SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1996 1:30 P.M. NEW ZION BENEVOLENT BAPTIST CHURCH 201 MEETING HOUSE ROAD HOPKINS, SOUTH CAROLINA REVEREND CHARLES L. JACKSON - Officiating - OBITUARY Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. -- Psalm 23:4 Mr. Moses Adams, a son of the late John Adams, Jr. and the late Rebecca Dinkins Adams, was born January 27, 1930, in Richland County, South Carolina. He departed this life on Tuesday, February 20, 1996. Mr. Adams attended the public schools of Lower Richland. He received a certificate in Brick Masonry and Carpentry from Booker T. Washington Trade School in Columbia and worked as a brickmason for various companies in the area. He served in the United States Army, the Korean Conflict, and received an honorable discharge. He was a member of Mt. Olive Masonic Lodge #434, Mt. Olive Eastern Star #306, Lower Richland Branch of the NAACP and the Gadsden Development Board. For the past twenty-five years, he was the owner and manager of Adams Convenient Store and Adams ABC Store in Eastover. Mr. Adams was a member of New Zion Benevolent Baptist Church, where he served as Trustee, church treasurer, treasurer of the scholarship fund, a member of the adult Sunday School class, and the Male Chorus. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. W. Beatrice Adams of Gadsden, South Carolina; two daughters, Ms. Monica Candace Adams and Mrs. Donna Elizabeth White, both of Columbia, South Carolina; three brothers, Mr. John C. Adams of Gadsden, South Carolina, Mr. Leroy Adams of Hopkins, South Carolina, Mr. Samuel L. Weston of Eastover, South Carolina; eight sisters, Mrs. Francenia Weston, Mrs. Hattie Bookert, Mrs. Rosa Webber of Hopkins, South Carolina, Mrs. Florence Faust of Denmark, South Carolina, Mrs. Jessie Walker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Sallie Leach of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Marie Crafton of Bronx, New York, and Mrs. Minnie Williams of Rochester, New York; one aunt, Mrs. Rosa B. Carter of Hopkins, South Carolina; one grandchild, Anna White; four godchildren, Elise Wilson and Stuart Basil Shaw of Columbia, South Carolina, Julian Alfred Weston and Emil Samuel Weston, both of Eastover, South Carolina; a devoted son-in-law, Mr. Jerome Henry White of Columbia, South Carolina; seven brothers-in-law; eight sisters-in-law; many nieces, cousins, and loving friends. A devoted, kind, and loving husband and father has gone to eternal rest. We miss you already in our lives. We will meet you face to face one day. We love you, but God loved you best. Acknowledgment The family extends sincere appreciation for the sustaining love and support given during our bereavement. Your prayers, visits, and acts of kindness will strengthen us. May God forever bless and keep each one ofyou. The Family THE ORDER OF SERVICE Reverend Charles B. Jackson, Officiating PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL (Viewing of Remains).... HYMN ' `Sweet Hour of Prayer " SCRIPTURES Old Testament . New Testament PRAYER SELECTION REFLECTIONS Organist Holley Directors Choir Rev. Joseph Neal Rev. Frank Woods, Jr. Dea. Tally Adams, Jr. Zion Benevolent Male Chorus Dea. George Belton Trustee Zack Clarkson, Sr. Rev. Ethel Scott Smith Neighbor Trustee Cartha J. Harris Friend & Colleague Dea. Doctor Adams, Sr. P. W. Mt. Olive Lodge #434 Sis. Yvonne Hall Missionary & Friend SOLO POEM & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TRIBUTE FROM THE FAMILY SELECTION EULOGY SOLO "The Lord's Prayer" BENEDICTION RECESSIONAL POSTLUDE Mrs. Nadine Harper Taylor Mrs. Barbara Weston Mr. Henry J. White Choir Rev. Charles L. Jackson Rev. Jospeh Neal COMMITTAL, BENEDICTION, INTERMENT New Zion Benevolent Baptist Church Cemetery Hopkins, South Carolina HONORARY PALLBEARERS Board of Trustees ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Mt. Olive Masonic Lodge #434 HONORARY FLORAL BEARERS Lydia Unity Circle ACTIVE FLORAL BEARERS Nieces LIFE IS FOREVER: DEA TH IS A DREAM! If we did not go to sleep at night We'd never awaken to see the light And the joy of watching a new day break, Or meeting the dawn by some quiet lake Would never be ours unless we slept; While God and all His angels kept A vigil through this "little death" That's over the morning's breath -- And death, too, is a time of sleeping For those who die are in God's keeping; And there's a "sunrise" for each soul, For life and death is God's promised goal -- So trust God's promise and doubt him never, For only through death can man live forever! -- Helen Steiner Rice ************** John P. Holley, Jr. F -- N E -- 1--H -Q--M E President & Director 2469 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29205 (803) 256-8088 8132 Garners Ferry Rd. P.O. Box 90403 Columbia, SC 29209 (803) 695-1666 102 Church Street St. Matthews, SC 29135 (803) 874-3317 Prompt & Courteous Service - Since 1917