Celebration of Life for Denecia Janea Watkins, Sunrise February 10, 1998, Sunset May 23, 2009, Saturday, May 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m., Southern Pines Primary School, Southern Pines, North Carolina, Elder Kevin B. Henry, Officiating

I arn a :J(jng)s '.1\jd

:Beir~q a 2\inf/S kJrf entitCes ifOU to

certain p_rivifeges anrf 1qflt.;;.. Yl.5

earthly kjngs Cfii[arett1 theg have t~ccess to tlie ftmtif!J jcu.le{<> ana

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jortune. 17iey fun.Je peopfe 1JJaiting

.. on. tfi.e:n fwnd aru foot. 'Tficylia'Ve

anrtcd guards tlw.t protect t/iem

mu(tep tfi.em out ofltanns 'Way. rnte!} even lia'i-Je

erJe:tyt~ing at tP,.eir _f!nger tip_s ana T}Ot once ~)

they beg qr whi1~e _for ~nytliing. 1Ilfe rea...son_ ts

6ecause their father is th.e Xing and t-fua mal(es

them rO!fa fty.

'lfw.t is e:{_acl{Tf u1fr.at 1 am1 1\9yal~. Yvfzf !J.rztlier is a '](fttq and){egir}es me a[[~f th.ose t!i.lt!gs. Jf'.

lias fortune tfiat I 'tUi{[ inft.erit. I fta.rN. fame

6ec.tiu:'>e evenp:me /(Jwu's of. Jlim anl a({#. the

w,mderful thit~_qs tfuzt J-[e has tfone. I e'Ven ha1.Je armerfguanfs to pr~tect me. TJie_11 are not ann_e,{

witli quns Gut 'U/ith t!ie fJ-1{m{ of (iotf anrf that
m. su.1ke- o,J.{ z.tse~(_f' t.s mor.e .hwrn~;._+u,.L, fi .(!<)..{~; ~vert te[eSS1 mo:>t important tlie i~fferen._ce. between them. muf

me i..' my :Fatl1er (~ffers me the .'!tost p-recious thing

of all ani tfiat is 'Eterna[ Life. J{e gives uu {o7.Je
sun. ilncmufitionaffu. Jle mal(es tfw.t wFzen :J{e is

figlitintl m_lf &ii.ttfes tliat tn_lj guanfs are uJith. me

at a[[Lime.'. so no fi.arm can conre to 7!1. ~lQwu,ing
tfiese things tfle most ant{greatestg~lt is tliat !.

'l.Utl[ &e a&fe to sit at Jfis feet and1nan.Je( at all

tfuzt :J:fe has aonc anrfgfo~uJ in aLl of :Jfi'.s (jfor!J.

j'or that reason afone Jtull(gs megfiu[ tliat 1 ant a

'l(jna 's :.l(ftf. 0

'II1anJ( !JOU1 'Dene.cia ~Vatkfns

J[ora[ r.Bearers
Si11.ging Sensatioils Ja:mi~1J & :Jdenrfs
Paa ~earers Singing Sensations .'Famify eft friends
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Jld(JtoWfec(gement
'Ifte Jami{y 'Wishes to ack-;un.vfecfge with great
.J appreciation, at{ acts of kjnaness sfwwn during
~ tfieir tlereavemettt. ')our IJ.nlne.ss and' e>cpressions ~ .:::\ of [mJe continue to 6e asown:. ofstrength.

lvlcLendon Fune1al Ho1ne

In Charge t~f Service

Home 997-2384- Business 652-6120

Staff

:\:frs. Annit: McLrndon
i\-liss Genera McLendon Mrs. Odelia Wull

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;\;!r. Leonard Afayhw

Mr. Anthony Capel

O<cller: Chesiff McLcn.don, Licensed Funaal Divector

rwd Embaiml'l'

Ce[e6ration of Life
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Venecia Janea r~~'at~ns
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Sunset

:Je6mar3 .10, 1998

~May 23, 2009

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Soutliern ~Pines 'l}rimmy 5choo{

5outfiern :Pines, ~J{prth. Caroli"na

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'Deatfi Opens the 'lJot~r to Life 'Er-'ermore

rytJe five a sliort- wlii[e on eartli 6elow,
aze 'l(efuctant to for 'U.Je d~J not k.Jww

