Ytzl/6earers Frank Bolden Anthony Thompson Abram Thompson, Jr. Antonio Ingram Marcus Butts Bryan Ingram :Jfower 23earers Friendship Baptist Church Deaconess Board Linda J. Jones Linda Young Patricia Johnson Linda Harris Diana West Rita Gibson Pamela F. Minor Connie Glenn Mabry Jlc.knowledgemenl The family of Abram Thompson, Sr. extends sincere gratitude for your prayers, expressions of kindness and comfort during the illness and passing of our love one. Carl M. Williams Funeral Directors, Inc. "The Tradition Continues" Carl M Williams Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer 492 Larkin Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30313 (404) 522-8454 MKO Graphics & Printers (404) 523-1560 Jl Gelebralion o/Jhe Bfe o/ Jl6ram Jhompson) cSr. Tuesday, December 17, 2002 -11:00 A.M.- Jriendship 23aplisl G.hurch 437 Mitchell Street, Southwest Atlanta, Georgia The Reverend William V. Guy, Pastor Officiating 06iluary ABRAM THOMPSON, Sr., the third of six children, was born to the late Joseph and Ella Wilson Thompson on September 30, 1923 in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Walker Street Elementary and Booker T. Washington High Schools. In his early youth, he and his family were members of Providence Missionary Baptist Church on Larkin Street under the leadership of Dr. C. D. Hubert. Mr. Thompson worked for the Railway Express Agency, Inc. until his retirement, where he was employed for over thirty years . He married the former Dorothy Lee Bolden and to that union was born five children, Avon, Dorothy, Altermiece, Anthony, and Abram, Jr. Mr. Thompson was family oriented. He was loving and very devoted to his family. While working, Mr. Thompson scheduled weekends and early hours in order to be at home with his children when they returned from school. He encouraged his children to excel and displayed this same affection for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mr. Thompson, departed this life on Wednesday, December 11, 2002. He will be missed by his loving and devoted wife, Mrs. Dorothy Bolden Thompson; three daughters, Ms. Avon Thompson (Walter Whitehead), Mrs. Dorothy T. Ingram (Charles), and Mrs. Altermiece T. Sumblin Gates (Dennis); three sons, Mr. Frank Bolden (Mari) of Charleston, South Carolina, Mr. Anthony Thompson (Aibonita), and Mr. Abram Thomspon , Jr.; grandchildren, Antonio Ingram (Kenya Cummings), Marcus A. Butts, Bryan Ingram, lngra and Tiffany Sumblin, Cabella Gates, Anthony Thompson, Jr., and Joclyn Thompson; one brother, Mr. Robert Thompson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Mansfield Thompson, and two sisters, Susie Thompson Webb and Juanita Thompson Dansby. A Plan of The Master Weaver Our lives are but fine weavings that God and we prepare, Each life becomes a fabric planned and fashioned in His care. We may not always see just how the weavings intertwine, But we rnust trust the Master's hand and follow His design, For He can view the pattern upon the upper side, While we must look from underneath and trust in Him to guide... Sometimes a strand of sorrow is added to His plan, And though it's difficult for us, we still must understand That it's He who fills the shuttle, it's He who knows what's best, So we must weave in patience and leave to Him the rest... Not till the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly Shall God unroll the canvas and explain the reason whyThe dark threads are as needed in the Weaver's skillful hand As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned. Order oj deruice ORGAN PRELUDE ............................................................. Mr. Kenneth Wynn PROCESSIONAL AND SENTENCES FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE INVOCATION HYMN .................... "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" ........................ #340 Friendship Hymn Choir OLD TESTAMENT READING NEW TESTAMENT READING HYMN ..................................... "Come Ye Disconsolate" .......................... #228 TRIBUTE .............. ............................................... Ms. Louise Jackson Williams Family Friend SOLO ........ .............................................................. Ms. Belinda James Griffith ''Precious Lord" MEDITATION ................................................................. Pastor William V. Guy ORGAN MEDLEY ........................................................... Christmas Selections PRAYER RECESSIONAL gnlermenl Lincoln Memorial Cemetery 2275 Simpson Road, Northwest Atlanta, Georgia