Funeral program for Carol Louis Strickland Flowers

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Saturday, December 7, 2002
11:00 a.m.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Claxton, Georgia
Rev. Stanford L. Anderson, Eulogist
Rev. L. Perry McNeal, Officiating
Professional Services Entrusted to:
Harpers Funeral Home
Claxton, Georgia
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Mrs. Carole Louise Strickland Flowers was born on April
2, 1942 in Claxton, Georgia to the late Leamon Harold
Strickland, Sr. and Mrs. Gwendolyn Henley Strickland. She
departed this life suddenly in Hagan, Georgia on Sunday
evening, December 1,2002.
She married Melvin Perry Flowers in November 1974 in
Los Angeles, California, and of the union, one son, Mitchell
Perry Flowers was born. She attended school in Evans
County, Georgia and advanced her studies at Franklin
Institute of Arts and Sciences (medical technology),
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, California State University
(health and public safety) and Los Angeles Southwest
College (general education) in Los Angeles, California.
Her primary professional activities encompassed medical
technology and office management in medical centers and
clinics.
She became a member of St. John Missionary Baptist
Church at an early age and participated in many church
activities until she moved to Los Angeles, California. She
then became affiliated with Greater New Salem Baptist
Church and later with Knox Presbyterian Church. After
returning to Georgia in 1994, she reestablished her
membership at St. John.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories; a son,
Mitchell Perry Flowers of Valdosta, GA; her mother,
Gwendolyn Henley Strickland of Claxton, GA; four brothers,
Leamon H. Strickland, Jr. of Kingstowne, VA, William E.
Strickland, Sr. of Durham, NC, Anthony W. Strickland of
Hampton, VA and R. Stanley Strickland of Claxton, GA; an
uncle, Robert W. Henley, II of Louisville, GA; four aunts,
Mrs. Bernice G. Macon of Claxton, GA, Mrs. Geneda
Henley of Louisville, GA, Mrs. Margie Rumph of Fort Valley,
GA and Mrs. Leona B. Henley-Williams of Savannah, GA;
three nieces, two nephews, three sisters-in-law, several
cousins, other relatives and friends.
riler of Menifee
Processional
Invocation................
Hymn #355 - Verses 1 & 3...
Scriptures
Old Testament..........
New Testament..........
Solo......................
Remarks...................
Acknowledgements/Obituary
Poem Dedicated to Carole...
Solo......................
Eulogy....................
Benediction...............
Recessional
.....Rev. L. Perry McNeal
....Lead Me, Guide Me
.....Min. Surrina Greene
....Rev. Thomas Greene
...Mrs. Sandra M. Collins
........Dea. J. C. Banks
....Mrs. Emma Jean Carr
...Ms. Minnie Lee Moore
...Mrs. Joyce S. Johnson
Rev. Stanford L. Anderson
....Rev. L. Perry McNeal
Music provided by Victor Brewton
Actiufi JpaUbearera
Linelle Bailey Carleton Jones
Ronald Bailey Chadwick Parker
Donald Henley David Rumph
David Strickland
mpnararu JPaUbcarcra
The Brothers of Carole Strickland Flowers
JFlaral Attcnbanta
Friends from Evans County High School
Datcrment
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
AdauJuikbgm^nt
The family wishes to acknowledge with deep
appreciation, the many comforting messages, tributes,
prayers and expressions of kindness and concerns in
thought and deed. May God bless each of you.
*****jhQ family will receive friends after the committal in the
Fellowship Hall of St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
S believe S can fly.
S believe S can touch the sky.
S think about it every niQht and day,
S^pread my win^s and fly away.
S believe S can soar.
c/lnd see me running through and open door.
S believe S can fly.
Sxcerpt from IBelieve** by dGlly
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