HOMEGOING CELEBRATION FOR
BUBBA
Sunrise Sunset
October 17, 1939 February 16, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
2:00 P.M.
AUGUSTA DELIVERANCE CHURCH
2028 Roosevelt Drive
Augusta, Georgia
Senior Pastor Roy Myles, Officiating
Pastor Tyrone Myles, Presiding
BISHOP ALEXANDER REID, JR., Bubba, as he was
affectionately called by family and friends, was born
October 17, 1939 to the late Bishop Alexander Reid, Sr. and
Rosa Bell Walton Reid.
Bubba graduated from Lucy Laney High School where he
excelled in basketball.
He worked and retired from the Medical College of Georgia
as a supervisor in the dining room. Bubba was best
known for his sweet potato bread and peach cobbler.
Two sisters preceded him in death, Ann Reid and Elease
Reid.
He leaves to mourn: a loving wife, Mary Reid; four sons,
Ricardo Murray of Augusta, Georgia, Bishop Alexander
Reid, III of Kentucky, Timothy Reid and George Reid both
of Augusta, Georgia; three daughters, Patricia (Samuel)
Cooper of Waynesboro, Georgia, Gail (Willie) Jennings
of Crawfordville, Georgia and Demetrice Fann of North
Carolina; two sisters, Jeanette (Augustus) Thurmond and
Carrie (Willie) Curtis all of Augusta, Georgia; and a host
of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends.
Presiding, Pastor Tyrone Myles
Processional
Song...............................Mrs. Tonya Smiley
Scriptures
Old Testament..........Reverend Mark S. Pierson
Bethel A.M.E. Church
New Testament...............Mr. Ricardo Murray
Prayer.............................Mrs. Patricia Cooper
Song...............................Minister John Hobbs
Reflections (Limit Three Minutes)
Friend
Church Member...............Mr. Benny Johnson
Family........................Ms. Yolanda Reid
Mrs. Tarsha Cook
Mrs. Gail Jennings
Poem.........................Mr. Augustus C. Thurmond
Song..............................Mr. Curtis Brothers
Obituary and Acknowledgements.....Ms. Marcella Murray
Song........................Minister Richard Johnson
Eulogy..............................Pastor Roy Myles
Recessional
Interment..................Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens
Repast-
Augusta Deliverance Church Fellowship Hall
Nephews & Warren Stewart (Family Friend)
Deacons of Augusta Deliverance Church
34:1-3
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
We, the family, are deeply grateful to our friends and relatives
bereavement. It is through your strength and the grace of God
that we have found comfort. May God enfold you in His arms
and bless each of you with His love.
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My soul shall make her boast in the Lord:
the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
for the many acts of kindness and love shown during our time of