1927 
 
Mr. Loroy &ri r s son of ths lj.te John ^ J 
 
and Xrs. Olivia Ihitc frier T--QS born in 
 
 
 
I-cIuffie County I- arch It, 1-^27 1 
 
Koncay- I-.-;:;, rch IS, 1970, he oto.rte: up to her 
 
h g -. -, A -:.\">r jc: I crrow pierces his f r../.iu. a he 
 
c/.l but felt no fco.r. 
 
;..t tilt sge oi tv;o yeers ol,", hi- parents -; 
 
... ovot to tiiie. city.Lt c:a esrly C.^.G br T as 
 
c;iio. crtcc. and bcptizoc ^t the Gothacvu^ne 
 
baptist church vncler the, Icf.dorship o:; the ? 
 
late ;.-iGv . r.!^. v\hito, hero b.c served a very 
 
faithful vor..cer in the church. So .".ovoc" 
 
his church ..no. pastor. 
 
^Vc - E v.nitcc in Zoly Wedlock to !lis&. 
 
rtillio Hae j5elvin s Locc^ibor 2? 5 19i|-6. To 
 
this union four chilcren were born, of .:,- "-f ,, 
 
v;Liich one proce^CGc hi:;i in coo.th, 
 
'"'. 
 
He leaves to .;?curn his ./sssin^, :. de\o 1 
 
ted : ifc, Krs. Ai.llic ,.:-co G-rior 5 tt-ro rru- -;rs 
 
ghters, Kr; s. 1^1 cine- v.lcFair, Hiss. Gritelda 
 
I. Grior^ one son, Chrie ij. C-.-rier, three 
 
brothers, Tb.o^c.s Gfrier and John Gri^r of 
 
Colu:.1abu, Ohio,, J:.c^ ; :;-ricr o? Chie-g.o, 111., 
 
ti-;ro sisters^ . > . ":elon S;iith cue. :!-rs. Cll- 
 
ic 0t..r o ^hicagOp 111., o ::. .. Eon-in-l-:v, 
 
216 f ".o ;. !cJL""ir on Z-ut;- in Jap^n,, tvc "isterr:- 
 
in-1.:..v, Lrs. Cclessr Grier .-nr J.!rs. Thelm.a 
 
Gricr, one br.tt.or-in-lr", , iDllis S:aith, 
 
,:/nt- ^rc-..ue.son, Ar-.tiono L. I--c."."c-.ir , .:.othcr-in- 
 
It.iv; ...rs. Tettic :;.-:. Cooper of St. peters- < 
 
burg, .I--., ri^c runts j three unc.cs, :aci- 
 
ces, .:, .phewsj, ccusins ana friends. 
 
Sleep en c ,:.r Uusb no , 
Sleep on dear x-rcdy 
Sleep en c car Brother Take Thy rest,, we all love you 3ut Jesus loved you best. 
 
 -" * FUNE. RALFOSRERVI"CTE. 
MR. LSROY G-RIER 3UNDA.Y, MARCH 22nd. 1970, . 1:30 P.M. 
GBTE3ML-Kbi BAPTIST C 3URCE 113V. JACOB C. TROVET-L, CW'ICLuTING 
Irvin 
 
c^L--GI'IOK..."I": G:-oin,f;. Thr ou;;h. .. .Choir 
 
SCRIP i-uVoiS: '' ' 
 
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Olc T--gtr.:iciit. . . . .Rev. C. h-?.lton 3ST:.w losta'.'-.ci^t. . . . .Rev. 'J. -v ru'-K 
 
PRAYER. ............. .Rev . c . Kooro "" 
 
SELECTION.. . .'"'I'm (roing "Jo i.-o:,-1!-: "or. til M Eay IE Done" .... .Choir 
 
Rn.i.RZS. ....... .Lee. John :! . Clark 3ro. L.C. Er .lilt on . 
SOLO............ ,>3ro. Grcor1 ; c !Mc 
 
ACI'jvO .i-.v.-.JGE.i. :,HT...... ,M;. s . .'iubcna Williams ' 
 
SOLO.................. .tfrs . '.Jillio H. Childc 
 
................Rev. J.C. Trovcll x 
n^ of Rc.j.cins 
 
Rccosrioncl ' 
 
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interment............Southvi-.5W Cemetery 
 
 About the cover 
 
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Early Christians used the peacock as a symbol of the resurrection. As the peacock 
 
sheds his feathers, replacing them with ones more beautiful than before, so man 
 
sheds his earthly body and rises through suffering and death to a new life and glory, 
 
even as Christ rose from the dead. 
 
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04149X 
 
Abingdon 
 
Litho in U.S.A. 
 
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Painting by George A. Malick