July 5,1957 - September 30, 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018
Eleven Oclock in the Morning
Ross Grove Baptist Church
1020 10th Avenue | Augusta, GA 30901
Rev. Dr. Gordon Thomas, Officiating
Order of Service
Processional....................
Hymn of Comfort.................
The Holy Scriptures.............
Turner Chapel
Prayer..........................
Acknowledgements................
Reflections.....................
Solo..........................
Eulogy........................
..............Soft music
...........Congregation
....Rev. Lynne Burkhead
Comfort and Care Pastor
AME Church, Marietta, GA
..Rev. Dr. Gordon Thomas
.......Sabrina Washington
.........Family & Friends
....Dr. Hawthorne Welcher
...Rev. Dr. Gordon Thomas
Recessional
Interment....
...........Walker Memorial Park
611 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA 30901
Honorary Pallbearers
& Flower Ladies......
Lucy C. Laney Class of 1975
Pallbearers
Joseph Barnes Justin Bradley
Allen Collier Harold Holmes
Troy Lee Harold Mann
Funeral Arrangements Entrusted to:
C. A. Reid Sr. Memorial Funeral Home
314 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta, GA 30901
Dont grieve for me, for now Im free,
Im following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard His call,
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
Ive found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My lifes been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Dont lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now. He set me free.
family of Gerlynn Hill Becton wishes to express our sincere thanks for
flowers and other expressions of love during our time of bereavement.
-Unknown
Reflections of Life
Gerlynn Hill Becton entered eternal rest on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
She was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 5,1957, to Gerald Jarell
Hill and Shirley Everett.
At an early age, Gerlynn accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and was
baptized at Beulah Grove Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. Gerlynn was
a proud member of the 1975 graduating class of Lucy C. Laney High School
and upon graduation, pursued an education at Savannah State College.
Gerlynn married Eli Becton, Jr. of Augusta, GA on January 19,1981. To this
union, two children were born: Jamila Elisha Becton and Ivan Bernard
Becton. During her time in Augusta, Gerlynn took great pride in woiking
at the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library and later at Baxter
Pharmaceutical in Cherry Hill, NJ. Those who were blessed to know
Gerlynn will remember her love of walking, reading, traveling, and
enjoying time with family and friends. In her later years, her light shined
even brighter with the births of her two grandchildren: Saniya Becton and
Elijah Hannah. She adored them and relished the joys of being their
grandmother.
In addition to her parents, husband, children, and grandcnildren, Gerlynn
leaves to cherish her memory five sisters: Cheryl Fountain, Atlantic City,
NJ; Rita (Shawn] Bradley, Augusta, GA; Terrasita Hill Loftin, Cincinnati,
OH1 Ursula (Jeff) Atkins, Chapel Hill, NC; Nafisah Alston, Houston, TX,
Jennifer Barnes, Augusta, GA; Leshawn (Steven) Thorpe, Fuquay Vanna,
NC; three brothers: James Hill, Atlantic City, NJ; Harold (Netta) Barnes,
Atlantic City, NJ; Keith Barnes, Augusta, GA; sisters-in-law: Mildred (Tony)
Watson, Augusta, GA; Patricia Wilker, Athens, GA; Terrian Barnes,
Augusta, GA; brothers-in-law: Don Becton, Sr., Decatur, AL; Harvey Tyler
Sr. College Park, GA; nieces, nephews, close relatives and a great extended
family. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Willie B.
and Mattie Hill; maternal grandparents, Hortense and John Franklin
Everett; sister-in law, Betty J. Tyler and brothers-in-law: Mackie Barnes,
Joseph Barnes and W. Ed Wilker.