Just wfuzt r'cfar(lfeatli" is a([ about

Yl.m[ so zve VietiJ it zl/itli {ear antf dvu6t,

9{pt certain of'uJ/iat is droum{ tlie bend
as 'H+ fool(_ on death thefina[ encf

'To al[ tfiat made us a mortal6einli Jlnc{ ztet tlit~re fi.es just 6cyonrf our seeing

51 be;wtijuflife st; fit[[ and" compfe.tc

'lfitzt- we sfi.oula [eave u>itli liunyngfeet

rro wafk. wtfi (joe b!J sacred streams

.'Jl.tn!d' beaut!:! mtd.pea.ce. 6eyona our rfreams--

!F9r a![ w!to befie't)e in tfi .f}(IS9\[LO'l(tJ.)

J{avc been assured' of this rewartf,

;?tmf tft;a.tlifor tfit~m is just gradiwtlon''

1To a li~'qfi.er realm of wcfe eler.tation--
fife i; !For on eartfi a tra1tsien.t affair,
Just ~few 6n.efyears in wfi.ich to prepare

!For a fije that i..;free from pain ana tears

(H'fiere time is n(lt counted' b_lf hours or years--

Jar deat/1. is onfj; tfre tttet/i()J' {iotf cJW...e

'To co[onize nR-tnJen 'U'itfi tfie soufs of tfiose

'J-1lfio b!J tlieir apprentices/up on earth

au:ea Pro-t!ed U/ortfiy to

in t:fte [antf of new birtfi--

So d'eatfz is n()t sacf...H's a time for efa.tion,

51.JO!JOUS transition..~ t:fie souL\ emigration

Into a pfa.c.e wfiere tfie soztf's SA!PE am{ _'l!f<:_E'E

(lo five 'With. ~iotf lliroug,~ iPE/1(1NJFY!

Ortfer ofService

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'f'rac..~. uoncr.f....................... ....................... ,........ .............,
Sder:ti.on .................................................St. Lu~e Choir

Soipt-uTes ..... .......................... _...................................... Of:f Testament .............. ..Pa.tor E'ftrfiflred"~JftirriJ~Jlon ;\f-~' 'Testament ....................J llic..so[vnians 4:13-18

Pmy. er o( Com'JtorL ..................'Bi.4iov J(eai:wl({Jtinton

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!..l(pnark.. ..................... ..... ....................(2 minutes t:ac!i)
:.?vs[ . ~\ue ::l(fmp[e, Prinajraf
(Teadiers1 ~1{r. fj(UltfJer 91:rs . !.l(ru.Mer
f)outh (Dircctoli :rranas 'lfi!liams Choir :Director; Jeannie CJV(c.LauJhlin
.r (jir[Smut Le.aa"er; Ciw.rfotte 'Br,_m.&'n I ~~=~~:ro~:z;n;,;, '1 se&cno. . ..... .... .... ...
'Eul.og!f .......................................:Lf([er ~1(?r:in.13. Jlt.nr!l
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5t. Lu(e 5\jJ. .1 Orig"itta[ } "r!!t! '}iJi[['<.'lf:zpti..'t Oiurrft Cema.e.r:1 'IiferEe, 'J{prtli Ctuoin.a

0 6it'uary

O:t fc6numt 10, 1!:198 a fjc_autijit[ rose -_ (. .: D.IJ. tfiis eart,~ n1un:{ 'Dencria _jned 'H'..; _;.:!._" ..'.-..n~ H!ati(jns a.nif'T .:.:r:ia T a:;t:m i,~htktr,.., 'il.'c;- ;:'ftt:.:. -;.;~It
tliis 6eautifit!rr;,,"- On5aturd[u!J :Mart 23. :~\,:J tli:.: 'J-~e
h!i.Jssome{ 't:n a ph.t'e mvrc. rfivure asS/i.e n,u,'.N ;[ - t!u~ (jodthatgavehr 1~/e

'Denccia aUt::'ilr:i Svu.tfiem :Pines ,P. drhr' :1 Sr..h<"()L;

.<;outhern PittiS :~l{iJlle
JLrts ~'V;Tt.ai.'iSII!l<".<: .ScfwoL

S5/diieuh(!l'{t.'cadm.s{diS.ocmoL /'lf>i~f[J;;.CU':I:frid..a!SfSr.-e

mates.

