O r d e r of S e r v i c e of@finU6e (^ori/up PRELUDE MUSICAL SELECTION-TABERNACLE ADULT CHOIR Solo-R asheeda W addell In v o c a t io n - R e v . B e v e r l y Jig g e t ts 3 ^ 0 o /d ler6'' Obituary/ eulogy R e v . D r . C h a r l e s E. G o o d m a n , Jr . Ex p r e s s io n s o f lo ve Su n n y Jo h n s (d a u g h te r ) Sh a w n t e l Mu lh o lla n d (g ran d d au g h te r) A n n a W a d d e l l (d a u g h t e r -in -l a w ) Brief re m ar ks from fam ily & friend s (2 - m inutes m axim um , ple a s e ) A VISUAL TRIBUTE POSTLUDE BENEDICTION PROCESSIONAL OBITUARY Ja m e s C h ester W a d d e l l (a f f e c t io n a t e l y k n o w n a s C h ester), 80, ENTERED INTO REST ON DECEMBER 20, 201 0, AT THE CHARLIE Norw ood v a m ed ical C enter in A ugusta, Georgia. C hester WAS BORN ON MAY 19, 1930, IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, TO ALFRED AND BESSIE WADDELL. Ev e n a t a n e a r l y a g e , C h ester d e m o n str ate d t h a t he h a d a WILL OF STEEL! AT THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 12, HE SET HIS SIGHTS ON BETTY GENE MOCK, THE LITTLE 9 YEAR OLD GIRL THAT HE DECIDED WAS DESTINED TO BECOME HIS WIFE. AND ON APRIL 1, 1951, WIT NESSED by C h e ster's c o u s in , C h a r le s a n d his w if e , Da t e , a n d by Betty's grandm other, Eloise a n d her hu sband, Chester a n d Betty w ere joined in holy m atrim ony by a justice of the PEACE IN YORK, SOUTH CAROLINA. ON APRIL 1,201 0, CHESTER AND Betty celebrated their 59th w edding an n ive r sar y! Chester w as a highly regarded, w e ll decorated m ilitary m a n . On Ma y 16, 1961 in High P o in t , NC, C h ester e n listed in the United Sta t e s A r m y , a n d o ye r th e co u rse o f his illu strio us MILITARY CAREER, HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AND RECOG NITION: Na t io n a l Defense Service Me d a l ; Ko r e a n Service m e d a l ; United Na t io n s Service Me d a l ; A rmed Fo r c e s Ex pe d itio n a r y Med al; A rmy Commendation Med al; A rm y Service Ribbo n; Ma r k s m a n (Rifle) a n d Merito rio us Service Me d a l . C hester w a s tr u ly a citizen of th e w o r l d . His fav o r ite mode OF TRAVEL WAS BY CAR. THE MAN LOVED TO DRIVE AND NO DISTANCE WAS EVER TOO FAR. ON DECEMBER 20, 201 0, CHESTER COMPLETED THE LAST LEG OF HIS EARTHLY JOURNEY, AND IN HIS OWN GRAND STYLE, HE LEFT US IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING (PROBABLY JUST SO HE COULD BEAT ALL THE TRAFFIC)! C hester leaves behind a le g acy th at includes his loving w if e , Betty; his daughters, P hyllis Mu r r a y, Su n n y Jo h n s, Betty W a d d e ll a n d his s o n , Ja m e s C h ester W a d d e l l , Jr .; his g r a n d children, Sh aw n tel Mu lholland, A drienne Muham m ad, A nthony W addell, Terrence Mu rray, P hillip Mu r r ay, T h o m as Jo h n s , Jr ., Gr iffin W a d d e l l a n d Cy d n e y W a d d e l l ; GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, CHRYSTALYN PAULIN, ERYKALYN NEAL, Is a b e l l a Mu r r a y a n d My r ik a l W a d d e l l ; a n d g r e a t , g r e a t GRANDDAUGHTER, JUSTICE SERENITY WHITFIELD. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY SIBLINGS, ESTELLE TATUM, ALFRED WADDELL, Gilb ert W a d d e l l , A r m e tta Keith a n d Ma b e l Smith-Ho c k a d a y , AS WELL AS A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. C hester w a s predeceased by his p a r e n ts , A lfred a n d Bessie W ad d ell a n d by his sister, Sa r a h Foushee. Ja m e s C h ester W a d d e ll- o n c e a so ld ier in th e United Sta t e s A rm y- h a s g o ne o n to g lo r y w h e r e he w il l stu d y w a r n o m o r e ... ati (taiteatiid DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP, ! AM NOT THERE, I DO NOT SLEEP. I AM A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW, I AM THE DIAMOND GLINT ON SNOW. I AM THE SUNLIGHT ON RIPENED GRAIN, I AM THE GENTLE AUTUMN'S RAIN. W hen you a w a k e n in th e m o r n in g 's h u sh , I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH, O f q u ie t b ir d s in c ir c l e d FLIGHT. I AM THE SOFT STAR THAT SHINES AT NIGHT. DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND CRY. I AM NOT THERE. I DID NOT DIE... -AUTHOR UNKNOWN- Acknowledgements T he fam ily w ish es to a ck n o w led g e w ith deep a ppr e c iatio n THE MANY EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE, CONCERN AND KINDNESS SHOWN TO THEM DURING THIS HOUR OF BEREAVEMENT. MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU. Funeral arrangem ents entrusted to: 1221 JAMES BROWN BOULEVARD A u g u s t a , Ge o r g ia 3 0 9 0 1