JJjuncral jstertricee
For
MRS. MAUDE D. PARKS
Tuesday, September 6, 1988 - 4:00 P.M. TRINITY C.M.E. CHURCH 818 8th Street Augusta, Georgia
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Rev. Robert L . Jackson, III, - Officiating

** OBITUARY **
Mrs. Maude D. Parks, who departed this life on August 31,1988 at University Hospital, was born on September 18, 1900, in Athens, Georgia. H er family moved to Augusta when she was a small child. She attended Haines Institute and graduated in 1919. She was m arried in 1922 to the late O tha C. Smith and from this union two children were born. They were Otha C. Smith, Jr., who preceded her in death, and Maude S. Chiles.
Maude Parks was a loyal employee of the Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company from which sne retired after many years of devoted service. She loved T rinity C.M .E. Church where she had been a lifelong member. The W hite Rose Circle (o f which she was a member) honored her on M arch 29,1987 with a certificate of appreciation for the services she rendered to her church. She was also a charter member of the W om en's Civic Club.
M 'dear, as she was affectionately known by the friends o f Maude and Bubba alike, will be sadly missed by the many people who knew and loved her.
She is survived by a daughter, Maude S. Chiles; a stepdaughter, Lillian Smith; three grandsons, W illiam David Chiles, of Silver Spring, Md.; Otha C. Smith, III and Kevin Smith, both o f N ew ark, N.J.; two dear cousins, Rosa B. Strickland, of Athens, Georgia and Georgia Harris, of Augusta; a devoted son-in-law, W illie Chiles; a daughter-inlaw, Evelyn Smith, of Newark, N.J.; three great grandchildren; two godchildren, Alton Thomas and Althea B. Nash; a dear friend, Frances Wilson; her loving extended family and friends.
"Her Creed? I care not what her creed; Enough that never yielded her to greed, But served a sister in her daily needs; Plucked many a thorn and planted many a flower;
Glorified the service of each hour; Had faith in God, herself, and fellow heingsPerchance she never thought in terms of creed,
I only know she lived a life, in deed. "
(An excerpt adaptedfrom "He lived A Life" by H.N. Fifer)

** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PRELUDE......................................................... Ms. Mary E. Terrell Organist
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN .........................................The Combined Choirs of Trinity
"M y Faith Looks Up To Thee
SCRIPTURE........................................... Rev. Dr. Charles W. Pitts Pastor - Bethel A.M.E. Church
PRAYER ............................................................. Rev. J.E. Robinson Asst. Pastor, Miles Memorial C.M.E.
HYMN ..................................................... The Combined Choirs of Trinity C.M.E. Church
"I A m Thine, O Lord"
RESOLUTION ......................................... Mrs. Carrie B. Lawrence President - The White Rose Circle
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.......................... Mrs. Georgia B. Curtis
SERMON ............................................. Rev. Robert L. Jackson, III Pastor - Trinity C.M.E. Church
"The Passing O f A Flower"
RECESSIONAL
IN TERM EN T................................................. Southview Cemetery

** HONORARY PALLBEARERS **
The White Rose Circle Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Co.
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** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS **
The Stewards and Trustees of Trinity C.M.E. Church
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** USHERS **
Usher Board No. 2 ************

** FLOWER BEARERS **
The Stewardesses and Missionaries of Trinity C.M.E. Church
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT **
The family of the late Mrs. Maude D. Parks wish to express their sincere gratitude for all of your prayers, cards and other acts of endearment shown them during this time.
The Family
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W.H. MAYS MORTUARY
"Professional Service A Family Tradition Since 1922" 1221 Ninth Street - Augusta, Georgia 722-6401

W.H. Mays, III Mortician

Mrs. Carrie J. Mays Director