Nephews and Friends kmM JSeaWiA Friends and Family ---------------------------------------- 'Whom Q &m c/lfid )k& &m 7lle When I am gone, release me, let me go I have so many things to see and do You must not tie yourself to me with tears Be happy that I have had so many years. I gave you my love, you can only guess How muchyou gave me in happiness I thank you for the love each have shown But now it is time I travelled on alone. So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must Then let your grief be comforted by trust It is only for a while that we must part So bless the memories inyour heart I will not be far away, for life goes on So if you need me, call and I will come Though you cannot see or touch me, I will be near And if you listen withyour heart, you will hear All of my love around you soft and clear Then, whenyou must come this way alone I will greet you with a smile and a Welcome Home ... Author Unknown... The family would like to express their deep appreciation to their family and friends who rendered support during these trying times. May God bless you. WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Augusta, GA | 706.722.5551 2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, GA | 706.792.1003 Design | Printing By: Augusta Blueprint | augustablue.com | 706.722.6488 ANNIE MOMENT COLLINS was born to the late Mary and James Moment, Sr. on June 6, 1949, in Columbia County, Georgia. She was the eighth of fifteen siblings; eight preceded her in death. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at the First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Appling, Georgia, under the pastorate of Pastor Roosevelt Green. She later moved her membership, to serve with her husband at Oakey Grove Baptist Church (OGBC) in Evans, Georgia. She was previously a member of the MC Thomas Gospel Choir. She served faithfully on the Deaconess Ministry of OGBC unto her death. She was a 1967 graduate of Blanchard Consolidated High School as Valedictorian, and a 1971 graduate of Paine College as Magna Cum Laude, where she received a B.A. degree in Sociology with a Minor in Psychology. She served as a Social Worker at the Richmond County Department of Family and Children Services and retired in 2003 after thirty years of service. Ann was united in Holy Matrimony to Deacon Randall H. Collins, Sr., in December 1970, and to this union, three children were born. In addition to her parents, Annie was preceded in death by her father and mother-in-law, Armster Collins, Sr., and Marie Jennings Collins. She leaves to cherish her memories: her husband, Randall Collins, Sr., Martinez, GA; children, Tara Collins Dunn, Augusta, GA, Rhonda Collins Cyrus, Martinez, GA, and Randall (Kayla) Collins, II, Hephzibah, GA; grandchildren, DAsia Dunn, Lakira Dunn, Augusta, GA, Colin Cyrus, Martinez, GA, Randall Collins, III, Rebecca Burlison, North Carolina, Mary Beth Fazekas, Grovetown, GA, and Avery Collins, Hephzibah, GA; one godchild, Danielle Richardson of Clarksville, TN; six brothers and sisters, Joseph Moment, Thomson, GA, Diane Evans, Harlem, GA, Brenda (Walter) Sturgis, Grovetown, GA, Linda (Willie) Finks, Martinez, GA, Gloria (Bennie) Palmer, Augusta, GA, and Jerome (Mae) Moment, Hephzibah, GA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ceciel (Earnest) Coard, Martinez, GA, Annette (James) Johnson, Grovetown, GA, Margaret (JArthur) Harris, Harlem, GA, Mary Collins, Martinez, GA, Katie Hicks and Nellie Moment, Augusta, GA, and Debora Hicks, Virginia; one great-grandchild; a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, friends, and a dynamic church family whom she dearly loved. /]Dkm cTmmvmw SfoM HJittimd 7t[e> When tomorrow starts without me, And Im not there to see. If the sun should rise and find your eyes, All filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldnt cry the way you did today, while thinking of the many things, we didnt get to say. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you, and each time that you think of me, I know youll miss me too; but when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, that an angel came and called my name, and took me by the hand, and said my place was ready, in heaven far above, and that Id have to leave behind all those I dearly love; but as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye, for all my life, Id always thought, I didnt want to die. I had so much to live for, so much left yet to do, it almost seemed impossible that I was leaving you. I thought of all the yesterdays, the good ones and the bad, I thought of all the love we shared, and all the fun we had. If I could relive yesterday, just even for a while, Id say good-bye and kiss you, and maybe see you smile; but then I fully realized, that this could never be, for emptiness and memories, would take the place of me. And when I thought of worldly things, I might miss come tomorrow, I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow. But when I walked through heavens gates, I felt so much at home. When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne, he said, This is eternity, and all Ive promised you. Today your life on earth is past, but here life starts anew. I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last, and since each days the same way theres no longing for the past. You have been so faithful, so trusting and so true. Though there were times you did some things you knew you shouldnt do. But you have been forgiven and now at last youre free. So wont you come and take my hand and share my life with me? So when tomorrow starts without me, dont think were far apart, for every time you think of me, Im right here, in your heart. Eulogist, Pastor Rex Wright Processional Opening Song...........................Minister Darius Collins Scripture Readings: Old Testament.....................Pastor Frederick Patterson New Testament..................... Minister Alprentice Smith Prayer Of Comfort....................Minister Tillman Wilson Solo...................................Minister Darius Collins Remarks As A Friend............................ Sister Vernell Mims As A Deaconess and Church Member.....Sister Isabell McCord As A Family Member.......Sister Gloria Palmer, Moment Family Sister Annette Johnson, Collins Family Solo...................................Minister Darius Collins Obituary | Acknowledgements Solo.....................................Sister Isabell McCord Eulogy......................................Pastor Rex Wright Departing Song........................Let The Church Say Amen Interment................Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery ... RfifUidt...