Funeral program for Mrs. Annie Bea Oxendine-Harden

HOME GOING CELEBRATION
For
Mrs. Annie Bea Oxendine-Hnrden
Friday, August 20,2010
12:00 P.M.
Gravel Hill Baptist Church
Richmond, Virginia
Rev. Louis G. Jones, Officiating
Monday, August 23,2010
11:00 A.M.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Claxton, Georgia
Rev. Mark Bereen, Eulogist
Pastor
Hope Christian Ministry
Richmond, Virginia
Committal: Cedarcreek Cemetery, Manassas, Georgia
Obituary
Mrs. Annie Bea Oxetidine-Harden went home to be with the Lord,
Sunday, August 15,2010 at Chippenham Hospital, Richmond, VA.
Annie Bea, the middle of three children, was born on November 14,
1939 to the late Henry and Rosa Mae Fears-Oxetidine. Annie Bea and
her sisters were raised by Anna Reed Oxendine.
She was a 1958 graduate of Evans County High School
(Longhorns), Claxton, Georgia.
She joined St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia
and worked in various ministries of the church (Sunday School, BTU,
etc.)
On February 4,1961, Annie Bea was united in holy matrimony to
Willie James Harden.
In the early 60's, she and her family moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. Annie
Bea joined Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, xvhere she served as a Deaconess
and continued her spiritual walk with Jesus.
Her sister, Geraldine Milton and a God-child, Tamika preceded her
in death.
She leaves to cherish her memory and spiritual wisdom, sons, Curtis
A. Harden, Sr. (Satidra) and Hasheen Slaughter, daughter, Yolanda
Harden-Faulkner, Granddaughter, Anaya Glover (Sherod), three
grandsons, Lamar Richard, Curtis Harden, Jr., and Tevin Harden, all of
Richmond; tivo great grandsons, Shamari Richard and Sherod Glover,
Jr.; four God Children, Crystal, Joe, Billy and Varian; sister, Pauline
Oxendine Glover, Claxton, Georgia, three half-sisters, Jennie Lee
Cotton, Hetirietta Greer and Nancy Oxendine; two half-brothers, Henry
Oxendine, Jr., and Calvin Oxendine, all of Lexington, Kentucky;
Marvin Dodson, Michael Richard and Eugene Slaughter whom she
affectionately called her sons and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
Order of Service
Rev. Johnny Levant, Presiding
Processional
Congregational Song......
Scripture................
Invocation...............
Solo.....................
Reflections (Two Minutes).
Obituray.................
Acknowledgements...........
Congregational Song......
Eulogy...................
Recessional
I'll Be Singing Up There
..Minister Earl Ricksjr.
.....Rev. Johmiy Levant
...Sister Dorothy Mobley
...Deacon Charles Milton
Brother Maurice Bacon
.........(Read Silently)
.... Sister Patricia Milton
..........Amazing Grace
.....Rev. Mark Bereen
Committal
Cedar Creek Cemetery
Manassas, Georgia
Cancer is so limited
It cannot cripple love, shatter hope, corrode faith, eat away peace,
destroy confidence, kill friendship, shut out memories, silence courage,
reduce eternal life and quench the Spirit..
Honorary Pallbearers
Deacons of St. John
Active Pallbearers
Albert Bacon Dale Branch
Onteria Glover Harold Jones
Melvin Moody Eugene Wilkerson
Floral Attendants
E.C.H. Alumni & Friends of the Family
Acknowledgement
The family of the late Annie Bea Oxendine-Harden would like to thank
everyone for all acts of kindness and sympathy shown to them during
this most difficult time. We pray God's blessing will sustain you as it
has us; that his mercy and grace will be with you always.
Repast
St. John Missionary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Services Entrusted To
Moody's Funeral Home, Claxton, Georgia
739-4932