HOMEGOING CELEBRATION 
AND TRIBUTE OF LOVE 
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7, 2011 
7, 2011 
:rend Willie Kegler, Pastor & Officiating 
teverend Cleveland Sanders, Eulogist 
God Knows Best 
God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was not to be, 
So He put His arms around you and whispered, 
"come with me." 
With tearful eyes we watched you as you 
slowly faded away, 
And although we loved you dearly, 
we could not make you slay, 
A golden heart stopped beating, your 
hard working hands were put to rest. 
God broke our hearts to prove to us, 
He only takes the best. 
Because The Angels Came 
No more grief or sorrow, 
no more suffering pains 
Now there is everlasting peace, 
because the angels came. 
Only God knows what is best and He gently 
holds my hand guiding me to a better place, 
because the angels came. 
When the sun rises tomorrow and I answer 
not my name, 
Please don't cry, rejoice with me 
because the angels came, 
lean now as I never could before 
I answered the gentle knock of the angels 
at my door. So please, dont mourn for 
me as new wings I now claim, 
I take my flight to Heaven because 
the angels came. 
Mother's Life 
Mother's life is now a chapter completed. 
A page turned. Her life was well-lived. Her rest 
well-earned. 
Loving memories of one so dear, 
Treasured still with a love sincere, 
In our hearts she is living yet, 
We loved her too dearly to forget. 
A Wonderful and Special Lady 
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Beulah Gadson Fountain was bom September 5, 1929 to the late Tom , 
and Mary Gadson. She was the youngest of eleven children. 
She accepted Christ at a young age and joined Springfield Missionary 
Baptist Church. When the family moved to Decatur County, s c: join 
Ptoe Hill Missionary Baptist Church. She was a dedicated member and 
Led in numerous capacities, as an usher, Sunday School Teacher a 
missionary and a deaconess, however, her true and unwavenng passion 
was working with the youth department and young ^ 
how to have a strong and personal relationship with God. She invited 
them into her home and into her heart. When her health begin to decline, 
she united with Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church to continue to serve 
and worship with her husband, the late Matthew Middleton Fta,n 
where she maintained her membership until her passing on July 7,2011. 
Beulah attended school in Decatur County. Upon Graduating from high 
L 1 he attended and graduated from Albany State Universi* with a 
Bailors of Science degree in Education. She also attended and 
completed her Master's Degree at Valdosta State Umversity, where she 
Zreceived her Specialist Certificate. She worked for -o yem 
as a teacher, touching the lives of countless children, first in Baker 
County then in Decatur County, from where she retired. During her 32 , 
years tenure, it was reported that she was always soft spoken, had never ^ 
sent a student to the principal's office, and spent  
students at the end of the day when school was over. After retiring mm 
the school system, she worked for the United Suites Department of 
Agriculture, Farm Service Agency helping farmers in Decatur County 
secure federal grants which helped them save them farms. 
During her teaching career, she was an active member of the following 
professional organizations: DCAE, GAE and NAE and the Bainbridge 
Decatur County Retired Educators Association. She was an active 
member of the following organizations: Oak City Chapter #253 Order 
of Easter Star (O.E.S); the National Association for the Advancement 
of Colored People (NAACP); Bainbridge Chapter, Albany State 
University Alumnae Association, Bainbridge Decatur County Civic and 
Progressive League, and the American Legion Post 502. 
Beulah was married to the late Matthew Middleton Fountain on 
February 27, 1957. To this union two children were bom. One child, 
Gary Anthony Fountain, preceded her in death. She was a loving and 
devoted wife, mother and grandmother who supported her family and 
her community and she loved to spend time with her family. 
Sister fountain was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 
7, 2011, leaving to cherish beautiful memories of her, one devoted and 
supportive daughter, Linda (Rev. Christopher) Johnson of Augusta, 
Georgia; three grandchildren: Christopher Johnson II, David Johnson, 
and Alicia Fountain; one devoted sister, Lucy Wright of Tallahassee, 
Florida; two sisters-in-law, Mollie Gadson of Bainbridge, Georgia and 
Rosetta Gasdon of Daytona Beach, Florida and a host of nieces, 
nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. 
a devoted caregiver and "special daughter", 
devoted caregiver and "special daughter", 
Estelle Batiste of Augusta, Georgia. 
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Thank you for the legacy you left behind. 
Your life was well lived and you made a difference 
In my life and the life of others. 
You touched so many lives and we will always hold our fond 
memories of you and the life you shared. 
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-The Order of Divine Worship ~ 
Reverend Willie Kegler, Presiding 
The Prelude........................................Musician 
The Processional............................Clergy and Family 
The Final Glance ~ Moments with Love 
The Ministry of Music...............Mt. Zion M.B. Church Choir 
The Old Testament Scripture.....,1.............Reverend Herman Wright 
The New Testament Scripture..................<..i.....Reverend John Malone 
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The Prayer......................1..................;Reverend Willie Kegler 
The Soloist.........................................Brother Michael Lee 
The Expressions......(please limit 3 minutes ..each)........As Directed 
"As a Church Member"....Dea. Henry Harris, Mt. Zion M.B. Church 
Sister Tynese Butler, Pine Hill M.B. Church 
"As an Educator..............................Reverend Joe Sweet 
"As a Community Activist"..............................NAACP 
"As a Family Member"...............................L.W. Allen 
"As I knew Her".......................................Anyone 
The Tribute from Nieces and Nephews.........................As Directed 
The Special Words of Appreciation..............Daughter Linda F. Johnson 
The Acknowledgements........................................Bruton Staff 
The Ministry of Music........................Mt. Zion M.B. Church Choir 
The Words of Comfort...................The Reverend Cleveland Sanders 
Presentation 
The Recessional.......................................Ministers, Family 
Recessional 
Postlude 
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Jonas Lobe Cemetery ~ Bainbridge, Georgia 
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Deacons of Mt. Zion M.B. Church & Deacons of Pine Hill M.B. Church 
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William Fountain Bennie Gadson Samuel Ross 
Luther James Sheffield Phillip Wright Monte Wright 
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Members - Bainbridge Decatur County Retired Educators Association, 
Ushers, Relatives, and Friends 
The Reverend C.D. Hammond's Memorial Fellowship Hall of 
Union Missionary Baptist Church 703 Martin Street, West Bainbridge, George 
We, the family of the late Sister Beulah Fountain, would like to express our heartfelt and 
humble appreciation to all of the many friends and neighbors for your sympathetic 
gestures of love and prayers extended to our family during our time of bereavement. We 
shall be forever grateful. May God bless and keep you is our sincere prayer. 
Take my will, and make it Thine; Take my heart~it is Thine own; It shall be Thy royal 
throne, all to Jesus now I give, from this hour for Him to live; while before 
His cross I bow, He doth hear my humble vow. 
To the entire family of the late Sister Beulah Fountain, it is our constant aim to afford 
those we serve a service complete in every detail, faultlessly executed in commemoration 
of a life that can henceforth be but a fond memory, and if our service has helped to ease 
your burden in any way, then our aim has been accomplished... 
Sfcqumt Services 
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