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Sunrise September 27, 1933

Sunset August 30, 2008

Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 10:00 am

Runs Missionary Baptist Church1809 Williston Road

Beech Island, South Carolina

Reverend M. DeWayne Mack, Pastor

~ Obituary ~"A Hard Fighting Soldier" in the army of the Lord, has marched off the battlefield. <Mahy, fytabfantffon fyfaM&i was one of nine siblings born to the late Josh and Corrie (Boyd) Washington on September 27, 1933 in Barnwell County, South Carolina. On Saturday, August 30, 2008 God©s mercy and love called our loved one home where she received her crown of glory. ;--.

Mary was educated in the Aiken County School System. She was baptized in 1944 at Runs Missionary Baptist Church in Old Ellenton, SC under the leadership of Rev. G. O. Bryant.

On September 19, 1953 she was joined in Holy Matrimony to Horace James Walker, Sr. in Aiken County. During that year they relocated to Augusta, GA. With God©s blessing of this marriage six children were reared: Shirley, Horace, Jr., Carl, Elaine, Diane, and Anthony. Mary was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and most of all a friend.

Mary retired in 1989 from St. Joseph©s Hospital after 23 years of service and later retired in 2005 from Richmond County Board of Education after 12 years of service. She continued to work in the home until her health began to fail.

Mary was preceded in death by her siblings, Culbreth Washington, Lomile Washington, Vandy Washington and Anna Johnson;

Mary is mourned by: her husband, Deacon Horace J. Walker, Sr., Augusta, GA; her children, Shirley (Ralph) Godbee, Horace (Gloria) Walker, Jr., Carl (Lucille) Walker, Elaine Walker, Diane Walker and Minister Anthony Walker; her siblings, Mae Colia Griffin, Brooklyn, NY, Joshua (Thelma) Washington, Booker T. Washington both of Aiken, SC and Willie (Rosa Lee) Washington, New Ellenton, SC; sisters-in-law, Leah Dunbar, Mary Whitfield, Evelyn Carswell, Bernice Washington; brothers-in-law, Thomas Walker and Thessalonia Walker; her joy included her grandchildren, Terrell, Sr., Tiffany (Roy), Shunwana, Travis, Sharon (David), Natalie, Ralph, II, Ashley, LaToya, Lorenzo and LaKeita; great grandchildren, Terrell Jr., LaNadia, Jalen and Jasmyne; three aunts, Daisy Seago, Nettie Kirk and Dora bell Hill, two uncles, Emerson Boyd and Marion Boyd; additional families include her loving nieces, nephews and cousins; two life long friends, Kattie Mae Dandridge, Ruth Dunbar and a host of devoted friends and neighbors.

~ Order of Service ~

Processional..............................................Ministers & Family

Congregational Hymn....................C. W. Phinizy Sanctuary Choir

Holy WritOld Testament...............................Rev. Dr. Sam TanksleyNew Testament....................................... Elder Eric Pugh

Prayer of Consolation............................... Rev. Beotis Clark, Jr.

Solo.......................................................Dea. Simon Moody

Tributes (2 Minutes, Please)As a Friend.......................................... Sis. Ruth DunbarAs a Neighbor...................................Dea. Neal McQueenAs a Church Member............................Dea. Henry Ingram

Remarks....................................................Rev. John Young

Selection...................................C. W. Phinizy Sanctuary Choir

Eulogy.............................................Rev. M. DeWayne Mack

Recessional

Interment.................................................. ...Church Cemetery

Benediction.........................................Rev. M. DeWayne Mack

Runs Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Everyone is cordially invited to dine with us.

~ PALLBEARERS ~Lamar Brown Kyle Carroll Micale Chandler Byron Green

Kerry Green Alien Griffin Marco Williams Mario Williams

- FLORAL ATTENDANTS -Ushers/Nieces

I Rest Now ...No more sorrow will be mine"No more burdens will I bear

No more heartaches will I endureWeighed down with endless care ... rest now!

While here on earth I did my bestA friend to all I tried to be

This day, no regrets I have nowWhile you are here look at me ...

I am at rest.No more will I fret and worry About what a day might bring I go now to a city where God©s

Holy angles sing.I am asleep, wake me not...

I rest now.

- Author unknown

~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -We, The Family of <_x^fem V/ya6/wnat&n/ VJJfaffiw6 wishes to graciouslythank each and every one of you for all of the Love and Respect shown to our loved one during her life and to all of us during her illness and departure. We are eternally grateful for all of the many blessings showered upon each of us as we prepared for this day. We will remember you in prayer as we also ask of you to remember us in prayer.

Services Entrusted To:

1765 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Augusta, GA 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, GA