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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