FUNERAL SERVICES FOR 
MR. CARL EDWARD JOHNSON 
^apttst (Eljurclj 
Saturday, November 21, 1987 10:00 A.M. 
Dr. Sam Davis, Officiating 
Augusta, Georgia 
 
 OBITUARY *** 
Mr. Carl Edward Johnson was born in Lincolnton, Georgia to Eugene and Lucy Curry Johnson on October 21, 1923. 
He received his elementary and secondary educa_tion in the Lincolnton County School system. He resided in Lincolnton until he entered the United States Army. He was awarded several medals for distinguished service during World War II. He rose to the rank of sergant before he was honorably discharged. 
At an early age, Carl Johnson was baptized at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Lincolnton, Georgia. In 1987 he joined the Beulah Grove Baptist Church, where he served faithfully. He retired from the Veterans Administration Hospital where he worked for thirty years in the nursing service. Mr. Johnson received four awards for outstanding service at the V.A. Medical Center, 
Mr. Johnson was united in marriage to Mrs. Florine Eberhart Johnson. She predeceased him on February 5, 1978. In his passing, Mr. Carl Johnson leaves a devoted family; one daughter, Shirley Anne Johnson; one son, Bobby Lewis Eberhart; one daughterin-law, Rose Eberhart; two sisters, Lizzie M. Wilder and Joserine Alexander; two brothers, Henry Johnson and Willie Frank Johnson; one great aunt, Eula Johnson ten sisters-in-law; thirteen brothers-in-law; nine grandchildren; four great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends 
"The clock of life is wound but one And no man has the power, 
To tell just when the clock will stop At late or early hour." 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICE PROCESSIONAL SELECTION ........................................ Choir SCRIPTURE PRAYER REMARKS ........ AS A CHURCH MEMBER ... Dea. Frank Dicks 
AS A FRIEND ...... Mr. John H. Robinson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................... Ms. Linda Fraser SELECTION ........................................ Choir EULOGY ................................... Dr. Sam Davis RECESSIONAL INTERMENT ...................... Walker Memorial Gardens 
 
 Thou will keep him in perfect peace. Whose mind is stayed on Thee, because he trust in Thee. Isaiah 23:6 
 
- PALLBEARERS Devoted Friends 
 
WHEN I MUST LEAVE YOU 
 
When I must leave you 
 
For a 1ittle while- 
 
Please do not grieve 
 
And shed wild tears 
 
And hug your sorrow to you 
 
: 
 
Through the years, 
 
But start out bravely 
 
Wi th a gallant smile; 
 
And for my sake 
 
And i n my name 
 
* 
 
Live on and do 
 
A h 
 
Al1 things the same, 
 
Feed not your loneliness 
 
On empty days, 
 
But fill each waking hour 
 
In useful ways, 
 
Reach out your hand 
 
In comfort and in cheer 
 
And I in turn will comfort you 
 
And hold you near; 
 
4 
 
And never, never 
 
Be afraid to die, 
 
For I am waiting for you in the sky! 
 
~ 
 
. 
 
< 
 
************ 
 
The family acknowledges with sincere and deep appre ciation for all acts of kindness rendered during their bereavement. Your thoughtfulness and kind deed will al 
ways be remembered.