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of kindness, be it small or large, it is with our d~ep~~t resp~~t. i::Ji4. ga(t p! GQ"O that we thank you fn 
 
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A CELEBRATI()N OF LIFE 
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MRS. GWENDOLYN HOLMES SANDS ROACH ~ ...J  
JUNE 27, 1954- DECE:i\'~ER 29, 2002 
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FRID.clY, JANUARY 3, 2003 1:00PM 
8'1'. PAULA.M.E. CHURCH 3134 STONE L\'lOUNTAIN STREET 
COVINGTON, GEORGIA 
REV. .tl~ H.ILlLL, OJ:i""'FICLlTING 1\'IINISTER 
 
 Mommy: 
You Are My Everything, Then And Now Without You There Would Be No Me. So, ThanR You For This Air You Gave Me To Breathe. When I LooR Up And See That Star Above, I'll Know It's You Who's$ Watching Over Me. You've Taught Me How To Deal 'v'Jlth Pain And Sorrow And This Is The Time I'll Need It The Most. 
Although Yor...l're Gone To A Better Place, My Heart Aches For Your Loving Touch. If Only I Could See You Once More, I'd Tell You How Much I Love You. 
I Have So Much To Learn And To This Day I Still Don't Understand Why Things Happen The Way They Do. But I Know One Thing For Sure, Yourself And God Will See Me Through. 
If I Never Experienced Pain, I Could Never Appreciate God's Love. So, Mommy Do Me This One Favor... Rest In Peace, Cause Myself And FranR Will Be Just Fine. 
I Love You And I Will See You Soon, You'll Forever Be In My Heart & Through Me You Shall Live On! 
 
Rest In Peace Love Always 
Felisha ARa "China Doll" 
 
"Gwen~ Our Siner by Choice11 
Lord, ThanR you for allowing us to have Gwen as our sister. You filled our life with laughter, Shared sorroVJS, joys, and tears. 
You partied, reunioned, worshipped, toiled; You baby-sat, exercised, gained weight, And dieted with us. 
You e-mailed, traveled, and you shopped with us. You were GOOD to our MOTHER 
We will miss all of the things you shared with us, But there is no greater joy that we can share In RnOOJing that HEAVEN is a lot sweeter, Now that you are there! 
Until memory fades and life departs, You will forever be in aur hearts. 
 
To ~r [oving .Aunt: We'll miss your smile, your laughter, and the glow that 's yen<. Our hearts were saddened when we were told of your passing , 
'But we rejoice in the sweet memories of bei119 around yot<. That 's Everlasting!" 
So we say so long, but rwver goodbye, because as lo11g ns yoHr families live, you live in our lives. 
[oving You .Always, Your Ylieces, Vlephews , {;]reat 1-lieces and Vlephew 
 
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Loui'.e, Lois, Net, Cat, Bonnie, Caroline and TJ 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICE 
Processional 
Hymn of Celebration- Choir 
Prayer of Comfort 
Scripture Readings Old Testament New Testament 
Selection - Clloir 
Words of Encouragement 
Reflections and Remarks (3 minutes please) 
Silent Reading of Obituary 
Selection/Solo 
Eulogy 
Acknowledgements Benediction Recessional 
Interment: l..awnwood Cemetery, Covington, GA 
I'M FREE 
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm Free. I could not stay another day to laugh, to love, to work or play. 
Tasks left undone, must stay that way; I found the peace at the close of day. 
If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joys, A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, Oh, yes, these things I know you will miss . 
Be not burdened with times of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. 
My life's been full, I savored many good friends, good times, a loved one's touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your hearts, and peace to thee, because now at last I'M SET FREE 
Lwing Submitted, the way your stepchildren see you! Angela, Ant, Lavette, Dexter