Celebration of Life Earnestine Allen Ivey, Tuesday, January 7, 2020, 2:00 P.M.

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Processional
Invocation
Selection.....................................Musician
Scriptures.......................Reverend Ronnie Spry
Old and New Testaments
Prayer of Comfort..........Reverend Betty Johnson
Musical Tribute....
My
Inspirational Poem...
Acknowledgements...
Selection..........
Words of Comfort...
...Mrs. Zena Edge |Granddaughter
Heart Will Go On
Mr. Benjamin Allen
Mrs. Earnestine Dunbar
Musician
Reverend Kenneth Allen
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
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Recessional
Interment
.........Hillcrest Memorial Park
2700 Deans Bridge Road | Augusta, Georgia
Friends and Family
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Friends of the Family
When I must leaveyoujora little while,
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears and
Hug your sorrow to you through the years.
But start out bravely with a gallant smile:
And for my sake and in my name
Live and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hands in comfort and in cheer
And I in turn will comfort you and holdyou near.
And never, never be afraid to die,
For I am waiting for you in the sky.
Helen Steiner Rice
We, the family of Earnestine Allen Ivey wish to sincerely
thank you for all your calls, wonderful words, expressions
and consideration shown to us during our time of
bereavement. From the very depths of our hearts, you are
so deeply appreciated.-^/IWCfami/)
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CELEBRATION OF LIFE
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020 | 2:00 P.M.
PARK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
144 Douglas Drive
Beech Island, South Carolina
Reverend Daviad Michem, Pastor - Presidin
Reverend Kenneth Allen - Officiating
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I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the
faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not
to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
2 Timothy 4: 7-8
QtMMfhd ^llw) was born on October 17, 1951, in
Augusta, Georgia to Dosye and Dorothy Allen. She was the
oldest of five children.
Earnestine grew up in Augusta and attended the Richmond
County Public School System. She went on to graduate
with a nursing degree from Augusta College (now Augusta
University).
Earnestine met Walter Donald Ivey in the Fall of 1956,
when both families were next-door neighbors. As a result
of constant fellowship throughout the years, they were
married in 1970, and to this union, two sons and one
daughter were born.
Earnestine was fortunate to obtain employment working
as a private duty nurse for over twenty years. Her hard work
and dedication allowed her to seize numerous assignments
until her retirement. After enjoying what she thought was
retirement for a few years, she and her husband relocated
to Atlanta, Georgia to care for an ill aunt.
Earnestine accepted Christ at an early age. She was
baptized in a creek at St. Mary Baptist Church. In fact, this
was the home church of her mother in Allendale County,
South Carolina. She later became a member of the Park
Missionary Baptist Church.
Earnestine was a classy, sweet lady that walked with
confidence and grace. She always spoke with the intent
of impacting lives. She touched many lives as everyones
aunt, grandmother, mother, sister and friend. She
showed that if you love unconditionally, you and your life
partner will be the better for the love shown. She loved her
life partner unconditionally.
Earnestine was preceded in death by her father, Dosye
Allen.
Though Earnestine Allen Ivey will be missed, her legacy
will live on in her family as well as the many lives she
touched. She is survived by: her husband, Walter Donald
Ivey; sons, Pablo (Ashley) Keys of Orangeburg, SC and
Walter D. Ivey of Augusta, GA; one daughter, Nina
(Moses) Ishokir of Augusta, GA; devoted mother, Dorothy
Allen; loving sister, Brenda (Reginald) Bethea; three
brothers, Benjamin Allen, Larry (Karlene) Allen and
Dosye (Yolanda) Allen, all of Augusta, GA; sister-in-law,
Annie (William) Allen of Augusta, GA; brother-in-law,
John (Carlis) Ivey of Augusta, GA; seven grandchildren,
Edward, Little Dosye, Little Fred, Zena (Keyon) Edge,
Savannah, Hannah and Ivan; and a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins, and friends.
I know you have not heard me say:
I love you, as often as I should have through the years.
Yes, I really love you.
I say this not because you have always given me love.
Yes, I really love you.
I say this not because you have always been therefor me.
Yes, I really love you.
I say this not because I could not have asked for a better sister.
I love you; I really love you.
1 really love you because watching you;
You taught me about caring.
You taught me that if you love someone,
You will care for that person.
You and Don, from the outside looking in,
Look like a mismatch;
But from the inside looking out,
You taught me there is no such thing as a mismatch.
And if you love unconditionally,
You and your life partner will be the better for the love shared.
For this lesson in love to me, I am forever grateful.
I love you.
I really love you ...
Written by Benjamin Allen on behalf of the family