The home going celebration for Mattie Bell Burney, Monday, August 1, 2005, 11:00 a.m., Beulah Grove Baptist Church, 1434 Poplar Street, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Doctor Sam Davis, pastor, Reverend Bennie Mitchell, presiding, Pastor, Connors Temple Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia

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Ms. Mattie B. Burney
Retired Teacher Richmond Co. BOE
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Mattie (Matt) B. Burney was bom November 4, 1948 to the late Tom and Willie Eva
Burney. She had one sister who preceded h er in d e a th , the late Lillie
(P eg gy) M. Jones. M attie was a 1966 graduate
of T.W . Josey High School, a g rad u ate of .............. - ______ B enedict C ol
lege in Columbia, S.C. where she received a B.A. in Education, and a graduate of South Carolina State University where she received a Master of Arts degree in Education. She later received a Specialist Degree from South Carolina State University. Mattie was a devoted and long-standing member of Beulah Grove Baptist Church where she served in many capaci
ties. Survivors include three nephews,
Gregory V. Brown, Sr., Athens, Osborn (Robernett) Nesbitt, Sr., A tlanta, Zachary B. N esbitt, Atlanta; three great-nephews, Osborn (LiP Oz) Nesbitt, Jr., Gre gory (LiP Greg) Brown, Jr., Evynn L. Nesbitt; three great-nieces, Jas mine Brown, Shana C. Jones and Stacey C. Jones; four godchildren, M o n i q u e D. Ev a ns , S ha y L. Roundtree, Joseph Allen Greene, Jr., Frederick (LiP Will) Carswell; a devoted life-long friend Renna Murray Grantum, Augusta; a host of loving cousins and great friends.
Funeral services will be held Monday, August 1, 2005 &X 11:00 a.m. from Beulah Grove Baptist Church. Interment will be in Walker
Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at
the Beulah Grove Baptist Church Memorial Chapel this afternoon
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The remains will lie in state at the
church on Monday one hour prior to the services and will not be
viewed after the eulogy. The funeral procession will leave
the residence at 10:40 a.m. Friends may call at the residence
or the funeral home. The Historic Dent's Undertaking
Establishment serving the CSRA
since the 1800's.
The Augusta Chronicle-July 31,2005

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"q'm g^ree"
Don 't grieve for me, for now I 'mfree. I 'm following the path God has laid, you see.
I took His hand when I heard His call, I turned my hack and left it all.
I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found the peace at the close o f day.
If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembered joys, A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss. Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow. I wish you the sunshine o f tomorrow. My life's been full, I savored much, Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all to brief, Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart, and peace to thee, God wanted me now; He has set me free.

