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 Tt Nos. janisThome Helmecswenthoineto bewith her HeavenlyFather onThursday, | ee 
, December 30, 2021, AL her residence. a 
 
ai Mrs. Fol wasbom to the late Raber G (Marie L) Thorne and wasraisedin 
Augusta, Georgia.At an early age, she accepted Christas her personal Saviorand was _ 
| es Pe the late Reverend iF J yarcoe! Antioch Bapuict Church. 
 
ie wasSed in che Richmond CominsSchool Sn and micted bor : 
 
`|| Lucy C. Laney High School in 1964. She earned a Bachelor of Art Degree from Paine 
, College. She continued her studies atAugusta State University iin Augusta, Oo | 
 
|| andSavannah andus ke State University i1 nSavannah, Georgia. oo 
 
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`Her profession career `commenced with employment vathin the Lincoln and -- 
 
Richmond County Boards of Education, teaching at Westside Elementary andJ. W. 
 
Houghton Elementary Schools, where she retired after twenty-nine years of service. -- 
 
|| Her dedicationto Houghton (inner-city-school) was that she realized he students 
 
ai needed structureo , e and most ofall, love. : 
 
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AL Sheswas a mentor to all stacenteand children she came in contact wath: Her reward 
 
`was meeting former students throughout the community informing her of the impact 
 
she had made upon their lives vl iegg ieeu oe 
 
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Mrs. Janis `home Holmes willalways be remenibeted for her steadfast ee and : 
 
`|| compassion. She was a model of respect, equality, fairness, and recognizing the best 
 
in cate She died aS she lived, with soe ae and sanity. 
 
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`|| Survivors are: her loving and notebneband (aay Holmes onestep-son,DeLartio : O. Holmes; devoted friend, Byrdyne Bell, all of Augusta, Georgia; niece, Sarah L. `| (Calvin) Rogers of Madison, Alabama; nephews, EddieC.Thorne and Reverend Jimmy || 
_ (Shantony) Thorne,Jr. ofFlint, Texas; brothers-in-lawJohnny Jenkins ofWaynesboro, _ 
Georgia, Gerry (Brenda) Holmes, David Gilbert, both of Augusta, Georgia, and Darnell _ 
(Melissa) Dennis of Atlanta, Georgia; sisters-in-law, Gloria Holmes, Dianne Dennis, 
Michelle Dennis, and Erika (Marquel) Baker, all of Augusta, ee and ai host o | 
}| great-nieces,, great-nephews, cousins,3, other Se and friends. 
 
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| SCRIPTURES. 
 
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Reverend DrK.B, Martin 
 
_ Antioch Baptist Church | Augusta, Georgia _ 
 
2 PR Reverend Dr. K.B. Martin 
 
8) ORmUARY 7 . ~ Read Silently : 
 
_ ReverenDdr.K.B. Martin _ 
2 COMMIT 
> BENEDICHiION = 
 
| Thelordismyshepherd: 
 
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Ashdinoiwant 
 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: -- 
 
He leadetmeh besitdhee still waters. 
 
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He restoreth my soul: 
 
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He leademetihn thepaths ofrighteousness for his name's sake. 
 
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow ofdeath, = 
 
Iwillfearnoqilforthoudn withme = 
 
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 
 
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Thou preparesta table before me in thepresencoef mine enemies: 
 
_ Thou anointest my head with oil;my cuprunnethover. 
 
_ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: 
 
AndI will dwell in the house of the Lorfodr ever. -- 
 
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 Z o Yd like the memory ofme to he ahappy one. : 
a -Pdlike to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. - Ofhappy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. : - - Td like the tears of those whogrieve, to dry before the sun; a 
 
Ssdhedamtlgeetyao lle wine Jemiedb auinies eld ee ea esncee cr 
_ heartfelt appreciation for all the love, support, and acts ofkindness that were 
 
_ shown during our timoefbereavement. Please contitonpuraey for us. May -- 
 
God 
 
bless each of you and His abundant blessings be yours. 
 
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