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Friday, February 28, 2003 3:00 P.M. 
Parks Grove Fire Baptized Holiness Church lincolnton, Georgia 
Rev. Tonita Cody, Officiating 
 
 "Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer;" 
 
Isaiah 58:9 
 
It has pleased the all wise God in his divine providence 
 
to take from our mist, the soul of our beloved Walter Lee 
 
Elam, Sr. He was born May 12, 1931 to the late Bill and Ellie 
 
Ferguson Elam in Lincoln County, Georgia; and departed this 
 
life Sunday, LlU.Cl.Jj iFe\j\bruary 23, 2003 at Wills Memorial Hospital, 
W:alter accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his per sonal savior at an early age and united with 
 
Parks Grove F.B.H. Church. He was also a retired employee 
 
of Pollard Lumber Company. 
 
Walter was united in Holy Matrimony to Essie Mae 
 
Starks Elam. To this union, twelve children were born, two of 
 
which preceded him in death, Bobby Lee Elam and Larry 
 
Elam. 
 
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He leaves to cherish his fond memories, a loving and 
 
faithful wife, Essie Mae Elam; six sons, Walter Lee Elam, Jr. 
 
of Athens, GA, Michael Elam and Thomas Milton (Deborah) 
 
Elam both of Washington, GA, Walter Lee (Maggie) Elam III 
 
of Fayetteville, N.C., Mitchell Lee Elam and Willie Elam both 
 
of Lincolnton, GA; four daughters, Delois (Henry) Brown, 
 
Patsy Marie Elam and Jackie (Sylvester) Harris all of Lincoln- 
 
ton, GA, and Betty Lee Elam of Newport News, VA; a : 
 
brother, Frank Elam of Newark, NJ; two sisters, Willie Lee 
 
Williams and Sarah J. Davis both of Lincolnton, GA; five 
 
grandchildren, Gabriel Elam raised in the home, Bryant 
 
Booker, Jessica Elam, Jeffery Brown and Alexis Harris; three 
 
great-grandchildren, Tamia Elam, Jaslynn Booker, and Tyre 
 
Booker and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to 
 
mourn his passing. 
 
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Presiding. .................................... . ....Rev. Dennis Quinn 
 
Processional 
 
Hymn. ......................... "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" 
 
Scripture. ..........................J.*..\...... .Minister Frankie Jones Prayer. ............. .y$k. ..................... .Rev. Roy D. Andrews 
 
Remarks........... ~.v............../...............Dea. Henry Brown 
 
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Mrs. Delois Brown 
 
.Wright & Jones Staff 
 
Solo................jj. ................. ...........Rev. Dennis Quinn 
 
Eulogy. ................. ,>T v ..........~S\............Rev. Tonita Cody 
 
Interment..... 
 
............................Church Cemetery 
 
Repast.........^...................... .Parks Grove F.B.H. Church 
 
The family wishes toexpress their sincere gratrfcfle and appre ciation for all the actfco-kindness, support, and most of all love shown during their hour of bereavement. Your flowers, cards, phone calls, food, visits, and prayers were warmly ap preciated. We saw all of these as Gods love through you. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you very much and may Gods blessings continue to shine brightly upon each of you. 
The Elam Family 
 
 Louis Booker Dave Ferguson Richard Ferguson Henry Lee Holloway 
 
Roy Parks Frank Sherman Fred Sherman George Sherman 
 
Nieces 
 
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I'M FREE Dont grieve for me, for now Im free Im following the path God has laid for me. You see, I took his hand when I heard him call. 
I turned my back and left it all. 
 
I could not stay another day. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found a peace at the close of day. 
 
So if my parting has left a void Then fill it with remembered joys. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss Oh yes, these things I too will miss. 
 
Be not burden with times of sorrow, I wish you sunshine of tomorrow; My lifes been full, Ive savored much. Good friends, good times, a love ones touch 
 
Perhaps my time seemed all to brief 
 
Dont lengthen it now with undue grief. 
 
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee. 
 
God wanted me now. 
 
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He has set me FREE! 
 
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