Pallbearers Michael Edwards William Harris Tony Taylor Frank Spivey Jeremy Freeman Charles Edge Honorary Pallbearers John H. Guillory Flower Bearers Yvonne Culbreath Olga Harris Dorothy Slones Annette Dotson Barbara Barron Chery1Flowers Sharon Jones VonOdom Earnestine Billups Fannie Gilliam Helen Finch A. Delores Mitchell Acknowledgment Words cannot express our gratitude to all who have shared the brief illness and sudden loss of our loved one. We thank God for giving us wonderful friends like you... your prayers, visits, comforting messages, flowers , food and each sympathetic act were very consoling and much needed during this time. May the love of our Heavenly Father and His rich blessing be yours forever. ybfT~ ~9~,?- C)...._ _) Gus Thornhill Funeral Hom e 1315 Hendrix A venue East Point, Georgia 404 768-2993 Homegoing Celebration Commemorating The Life of Joseph Regena l Morman Thursday, April 26, 2001 1:00 p.m. Ben Hill United Methodist Church 2099 Fairburn Road, SW Atlanta, G eorgia 30331 T he Rever end McCallister Hollins Senior Pastor The Reverend Lee Pendleton Officiating Pastor Obituary Joseph Regenal Morman, the first child and son of Joseph Bailey Morman and Kathryn Morman Ford, was born September 7, 1946. He received Christ at an early age and was baptized at Holsey Chapel CME Church in Columbus, Georgia. In his later years he attended the Kingdom of God Outreach Ministry, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. He was educated in the Muscogee County School District, graduating from Carver High School in 1964, with the honor of being a National Merit Scholar and named a candidate to the West Point Academy. Regenal entered Florida A & M University (FAMU) where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Languages. While matriculating at FAMU he served as a interpreter to the State of Florida's Board of Regents for the Governor. He was awarded a Fellowship to the University of Washington, in Seattle, where he completed a Master's Degree in Spanish Romantic Literature. His professional career included teaching Spanish; a Computer Programmer; System's Analyst; and ultimately establishing his own software consulting firm, Morman Enterprises, Inc.. His work with corporations throughout the world allowed him to utilize his fluency in five languages. Affectionately known as "Reggie", he was an active member of the Welcome All Community. He was a father figure to the young men of the community, and was a committed participant of the Knights of Egypt mentoring program. On October 2, 1972 he was married to Constance Freeman. One daughter, Radiah Nikole Morman, was born to this marriage. On Sunday, April 22, 2001, our heavenly father called "Reggie" to his celestial home. He leaves to cherish his precious memories, a devoted wife, Constance F. Morman; one loving daughter, Radiah M. Hunter; a son-in-law, Kailik C. Hunter; mother, Kathryn Ford; two sisters, Vivian Morman, and Monica Morman Sanders; two brothers, Michael Morman and William Weldon; parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Freeman, Jr.; several sisters and brothers-in-law, and other relatives and friends. Order of Service PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL OPENING HYMN "Blessed Assurance" #369 INVOCATION Reverend Lee Pendleton SCRIPTURES Old Testament New Testament Reverend John H. Slones Bethlehem Baptist Church Reverend Michael McQueen PRAYER OF COMFORT Reverend Deborah Turman PIANO SOLO "How Great Thou Art" Dr. Lisa Allen REMEMBERING "Joseph Regenal Morman" Mr. Clarence Hood Mr. Charles Purnell Dr. Yvonne Culbreath OBITUARY (Read Silently) EULOGY Reverend Warren L. Henry, Sr. The Kingdom ofGod Evangelistic Outreach, Inc. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Ms . Patricia H. Guillory RECESSIONAL Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens 5755 Mallory Road College Park, Georgia