHe J1ol-tse of tHe lor~ forever.

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