Celebration of life in memory of Mrs. Connie Virgine Booker Earl, Sunday, September 23, 2007, 2:00 p.m., Piney Grove, Missionary Baptist Church, Forest Hills, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Jame Reid, pastor, Reverend Mack McClam, officiating

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On August 31, 1951, was birthed A seed of life --a precious baby girl Added to the blessed Booker Garden Was Connie Virgene Booker Earl
Jerry and Rebecca Booker and family were nutritious soil Cultivating love, care and provision While Grandma Channie groomed and strengthened Her for a divine mission
As time passed on And the vision was set Her light was released producing A harvest we won't forget
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Her harvest sits here Amongst us today. For we each received a part of her, In her special way.
Husband, Children, Grandchildren She loved deeply and gave much
Siblings, Nieces, Nephews She loved and encouraged to keep in touch
Aunts, Uncles, Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Christ She loved with smiles, support, hugs and the such
For Her light shone With an intense, burning passion Cooled and reverently received By her upbeat, jovial fashion
She lived her life And is reaping what she's sown Welcomed into eternal love, Into God's Kingdom - SHE'S HOME!!!
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C onnie Virgine Booker Earl, 56, beloved daughter of the late Deacon Jerry and Rebecca Booker, was born on August 13, 1951, in Augusta, Georgia. She entered into rest Sunday, September 16, 2007, at Pah metto Richland Memorial Hospital.
Connie was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County High School; received her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina. She served in the U nited States A ir Force during the Vietnam War Era; a retiree of the United States Naval Reserve; and a retired employee of the United States Civil Service.
She was baptized at an early age at the Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Forest Hills, Augusta, Georgia, and later joined the Francis Bums United Methodist Church in 1997, Columbia, South Carolina. She was a long serving member on the Mass Choir, member of the Disciple ship Ministry, Founder and Co-Chair of the Francis Burns Marriage Retreat Ministry, Vice President of the Usher Board, Vice President of the U nited M ethodist Women Local U nit, member of the Board of Di rectors for Killingsworth Home, and the Columbia District Coordinator of Social Actions (Columbia United Methodist Women).
Connie is survived by: her husband, Jerry Earl of Columbia, South Caro lina; two daughters, Lynn Earl Fagins and Allegra Earl of Columbia, South Carolina; two sons, Sherman Earl of Charlotte, N orth Carolina and Derrick Earl of Columbia, South Carolina; four grandchildren, Reginald, A dlena, Sherman Jr. and Savannah; one brother, Deacon Charles Booker of Augusta, Georgia; six sisters, Julia Bartlett of Bronx, New York; C hannie Wright, Fannie Williams, Margaret Booker, Mattie Bush and M artha Morris, all of Augusta, Georgia; goddaughter, Melissa Morris; five sisters-in-law, Betty Booker; Reverend Lucille Booker of Augusta, Georgia, Wilhemena Gray of Racine, Wisconsin; Pauline Wil liams and Mary Emma Earl of Cheyenne, Wyoming; four brothers-inlaw, Irving Bartlett of Bronx, New York; Clifford Williams and Levi Bush of Augusta, Georgia and Terry Earl of Caldonia, Wisconsin; and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Two brothers, James Willie Booker and Jerry Adam Booker, preceded her in death.

Order o f Service
Processional
Presiding Reverend James Reid
Scripture Reverend Nancy Ross
Prayer Reverend John Lockhart
Solo Brother Bobby Dunn
Reflections Sister Helen Johnson ~ Church Sister Carolyn Fields ~ Friend Sister Frenchie Taylor ~ Classmate
Obituary Read Silently
Selection Sister Grace Davis Union Grove Baptist Church ~ Warner Robbins, Georgia
Eulogy Reverend Mack McClam, Pastor
Francis Burns C.M.E. Church Columbia, South Carolina
Recessional
Interment Piney Grove Church Cemetery
. . . Repast. . . Piney Grove Annex