Home going service for Joseph Marion Jakes, 1928-2004, Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 11:00 a.m., Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1223 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Otis B. Moss, III, officiating

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MR. JO S E P H MARION JA K E S entered into rest in Oglethorpe
County, Georgia. Mr. Jakes was the eldest son of Joseph and Gertrude Jakes. His parents and younger brother, Theodore Jakes, preceded him in death.
He was a faithful member of Tabernacle Baptist Church for over fifty (50) years, where he served on the Trustee Board.
Joseph was educated in the schools of Richmond County and was a graduate of Paine College High School, Class of 1944 and Paine College, Class of 1948.
He was a Veteran of the United States Army, where he served for two (2) years as a Postal Clerk during the Korean War. Later, he taught in the South Carolina Public School System, where he coached girls and boys basketball. After teaching for two (2) years, he worked for the Postal Service in Augusta, where he retired after thirty-six (36) years of service. In 1983, he was inducted into the Paine CoL lege Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi for over fifty (50) years. He was also a retired member of the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Mr. Jakes was married to his devoted wife, Mrs. Henrietta M. Jakes for fifty-one (51) years. To this union one son, Kenneth T. Jakes, and one daughter, Yvette D. Smith, were born.
Other survivors include: a devoted sister, Mrs. Blanche Collier, Jack sonville, N C ; devoted aunt, Eloise Dunbar, White Plains, NY; de voted cousins, Thomas Bennett, Augusta, G A, Dr. Jacqueline Dunbar and Dr. Dorothy Dunbar, White Plains, NY; son-in-law, Mark N. Smith Sr., Conyers, G A ; five grandchildren, M arkN. Smith Jr., Paul D. Smith and Alexis Smith, Conyers, G A , Gemayle Chavous and Kendrick T. Marion Jakes, Aiken, SC ; several other cousins and a host of friends.

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P rocessional...................................... "We Are Marching To Zion" Scriptures...............................................................Alexis Smith
Old Testament - Psalm 25:5-7 New Testament ~ Colossians 3:12-15 P rayer....................................................Reverend Ethion Rowe Selection............................................................................. Choir R eflections.................................................. Willie Amos Evans
Henry Daggett A cknowledgements.........................................Tomasina Ketch Selection............................................................................. Choir E ulog y..............................................Reverend Otis B. Moss, III R ecessional........................................................ "Going Up Yonder" In term en t...................................Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens

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D eacons of T abernacle Baptist C hurch

T rustees of T abernacle Baptist C hurch

Kappa A lpha Psi Fraternity

Paine C ollege A lumni

A ugusta L etter C arrier R etirees

Crossing The Bar
Sunset and evening star. And one clear call for me! And may there be no moanin o f the bar,
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness o f farewell,
When I embark;
For though from out our bourne o f time and place The flood may bear me far
I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. -ALFRED TENNYSON

Your love, devotion and friendship shown in countless ways during this past year will always be cherished. Thank you for surrounding and supporting us with your prayers and encouragement during this transitional period in our lives. May God bless each and everyone of you for these blessings.
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