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My beloved daughters, Dolores and (Carolyn, do not weep for me; you gave your all and did your best.
(My beloved son, Junior, do not grieve for me; I can remember the fir s t day I held you to my breasts.
||My beloved grandchildren, greatjgrandchildren, and g re at-great(grandchildren, I was truly blessed with iso many of you. I touched many of your (lives; some more so than others, but you must share my gifts with the :(others-my wisdom, guidance, and (Christian love. Be steadfast in your fa ith in our Lord and savior, Jesus (.(Christ.
My beloved, nieces and nephew, great and great-great nieces and nephews, you were also one of my greatest joys. | (Share my g ifts with all you hold dear.
i:\My beloved, my greatest g ift I want to share with each of you is the warm embrace I received from my beloved, Barbara Ann. Wipe your eyes and live a full life, for we will always .be with you.
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The family of Boxianna " Bootsie" Byans would like to extend its sincere appreciation to everyone for all acts of kindness shown during their time of bereavement.

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Roxianna Izetta Leona " Bootsie" Allen Ryans was born to Joshua and Roxianna Allen on December 20, 1911, in Harlem, Georgia. She was the youngest of twelve children' all preceded her in death, She was married to the late Norman Ryans, Sr.

She was a devoted and faithful member of the Beulah Grove B a p tist Church for eighty-one years., and served on the Senior Choir. She received her education a t the Walker B a p tis t School, and the public school system. Roxianna worked as a beautician for fifty - years, and a housekeeper.

In addition to her husband, Roxianna was preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara Ann Tankersley.

Roxianna departed th is life on December 16, 2 0 0 3 , and is survived by three devoted, loving children: Dolores G. (Johnnie) G a rre tt, Norman (Louise) Ryans, Jr., and Carolyn McDuffie, all of Augusta, Georgia; twelve grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, twenty-four great-great grandchildren, four nieces, Beulah Mills, Detroit, Michigan, Annie Bell Tubman, Willette (Ronald) Cunningham, and Ruth Lorraine Jones, all of Augusta; one nephew, Alphonso Allen, Augusta, Georgia; and a host of great and great-great nieces and nephews, friends, and church members.

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Psalm 23:4 Processional
Selection ................................ The Choir
Scripture . . . . M inister Jean Callawal Old & New Testam ent
Prayer Rev.. Nedenia P. Barber, Pastes*
Aebury United Methodist Church. Waynesboro, GA
S o lo ......... Dr. Hawthorne Welcher, Sr.
Reflections . . . Dea. William L. Howard
Selection ................................. The Choijl
Acknowledgements . . Ms. JoAnn Cook
Eulogy ............................. Dr. Sam Davis; Recessional ......... "Going up Yonder!' In te rm e n t............ Southview Cemetery
Repast: Beulah Grove Community Resource Centep