In loving memory of Jordan Lewis Wright, Saturday, September 17, 2016, 1:30 p.m., Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1223 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr., eulogist, pastor/teacher

Marcus Dickerson Jeffrey Hammonds Rev. Deon Hammonds

James Hammonds, III Nolan Dickerson
Derrick Dickerson

Tabernacle Baptist Church Deacons

Tabernacle Baptist Church Mother Board, Missionaries and Deaconesses

His life is a beautiful memory, His absence a silent grief,
He is asleep in a beautiful garden
OF SUNSHINE AND PERFECT PEACE.
He left a beautiful memory, A SORROW TOO GREAT TO BE TOLD, But to us who loved him and lost him , His memory will never grow old.
The Wright Family wishes to acknowledge each expression of love, care and assistance during his illness and this time of preparation for the home going of Jordan L. Wright. God is good all the time using - each of you as His angels of comfort was just another way He chose to say that He is with us in all things.
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Saturday, September 17, 2016 1:30 P.M.
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH 1223 Laney Walker Boulevard Augusta, Georgia
Reverend Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr. - Eulogist Pastor/Teacher

JORDAN LEWIS W RIGHT was born in Harrisburg, Pennyslvania to the late Edith Pine and Nathan Wright. He was united in marriage to his beloved wife, Marie Dickerson Wright for forty-six years.
Jordan L. Wright received his high school education from Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for twenty years and continued his service as a Department of the Army civilian for another twenty-three years where he held the position of Communications Specialist upon his retirement. During his tenure as a civilian he attained a B.A. degree from Augusta College.
Jordan L. Wright was active with various organizations in the community which included the Sportsman Boat Club, NAACP, and Boy Scout Troop Leader at the Henry H. Brigham Community Center.
Jordan L. Wright was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church for over forty years where he faithfully served on the Deacon Board, Credit Union Board, the Men's Choir and the Sanctuary Choir.
Jordan L. Wright was well loved by his family and friends. He always wore a warm smile and he was always willing to share his wisdom and shine a light on his unwavering faith in the Lord. All will surely miss Jordan's colorful personality, bright sense of humor and loving spirit.
Those left to cherish his memory are: his wife, Marie Dickerson Wright; children, Darlene (Matthew) Cooley, Marylyn (Greg) Taylor, the late Carmen (David) Jackson and Elias (Debbie) Burton, Jr.; grandchildren, Janine Crosson, Davin Jackson, Matthew Jackson, Michael Horne, Jr., Christopher Wright, Rico Partlow and Jordan Cooley; grand-niece, Stephanie (Wayne) Hadley; grand-nephew, Dominic (Wanda) Mack; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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w o u ld n 't cr y t h e w ay y o u d id to d a y , w h il e t h in k in g

OF T H E M A N Y T H IN G S, W E D ID N 'T G ET TO SAY. I KNOW HOW

MUCH YOU LOVE ME, AS MUCH AS I LOVE YOU, AND EACH

TIM E THAT YOU THINK OF ME, I KNOW YOU'LL M ISS ME TOO;

BUT WHEN TOMORROW STARTS W ITHOUT ME, PLEASE TRY

TO UNDERSTAND, THAT AN ANGEL CAME AND CALLED MY

NAM E, AND TO O K M E BY TH E HAND, AND SAID MY PLA CE WAS
READY, IN H EA V EN FAR A B O V E, A N D TH A T I'd HAVE TO LEAVE

BEHIND ALL THOSE I DEARLY LOVE; BUT AS I TURNED TO
W ALK AWAY, A T E A R FE L L FRO M M Y EYE, FO R A LL MY L IF E , I'd

ALWAYS TH O UGH T, I D ID N 'T WANT TO D IE. I HAD SO M UCH

TO LIVE FOR, SO MUCH LEFT YET TO DO, IT ALM OST SEEM ED

IM PO SSIBLE THAT I WAS LEAVING YOU. I TH O UGH T OF ALL

THE YESTERDAYS, THE GOOD ONES AND THE BAD, I THOUGHT
OF A LL T H E LO VE WE SH A RED , AND A LL T H E FU N WE HAD. If I C O U LD R E LIV E YESTERDAY, JU ST EV E N FO R A W H ILE , I'd SAY

GOOD-BYE AND KISS YOU, AND MAYBE SEE YOU SMILE; BUT

THEN I FULLY REALIZED, THAT THIS COULD NEVER BE, FOR

EM PTINESS AND MEMORIES, WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OF ME.

I I A n d w h e n t h o u g h t o f w o r l d l y t h i n g s , m i g h t m i s s
COME TOMORROW, I THOUGHT OF YOU, AND WHEN I DID, MY HEART WAS FILLED W ITH SORROW. B U T W HEN I WALKED THROUGH HEAVEN'S GATES, I FELT SO M UCH AT HOME. W H EN G o d lo o k e d d o w n a n d sm ile d at m e , fr o m H is g r ea t GOLDEN THRONE, HE SAID, " TH IS IS ETERNITY, AND ALL I'VE PROM ISED YOU. TODAY YOUR LIFE ON EARTH IS PAST, BUT HERE LIFE STARTS ANEW. I PROM ISE NO TOMORROW, BUT TODAY W ILL ALWAYS LAST, AND SIN C E EACH DAY'S TH E SAM E WAY T H E R E ' S NO LO N G IN G FO R T H E PAST. YOU HAVE B E E N SO FAITH FUL, SO TRUSTING AND SO TRUE. TH O UGH THERE WERE TIM ES YOU DID SOME THINGS YOU KNEW YOU SHO ULDN'T DO. B u t y o u h a v e b e e n f o r g iv e n a n d n o w a t l a s t y o u 'r e
FREE. So w o n 't YOU COME AND TAKE MY HAND AND SHARE MY LIFE WITH M E?" So WHEN TOMORROW STARTS W ITHOUT
ME, DON'T THINK W E'RE FAR APART, FOR EVERY TIM E YOU
T H IN K OF M E , I'm R IG H T H E R E , IN YOUR HEART.

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Processional
H y m n ......................................................................Congregation "Am azing Grace"
Scriptures Old T estam en t............ Reverend W anda Richardson New T estam ent............. Reverend D eon H am m onds
Prayer o f C o m fo rt..........................Reverend Darlene Cooley
Selectio n ............................................"I f I Can Help Somebody"
Reflections (2 M inutes Please) F rie n d ...........................................H um phrey Peterson N e ig h b o r.............................................. G aylord Jenkins C h u rch ....................................... D eacon Larry Hunter
O b itu ary ..................................................................R ead Silently (Soft Music)
A cknow ledgem ents............................... Charlene Patterson
Selectio n ................................................. "My Soul Is Anchored"
E u lo g y ......................Reverend Dr. Charles E. G oodm an, Jr.
Recessional
Interm en t.................................. Mt. Olive M em orial G ardens w/Full Military Honors
- REPAST Tabernacle Baptist Church
Family Life Center