Funeral Services for Mr. Melvin H. Norman Sunday, January 17, 1993 3:30 P.M. New Tabernacle Baptist Church Lincolnton, Georgia Rev. Ervin Norman, Officiating OBITUARY Mr. Melvin H. Norman departed this life January 13, 1993. He accepted Christ as his personal saviour at an early age at the New Tabernacle Baptist Church where he served faithfully in Sunday School and on the Deacon Board to which he was recently ordained. In 1970 he was married to the former Glenda Kennedy. Two sons were born to this union. Melvin was a member of the NAACP, American Legion Post 597 and the National Alumni Association of Lincoln County School. He was employed as a Certified Automotive Technician at Rader-Mazda, Augusta, Georgia. Melvin leaves to cherish his memories, his wife, Glenda, one daughter, Stacy (Sonia) Jones, Denver, Colorado; two sons, Mallory Hiram and Garland Kristopher both of Lincolnton, Georgia; his parents, Sylvester and Winnie Pearl Norman, Lincolnton, Georgia; one sister, Shirley N. Elam, Lincolnton, Georgia; one half sister, Willie Mae Mitchell Clifton, New Jersey; four brothers, Charles L. Norman, Marvin R. Norman, Wallace M. Norman and Ben Jasper Norman all of Lincolnton, Georgia; four sisters-in-law, Brenda Norman, Emma L. Norman, Carol D. Norman of Lincolnton, Georgia and Sandra Rouse of Augusta, Georgia; one brother-in-law, James Rouse Augusta, Georgia; four aunts, Ruby Carr, Ida H. Bolton, Gladys Gresham and Sara Hasty all of Charlotte, North Carolina; three uncles, Fessor Norman, Tony Norman both of Charlotte, North Carolina and Pettis Norman of Dallas, Texas; one grand-child; a devoted cousin Pearline Elam and a number of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Acknowledgement The Family is deeply grateful for the many kind expressions of sympathy extended by their friends and loved ones. Your thoughtfulness during their trying times will long be remembered. May Gods grace shine upon you. ORDER OF SERVICE Rev. Roy D. Andrews, Officiating Processional Song ..................................... What a Friend Scripture........................... Rev. Bobby Hankerson Prayer ................................ Dea. Paul Leverett Remarks. .............................. Dea. Jesse Norman Rev. Bonnie Glover Bro. Sam Turner Solo ................................. Mrs. Doris Blackwell Acknowledgements and Obituary ........ Dea. Roger Williams Eulogy ............................... Rev. Ervin Norman Recessional Interment............................... Church Cemetery A Tribute A million times we have needed her, A million times we have cried. If love alone could have spared her, She would have never died. If all the world was ours to give, We would give it, yes; and more, To see her coming up our steps, And walking through our door. To hear her voice, to see her smile, To sit and talk with her awhile. To be with her the same old way, Would be our fondest wish today. A heart of gold stopped beating, Two smiling eyes closed to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best. THE FAMILY FLOWER LADIES CLASS OF 1964 KEN HILL JOHN WILLIAMS MIKE ADAMS ROSS LOFLIN PALLBEARERS JIMMY PATRICK STEVEN RENFROE ZACK CHOICE KENNETH ELAM HONORARY PALLBEARERS DEACONS OF NEW TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH AND MEMBERS OF AMERICAL LEGION POST 597 NORRIS GUNBY, SR. FUNERAL HOME Phone (706) 359-4448 or 359-4434 or 359-7416 "We Serve with Reverence and Dignity" At the Comer of First Baptist & Metasville Rd. Lincolnton, Georgia 30817