CELEBRATING THE LIFE 
of the late Mrs. Bernice J. (BJ) Tillman 
Born: December 18, 1932 
Deceased: August 2, 2010 
Services: Saturday, August 14, 2010 3:00 P.M. Chapel 
Kinsey & Walton Funeral Home 3618 Peach Orchard Road Augusta, Georgia, 30906 
Reverend Jacob Trowell, Officiating 
 
 OBITUARY 
Mrs. Bernice J. Tillman (BJ) as she was known by family andfriends was born December 18,1932 in Augusta, Georgia to Mr. Andrew C. and Mrs., Sallie Mae Jackson who both preceded her in death. She was one o f two siblings born to this couple. She lived in Augusta all of her youthful and adult years. 
After graduating from high school she received a degree in education and taught at T.W. Josey High School in Augusta, GA. She was an Alumni o f both Haines and Paine Colleges. 
Mrs. Tillman accepted Christ at an early age was a member of Thankful Baptist Church. 
On Friday, August 2, 2010 she heard a voice we could not hear, that said you cannot stay, she saw a hand we did not see that beacon her away. She saw, she heard, she answered in the quietness of her home where she passed away suddenly in the present o f her Lord. 
She leaves to mourn her passing one brother, Mr. Andrew (Annie) Jackson of Ft Walton Bch, FL; three nephews, Andre' (Leah) Jackson of Leesburg, VA, Aron (Valerie) Jackson of Tampa, FL, andArmon Jackson of Ft Walton Bch. FL; one niece, Adriene (John) Caraballo o f Brooksville, FL; cousins, Walter Bowman, Gene Daggett, Henry Daggett, Dorothy Hurbert and Edna Addison; great nephews, Kelvin Belser, Branden Caraballo, Chase Jackson and D 'Angelo Jackson; great nieces, Natalya Caraballo, Taylor Jackson and Dominique Jackson; two specialfriends, Judy Pinckney and Linda Ashley, and a host of cousins other relatives andfriends.. 
Our Grief, Our Love, Our Farewell 
We know grief never ends, but it changes. I t's a passage, not a place to stay. 
We also know the sense o f loss must give away if we are to value the life she lived. G rief is not a sign o f our weakness, nor a lack o f our faith It is the price o f love we had fo r her. We loved you, Your Family 
 
 ORDER OF SERVICE 
 
Processional 
 
Seating of Ministers, Family and Friends 
 
Selection "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" ................... A ll 
 
Scripture Old Testament: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13~\_ ^ ' fl 1 
New Testament: 11 Timothy 4:7-8 _ j W M 
 
Prayer of Comfort.......................... Rev.Jacob Trowell 
 
Selection 
 
Redemption Song" 
 
John Caraballo 
 
Expression: (Please limit each to 3 minutes) 
"A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow read by Natalya Caraballo; "Words From The Heart" by Andrew Jackson and Andre' Jackson; and a poem from Edna Addison read by Adriene Carabllo 
 
Acknowledgements 
 
Brandon Caraballo 
 
Hymn 
 
"How Great Thou A rt" 
 
Annie Jackson 
 
Sermon/Eulogy....................... Reverend Jacob Trowell 
 
Prayer and Recession 
 
Burial 
 
Cedar Grove Cemetery 
 
 PALLBEARERS Andre 'Jackson Kelvin Belser 
Branden Caraballo Rickey Daggett 
Cameron Daggett 
FLORAL A TTENDANTS Friends 
ison 't grieve for me for now I'm free, I'm following the path <yod has, laid you see. 
/ took His hand when / heard Him call; i turned m y back and left It all. 
Perhaps m y tim e seemed all too brief; don't lengthen It now with undue grief. 
L ift up your hearts and peace to thee; Hod wanted me now, He set me free. 
Words o f Thanks From the Family 
Our sincere thanks to all ofyou for your acts of kindness and love shown during the loss of a sister, aunt, cousin and friend. 
Be assured all visits, prayers and gestures of kindness have been a source o f consolation and strength. May the grace o f God bless 
and keep each ofyou is our prayers. 
IN T FR M &N T 
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AR JR AN rSf E M EN D S FN TR.LLSTFT TO: 
Linda Ashley, htlnsey fj Walton Funeral Home 3 d iF Peach orchard Hoad -- frO>)jfffo -g g sz 
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