HOM ECOM ING SERVICES FOR ran Sunrise May 8, 1929 Friday, February 1, 2013 11:00 A.M. TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH 1223 Laney-Walker Boulevard Augusta, Georgia l (o Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Pastor Reverend George C. Miller, III, Officiating MR. COLEMAN ADAM CARPENTER, SR. was born to the late William and Carrie Carpenter on May 8, 1929 in Augusta, Georgia. He was educated at Haines Normal Institute, where he played football and served in several leadership roles. He attended Clark College and went on to become an outstanding and highly respected businessman within his community. He was married to Frances Evelyn Overton on September 15, 1947. They were happily married for sixty-five years. Three children were born from this union, a daughter, Saundra, and two sons, Coleman Jr., and William. Mr. Carpenter was a lifelong faithful member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, where he served on the Deacon and Trustee Boards. He enjoyed politics, led a band called "The Rock and Roll Kings", and was a member of a local motorcycle club. He was an insurance agent for over twenty-five years and owned and operated a local trucking company and several other successful businesses to include Carpenter's Furniture Company, as well as Carpenter's Upholstery and Refinishing. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife and caring parents. On Thesday, January 29, 2013, Coleman entered into eternal rest. His family will always cherish his memory. He is survived by: three loving children, Saundra Carpenter Uow er (Charles), Coleman A. Jr. (Christine), and William T. (Jeannette); brother, William Carpenter, Jr. (Artie); sister, Willie Mae Milligan; brother-inlaw, Robert Overton, Jr.; six adoring grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members and friends. Wmm Roosevelt Brown Charles Carpenter Reginald Carpenter Jermaine Davis Jonathan Seays Jordan Trower Nieces The family of Coleman A. Carpenter is appreciative and thankful for the many acts of kindness shown to us during his time of illness and our bereavement. A special thanks to all of the caregivers - we will never forget your loving care. G/W. 2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia 706.792.1003 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Augusta, Georgia 706.722.5551 DESIGN/PRINTING BY: AUGUSTA BLUEPRINT * AUGUSTA. GEORGIA * 706.722.6488 Processional ........................... Ministers and Family "Soon and Very Soon" Call to Worship Scripture Readings....... Reverend Charles T. Trower Selection............................................................Choir OPEN REFLECTIONS BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS (Limit Three Minutes) Reading of Obituary........................ Charlese Trower Acknowledgements and Resolutions..................................Kim Carpenter Hymn of Consolation Betty Bennings Eulogy....................... Reverend George C. Miller, III Executive M inister, T abernacle Baptist C hurch Benediction Recessional Bye and Bye There's an open gate at the end o f the road. Through each must go alone, A nd there is a light we cannot see, Our Father claims His own. Beyond the gate, your loved one finds Happiness and Rest, A nd there is comfort in the thought, That a loving God knows best.