. (ftrenda Qutton fficfEfroy June 12, 1950 - November 6, 1993 i--V Friday, November 12, 1993 -12:00 Noon TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH Augusta, Georgia Dr. C. S. Hamilton, Pastor "Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me." Brenda Sutton McElroy was bom June 12, 1950 in Lincolnton, Georgia. She departed this life on Saturday, November 6, 1993 at her residence in Yonkers, New York. She was the daughter of Mrs. Helen Hawes Sutton and the late Willie Sutton. She attended C.T. Walker Elementary School, A.R. Johnson Middle School and was a 1968 graduate of Lucy Laney High School and a 1972 graduate of Savannah State College. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Tabernacle Baptist Church, where she served faithfully until moving to New York. In New York, she united with the Community Baptist Church. On December 7, 1984, she joined in marriage to Terrance McElroy. She was employed as Managing Editor for R.R. Bowker Publishing Company in Summit, New Jersey for twenty-one years. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American Bookfellers Association and Role Model Coalition of 100 Black Women. Her survivors are: a loving husband, Terrance McElroy, Yonkers, N.Y.; mother, Mrs. Helen H. Sutton, Augusta, Ga.; sister, Mrs. Gwendolyn S. Robinson, Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Willie Leroy Sutton, Augusta, Ga.; brother-in-law, Simon Robinson, Atlanta, Ga.; mother-in-law, Marjorie Wilson, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; stepson, Terrance McElroy, Jr., Yonkers, N.Y.; stepdaughter, Toni Mosley, Yonkers, N.Y.; niece, Monica McDonald; three nephews, Brian Sutton, Jason Sutton and Clyde Sutton, all of Augusta, Ga.; five aunts, Mary H. Jones and Ella Hamp, Augusta, Ga., Melba Nunally and Arlesia Hawes, Lincolnton, Ga. and Dorothy Marrero, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; six uncles, Herman Hawes and Mark Belcher, Hampton, Va., Joe Otis Hawes, Lonnie Hawes, and Peyton Hawes of Lincolnton, Ga., and Albert Sutton, Macon, Ga.; and a host of cousins, relatives and friends. Dr C. S. Hamilton, Officiating PROCESSIONAL......................... Soft Music HYMN ............................... Congregation "What A Friend We Have In Jesus " SCRIPTURE ......... ....... . Rev. Roy D. Andrews Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church Lincobiton, Georgia PRAYER ................ Rev. Raymond Thompkins, Sr. Pastor, Mulberry C.M.E. Church Lincolnton, Georgia SOLO ........................ Mrs. Emma Lou Starks "IfI Can Help Somebody" POEM . ........................ Miss Benfta Williams REMARKS ........ ............... Miss Leila Jolly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... ......... Dea. A. B. Mason EULOGY ........................ Dr. C. S. Hamilton RECESSIONAL........................... Soft Music INTERMENT ........................ Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery Lincolnton, Georgia Charles Hamp JessHawes Gary Jones Cousins Hayden Hawes Samuel Jones Gary Jones earers 1 968 Graduates of Lucy C . Laney High School 1968 Graduates of Lucy C. Laney High School Ofall the times weve shared together, Youve always brought joy into our lives, With your laughter, your charm, andyour wit. You were more than just a wife, a daughter a sister, and an aunt, You were our "best"friend. And thatfriendship will be cherishedforever. We love you and well miss you always. YOURFAMILY , ******* : We wish to thank each of you for all acts of kindness and love shown during our bereavement. It is our prayer that God will bless each of you in a very special way. . . .The Family *********** Services Entrusted To WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC. Augusta, Georgia