Celebration of ft Century

for

Mrs. IsabdlLouise Jones-Murphy(©Missionary & Retired "Educator)

"tin Lord is My Shepherd, I Sfattnot want...© fsabn.23

7, 1900 3Jaru 3, 2003

Tuesday, January 7, 2003 ©

Liberty ̂ Baptist Church1232 Andersen Avenue

Augusta, Qeorgia

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The Reverend T>on A. <DardenJr. Officiating

The Life, & Legacy°f

. IsabettLouise Jones-Murphy

February 7, 1900, God gave new life to my loving parents,

Reverend Seabron and Rachel Walker Jones. As I grew, my parents

instructed me and siblings with much love, patience and understand

ing. .

Our first teachings were to know and love God with all our

Hearts . . . which is why I joined the church, sang in the choir,

served forty-five (45) years as chairman of the Deaconess Board and

later received the Honor of becoming, "Mother of the Church."

Then we were taught to pray without ceasing, for God would supply

all our needs, and to pray for our fellowman with much gratitude

and praise . . . which is why I became a Missionary Worker and a

Sunday School Teacher.

My parents didn©t stop there, for they also instilled in us to

always seek God©s Grace and Mercy First in our lives, which allowed

me to become the Founder of the First Daily Vacation Bible School

here in Augusta, Georgia. After we were taught these things, we

would then know how to have a Closer Walk with God through

our daily lives... for He has blessed me to teach children in Burke

County as well as in Richmond County ... as I was the Founder

and Operator of the ABC Kindergarten.

It was this Closer Walk with God which brought me to see One

Hundered and Two (102) years of my life ... It was also this Close Walk

which brought John Mack Murphy as my spouse.

It was again this Close Walk which gave me three beautiful chil

dren to be by my side: John (Mary) Murphy, Flint, Michigan, Leonidus

(Willilee) Murphy, Durham, North Carolina and Addie (George) Tutt, of

Augusta, Georgia; five grandchildren, Leonidus (Deloris) Murphy, Den

ver, Colorado, Brian E. (Brigitte) Murphy and Casandra (Riley) Carter,

all of Durham, North Carolina, George Tutt, II and Brian J. Tutt, both of

Augusta, Georgia. And He didn©t stop there, for as my Close Walk con

tinued, He then blessed me with five great grandchildren, Gregory, Sophia,

Madison, Jordan and Paul; and a godchild, Ophelia Y. Adams.

Surely you would want to know that I attended school at Haines

Normal Institute, Walker Baptist Institute and the University of Georgia,

but it©s not important what school I attended or what side of town I lived,

or how much my clothes cost.. . It©s not important that my parents didn©t

make much money or we didn©t always have the best of food to eat... All

that matters, is that we strived for that Closer Walk with God, which

made my life so complete.

.; So, as I©ve finished my Course on this side .. . May the Works I©ve

done, speak for me. "Qod be with you until we meet again . . . I©ll see

you on the other side ..."

IsaBettLouise Jones-Murpfy

Ife Cetebmtion ServiceReverend Clarence Hill, Presiding

(Mt. Transfiguration Baptist Church, North Augusta, South Carolina)

The Processional .................... "There©s Power In The Blood"

Selection ............................... Voices of Liberty/Young Voices;.;" "Going Up Yonder"

Scriptures ............................................ Rev. Lenzie B. AtkinsLincoln Memorial

. Durham, North Carolina f Old Testament ~ Psalm 23

New Testament ~ I Corinthians 15: J 2-22

Prayerof Comfort ..................................... Evang. Delores Hankerson

; ; © Old Hammond Grove Baptist ChurchNorth Augusta, South Carolina

Selection ............................... Voices of Liberty / Young Voices"How Great Thou Art"

The ReflectionsSis. Hazel Jordan

•'• : " Bro. GeorgeTutt,ll Rev. E.T. Martin, Jr.

(Historic Springfield Baptist Church)

Acknowledgements ............................ Sis. Virginia M. Barnes

~ A Special Tribute To Aunt Bell ~, \ ; - *?** - - -,

Wordsof Comfort ........................................ Rev. Don A. Darden, Jr.

Recessional............................. "When We All Get To Heaven"

The Interment ..................................... Southview Cemetery

ip 'Repast* Liberty Baptist Cfiurcfi

1& Active PallbearersLeonidus Murphy, Jr. <Brian £. Murphy

<B. Carter James J. ^roofa Jr.Marcus Brooks 'Brian J. Tutt

The Honorary PallbearersBeacons & ̂ Deaconesses

of Liberty ̂ Baptist Church

flower ^BearersUshers

of Liberty Baptist Church:..,••• - i,".«*Yr. . ,

friends of the family

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. 9{pte of Appreciation

flhe family of Mrs. Isabell Louise Jones Murphy, aclqwwt- edges with profoundgratitude all acts, deeds and any concern shown during her life as well as her brief illness. 'We thanf^ you for sharing in this Celebration, for your Chrisitian Em pathy and Sympathy mean more to us than you could ever realize. It is Because of you that we have Been able to cope with the death of our mother, grandmother, great grand- motfier, await, cousin? cdvisoT and friend.

lhanfig to you all for showing Love! John, Leonidus, AjUie and the entire

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To §randma, Wanna, 'Me-'Ma

1 had an angethere beside me,Sent to Earth to fiefy and guide me,

'An angetatways therefor me.Sent to (ove and'care jor me.

She did the things that angets shouCd:She taught me what was bad and good,She gave me hope when no one cared,She neCdmy handwhen 1 was scared,She cheered me up when 1 was down

(She couCdmake a smi[ejrom ajrown).She doctored me when 1 was sick,and many another anget trick.

T'oday my an^eiearned her wings,rter ha[o, harp and other things.

Watching with Jesus, 'Trom T'hine ^-(eavenCy T'hrone,

Tor today God catted my anaeChome.r r r rr 'Heaven has a-place reserved jor(grandmother's sweet and kind;

Butl had a (ittte 1-Ceaven on earth, In the (grandmother 1 caffedmine.

Leonidus, JT., ©Brian©ECGott,

Cassandra Lee., Qeorgt, II ©Man Jovian

Sopfua Madison Jordan &PauC