Jfuttsral 
for 
MS. CHARITY THOMAS 
Tuesday, December 20, 1988 - 12:00 Noon 
ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH 
Rev. Charlie E. Smith, Officiating 
** OBITUARY ** 
Ms. Charity Thomas, daughter of the late Mrs. Ada Beckett 
Thomas and Mr. Granderson Thomas, was born in Estill, South 
Carolina on September 28, 1910. 
She attended elementary school in Estill, South Carolina. She 
joined the Elim Baptist Church at an early age and served in the church 
faithfully until she succumbed Thursday, December 15,1988. She was a 
faithful member of the Usher Board, Sunday School, and Senior 
Mission. 
Left to cherish fond memories are: a brother, Mr. Sylvester 
Thomas, Asbury Park, New Jersey; sister-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Thomas 
of Asbury Park, New Jersey; an uncle, Horace Beckett, Estill, S.C.; 
niece, Dorothy Murray, Neptune, New Jersey; one great niece, Pauline 
Wingo; one great nephew, Allen V. Murray, III; two great-great 
nieces, Janice Murray and Dorothy Anderson; two great-great 
nephews, Thomas Murray and Tracy Murray; adopted sister, Mrs. 
Mary Black; cousins, a devoted cousin, Alberta Johnson; godson and 
goddaughter, Archie and Elizabeth Cobb; dear friends, Robert 
Galloway, Emma Greene, Willie White, and Dr. and Mrs. Ronald 
Galloway; other relatives and a host of sorrowing friends. 
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** ORDER OF SERVICE ** 
Rev. Albert Horton, Presiding 
PROCESSIONAL 
HYMN ...... 
SCRIPTURE ... 
PRAYER .... 
SELECTION ... 
REMARKS 
Precious Lord 
.................................... Choir 
It Is Welt With My Soul 
Rev. Nathaniel Irvin 
Rev. H. B. Bady 
Higher Ground 
Choir 
As A Church Member - Dea. Henry Boyette 
An Usher - Mrs. Glady Briscoe 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............. Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan 
SOLO ..........................Mr. Henri Freeman 
WORDS OF 
COMFORT...................... Rev. Charlie E. Smith 
RECESSIONAL ....................... Going Home 
INTERMENT 
Good Hope Cemetery 
Estill, South Carolina 
** PALLBEARERS ** 
Deacons and Trustees of Elim Baptist Church 
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** FLOWER BEARERS ** 
Ushers and Usherettes 
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When I Must Leave You 
When I must leave you for a little while 
Please do not grieve and shed wild tears; 
And hug your sorrow to you through the years, 
But start out bravely with a gallant smile. 
And for my sake and in His name, 
Live on and do all things the same. 
Feed not your loneliness on empty days, 
But fill each waking hour in useful ways. 
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer, 
And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near; 
And never, never be afraid to die, 
For I am waiting for you in the sky! 
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ** 
We wish to express our sincerest appreciation for the sympathy 
and love expressed to each of us in our loss. Your very comforting 
expressions of sympathy and the many other kind gestures will always 
be remembered with deepest gratitude. May Gods richest blessings be 
with you and yours always, in our prayer. 
The Family 
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WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC. 
Bennie A. Williams, Mortician