GOING HOME CELEBRHTION 
FOR 
Mr. Cleveland Powell 
ARRIVAL  DECEMBER 15, 1947 
DEPARTURE  MARCH 25, 1993 
TUESDAY, MARCH 30,1993 
1:00 P. M. 
Mt. Pleasant Missionary 
Baptist Church 
CLAXTDN, GEORGIA 
REV. ROBERT GRIGGS  PASTOR 
OFFICIA TING 
INTERMENT - CHURCH CEMETERY 
SERVICES BY 
HARPER'S FUNERAL HOME 
CLAXTON, GEORGIA 
OBITUARY 
Mr. Cleveland Powell was born December 15, 1947 
in Evans County, Georgia. He was the son of Mr. Clinton 
Powell (deceased), and Mrs. Nevada Wilkinson Powell. He 
was a graduate of Evans County High School and a 
member and Usher at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist 
Church. He was joined in Holy Matrimony to Patricia Butler 
of Reidsville, and to this union a son was born. 
He departed this life March 25,1993 after an extend- 
ed illness. 
He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Mrs. 
Patricia B. Powell; a son, Craig Powell; mother, Mrs. 
Nevada Powell, all of Claxton, Ga.; six sisters, Mrs. Cledith 
Ling and Mrs. Pemona Williams, both of Savannah, Ga., 
Mrs. Pricilla Poweil and Mrs. Jaquiyn Garvin, both of Clax- 
ton, Mrs. Annette Knight of Brentwood, N. Y., and Mrs. 
Juanita Jenkins of Reidsville; two uncles, Hercules Wilker- 
son, Atlanta, and Rev. R. H. White, Springfield, Ga.; five 
aunts, Mrs. Annie Wilkerson, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Rozia Doe, 
Claxton, Mrs. Cora Lee Gant and Mrs. Lizzie Thomas, both 
of Register, Ga., Mrs. Leona Gordan, Statesboro; father 
and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Butler of Reidsville, 
Ga.; three sistes-in-law, Mrs. Marva Butler, Mrs. Gwen- 
dolyn Mydell, and Mrs. Gladys Jackson; seven brothers- 
in-law, Perry Ling, Ronnie Williams, Herbert Garvin, James 
Butler, Lewis Butler, Jr., Lenton Butler and Mark Butler and 
othej relatives 
ORDER OF SERVICE 
Presiding........................Rev. Martin Bacon 
Processional............................Soft Music 
Hymn..........................................Choir 
Invocation................................Appointee 
Scripture........................Rev. Martin Bacon 
Solo........................Mrs. Varnadoe Brewton 
Remarks (3 Mintues Please)  
As A Church Member..........Deacon B. T. Hagan 
As A Friend..............Mr. Adolphus Oglesby 
As I Knew Him..................Bishop Foxworth 
Resolution..........................Mrs. Doris Baggs 
Acknowledgements & Obituary. . . Mrs. M. L. Harper 
Selection.....................................Choir 
Eulogy...........................Rev. Robert Griggs 
Viewing..........................Harpers Directors 
Interment........................Church Cemetery 
PALLBEARERS 
Nephews 
FLOWER BEARERS 
Friends 
A TRIBUTE TO MY FATHER 
Memories we shared runs so deep 
Over nineteen years of memories iii keep 
I remember aii the times we shared 
From the times you guided me with your hand, 
To the times you toid me to be a man. 
i wiii aiways iove you and this is true 
i know deep in my heart you aiways ioved me too 
Even though you went to Heaven on this day 
The memories we shared are in my heart to stay 
Thats why every night when I faii on my knees 
fit thank God for our wonderfui memories. 
SON  GRAiG POWELL 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The family of the late Mr. Cleveland Powell wishes 
to express their thanks and sincere appreciation for all acts 
of kindness and expressions of sympathy during the illness 
and passing of their dear loved one. May God richly bless 
each of you. 
THE FAMILY