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For The Celebration of Life For 
Saturday, January 28, 2017-11:30 
Historic Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 
Claxton, Georgia 
Rev. Raymond Williams, Presiding 
Rev. Michael P. Dickerson, Eulogist 
Interment; Historic Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 
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Rev. Raymond Williams, Presiding 
Processional. 
Presider..... 
Selection... 
Hymn......... 
Scripture.... 
Invocation... 
Selection.... 
rU Fly Away.....................Clergy, Family, Friends 
.................................Rev. Raymond Williams 
.......................................Golden Age Choir 
A Charge to Keep I Have.........Rev. James R. Howard 
...Old and New Testament.............Dr. Sinclair Thorne 
..................................Rev. James R. Howard 
..................................... Golden Age Choir 
Remembering Our Sainted Sister; 
Cherished Memories.......... 
Bon Voyage.................. 
Church Resolution................. 
Acknowledgments................... 
Obituary (Read Silently To Soft Music) 
Selection......................... 
Solo.............................. 
Eulogy............................ 
.............Children 
.......Gary K. Byrd Sr. 
... Deaconess Doris Boggs 
....Mrs. Yvonne Hodges 
......Golden Age Choir 
.........David Sharpe 
.Rev. Michael P. Dickerson 
Parting Glance 
Closing of Casket 
Recessional 
Interment 
Historic Mt. Pleasant Ceremony 
Repast; 
Historic Mt. Pleasant Fellowship HaU 
I Never Lost My Hope, I Never Lost My Joy 
I Never Lost My Faith, Most of All, 
I Never Lost My Praise 
To the local community, she was Marjorie B. Johnson, and to the family she was 
Mama, Quilla, Grandma, and Cook 
but she was born November 3, 1 930, Marjorie Aquilla Nobles. 
She was the only child born to Surrena K. Small and Anderson Nobles, 
both of whom have already made their life transition. 
Marjorie completed 1 2 years of school from Dickerson Training School in 
Vidalia, Georgia and Washington Irving High School in New York City. She 
continued to further her studies at New York City College. In 2004, Marjorie received her B.A. Degree in Christian 
Counseling. She began her social services career in Tattnall County and retired after thirty-five years of dedicated 
service from Concerted Service, Inc. as a Tattnall County Supervisor. (Go Mama, always being a leader ) 
Marjorie was a warrior for the Lord. She faithfully served at Bethel AME church and after many years she desired 
to support and be with her husband Rev. Archie F. Johnson Jr. as a First Lady at Steep Hill Missionary Baptist Church. 
Following her time of service at Steep Hill she joined Historic Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Claxton, Georgia where 
she was a dutiful servant until she could no longer keep up with the physical demands. 
During her span of life Marjorie was affiliated with the Order of Eastern Star, Coalition of Black Women, and the 
Women of Wisdom. Serving others is what Marjorie believed in and she let her light shine as a Sunday School 
Teacher, Youth Director, Program Director, Missionary Consultant for the Steep Hill M.B.C. and Evangelist (By the way, 
you know you grew up in Reidsville if at some point you were affiliated with or participated in one of her many 
community activities, special events, church programs, Sunday School class. Church Choir or one of the many 
community and combined choirs she served in ) 
She was blessed with three special gifts, sewing, cooking and singing. Her sewing kept us 
looking good and sharp. Her cooking was immeasurable and taste like no other, but her pride 
and joy was in the music ministry that she cherished and shared with her beloved mother 
Surrena K. Small B.K.A Big Ma. It was a blessing to her and the many others that God 
gave them the chance to share the Gospel through music. In fact, one of her first studio 
recordings was captured on a 45rpm record singing, The Lords Prayer and the last 
song captured on a cell phone emphasized these words Im Depending on you Lord. 
She found peace with God as her mom played the piano and she sang with such a demanding 
but angelic voice (I can see them now rejoicing and reminiscing about the United Gospel 
Singers, the Reidsville Community Choir, a host of church choirs and her very last pride and joy, 
the Golden Age Choir.) 
She leaves to cherish her beautiful spirit and memory, her loving and devoted husband Rev. Archie F. 
Johnson Jr.; her blended family of children with Rev. Archie Johnson Jr. and Mr. Johnnie Byrd Sr.; Barbara A. 
