JMomegoing j&ertoices 
Otelia Anderson Thurmond 
1918 1993 
Saturday, June 19, 1993 - 2:30 P.M. 
MT. CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH 
Trenton, South Carolina 
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Rev. George L. Brightharp, Officiating 
Obituary 
Otelia Anderson Butler Thurmond was bom and reared in the 
Bettis Academy Community. She is the daughter of the late Cleo and 
Joseph Anderson. She was bom on April 13, 1918, and entered into 
eternal rest on June 15, 1993. 
She was educated through junior college at Bettis Academy, and 
received her B.S. and Masters Degree from South Carolina State 
College. 
In August 1943, she married the late Thomas B. Butler, Jr. To this 
union one son was born, Thomas Marion Butler. Thomas B. Butler, Jr. 
Died in December, 1944. In 1949, she married the late Archie W. 
Thurmond. To this union one daughter was born, Beverly Thurmond 
Brown. 
At an early age she joined the Mt. Canaan Baptist Church and 
served faithfully in various organizations until ill health rendered her 
disabled. 
She was a dedicated educator who worked in the public schools of 
Fairfield, Edgefield and Aiken Counties for 37 years. 
She was a member of the Young Ladies of Honor of Trenton, the 
Mt. Canaan Society, the Orion Chapter of Eastern Star, the American 
Legion Auxiliary, the American Association of University Women, the 
Aiken Chapter of NAACP, and a life member of the Aiken County 
Retired Teachers Association. 
She was a loving mother, sister, and friend who devoted her life to 
helping others. Her gentle face and patient smile was an example of the 
life she lived day by day and will ever be a goal for her family to strive to 
reach. Death not time can destroy the Precious Memories. 
Her survivors include two loving children, Thomas M. Butler, 
Baltimore, MD and Beverly T. Brown, Greenville, SC; one brother, 
Hubert M. Anderson, Washington, DC; two grandchildren, Anjosia 
and Anastasia Brown, Greenville, SC; one son-in-law, John L. Brown, 
Greenville, SC; two sisters-in-law, Alpha H. Anderson, Trenton, SC 
and Gladys Thurmond, Aiken, SC; two brothers-in-law, Leroy 
Thurmond, Aiken, SC and Edward J. Barbour, Washington, DC; two 
nieces, Joyce O. Barbour and Kathy A. Robinson; three nephews, Eddie 
L. Barbour, Joseph M. Anderson and Kevin F. Anderson; and a host of 
loving cousins, relatives and friends. 
The Order of Celebration and Homegoing 
PRELUDE................................. Organist 
PROCESSIONAL 
HYMN ........................................ #106 
Because He Lives 5 
scripture . 9rf.T. Rev. John R. Brightharp 
INVOCATION ....................Rev. John R. Brightharp 
HYMN ....................................... #97 
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power 
REFLECTIONS 
As A Friend - Mrs. Thomasina Bouknight 
As A Church Member - Dea. W. Leaverette 
SOLO 
OBITUARY ................................ Read Silently 
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EULOGY 
RECESSIONAL y 
Rev. G. L. Brightharp 
INTERMENT 
Church Cemetery 
** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS ** 
Cousins 
Micheal Mosley 
Joseph Mosley 
Thomas Mosley 
Alfonso Williams 
James Grant 
Darryl Porter 
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** HONORARY PALLBEARERS ** 
Deacons of Mt. Canaan 
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** ACTIVE FLOWER BEARERS ** 
Deaconess, Trustee Wives, The Willing Workers Club 
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Words of Comfort 
Lord, help me live from day to day 
In such a self-forgetful way 
That even when I kneel to pray, 
My prayer shall be for others. 
Help me in all the work I do 
To ever be sincere and'true 
And know that all Id for you, 
Must needs be done for others. 
And when my work on earth is done 
And my new work in heavens begun, 
May I forget the crown Ive won 
While thinking still of others. 
Other, Lord, yes, others, 
Let this my motto be- 
Help me to live for others 
That I may live for Thee. 
CD. MEIGS 
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ** 
The family acknowledges with sincere appreciation'all acts of 
kindness shown them during their hours of bereavement. May God 
bless each of you. 
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Services Entrusted To 
G.L. BRIGHTHARP & SONS MORTUARY 
Aiken, South Carolina 
(803) 648-0134