A Celebration of Life Lt. Thomas Edward Ramsey
November 14, 1950 -July 3, 2003 Tuesday, July 8, 2003 1:00 P.M.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 1260 Wrightsboro Rd. Augusta, GA 30901
Rev. Clyde Hill, Sr., Pastor - Officiating

Obituary
Lt. Thomas Edward Ramsey was born on November 14, 1950 to the late Cortez Edward Ramsey and the former Kathleen Louise Johnson of Lincoln County, GA.
He accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA.
He moved to Augusta in 1969 to attend Paine College, where he obtained friendships that lasted his lifetime. While searching for a church home, he joined Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. He served with the Ushers Ministry, Seniors Ministry, Sunday School Class #2 and with the local Chapter of the Boys Scouts.
He joined the Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department and served dutifully until illness prevented him from doing so. He obtained the rank of Lieutenant in 1998.
He married the former Carolyn Bussey in August 1987 and spent 16 years in wedded matrimony.
He leaves to mourn his passing, wife: Carolyn Ramsey, stepson, Tom E. Bussey, Ft. Knox, KY; stepdaughter, Jackie (Danny) Freeman, Augusta, GA; stepfather, Herbert Almond, Atlanta, GA; three brothers: Franklin D. Ramsey, Augusta, GA; Gary and Steven Almond, both of Atlanta, GA; one sister: Gwendolyn Almond Johnson, Atlanta, GA; four uncles: Lloyd Daniel (Louise) Ramsey and Theodore Ramsey, both of Atlanta, GA; Roosevelt Johnson, Appling, GA and Clifford Johnson, Washington, GA; three aunts, Ruth V. (Elmo) Hogan, Lexington, NC, Shirley A. Ramsey, Belflower, CA, Madie (Frank) Trammell, Augusta, GA; 2 grandchildren: Alexis Bussey, Demarcus Freeman, both of Augusta, GA and a host of relatives and friends.

Order of Service

Processional

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Selection ........................ Combined Choir

Scripture ...................... Rev. W. A. Roberts

Prayer. ...................... Rev. Archie Waltower

Selection. ........................ Combined Choir

Acknowledgements .......... Sis. Elizabeth S. Jenkins

Obituary ........................... Read Silently

Words of Comfort ................ Rev. Clyde Hill, Sr.

Recessional

Internment ................. Hillcrest Memorial Park

REPAST
ML Calvary Baptist Church Activity Room

County Fire Department

Honorary Pallbearers Ushers Ministry of Mt Calvary Baptist Church

Ushers Ushers Union of Georgia

Poem

If You Cannot Be



If you cannot be a gigantic rock upon a mountain high, That casts a giant shadow that tells when evening is nigh; If you cannot be a rock of Gibraltar, near a seashore of sand,
A solid piece of real estate for the lighthouse to stand. If you cannot be a big block to build a pyramid, Or a rock in a temple like the one Solomon did.
If for a great cathedral you cannot be a cornerstone, Then be a pebble in the walkway that worshippers walk upon If you cannot be a big marker that shows travelers the way, Then be a rock for him to rest upon as he travels during the day.
If you cannot be a gem stone, so pretty to look upon, Then heres what you can do
Just be a little sand grain melted down in a clear glass pane, That lets the light of the Son shine through.
Thomas E. Ramsey

A Note of Thanks The Family wishes to express our sincere appreciation to each of you for your prayers, visits, expressions of love and concern shown during the loss
of our loved one.
The Family
SERVICES ENTRUSTED TO: Peoples Funeral Home 723 Walton Way Augusta, Georgia 30901