"(Ba6y Sister" Sept. 8, 1943 - Pe6. 7, 2010
Jfome qoing Service Por
?rlrs. 7'erry Lee (Barton ~dding
"CBa6y Sister"
Saturday, Pe6ruary 13, 2010 - 2.00 p. m.
:New Sfii{ofi 9Wissionary (]3aptist Cliurcli
1(jngston, qeorgia Pastor c:Rg,ncfy Livsey, Officiating
I 'm Pree
CDon 't grievefor me, for now I 'mfree, I 'mfo{{owing tlie patti tliat qod{aidfo r me.
I too/{/Kis liandwlien I lieardJfim ca{{, I turnedmy 6acftandCeft it a{[
I couUnot stay anotlier day,
rr'o Caugli, to Cove, to worftorpCay. rr'asftCeft undone must stay tliat way.
I 'vefound tliat peace at tlie c{ose ofday. Ifmy parting lias Ceft a voic{,
rr'lienji{{it witli remein6eredjoy.
jl friendsliip sliarec{, a Caugli, a ftiss; jl/i, yes tliese tliings I too, wi{{miss. (Be not 6urdenedwitli times ofsorrow,
I wisli you tlie sunsliine oftomorrow.
9vty Cife 's 6eenfuC{, I savoredmucli; q oodfriends, good time, a Cove one's toucli.
(perliaps my time seemedto 6rief. CDon 't {engtlien it witli undue grief. Life your liearts andsliare witli me. qodwantedme now; Jfe set mefree.
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I ~now we are a{{feefing a fitt{e 6it sad; tliat we've Cost ourfriend; our CBa6y Sister, arufour qra~~y, ~t~,) -
rr'ogetlier we a{{liave criedan ocean oftears as wejee{so empty and fio{{[ manyfears.
(But qranny wouUwant us to ~now slie in a goodpCace, andtliat slie is watcliing us a{{witli a smiCe on tierface
}ls we liave mad'e tier so proucf, as proudas slie can 6e, tliat slie lias raisedsucli a 6eautiju{ancfspecia{fami{y rrliinfjng 6ac~now I rea{{y must say I fee{ {ucRy ancfpriviCeged to liave ~nown qranny to tliis day
Por in my Cife, you liave pCayeda specia{part tlie memories I wi{{treasure ancfl<ep cCose to my lieart.
Por me I am gCadmy fitt{e gir4 slie got to meet ancffor a{{ofus 6e gratefu4 tier Cife is now compCete
rto eacli one ofus slie lias Covedancfcarecf, ancfafami{y, 6e tlianlifulfor tlie good times we sliared }l{/iougli slie lias gone we wi{{a{ways 6e together andtier sprit wi{{ five on in eacli one ofusforever
Wlien you Coo~to tlie sky Coolifor tlie 6riglitest star, as tliat wi{{6e qranny Coofjng down on usfrom afar. arufnow I wouU fiR to tlian~tlie goodLorda6ove, for 6Cessing us witli our qranny witli tier Rjncfness andCove
CDear qod; ifit is not to muclifuss, tal< e:Kjra specia{care ofour qranny as slie is very d'ear to us.
qranny, ifyou are {istening, say a prayerfor us every day, 6e sure to protect us andguid'e us on our way We ~now wlien (}od ca{Cedyou, you liadto go, 6ut we want you to ~now C}ranny, we miss you ancfCove you so..
By Melissa J. Love
(l>oems
06ituary
:Ms. 'Terry (Barton was the first 6orn to the fate James qracfy and P,{iza6eth Crawford (Barton on Septem6er 8, 1943. She was married to the fate Wi{fie (]3. Wi{fs, Sr. andmother ofseven chiUren.
Jlfter a ju[fi{fing and we{{ spent {ije 'Terry c{osed her eyes in s{um6er ear(y Sunday
morning, Pe6ruary 7, 2010 andis now restingfrom the toifs ofher earth{y exjstence.
}ls a 6e{oved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin our ljami{y as we{{ as her friends reafize tliat whife, she is no {onger witli us, her memories andspirit wi{{ five onforever.
'Terry was educated in the (Bartow County Schoo{ System. She workgd several yearsfor qood%ar 'lire Company.
She joined Queens Chape{ at an ear(y age, Cater moving her mem6ership to :J.few Slii[oli CJ3aptist Cliurcli, recent{y joining .Lhri'few Pe{{owsliip (Baptist Cfiurcli..
'Terry was preceded in death 6y: her parents, on son, CJ?.pnnie (Barton; two 6rothers, James P,dwardand Pe{ton (Barton; andone sister, (}eorgia :Mae (Barton.
'To stand in tlie after g{ow of her {ije, sti{{ warm 6y her memories are s~ chiUren,
two girfs and four 6oys: :Mary }lnn James, and Carfette Wi{fs, 'Tracy Wi{fs,
'Terrence ('Tamefta) Wi{{s a{{ of Cartersvi{fe, qeorgia, C]Qco (:Me{one) Wi{{s of
jldairsvi{fe, qeorgia and Wi{fie (]3., Jr. (Wanda) of (])a{fas, 'Te~as; thirteen grandchiUren, three great-grandchiUren; seven sisters, Louise We{~ (]3ettye James
of Cartersvi{fe, (}eorgia, :Martha (James) :McConne{{ of }ltfanta, (}eorgia, (}race
(]rimes and qfacfys (Barton of 1(ingston, qeorgia, Lynn (Barton of CJWme, qeorgia
and (Brenda (Barton of 1(no~vi{fe, 'TJ{; one uncfe, Jfenry (CBertha) (Barton of CJ?.pme, qeorgia; two aunts, CBar6ara Woodfey of (])etroit, :MI and Prance (Barton of
}lcwortli, (}eorgia, many nieces, nepfiews, cousins, friends and a specia{ friend, Stanfey S{ocum.
rtlie 06ituary
:Jdemories
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C'P'rocessiona{ Sefection ........................................................ Lartoya James, .Jl_dlra (RsJ6inson Scriptures:
O{c[rtestament ana:New rtestament .......................................... Carfos Caflioun C'P'rayer ... .................................................................. Pastor ~ancfy Livsey So{o ............................................................................. CBrencfa Jo/inson 06ituary ........................................ .~................................ (r.RgacfSi{ent{y) r.Rgadlng ............................................................... .. rrjson Wi{fs (grancfson) Se{ection ........................................................ . ......... Pastor Wi{fie Coom6s P.u{ogy .................................................................... (Pastor Wi{fie Coom6s
(Rgcessiona{/Intennent ...................................................... 1(ingston Cemetery
rTiie Order ofService
P[ower Ladies
Pa[[ (Bearers
Pred'die Landrum Patsy Zacliery Pam (Benliam P.ster Jfard'y
JfurCey Jfumplirey Jolinnie 9rt. Jfeard
Sliawn Jfarris (])ontay (}rimes (])emario (Barton CJ?.pdric~ Cotton
rravas James Stanfey SCocum L. ?If. (Brown (])annie We{lS
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