The Celebration of Life
For
Gladys A, Briscoe
Friday, April 20, 2007 2:00 P.M.
Elim Baptist Church
2359 Mount Auburn Avenue
Augusta, Georgia
OFFICIATING
Rev. C. Dewayne Roberts
BURTONS FUNERAL HOME
Tuskegee, Alabama DIRECTING
Obituary
Gladys A. Briscoe , age 88, formerly of Augusta, Georgia died
April 16, 2007 at Magnolia Haven Nursing Home in Tuskegee,
Alabama. She was born January 9, 1919 in Warren County,
Georgia. At an early age she moved to Augusta where she resided
until 2000. She joined Elim Baptist Church at age 8 where she was
a loyal member of the Usher Board and Missionary Society for over
60 years. Before her death, she was Elims oldest living member.
Her career spanned over 60 years as a private duty Licensed
Practical Nurse to many newborns and seniors in the Augusta area.
She was a charter member of the Augusta Licensed Practical
Nursing Association. She was preceded in death by her mother,
Maria Golden, father, Henry Anderson and brother, Rudolph
Golden. Survivors include daughter, Yvonne Briscoe Metcalf of
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; sister, Thomasine E. Smith of San
Francisco, California; brother, William (Ann) Golden of Augusta,
Georgia; granddaughters, Vanessa (Shawn) Austin of Stafford,
Virginia and Natasha K. Metcalf of Nashville, Tennessee; great
grandsons, Shawn D. Austin and Myles A. Austin of Stafford,
Virginia and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
I Granny , will be truly missed by many,
If Her love for people and children, young j|
% and old, is a legacy that will remain i
If embedded in our hearts and minds
Order of Service
Reverend C. Dewayne Roberts - Presiding
Processional....................Blessed Assurance
Invocation...................Rev. C. Dewayne Roberts
Hymn.........................Elims Combined Choir
Scriptures...................Deacon Latimer Stokes
Old Testament - Psalm 23
New Testament - Matthew 11:25-30
Reflections
Church Member - Deacon Ellis Johnson
Missionary - Mrs. Lucille Patterson
Usher - Mrs. Gloria Monroe
Obituary........................Please Read Silently
Acknowledgements................Mrs. Ollie Hardwick
Hymn.........................Elims Combined Choir
Eulogy.......................Rev. C. Dewayne Roberts
Recessional
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Interment
Saturday, April 21, 2007
11 am
Graveside Service
Greenwood Cemetery
Tuskegee, Alabama
Pallbearers
Deacons of Elim Baptist Church
Nephews
Flower Bearers
Ushers of Elim Baptist Church
Tribute
Your Journey has not been easy, butyour faith has
never been faltered, andyour heart
has never surrendened.
if it hadnt been for you, I may have never known how
truely strong and courageous a woman can be, how deeply
concerned and loving a family can be, how welcome and
assuring a home can be, how beautiful and lasting a
mother's love can be...
You are my courage, my hope, and my inspiration. You
are my mother, and I love you with a love I'll never outgrow.
Love,
Yvonne
Acknowledgements
May God grant peace, love and happiness to each of
you for your prayers and all of your acts of kindness
shown during the illness and home-going of our loved
one. It is with deepest sincerity, we say, Thank You
and may God bless you.
~ The Family
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