A n d unto us on thefo u rth day o f Hpvember in the year o f one thousand, nine hundred andforty-eight, a Christian, a devoted daughter, a sister, an A unt, a "mother-figure", an educator, a cousin, and afrie n d was bom. H erparents named her, "iMattie Bell;" we called her M attie, M att, M s. B. This bouncing hahy girC brought much p lease andjo y to the home o f her parents, the bate W illie 'Eva and Tom `Burney.
The H ew Beginning
"A n d Qod sh a d wipe away aCCtearsfro m their eyes, and there shaCCbe no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shad there be any more pain;fo r theform er things are passed away."
`Reveditions 21:4 OderpersonaC relationship zvith the L ord began a t a very earby age. A s a child, M attie acceptedJesus Christ as her personalSavior and was baptized a t the Beulah Qrove B aptist Church. She had a strongfa ith in Qod, and it was this strongfa ith in Qod and her lovefo r Qod that sustained her and helped her to overcome each crisis in her life. A s her love fo r the Lordgrew, in her church, she became affiliated zvith many organizations/ministries; namely, the young adult choir,form er Superintendent o f the Sunday Schoolfo r severalyears, the `Women's M inistry, Advisor in the y` outh M inistry, Chaperone o f H istorical Black; College Lours, the B. 1. `Vernon M inistry (one o f itsfir s t members, serving as its President a t the time o f her passing), the `Tutorial M inistry. M attie was happy singing praises to her L ord in the Senior Choir. Shefo u n d so muchjo y in serving a t Beulah Qrove. She loved her church in its entirety.
M attie received her early education in the public schools o f `Richmond County, graduating zvith thefir s t class -1 9 6 6 from her beloved L. W. Josey High School. W ith such a desire to be a ll that she could be and to satisfy her thirstfo r more knowledge, M attie entered andgraduatedfrom Benedict College zvith a Bachelors Degree.
Upongraduatingfrom college, M attie embarked upon an illustrious career as an educator, teaching in the public schools (elementary and secondary) o f Richmond County. A fter working in the schoolsystemfo r a while, M attie saw the need tofu rther her education to become better equipped to help the youth which she taught, so she enrolled in South Carolina State U niversity where she received the M asters Degree in Education.
Along zvith the desire to improve m ankind and her surroundings, she became community oriented; therefore, she became affiliated zvith various organizations. She as a member o f Delta Sigma `Theta Sorority, Inc., The Male Room, Inc., `The Rosa L. Beard Debutante Society, and the R ationalAssociation o f University Women. M attie was also a member o f the L .W . Josey High School and Benedict College Alum ni Clubs.
yes, we shall a ll remember M attie as a lozdng devoted daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, andfriend. We zvill always be reminded that she was a motivator, mentor, "motherfigure," teacher, trailblazer, true believer, intellectual, educator, exemplar...
The Ending
M attie was obedient to Qod, and on July 26,2005, the sun descended upon her life when Qod called her to eternalrest at the University H ospital in Augusta.
^Preceding her in death were her parents and sister, Lillie Mae (Beggy) Jones.
She leaves memories that zvill beforever cherished in the hearts o f herfam ily andfriends. Survivors are her nephews: Qregory V. Brozvn, Sr., Athens, Qeorgia, Osbon (Robemett) Hesbitt, Sr., Atlanta, Qeorgia, and Zachary B. ffesbitt, A tlanta, Qeorgia; threegreat nephews: Osborn (lH'0z)H esbitt, Jr., Qregory (Lil'Qreg) Brozvn, Jr., Evynn L. Hesbitt; threegreat nieces: Jasmine Brozvn, Shana C. Jones, and Stacey C. Jones; si?c Qodchildren: Monique D. Evans, Shay L. Roundtree, Joseph Allen Qreene, Jr., LaDonna Robinson, Benjamin Ivey, Jrederick(LiTW il) Carswell; a devoted life longfriend, Reann Murray Qrantham, Augusta; Qodparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thomas, and a host o f loving cousins and caringfriends.

I 9 f Q E A T E E U L A E E E ^C IA T lO tJf We are neverprepared toface the departure o f a [oved onefrom the earth. Stowever; at such a time as this, the comforting egressions ofdove and concern, the support, the encouragement, the assistance, and a tt the reassuring egressions o f hove and concerngiven to our ioved one and to us make the transition easier to 6ear.; We, thefam ity, sincerety thanR each o fyou, and it is our prayer that Cjodzvitt Sless you abundantty

--<Ih e E am ity o f M a ttie B. `Burney

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W hen I amgone, retease me, let mego. I have so many things to see and do. Tou m ust not tie yoursetf to me zvith tears. Be happy th a t w e h a d so m any years. I g a ve you m y hove, you can onty guess J to w m uch yo u g a ve me in happiness. I th a n R y o u fo r the hove, yo u each have show n,
B u t n o t i t 's tim e I travetatone. So grieve fo r me a w hite i f grieve you m ust.
Then tet yourg r ie f be com forted by tru st I t 's ontyfo r a w hite th a t w e m u st p a rt So btess the memories w ith yo u r heart.
I w o n 't befa r away, fo r tife goes on. S in d then w hen yo u m ust come this w ay atone. T ttg re e t yo u zvith a smite a n d w etcom eyou home.

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