Funeral Services 
for 
Mr. William Levi Mikel 
(Bill) 
Services At 
Green Cypress Baptist Church 
Claxton, Georgia 
Tuesday, June 10, 1986 
Time: 2 P.M. 
Program 
Processional 
Selection........................................Choir 
Scripture 
Prayer 
Hymn Lined Only 
Selection.....................................Choir 
Remarks.......................Deacon Romie Johnson 
Eternal Values 
Whatever else be lost among the years 
God still abides, and love remains the same 
And bravely will glimmer through mens tears 
And truth will keep it clean and upright name 
As long as life lasts there will be ever be 
Kindness and justice and high loyalty. 
Wonderful Peace 
Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight 
Rolls a melody sweeter than Psalm; 
In celestial-lie strains it unceasingly falls 
Oer my sould like an infinite calm. 
Eulogy..................................Rev. W. Jones 
Viewing of the Remains 
Recessional 
Final Resting Place 
Green Cypress Cemetery 
Claxton, Georgia 
Obituary 
There is a day of sunny rest 
For every dark and troubled night 
And grief may hide an evening guest 
But joy shall come with morning light. 
Mr. William Levi Mikel was bom in Evans County, fuly 
3, 1914 to the late Mrs. Geneva Brewton Mikel and the late 
Mr. Jim Mikel. 
He joined the Green Cypress Baptist Church at an ear- 
ly age. After moving to Vidalia, he joined the Mt. Zion Bap- 
tist Church. He departed this life, Thursday, June 5, 1986 
at his residence suddenly. 
He is survived by a loving and devoted wife: Mrs. Elouise 
Mikel of Vidalia; three daughters: Mrs. Edith Truitt of 
Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Rosa Marie Asberry and Ms. Eula 
Mikel both of Vidalia; four sons: Reginald Mikel of Cleveland, 
Ohio, Mr. Perry Mikel of Savannah, Mr. Jerome Woody and 
Mrs. Larry Cooper, both of Claxton; six sisters: Mrs. Ger- 
trude Scott and Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, both of Hagan, Mrs. 
Mary Etta Berry of Glennville, Mrs. Bessie Blocker, Mrs. 
Elouise Nails, and Mrs. Annie Lee Baker, all of Claxton; 
two brothers: Mr. Henry Mikel of Savannah and Mr. J. C. 
Mikel of Hagan; daughters-in-law; Mrs. Mary Mikel, Mrs. 
Sheria Mikel; sons-in-law; Mr. John Tmitt and Mr. Bruce 
Asberry, several nieces, nephews and other relatives and 
friends. 
For God hath marked each sorrowing day 
And numbered every secret tear. 
And heavens long age of bliss shall pay 
For all His children suffer here. 
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Pallbearers 
Nephews and Friends 
Flower Bearers 
Friends 
For this world is not what it was meant to be 
And our lives are far from perfection. 
But one day we will feel sorrow no more, 
Until then we need Gods protection. 
To guide us through those endless storms. 
To lift our spirits when we are down. 
To rebuild our world when it comes apart. 
To be our friend when none can be found. 
So as the tears of grief swell in your soul 
And deaths stings seem like a piercing thorn 
Remember that God said 
Weeping may endure but for a night 
But joy cometh in the morn. 
Acknowledgements 
Death Is the Gateway to a Sweeter Life 
The family wishes to thank their many friends for their 
kind expressions of sympathy and all acts of services rendered 
during their hour of bereavement. 
May God bless each and everyone of you. 
Services By 
Smalleys Funeral Home 
Vidalia, Georgia 
537-4744  Phones  537-7042