A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR

SUNRISE March 1, 1940

SUNSET May 31, 2012

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 11:00 A.M.
GALILEE M ISSIONARY B A PTIST CHURCH
931 Cedar Street Augusta, Georgia
Reverend John Lockhart, Presiding Reverend Dr. Oscar E. Wells, Officiating

"Let not your heart be troubled. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto m yself" - John 14:1a, 2b-3a
HENRY CRAIG, JR. was born March 1, 1940 to the late H en ry Craig, Sr. and Lizzie Ida Mae Mack Craig in Augusta, Georgia. On M ay 31, 2012, GOD called him hom e to his reward.
Henry, affectionately known as "Junior" to his fam ily and closest friends, accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior at an early age. He was baptized in March 1955 at the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership o f the late George C. Williams. During his fifty-seven years at Galilee, H en ry was a m em ber o f G. C. W illiam s Gospel Choir, John Gunter Male Chorus, the Golden Agers Ministry, the Nursing Guild M inistry and form er president o f the Single's Ministry.
H enry was educated in the Richmond County School System and was a proud graduate o f Lucy Craft Laney High School Class o f 1958. He was em ployed b y the M edical College o f Georgia and the form er Georgia Regional Hospital as a Health Service Technician. H e retired in 2001.
H enry enjoyed traveling, spending time with fam ily and close friends, attending social events and getting involved in com m unity efforts. He was a m em ber o f the Lucy Craft Laney High School Class o f 1958 Alum ni Association, The East Augusta Neighborhood Association and The Nurses Club.
He was preceded in death b y his younger brother, W illie E. Craig, and older sister, Carrie C. Stallings.
He leaves to cherish his m em ory: a devoted niece, Mrs. Jamie S. M iles (Freddie) o f Augusta, Georgia; two nephews, Mr. James B. Stallings, Jr. (Lajuana) o f Grovetown, Georgia and Mr. Edward R. Craig (JoA n n e) o f Lilburn, Georgia; nieces, Latosha W. Craig and Erika L. Craig o f Corpus Christi, Texas; three great nephews, Fredric L. Miles, FreDerek L. M iles and Jaelin M. Stallings; three great nieces, Jamicia B. Stallings, Fredicia L. Miles and Destiny Williams; one greatgreat nephew, Ryan E. Craig; and a host o f cousins and sorrowing friends.

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R everend John Lockhart - Presiding

M u sic a l P r e l u d e ................. .....................................M iria m C a r p e n te r

Processional

M u sic a l S e l e c t io n ............. ........................G a lile e S a n c tu a r y C h o ir

S c rip tu re s O ld T e s t a m e n t .... ........................R e v e re n d R o n ald S tro n g G ethsem ane Baptist C hurch
N ew T e s t a m e n t .. ........................ R e v e re n d C h a rle s U tle y M cElm urray Spring Baptist C hurch

P r a y e r o f C o n s o la tio n .... ..................R e v e re n d M a rio n W illia m s F riendship Baptist C hurch

M u sic a l S e l e c t i o n ............. ........................G a lile e S a n c tu a r y C h o ir

E xpressions (Lim it Two M inutes, Please) Deacon Thom as Jordan Mrs. M argie B lackburn Mrs. Isadora G reene

S o l o ......................................... ................. D e a c o n R onald E. D a n fo rth

A c k n o w le d g e m e n ts ........ ............................... M rs. Isa d o ra G re e n e

O b itu a r y ............................... .......... ...................................R ead S ile n tly

S o l o ......................................... ...............................Mr. R o b ert C u lb re a th

E u l o g y ................................... ................R e v e re n d Dr. O sc a r E. W ells R e c e s s io n a l......................... .................................. "G oing U p Y o n d e r "

I n t e r m e n t ............................ .............................S o u th v ie w C e m e te ry

REPAST Galilee M issionary B aptist C hurch
G. C. W illiam s Fellow ship H all

THOSE WE LOVE MUST SOMEDAY PASS BEYOND OUR PRESENT SIGHT . . .
AND MUST LEAVE US AND THE WORLD WE KNOW, WITHOUT THEIR RADIANT LIGHT,
BUT WE KNOW THAT LIKE A CANDLE THEIR LOVELY LIGHT WILL SHINE
TO BRIGHTEN UP ANOTHER PLACE MORE PERFECT . . . MORE DIVINE.
AND IN THE REALM OF HEAVEN WHERE THEY SHINE SO WARM AND BRIGHT,
OUR LOVED ONES LIVE FOREVERMORE IN GOD'S ETERNAL LIGHT - AUTHOR UNKNOWN -
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Tiny Joe Blackburn, Jr. Gregory Danforth
Deacon Samuel Hagood Deacon Eddie Johnson Deacon Thomas Jordan, III
John H. Thomas Deacon Anthony White Deacon Nathaniel Williams
Lucy Craft Laney Class o f 1958 East Augusta Neighborhood Association Exercise class o f Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center
Nurses Club
Ushers Ministry o f Galilee Missionary Baptist Church
The fam ily wishes to acknowledge with sincere gratitude all expressions o f sympathy and acts o f kindness that served to provide needed strength during this period o f bereavement. May God richly bless each and every one o f you.
W. H. Mays Mortuary
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