Homegoing celebration for Dorothy Mae Gibson, May 3, 1929-May 23, 1999, Saturday, May 29, 1999, 1:00 p.m., Sharon Baptist Church, Rev. S. T. Thompkins, officiating

d o o tp rin ts
O ne n ig h t d d r e a m e d a cfream
S7 w as w a id in g a lo n g th e h e a c h w ith m g /lo r d , d lc ro ss th e d a r h sh g fla s h e d scen es fro m m g life , d o r e a c h sc e n e , S7 n o te d tw o se ts o ffo o tp r in ts in th e sa n d ,
O ne b e lo n g in g to m e, a n d one to m g /3 o rd . liO hen th e la s t scen e o f m g life s h o t b e fo re m e,
d lo o h e d h a c h a t th e fo o tp rin ts in th e sa n d . O h ere w as o n lg one s e t o ffo o tp rin ts, d r e a liz e d th a t th is w as
a t th e lo w e st a n d sa d d e st tim e in m g life , d h is a lw a g s b o th e r e d m e,
d ln d d q u e stio n e d th e lo o r d a b o u t m g d ilem m a . 11tS o rd , y o u to ld m e w h en d d e c id e d to fo llo w g o u ,
y o u w o u ld w a th a n d ta lh w ith m e a ll th e wag. L B u t d am a w a re th a t d u r in g th e m o st tro u b leso m e tim e s o f m g life , th e re is o n lg one s e t o ffo o tp rin ts. d f u s t d o n '/ u n d e r s ta n d w hg, w h en d n e e d e d g o u m o st, t/ou
lre a v e m e. ii J d e w h isp e re d , ^JK g p r e c io u s c h ild , d lo u e g o u a n d w ill n e v e r le a v e g o u IC ever, ever, d u rin g g o u r tr ia ls a n d te stin g s.
D h e n g o u o n lg saw one s e t o ffo o tp r in ts , i t w as w h en d
c a r r ie d g o u.

CPrto yra m

U ^resicliny - 9 e o . S te w a r t 9 9 h o m p h in s

C P ro cessio n a f S c r ip tu r e O^eu. 9 le n r y 9 K c 9 C in n e y ...................................................................................................... 9 Dr a y e r . 9?eu. D te u in U fachson ........................................................................................................................ S o lo D e J r ic h JB ew is .............................................................................................................................................................. S R eflectio n s:

9 1 s 91 9 rie n c l: D o ro th y J e ssie U te rin e th C P h illip s

9 1 s 9 9 tn e w 9 le r : /S e e U a u yh a n H am es O in c en t

O b itu a r y . U K a rh J o y n e r ..................................................................................................................................... S e le c tio n C h o ir ...................................................................................................................................................................... G u lo y y . 9 \Jeu. S te w a r t 9 . 9 h o m p h in s ...................................................................................... U n te r m e n t. G h u r c h G e m e te r y ..............................................................................................................

^ R e fle c tio n s
O ne life lo u c h es so m a n y, id h e n one fiv e s a fife th a t is fiffe c f w ith jo y a n c f h a p p in e ss, lh a l fo u e is s p r e a d lo o ih e rs.
G b a t is ih e fife fh a i o u r b elo ved , D o ro th y fJK ae id id son
fiu e d . S h e w as a m o th e r, y r a n d m o th e r , s is te r , a u n t', co u sin ,
a n d fr ie n d to so m a n y. JO hen sh e w as in th e m id st, o th e rs f e f t h e r w a rm th .
D o ro th y G lfae G len n e tt h i d son w as d o rn ffffa y 3, 1929 in C d u yu sta , G e o ry ia to th e fa te fe n n y D a is y Id a sh in y to n a n d th e fa te fo a w so n G e n n e tt. h i t a n e a r fy a y e , sh e jo in e d th e S h a ro n G a p tis t C h u rc h w h ere sh e w o rsh ip p e d r e y u fa r fy u n tif h e r h e a fth ja ile d . Id)hen c a ffe d upon, sh e
w o u fd f u f f i f f a n y ta s h th a t n e e d e d to d e done. G a n V a n d Id)on */ w ere tw o w ords th a t d id n o t e x is t in h e r vo ca b u la ry .
S h e f e d th o se w ho w ere h u n y ry , a n d sh e c lo th e d th o se w ho w ere n a h ed . S h e c o m fo rte d th o se w ho w ere sich , a n d sh e c o n so le d o th e rs w hen th e y y rie v e d .
G a riy in fife , s h e m a r r ie d th e fa te G ra d y G ib so n . D u r in y th is u n io n , s e v e r a l c h ild r e n w ere d o rn : JfC a ry fa n e tte G ilm o re , G ra d y US o n n y ,} G ib so n , f r . , D o ro th y tS . G a u y h n , S a m u e l ^ G h u c h n G ib so n , G R usseli G ib so n , G u rtis G ib so n , G a ry G hom as , a n d G ltic h a e l G ify a r d fS te p s o n ) .

