IN LOVING MEMORY OF
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July 28,1941
Saturday, May 18,2019
Twelve Noon
G.L. BRIGHTHARP & SONS
MORTUARY CHAPEL
614 West Avenue
North Augusta, South Carolina
Bishop Willie J. Jackson
... Officiating ...

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On May 6, 2019, death called Deacon Roosevelt Bland
from labor to rest. Deacon Roosevelt Bland was born in
Richmond County on a Monday morning at 4:50 A.M.,
July 28,1941, to the late Reverend John H. and Mrs. Mae
Belle Bland. He was the youngest of seven children born to
this union, of which two sisters and three brothers preceded
him in death.
He joined the church and was baptized at Spring Grove
Baptist Church, Hephzibah, Georgia at a young age by
his father, Reverend John H. Bland. He later moved his
membership to McElmurry Spring Branch Baptist Church,
where he was ordained a deacon by Reverend John H.
Bland who was the pastor. He served there for a number of
years, before uniting with Newberry Baptist Church. Later,
he transferred to Gethsemane Baptist Church under the
leadership of Reverend J. C. Trowell, where he remained
until his death. He served on the Deacon Board, and he was
a member of the Male Chorus of Gethsemane, of which he
served as president for some time. He also worked with the
Usher Ministry
He met and married Mrs. Lillie Mae Nixon Bland, and this
union lasted until the Lord called her home on March 30,
2008, at 12:38 P.M.
Deacon Bland is survived by a host of nephews, nieces,
cousins, two brothers-in-law, three sisters-in-law, stepsons,
stepdaughters, aunts, grandsons, granddaughters, great
grandsons, great granddaughters and friends.
Prelude
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Processional
Selection...........................Ms Jeanette Bland
Scriptures
Old Testament............Elder Kalvin Holliman
Joshua 24:15 | Job 14:14,19:25-26
New Testament.........Apostle Kenneth Johnson
Prayer..........................Reverend Alvin Lewis
Remarks........................Minister Sammie Daniels
Mr. Eric Bland
Mr. Darryl Boxton
Acknowledgements....................Mrs. Ivie Turman
Solo..................................Ms. Jeanette Bland
Eulogy...........................Bishop Willie J. Jackson
Recessional
Benediction
SINCERE DESIRE UNUTTERED OR EXPRESSED
The motion of a Hidden Fire
That trembles in the breast
Dont Stop Praying
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near
Dont Stop Praying
Prayer is the simplest form of speech
l* That infant lips can try
Prayer the subliness strains that reach
The majesty on high
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Dont Stop Praying
Prayer is the Christian is vital Breath,
The Christians native air
His watchword at the gates of Death
He enters heaven with Prayer
Keep On Praying
Submitted By: Deacon Roosevelt Bland
Weep Not For Me Neither Mourn
Meet Me In My New Home
G. L. BRIGHTHARP & SONS MORTUARY
614 West Avenue | North Augusta, SC 298411 803.279.0026
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