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