Hardeman, John Reginald Byrd (Annie) ; Gary K. Byrd Sr. (Dale); Johnnie Byrd Jr. (Latisha); Cheryl R. Byrd Carter; 
Glenda D. Byrd; Kevin L. Byrd, Sr. (Rosa); Leslie D. Byrd (Will); LaDonna Byrd Mosley; Darrell L. Byrd (Maria) ; 
Casaundra D. Byrd Wilson (Ron); Darlene L. Moreland; Rev. Troy D. Johnson; Archie F. Johnson III and Patrick B. 
Johnson; honorary children, Kenneth Byrd, Katheria Byrd, Clorenzo Byrd; Shaunte' Byrd; Joaquin Byrd; Don Byrd; 
John Byrd. She is also survived by her only living aunt Mrs. Ida Wigfall; brothers Mr. Rufenus Smith; Mr. Simmuel 
Small (Vanessa) ; Mr. Willie Small (Iris) and sisters Mrs Queen Jackson and Mrs. Vicki Foxx; niece and nephew 
Devaughn Foxx; Danai Foxx Smith; adopted siblings Rev. Glasper and Dorothy Nero; Dea Jybias Robinson 
(adopted nephew); Mrs. Gail Bacon (adopted niece); Mrs. Paulette Brewton (adopted sister) and Ms. Melba 
Mann (adopted daughter). Marjorie was also a proud grandmother of 141 grandchildren, great-grandchildren 
and great-great grandchildren who loved her dearly along with a host of friends and church family members. 
I shiill not die, but live, 
And declare the works of the LORD. 
SWEET ANGEL 
A light froii) our faipily is gope 
Our rock qo logger renjaips 
A voice we loved to call aijd bear cai) oijly be 
replayed ii) our n}en)ories 
Her seat i)ow vacant ip her bonje 
Cai) ijever be filled with her beautiful face 
Today we ipourp the loss of your physical beipg, 
but forever your spirit lives op 
As njucb as we wouldve loved to keep you here 
Heavei) apd God could pot wait apy ipore 
For the Lord who kpew her struggle 
Surely loved her best 
He fipally gave her a peaceful pigbt sleep 
Ai)d ii) etenjity her soul will rest 
After a lifetin^e of her love apd joy 
The njenjories we shall keep 
Of the i>uiT}erous tin)es we all canje together 
At Marjories bouse where we would all njeet 
She was blessed to have ijever buried a child 
Duripg bar tin)e op earth 
Because God kpew they would all peed each other 
To leap op wbep she was gope 
So op this day as we lay you to rest 
Your sweet voice still fills the air 
Rest op our sweet beautiful sipgipg apgel 
Your battle as pow beep wop! 
We love you forever apd always 
Maipa, Quilla, Grapdipa", Cook 
Our Rock! 
-LOVE- 
 
 
Kenneth Byrd, jr 
Clorenzo Byrd 
Kevin Byrd, Jr 
Demetric Byrd 
Shaunte Byrd 
Joaquin Byrd 
JAMEL Byrd 
Myron Mosley 
John Byrd, Jr. 
Don Byrd 
Leslie Byrd, Jr. 
Ricardo Walden 
JORDY Byrd 
Brett Byrd 
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Historic Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Mission Department 
Nurse Aides of Historic Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 
NHS Lady Eagles Basketball Team 
Sometimes we never realize how many friends we have until sorrow comes, and bereavement thus 
BECOMES A BLESSED EXPERIENCE. WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US, AS WE WILL YOU. WE THANK Ck)D 
FOR YOU WHO CAME WITH FLOWERS, FOOD, COMFORTING WORDS, PHONE CALLS, PERSONAL VISITS, AND OTHER 
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY DURING THIS TIME. MAY GOD FOREVER BLESS AND KEEP YOU IS OUR PRAYER. 
The FAMILY OF Marjorie B. Johnson, 
HER HUSBAND REV. ARCHIE F. JOHNSON jR. 
AND CHILDREN 
Professional Services Entrusted Ta 
Harpers Funeral Home 
125 North Broad Street, Claxton, Georgia 30417 
912-739-2658 
 
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