- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- In Celebration Zandra Renee Gaines, September 17, 1973 - June 15, 2021.
- Date of Original:
- 2021-06-23
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Augusta
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--21st century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Zandra Renee Gaines. Birth date: September 17, 1973. Death date: June 15, 2021. Date of funeral service: June 23, 2021. Location of funeral service: Elim Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.).
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_gaineszandra20210615
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_gaineszandra20210615
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
AlLife to Be Remembered
Zandra Renee Gaines earthly journey began on September 17, 1973
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Zandra graduated from Westside High School and enlisted inthe
United States Army after becoming a loving mother to Leo. After
her military service ended, Zandra attended Augusta Technical
_ College where she earned a degree in accounting. Her final
_ employment was with the Richmond County Board of Education,
where she worked as a dedicated Title 1A bookkeeper.
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She was baptized at Elim Baptist Church where she served with a
dedicatiaondn passion that displayed her lovoef our Lord and
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Zandra's desire was to serve the Lord with all her heart and soul,
to love and take care of her family, to take pride in doing her job, to:
enjoy the company of her friends and to live lifteo the fullest.In
the years that she was given, Zandra did them all. She made the
best of the time and the circumstances that she was given and _
NEVER complained. A beautiful life well lived.
_ She is survived by the one dearest to her heart, her son, Leo
Holland; her parents, Danita Thomas and Bernard Gaines, Sr.; a eg
sister, Shanta Thomas, her brothers, Derrick Thomas, Rico
_ Brandon, Aaron Gaines, Bernard Gaines, Jr., Michael Gaines and
_ Antoine Harris; her best friends, Portia Cook and Paula Palmer -- 7
Stephens and Michelle Jones. Zandra also leaves to mourn her _ passing numerous uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, friends, _ church members and coworkers. She was preceded in death by her _
grandparents, Jeanette Stanley, Lenon and Betty Gaines and her
aunt, Teresa Dent. _
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I Am Free
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Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free I'm following the path God has laid you see. I took His hand when I heard him call ~ _ [turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day | To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
_ Tasks left undone must stay that way I found that peace at the close of day.
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Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
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Mylife's been full, I savored much--
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Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seem alletd oo brief
| _ Lift up your heartansd peace to thee
God wanted me now; He set me free.
Acknowledgements _ We deeply appreciate your kind expressions of sympathy in our time of great sorrow. We know our pain will decrease and what will remain will always be precious memoriaensd love. Even more, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all that showered Zandra with love, friendship, care, concern, life experiences and all other acts of kindness that shereceived in health and sickness. To honor her please,
_ for tomorrow for tomorrow may not be there. We also ask that you support the Breast Cancer Foundation. There is much work to be done.
_ Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. "May God bless and keep you.
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