A CELEBRATION OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE LIFE OF OMamie ffummintfs 'urn SUNRISE January 26, 1939 \ SUNSET September 30, 2020 Wednesday | October 7, 2020 | 1:00 P.M. CEDAR GROVE CEMETERY 120 Watkins Street | Augusta, Georgia Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr. Senior Pastor - Teacher Tabernacle Baptist Church - Officiating - r Mrs. Mamie Cummings Dunn, was the second daughter born to Andrew and Mary Cummings on January 26, 1939, in Augusta, Georgia. She entered into rest on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Mamie was a lifelong resident of Augusta and a devoted member of the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, where she was baptized at an early age. At Tabernacle, she served faithfully for over seventy YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH CHOIR, MISSIONARY SOCIETY, AND JACK RUFFIN SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. She also served as the youth choir director, Servant Leader of the Senior Retirees Ministry, and as a Church Mother. Mamie was a 1956 graduate of Lucy C. Laney High School and remained active with her alumni class MEMBERS THROUGH THE YEARS. MAMIE GRADUATED FROM FlSK UNIVERSITY IN 1960 WITH A B.A. IN SOCIOLOGY. She also obtained a M.A. in Education from the University of Georgia in 1975. During her thirty year PROFESSIONAL CAREER WITH THE RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SHE TAUGHT AT A.R. JOHNSON Junior High School, T.W. Josey High School, and The Academy of Richmond County. AS AN EDUCATOR, MAMIE INSPIRED AND PROVIDED FIRM AND LOVING GUIDANCE TO HER STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND, THAT LET THEM KNOW SHE LOVED, CARED, AND HELD HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR THEM. TO THIS DAY, STUDENTS DESCRIBE MRS. DUNN AS A ROLE MODEL, NURTURER, MENTOR, AND SURROGATE MOTHER. Through the years, when encountering them at community events, church, and other venues, they WOULD JOYFULLY TELL HER HOW MUCH SHE HAD IMPACTED THEIR LIVES. BECOMING AN ACTIVE USER OF FACEBOOK in her senior years, she was able to communicate more frequently with her former students, some FROM AS FAR AWAY AS EUROPE. In the Augusta community, Mamie was an active member of a variety of social, civic, and philanthropic ORGANIZATIONS REFLECTING HER STRONG COMMITMENT TO SCHOLARSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND EXCELLENCE. After Mamie retired from teaching, she volunteered alongside her husband, James, with the Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries. She was a Life Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., with MEMBERSHIP FOR OVER FORTY YEARS. SHE SERVED AS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE ZETA Xl OMEGA CHAPTER FROM 1993-1995. Mamie was active with the Tabernacle Baptist Church Senior Retirees Ministry. There she served as a past President ensuring the seniors were provided healthy meals and given timely/relevant INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR SEASON OF LIFE. SHE WAS ALSO ACTIVE WITH THE RICHMOND COUNTY RETIRED Educators Association, Church Women United, the National Association of University Women, where SHE SERVED AS A PAST PRESIDENT, AND THE NAACP, OF WHICH SHE WAS A LIFE MEMBER. MAMIE WAS A MEMBER OF the Augusta alumni Chapter of Silhouettes of Kappa Alpha psi Fraternity, Inc., where she served as President for many years. She received awards and accolades from the Silhouettes, Church Women United, and NAUW. Mamie was married on August 24, 1962, in Augusta, Georgia to James H. Dunn, Jr., from this union, sprang a loving family that was the center of her life. She loved, adored, nurtured, and advocated FOR HER DAUGHTERS. RENOWNED AS A COOK, MAMIE ENJOYED PREPARING MEALS FOR LARGE FAMILY GATHERINGS HELD AT HER HOME. