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Beufah Grove Missionary Baptist Church

J434 Poplar Street - Augusta, (Jeorgw

Rcierend Dr. Sam Daw, Pastor - Officiating

The Order of the Service

Processional

Invocation

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Hymn ............................................ Beulah Grove Missionary Baptist Church

"Blessed Assurance"

Combined Choir &. Congregation

Lesson From the Old Testament ..................................... Minister Jeffrey Hackley Psalm 23

Lesson From the New Testament ..................................... Minister Jean Galloway I Corinthians 13

EXPRESSIONS :* (Two MINUTES, PLEASE) ,

Team Coach ARC (2000) - Mr.^rank Caputo (Head Football Coach, Sakm High School - Confers, Georgia)
Teacher of Language Arts - Mrs. Catherine Luckey (Teacher of Academy of Richmond County)
Teacher and Confidant - Mrs. Bertha Lofton (Teacher of Academy of Richmond County)
Teacher and Confidant - Ms. Vanetta Lawrence (Assistant Principal of Lucy Craft Laney High School)
Deacon / Mentor - Deacon Wendell Lofton (Beulah Grove Missionary Baptist Church) Our Friend - Mr. Steve Miller (Augusta, Georgia)

Acknowledgements .................................................. Mrs. Josephine Mack

Our Brother & Family Response ................................ Mr. Hawthorne E. Welcher, Jr.

Selection ............................................................ "The Lords Prayer"

Eulogy.

................... Reverend Dr. Sam Davis Pastor of Beulah Grove Missonary Baptist Chuch

Recessional

Interment................................................... Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens

... REPAST ...

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Beulah Grove Missionary Baptist Church - Reception Hall

The Life of Frederick Thomas Parrell Welcher
- IN REMINISCENCE -
Frederick ThOmaS Farrell Welcher was bom in Augusta, Georgia on February 3, 1982, to Dr. and Mrs. Hawthorne E. Welcher, Sr. Frederick was the third of four sons born to this very close family.
Fredericks Christian Dedication occurred on Sunday, May 9, 1982, at Beulah Grove. At an early age, he was converted and baptized at Beulah Grove. He served faithfully in the church from childhood until he left for college at Ft. Valley University. He was a member of the Childrens Choir as well as the B.I. Vernon Young Adult Choir.
Frederick was educated in the public schools of Richmond County. He attended C.T. Walker Tradi tional Magnet School and Langford Middle School. Frederick was a 2000 graduate of the Academy of Richmond County Comprehensive High School. After graduating from Richmond Academy, Frederick S desire to pursue Veterinary Medicine led him to Ft. Valley State University, where he relentlessly pursued this major with vigor and passion. His love for animals spanned from a hamster, a ferret and his favorite of all, a black cocker-spaniel, affectionately called "Nefertiti."
Presently, Frederick was completing the requirements for an Animal Science Degree at Ft. Valley State University.
Frederick departed this earthly life on Thursday, September 29, 2005, in Ft. Valley, Georgia. Although his life with us was short, it was full. Our son, brother, grandson, uncle and cousin is at peace with the Lord.
To cherish his everlasting memory, Frederick leaves: his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Hawthorne E. (Deborah K.) Welcher Sr.; three brothers, Hawthorne E. (Chanda) Welcher Jr., Sergeant Xavier M. (Kevisha) Welcher and Trevor T. Welcher of Augusta, Georgia; paternal grandmother, Alice Bryant Welcher of Augusta, Georgia; maternal grandmother, Geneva B. Kendrick of Grovetown, Georgia; uncles and aunts, Freddie (Barbara) Welcher, Hannie (Icyphine) Welcher, Greg (Vernell) Welcher, all of Augusta, Georgia, Diane Hawkins of Desoto, Texas, Denise Kendrick of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Johnny Brown of South Euclid, Ohio; great aunts, Wilma Taylor of Columbus, Georgia, Bessie Bryant of Waynesboro, Geor gia, Ida Bryant of Durham, North Carolina, Jesse M. Bryant of Chicago, Illinois and Ruby ( Wyman) Darrisaw of Tennille, Georgia; nieces, Kayla Welcher and Zyian Welcher; godparents, Mr. William Hall, Mrs. Georgette Thornton and Mrs. Benita Lee; god-aunts, Mrs. Josephine Mack and Mrs. Bertha Lofton; god-uncle, Mr. Daniel Jackson; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.

A Tribute To Frederick
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It brol^e our hearts to Cose you Butyou didnotgo alone.
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A Portfolio of Fond & Happy Moments Down Memory Lane

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In Loving Memory

Miss Me But Let Me Qo

When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little but not too long And not with your head bowed low Remember the love that we once shared MISS ME BUT LET ME GO.
For this is a journey we all must take And each must go alone
Its all a part of the Masters plan A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick at heart Go to the friends we knout
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds MISS ME BUT LET ME GO.
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In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory
when Tomorrow starts without Me
when tomorrow starts without me, and Im not there to see; if the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldnt cry the way you did today, while thinking of the many things we didnt get to say. I know how much you love me, as much as I love you, and each time you think of me I know youll miss me too; but when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand, that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand,
and said my place was ready in Heaven far above, and that Id have to leave behind all those I dearly love. But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye, but when I walked though Heavens gates, I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne
He said, "This is eternity and all Ive promised you." Today for life on earth is past but here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last, and since each days the same day, theres no longing for the past.
But you have been so faithful, so trusting, and so true. Though there were times you did
some things you knew you shouldnt do. But you have been forgiven and now at last youre free. So wont you take my hand and share my life with me? So when tomorrow starts without me, dont think were far apart, for every time you think of me, Im right here in your heart.

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In Loving Memory
family
Farewell my family, dont weep For Im at peace now, just asleep. Farewell my family, Im not alone The Mighty "Maker" has led me safely home. Just think back over the many years, How the family seemed so strong, holding back tears. Yet God somehow always made a way And I thanked Him every night for another day. Be good my family, always love each other Be strong my family, strong in heart The blood ties, no one can ever part. And if somewhere I made a mistake As you live many will you make. Farewell my family, Ive been called away.
Walk with God, trust in God For He is by your side.

In Loving Memory
(Do Not Say goodbye
We do not say good-bye who come to mourn, The tears we cry are really not for you. We are the lonely, we are sad, forlorn For when you died a part of us died too. h is for us the living to endure The aching pain your passing left behind; Your happiness is finally secure,
You have the peace which none of us can find. The reason you were chosen cant be known. We would have kept you longer if we could,
But God called you unto His very own, He surely must have thought that you were good,
While missing you will make life incomplete, The memory of your presence will not die, And since some happy day again well meet, As you proceed we do not say good-bye. I

1982 - 2005

The Active Pallbearers

H.J. Welcher Gregory P. Welcher Steve Miller Earlsron Bean -,

Walter Mason Steve Zinnerman Kareem Odom Cedric July

The Honorary Pallbearers
Academy of Richmond County Class of 2000

The Flower Bearers
Ushers of Beulah Grove Missionary Baptist Church

fr -fr ft THE EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION * % *

We, the Family of Mr. Frederick Thomas Farrell Welcher, extends prayerful, profound, and sincere

appreciation, to include their most fervent gratitude to the citizenries of the Augusta and surrounding

communities for every act of benevolence and all of the kindnesses shown to them during their time of

bereavement. Perhaps it was a phone call, a visit, a card, or a prayer whispered unto God for strength and

acceptance; perhaps you brought food, sent a flower, or simply wished us well, whatever role you played, we

shall remain eternally grateful to each of you. May God shower all of you with his most bountiful blessings!

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~ ~ ~ The Welcher Family

These Sacred Services Entrusted to:
Williams Funeral Home, inc.
2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia 706. 792. 1 003
1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. , Boulevard Augusta, Georgia 706.722.555J