<1He. CeCebration of Life for Dea. Lorn farmer Saturday, April 16, 1994 1:00 EM. fit. Olive African Methodist 'Episcopal Church Waynesboro, (fa. %ev. E>avid Walter, (Pastor %ev. James Morton, Officiating I rDea. Torn farmer A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky. Order of Service Rev. Heyward Dock, Presiding Processional Selection........................ New Beginning Mass Choir Decatur, Georgia Prayer....................................Rev. David Walker Scripture.................................Rev. Isiah Kirkland Selection ....................... New Beginning Mass Choir Reflections: As a church member..................Mrs. Margaree Cooper As a neighbor......................... Mrs. Jackie Moultrie Stone Mountain, Ga. As a neighbor and friend ...............Mr. Willie McCloud As a family member..................Judge John H. Ruffin, Jr. Solo......................................Mr. Willie Bell, Jr. Acknowledgements.......................... Mrs. Verrel Moore Obituary....................................... Read Silently (Soft Music) Eulogy....................................Rev. James Morton Recessional Interment .....................................Pines Cemetery Boggs Rural Life Center Georgia "Hear Me: Expressions of Life" Literacy South Tom Fanner Brief History of Tom Farmer ... Hi my name is Tom Farmer. I'm eighty-nine years old. I was bom on the twenty-second of August 1904, in Jefferson County. I lived there for five years. Then, I moved to Burke County where I call home. I have been there all my days. At age 15,1 started working at the Saw Mill to help take care of my family. I worked at the Saw Mill in Midville until age 28. Then, I moved to Waynesboro where I started working at a Box Factory. A few years later, I met my love Sarah Brinkley. After two years of dating, we got married. I needed more money for the household so I decided to find another job. I started working at Fort Gordon Army Base. After working there for several years, I started working at Waynesboro Garment Company which is now called Samsons Mfg. After working thirty-one years I retired and started my own business. I opened a restaurant to sell Bar-B-Q. I always loved cooking so I started making money while I did what I enjoyed. Before long I had two grandsons helping me with my restaurant rather than just eating all my food. I didn't mind them eating as long as I had it there for them. I ran my Bar-B-Q stand for forty years. I never had none to spoil I always sold all I made. I made my own barbecue sauce and everything. I still make it for myself. I have a drum (barbeque grill). Tom Fanner Tom's Barbeque Pit Obituary I xvaited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, Out of the mud and mire. He set my feet on a rock And gave me a firm place to stand. Psalms 40:1-3 Dea. Tom Farmer, the son of the late Mrs. Bessie Lodge and Mr. Jeff Farmer, Sr., was bom in Jefferson County in the year of our Lord 1904. At an early age, he joined the Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church, Burke County, Georgia. He then moved his membership to the Thankful Baptist Church, Waynesboro, Georgia, where he served as Chief of the Usher Board. Later he was ordained as a deacon. Dea. Farmer was a life member of Aurora Lodge #54, Waynesboro, Georgia. He was united in marriage to the late Sarah Brinkley Farmer, and to this union, they were blessed with a daughter, Fannie Mae. He leaves to cherish his memories: three daughters, Mrs. Fannie Wimberly of Stone Mountain, Ga., Mrs. Anna L. Gordon of Waynesboro, Ga., and Mrs. Patricia Coleman of Swainsboro, Ga.; two sons-in-law, Mr. Sterling Wimberly of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Mr. John Coleman of Swainsboro, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Jones and Mrs. Willie M. Jones, both of Waynesboro, Ga.; three brothers, Mr. Herman Lodge and Mr. Edmond Lodge, both of Waynesboro, Ga., and Mr. Charles Lodge of Los Angeles, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Anna Lodge and Mrs. Cora Lodge, both of Waynesboro, Ga.; eight grandchildren, Judge John H. Ruffin, Jr. of Augusta, Ga., Sgt. Sterling Thomas Wimberly of Savannah, Ga., Lance Corporal Xavier Durant Wimberly of Stone Mountain, Ga., Mrs. Shirley Jones, and Ms. Jeanette Gordon, both of Waynesboro, Ga., and Bilaal Pyett, Ahmad Pyett and Shalonda Pinkney, all of Clarkston, Term.; eight great-grandchildren; eight nieces; 13 great- nieces; five nephews; 14 great-nephews; and a host of cousins, other relatives, and friends. 'The truest end of life is to know the life that never ends." Beresford Active. Pallbearers Members of Aurora Lodge #54 honorary Pallbearers Members of the Savage Skull Club plozuer (Bearers The Ladies Auxiliary Unit 270 New Aurora Chapter #60 O.E.S. Friends AcfqiozvCedgements The family of the late Dea. Tom Farmer extends special thanks and appreciation to all our devoted friends for telephone calls, visits, and other acts of kindness shown during the illness and passing of our dear loved one. This made our burdens easier to bear. May God richly bless each of you. Dinner will be served at the church. Professional Services By: Carter's Mortuary 885 Waters Street Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 706-554-7842 "Family Serving Families"