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALIKE ESPECIALLY ENJOYED EATING HER SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE AND SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE. SHE WAS THE LISTENING EAR FOR NOT ONLY HER CHILDREN, BUT THEIR FRIENDS WHO BECAME HER EXTENDED FAMILY. AS A GRANDMOTHER, SHE ENJOYED PARTICIPATING IN HER GRANDCHILDRENS CELEBRATORY EVENTS AND WATCHING THEM REACH THEIR MILESTONES. HER COMMITMENT TO PHILANTHROPY AND HELPING OTHERS WAS JUST ONE OF THE WAYS IN WHICH GOD WORKED ABUNDANTLY IN MAMIES LIFE. MAMIE LEAVES A TRADITION OF JOY, DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE, COMMITMENTTO SERVICE, AND LOVE OF GOD SO FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL HAVE A FIRM FOUNDATION UPON WHICH TO CONTINUE HER LEGACY. Mamie was preceded in death by her father, mother, and husband, James H. Dunn, Jr. Survivors are: her children, Lisa (Keith) Alford, Kathy Dunn, and Sonya (Darrell) Brailsford; sister, Nellie Cummings Hampton; sister-in-law, Frankalene Dunn; brother-in-law, James Hatcher; four GRANDCHILDREN, ALEXANDRIA JOHNSON, LAUREN JOHNSON, CALEB ALFORD, AND CHLOE BRAILSFORD; AND A HOST OF OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. 5 Call To Worship (d)nier of Qdbervice Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr. Scriptures Old Testament | Psalm 121........................Reverend Ethoin Rowe NewTestament | 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18......Reverend Vanessa Stanley Prayer of Comfort..............................Reverend Wanda Richardson Selection I Shall Wear A Crown Mr. Trey McLaughlin Reflections.............................................Two Minutes Please Church Member and Sorority Sister..................Mrs. Eleanor Prince Lucy C. Laney Class of 56 Classmate.........Reverend Charles Sanders Former Student, Academy of Richmond County.....Ms. Janice Allen Jackson Daughter................................................Ms. Kathy Dunn Obituary Read Silently Acknowledgements..............................Mrs. Sonya Dunn Brailsford Selection............................................Mr. Trey McLaughlin May the Works Ive Done Speak For Me Eulogy................................Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr. Recessional...................Soon and Very Soon, Going Up Yonder Medley Committal Benediction r Jkctive Pallbearers Darrell Brailsford | Daryl Dunn | Oyama Hampton, 111 Boykin Jones 1 Brian Prince | Tillman Wilson, Jr. es^enerarp Pallbearers Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. 1 Zeta Xi Omega Chapter National Association of University Women Tabernacle Baptist Church Senior Retirees Ministry r^fbwer Q&earers church Women United Augusta Alumni Chapter, Silhouettes of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. "eSJ'm Qzfree" Dont grieve for me, for now Im free, Im following the path God laid for me. 1 TOOK HIS HAND WHEN I HEARD HIM CALL, I TURNED MY BACK 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, Found that place at the close of day. If PARTING HAS LEFT A VOID, THEN FILL IT WITH REMEMBERED JOY. A FRIENDSHIP SHARED, A LAUGH, A KISS, AH YES, THESE THINGS I. TOO, WILL MISS. BE NOT BURDENED WITH TIME OF SORROW, I WISH YOU THE SUNSHINE OF TOMORROW. My lifes been full, l savored much, Good friends, times, a loved ones touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, dont lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your hearts and share with me. God wanted me now, He set me free. The Dunn Family deeply appreciates the many expressions of love, concern, and KINDNESS SHOWN TO US DURING THIS TIME OF BEREAVEMENT. SPECIAL THANKS TO CHARLES and Nanette Dillard, Dr. Willie and Betty Frazier, and caregivers, Christina Barrett, Gwendolyn Kirkland and Denise Townsend. May God bless you and keep you. In memory of Mamie C. Dunn, donations for scholarships may be made directly to: Tabernacle Baptist Church, C.S. Hamilton Scholarship Fund, 1223 LaneyWalker Boulevard.. Augusta, GA 30901 and/or Fisk University, Office of institutionalAdvancement 1000 17 th Ave., North Nashville, TN 37208. Online donations may be made at: https://connect.fisk.edu/donation-form-one-time-gift. W. H. 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