Venec.ia Zi.!as a

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rDo,.t,P. t~'-~..,;

rcr..;nr;.munb.e.~{r'

v( 5t. Luf;_e 5'\J:. 1 Origirtaf
v.e,. - .. '".'!..c..f.t'."~rt;, ~t'!.~!i(""' ~.;.:::;:... fv~:f io";>'"dr}li

participaul in the f{Ot: tl: ch.m0 .suw.u~l .):!fl~aLWtt.s ~

tfie ftmior uslicr ,.v{;r ~FPCL, tjoutfi ~ibl;: ,:;t..;.;i!f, g~mth

t7uiz 6ou:t; t{Ot:ili praise ar:~ '!il~me tram. Q)~::.ed.a !m~:(

tier diurdi.-and h,-r chun:h /a:rrtify. She al.< attended

Christian VictOrlj Ceut\!r uJiere fiergnm~i,a~r~:; 'Bi;;fj:Jp

.L-erOii :J?ayton1 Sr.. ~- pa~tt'r. :J{cre, sh.e p,zrt; '"7?f!te.d,. on

tfie fnirni teat!l1 usfi?,.. b:hud; prai.,-.e team <U!ll t..'f.!tU.n-_
t:r.em[ in CfiiMrm s Churdi. sfu: &'~'Jed ihL-; d;!Jr dt and

tt~i. cfiurdifami!j; a,, '<l'~a:

t])etttcia z;.Ja.< z;rr:; (~.~ 'it~q ani a figfi.t to iiiose .<fie came int:o contact wtft. ..J ~

.Sne v.Jas preceiuf in ;{eatli btj tiergodrnot{:.cr;. Tatmn.!J

Pearson.

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She [em'es to cfi.tr:~::/i ft.er memory1 part.n b s~ott ant Delicia 'H'atf(j.n,-.; two Grotf~rs_, C!!.ti.<topner Pa:_eon mu{

Jvfn J -t-4-t t<~fie."...v'' C.a. ~,fs.~, :t c~.Jf t,~,..~ fiome, rnaLemafLq. mut!_....p. ar,e.-n.:l:s,

:7Y!a_m::_e; .ms e~:.ll{emWai![[giar.amnslpaannl:nE_tls,n~aIJi~.~s:ho'pH.{Ltet/tdpn!l.spv./!:

'.Ellerve,.
.on a!r.d

:.Jl:firmie Paqto;z of 5.J!..i.!fum 'J!im:s, ;N._(.';, j ruc ~tu:.l~s,

:\c: LWahrir~"ins'l~o~t{t,r(fi.ln[serbt5e:f.,z-:vnaj)okomfz~'Ir'ol+v,a, ti(~jnCs. (;1Pt!a1r.ieen)tu:(e~f_

%seve, :?{C, erm1 'l:'m;ton: Jr., (Lyrm.ette) ~:r J.'lutli~;.n

~mC;n;esti;~?,,r~c-awunidt-:'1ll.Cnt!ofnr:.!trd;Paf.tu~tooonret'/Se(!Jr~e~.'u!a/J} o(f~{1a~uce,t:te.e-r.:m:'lI.Je.~,
J!wi and lisa 'lVal f(! ;L' of 'JJft'fJJc, ?{.C Laret!r.a Pmtton... 1 :=.,:,;,_'

o.. f-j'ir1:lfetfe1J!.l.~-fe, ."'-of/J(.'. !l!r.U,r L'/U.rt_:1.h:'<l, ..:ii.1{;...f(uJl(.(.l:-'le':" 1i..V.. ;ierf..u..;l o. ~f

!fmteft.eviLle, ?{C; a fw~i' o/ great undcs ana aurits, fi

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13alwin; t'li..!O q(iJsiSta s: 9V,.!}taslliJ. am! .Ateah Pear:;on.

am{ tier specia(friem( Tanner t])octor.

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