Homegoing celebration for Ava Jean Young Granger, June 24, 1943-September 19, 1997, Monday, September 15, 1997, 1:00 p.m., Ross Grove Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Gordon A. Thomas, officiating

Celebration cjcan ^oung granger
cjunc 24, 1943 - geptcm&er 10, 1997
Monday, September 15,1997 1:00 P.M.
Ross Grove Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia
Reverend Gordon A. Thomas, Officiating

"And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me; therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices ofjoy; 1 will sing, yea; 1 will sing praises unto the Lord." PSALM 27:6
On Wednesday night, September 10,1997, God picked one of his precious flowers to be with him.
^jTS. >\va CJean ^(OUng (granger, daughter of the late John A. Young and Lena Byrd Young, was born June 24,1943, in Augusta, Georgia.
Ava was converted at an early age and was baptized at Ross Grove Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Reverend William C. Anderson.
Ava received her early educational training from Ursula E. Collins School, A. R. Johnson Jr. High School, and Lucy C. Laney High School, all of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
One June 10, 1965, she was united in Holy Wedlock to Timothy Granger, Jr., of Newark, New Jersey. To this union were born three children, Sonya M. Granger, Tonya C. Granger, who preceded her in death, and Timothy L. Granger.
Ava leaves to mourn her memory: a loving and caring husband, Timothy Granger, Jr.; one daughter, Sonya M. Granger of Atlanta, GA and one son, Timothy L. Granger of Augusta, GA; three sisters, Mattie L. Prince, Patsy L. Young, and Thelma Q. Williams and one brother, Dale Alexander Young, all of Augusta, GA; mother-in-law, Mrs. Virginia Granger of Port Norris, NJ; two sisters-in-law, Loretta Harris of California, and Geraldine Lustenburger of Port Norris, NJ; three uncles, Lewis Young, Johnny Byrd and Fleming Byrd, all of Augusta, GA; six aunts, Emma Mae Young, Gladys Palmer, Fannie Young, Anna L. Utley, and Josie B. Byrd, all of Augusta, GA, and Naomi L. Rodriquez of Boston, MA; a loving god-daughter, Jasmine M. Johnson of Augusta, GA; and a host of sorrowing cousins, other relatives and friends.
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A TRIBUTE TO OUR MOTHER
Faith that withstood the shocks of toil and time; Hope that defied despair;
Patience that conquered care; And loyalty, whose courage was sublime; The great deep heart that was a home for all ~
Just eloquent, and strong In protest against wrong; Wide charity, that knew no sin, nofall; The Spartan spirit that her life so grand, Mating poor daily needs With high, heroic deeds, That wrested happiness from Fates hard hand.
YOUR CHILDREN, SONYA and TIMMY

Prelude Presiding ........................................... Reverend A. Maurice Booker Processional Selection ............................................................... Choir Scripture ........................................... Reverend Clarence K. Heath Prayer ............................................. Reverend Clarence K. Heath Acknowledgements .......................................... Mrs. Connie Childs Obituary......................................................... Read Silently The Eulogy ........................................ Reverend Gordon A. Thomas Recessional ........................................................ Soft Music The Interment ...................................... ML Olive Memorial Gardens
~ Repast ~ Ross Grove Baptist Church
Wait on the Lord: Be ofgood courage and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."
PSALM 27:14

SON, COUSINS AND FRIENDS

Timothy L. Granger

Ronald B. Young ;

Milledge P. Young

. James M. Young

Nigel D. Walters

Alonzo Martin

Laneys Class of 1962 Ushers of Ross Grove Baptist Church
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To Ones In Sorrow
Let me come in where you are weeping, friends, And let me take your hands.
I, who have known a sorrow such as yours, can understand.
Let me come in -1 would be very still beside you in grief;
I would not bid you cease your weeping, friends, tears bring relief.
Let me come in -1 would only breathe a prayer, and hold your hand,
For I have known a sorrow such as yours, and understand.
Words of Comfort to My Friends, From Mrs. Gaynell S. Bonner

The family of Mrs. Ava Jean Young Granger, wishes to thank their many friends and acquaintances for the thoughtfulness displayed through phone calls, visits, cards, food
id words. May God richly bless you for your support and prayers throughout our /ement and adjustment period.
..... The Granger Family
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