ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Deacons Walter Davis Tim Harden George Henry Green Jones Lewis Reddick Willie J. Williams, Sr. HONORARY PALLBEARERS Board of Deacons of New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Trustee Board Missionary Society Mother's Board ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The family wishes to acknowledge with sincere thanks the many kind deeds expressed during the prolonged illness of our loved one and during this period of bereavement. We want you to know that our hearts have been made to feel warm by your kindness. May God continue to bless each of you in a very special way. The Family Bnmegning Qteltbrutinn 111nr llearnn 1l!i!iat 1Reib MONDAY- SEPTEMBER 28, 1987 4:00P.M. NEW PLEASANT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 795 MAYNARD STREET MACON, GEORGIA PASTOR, RICHARD GAMMAGE, OFFICIATING ':_/~4 ~ y~ ~II OBITUARY u And I'll not care how long /'//live If I can give - and give -and give. " -Selected Love, devotion, kindness and faithfulness were given to his family, his church, his country and his friends during the 90 years of Issac Reid's life. He was born December 6, 1896 in Baldwin County to the parentage of Mrs. Emily Bonner Reid and Mr . Willie Reid. Upon reaching maturity, he united in holy matrimony to Miss Bertha Reeves - a union which continued for 68 beautiful years. To them was born two sons, Willie Lee and Floyd. He was proud of his family whom he loved very dearly and that love was reciprocated. In 1923, after moving his family to Macon, Georgia, he united with Pleasant Grove Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. J. T. Saxon. His guiding qualities as a Christian gentlemen merited him the honor of being ordained as a Deacon by the then Pastor, Rev. A. J. Collier. "Bro. Ike" (as he was called) was a man of great ambition and inspiration; subsequently he gave freely of his time, talent and monies to the total development of New Pleasant Grove. As a result of his efforts he has served on the Deacon Board, Trustee Board, Usher Board, Building Committee, Church Treasurer and Church Custodian. He has been honored as a "Golden Member" along with a Golden Marriage. A veteran of World War I and an employee of Bibb Manufacturing and Peeler Hardware Co., he retired as a self-employed Barber . He passed silently on Wednesday morning, September 23, 1987. Cherishing his memories are: a very devoted wife, Mrs. Bertha Reid, Macon, Ga.; two loyal sons, Mr. Willie Lee Reid, Mr. Floyd Reid both of Macon; two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Georgia Kate Reid, Mrs. Julia Reid, Macon, Ga.; two grandchildren, Mrs. Linda Dianne Jackson, Macon, Ga., Mr. Carl Rufus Raid, San Diego, California; two great grandchildren, Antonio Jackson and Terrence Jackson, Macon; two brothers-in-law, Mr. Floyd Reeves, Detroit, Mich., Mr. George Reeves, Chattanooga, Tenn; sister-inlaw, Mrs. Alice Abrans, Cleveland, Ohio; a devoted niece, Mrs. Bertha Jackson, Macon, Ga.; grandson-in-law, Mr. Leon Jackson, Macon, Ga.; other nieces, nephews and friends. ORDER OF SERVICES PRELUDE .... ... Mr. Clifton Davis Mr. Marvin Bryant PROCESSIONAL SELECTION ....... "Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone" Combined Choirs of New Pleasant Grove SCRIPTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. M. E. Moon INVOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Wayne Evans SELECTION ...... "It Is Well" ...... Combined Choirs EXPRESSIONS: Deacon Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deacon Robert Waters The Church . . . . . . . . ... Deacon Rudolphus Wimberly Tribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Vernice B. Jackson Resolution ........... Deacon Willie J. Williams, Jr. SOLO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Leola Maynard WORDS OF COMFORT: Rev. Edsel M. Davis, Pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama Rev. Dr. Cameron M. Alexander, Pastor Antioch Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia and President of the General Missionary Baptist Convention, Georgia, Inc. SILENT READING OF OBITUARY . . . . . . . . . . Soft Music EULOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Richard Gammage, Pastor, New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church VIEWING OF REMAINS RECESSIONAL COMMITTALL RITES AND INTERMENT Woodlawn Memorial Park SAMUEL'S MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME