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of
Juanita <J). c\Vliite
Tuesday, Tune 17,1997
2:00 P.M.
Elim Baptist Church
Augusta, Georgia
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Reverend Charles E. Smith, Officiating
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"7 have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, 1 have kept the faith, Henceforth, there is
laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that
day ..." 7/ Timothy 4:7, 8A
^Juanita (J). ^Wftite was bom on April 9, 1940, in Queens, New York, to the
late Mary Dent and William Jones. She entered into eternal rest, Thursday, June 12,1997,
at Boswell Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, Georgia.
On December 20, 1956, she was united in Holy Matrimony to James White. To this union
six children were bom.
At an early age, she was converted and baptized at Elim Baptist Church under the
leadership of the late Rev. R. L. Boyd. She continued her spiritual growth by chairing
numerous church committees and remained active in the Missionary Society, the R. L.
Boyd Chorus and the Elim Mass Choir.
Juanita obtained her education at the Immaculate Conception School and Lucy C. Laney
High School. She was active in the Augusta-North Augusta Travel Club and the C.S.R.A.
Albany State University Alumni Association.
She always had great pride in her work and often referred to the Richmond County
Board of Health as her "Home away from Home." There she touched the lives of all with
whom she came in contact.
To her family she was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. As a friend she was
unsurpassed.
Her sweet memory will forever linger in the hearts and minds of her survivors: a
devoted husband, James White; two sons, James M. (Phyllis) White, Albany, GA; and
Gerald R. (D1 Andrea) White, Atlanta, GA; three daughters, Ethel M. Bennett, Decatur,
GA; Donna M. (Sylvester) Anderson, Augusta, GA; and Tammy D. (Vernon) Kelly,
Norcross, GA; mother-in-law, Mrs. Josephine White, Augusta, GA; four sisters, Ophelia
Walker, Brooklyn, NY; Magnolia Edwards, Bertha D. Reid and Josephine Dent, Augusta,
GA; three brothers, Elliot Dent, Sr., Lipot Dent, Augusta, GA; and James Dent, Tampa,
FL; two sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law; five grandchildren, Kristi Anderson, Robert
Marshall, Tkeya Anderson, Justin Kelly and Ashley Kelly; a dear cousin, Mrs. Georgia R.
Johnson; dear friends, Mrs. Florence Bentley and Mrs. Eva Graham; and a host of nieces,
nephews, other relatives and sorrowing friends.
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A precious one from us has gone, A voice we love is still.
A place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled.
She will not be forgotten, though on earth site is no more,
But in the memory she is with us, as she always was before.
Order Qf gervice
Reverend Charles E. Smith, Presiding
Processional
Selection..............................................The Elim Baptist Church Mass Choir
" Order My Steps"
Scripture............................................................Rev. Aaron Williams
Prayer...............................................................Dea. Melvin Thornton
Expressions (Two Minutes Please)
Friend - Mr. Lee N. Beard
Co-Worker - Mrs. Edna Upshaw
Elim Senior Mission - Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan
Childhood Friend - Mrs. Evelyn Etheridge
Elim Deacon Board - Dea. Latimer Stokes
Obituary.................................................................Read Silently
Soft Music
Acknowledgements.................................................Mrs. Anne D. Golden
Selection..........................................The Elim Baptist Church Mass Choir
"Near The Cross"
Eulogy.....................................................Reverend Charles E. Smith
Pastor, Elim Baptist Church
Recessional
Interment..................................................Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens
- Repast -
Elim Baptist Church
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You've always had a special way
of doing things that pleased
Little things that cheer the heart
and leave fond memories
You've always helped to brighten our lives
and what's more you still do
No wonder you will be close in our thoughts
Each time we think of you.
Submitted By Your Family
gJFie (participants or qJFic Ce^c&ratin
s4ftive cpallbearers
Marcus Reynolds
Keith Reynolds
Robert Marshall
Christopher White
(Honoray (pallbearers
Ricky Alexander
Michael Stokes
Renwick Lee
Lanslett White
The Richmond County Board of Health Employees
cflower (pearers
The Elim Baptist Church Senior Missionary Society
<ZIshers
The Elim Baptist Church Ushers
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It Takes The Bitter and The Sweet To Make A Life Ftdl and Complete
Life is a mixture of sunshine and rain,
Laughter and teardrops, pleasure and pain -
Low tides and high tides, mountains and plains
Triumphs, defeats, and losses and gains -
But always, in all ways, God's guiding and leading
And He alone knows the things we're most needing -
And when He sends sorrow or some dreaded affliction
Be assured that it comes with God's kind benediction -
And if we accept it as a gift of His love
We'll be showered with blessings from our Father above.
-Helen Steiner Rice
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- Acknowledgement-
The family of the late Juanita D. White, wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the many
friends who gave their time and energy during our bereavement. Words are inadequate to
express our gratitude. May God richly bless each one of you as He blessed us by giving us
Juanita.
.... The Family
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Personal Care Was Given By
Historic Dents Undertaking Establishment
930 D'Antignac Street - Augusta, Georgia
"When Only Memories Remain, Let Them Be Beautiful"