Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:00 P.M.
B. A. W ILLIAMS MEMORIAL CHAPEL 2945 Old Tobacco Road Hephzibah, Georgia
Minister Melanie C. Parks - Officiating -

OLLIE JAMES McGRUDER, SR. was called home on February 21, 2012. He was born on February 6, 1955 to the late Moses McGruder, Sr. and Pauline McGruder. He was the sixth o f nine children.
Ollie was baptized at an early age at Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Appling, Georgia. He was a 1974 graduate o f Lucy C. Laney Comprehensive High School. He was a certified mechanic for years until he changed careers. He was employed by J<&\J Midsouth later renamed Georgia Pacific.
Ollie was preceded in death by: his father, Moses McGruder, Sr.; mother, Pauline McGruder; sister, Polly Deckle; and two brothers, Moses McGruder, Jr. and W illie McGruder.
Survivors include: his loving and devoted wife, Brenda Joyce McGruder; eight children, Phylicia Parks, Minister Melanie C. Parks, Ollie James McGruder, Jr., Arletha Andrews, Eldra McGruder, Donza McGruder, Joseph McGruder and Justin McGruder o f Augusta, Georgia; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren; sister, Virginia Rickerson; four brothers, John (H elen) McGruder, Ronnie (Olivia) McGruder, Roosevelt (Barbara) McGruder, Clyde McGruder; and a host o f nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, all o f Augusta, Georgia.

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Presiding, Pastor Jamyle Searcy
Processional Selection ................................................. Alicia McGruder P ra ye r..............................................Pastor Jam yle Searcy Scripture........................................... Pastor Paul Coppett R em arks........................................Relatives and Friends O bitu ary........................................................Read Silently S electio n .................................................. Petula Williams E u lo g y......................................... Minister Melanie Parks Recessional Interm ent....... Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cem etery
Appling, Georgia
Repast Walnutt Grove Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall (Sponsored by All About Change Ministries)

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R oosevelt McGruder, Jr. Carlos Trottie Chris M cCrary Robert Utley
M yron Brown, Jr. Darryl Whitehead
Larry Williams
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Our Father; a man who cared more about others rather than himself' A man who worked from 10 to 7 and sometimes even 12 hour shifts, so that the house note would be there on the 1st o f the month. A man who gave us the wisdom and knowledge valuable from his mind to help his daughters and sons to understand how hard he struggled to put food on the table and clothes on our backs. A man who was frustrated bp the world but still had the strength and courage to go on another dap. I want to let pou know that we understood the hardships pou went thru - That Man, our Father, I call Dad. You map have not delivered what we wanted right then, but we alwaps got there. And for all these things I thank pou.
L ove Your Children Written by M inister M elanie C. P arks 02-06-89
R evised by Eldra D. M cGruder 02-28-12
T h e fam ily expresses their sincere gratitude for acts o f kindness shown to them during their tim e o f sorrow.
2945 Old Tobacco Road * Hephzibah, Georgia 706.792.1003
1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard * Augusta, Georgia 706.722.5551