^R eflectio n s
S ite a lso le a v e s to m o u rn tie r to ss: O n e s o n 'in 'ta w /B ee H a u g h n , a d a u g h te r 'in -'ta w , H ila ry HAnn H ib so n , a m o th e r-in -la w , H tiessie G e rm a n y , tw o s is te r s 'in 'Ia w , H H attie d ll. W a tso n o f H ia ttim o re , H itt) a n d J e s s ie H it. fo y n e r o f
H lu g u sta y one b r o th e r in 'ta w D o u g la s tfo y n e r, D e n ise
H Robinson (H A d e u o te d n ie c e J , 16 g r a n d c h ild r e n , e ig h t g r e a t'g r a n d c h ild r e n , a h o s t o f n ie c e s, n ep h ew s, co u sin s, o th e r re la tiv e s, a n d frie n d s.
H A ffectio n a tely hnow n a s tS d l H Itam a, H Aunt H Itae, o r H Aunt D o t to so m a n y , sh e w as hn o w n fo r h e r a b ility to sa ve m o n ey. S h e c o u ld do m o re w ith a d o lla r th a n m o st c o u ld do w ith fiv e . S h e a lw a ys p u t o th e rs b e fo re h e r s e lf
S h e b e tie v e d w ith a lt h e r h e a rt th a t th e lo o rd a n d S a v io r fe s u s G h r is t w o u ld d e liv e r h e r in th e tim e o f n e ed , a n d th a t h e d id . O n S u n d a y , H ICay 23, 1999, s h e c lo s e d h e r e a r th ly e y e s a n d aw ohe e te r n a lly in H tea ven . S h e w ill b e g r e a tly m isse d b y a lt who hnew h e r.

~b)hen 9 J K u st lo e a v e 3 fo u
Itlh e n 9 m u s t le a v e y o u fo r a little w h ile ... 9 9 ea se ho n o t y rie v e a n h s h e h w ild te a rs 9 1 n h h u y y o u r sorrow to y o u th r o u y h th e y e a r s , jB u t s ta r t o u r S ra v e ly w ith a y a lla n t sm ile; 9 ln h a sh fo r m y sahe a n h in m y nam e h iv e on a n h ho a ll th in y s th e sam e, 9 e e h n o t on y o u r lo n elin ess on e m p ty h a y s, 9 3 u t f i l l e a c h m a h in y h o u r in u se fu l w ays, 9 e a c h o u t y o u r h a n h in co m fo rt a n h in c h ee r, 9 ln h 9 in tu r n w ill c o m fo rt y o u a n h h o lh y o u n e a r. 9 1 n h n e v e r, n e v e r h e a fr a ih to h ie , 9 o r 9 am w a itin y fo r y o u in th e s h y !

, ls)e fo u e y o u y a n c f we w ill m iss y o u 13 V I JK am a. /3 o o eCTlfwaySy 3 J/ie C j/iifcfren

C PallSearers

hO iffie ^ones

UCenny IP h illip s

h O illia m ja s p e r

d em on CReJ fie ld
\

IRufus Jia n h erson

{

J lia rh IR oy CRoyd

Rfl s p e c ia l {hands io frie n d s a n d fa m ily f o r
{h e ir su p p ort in o u r tim e o f need.
************
W . H . MAYS MORTUARY " P r o fe s s io n a l S e rv ic e A Fam ily T r a d it io n S in ce 1922"
1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA (706) 722-6401

Locations