The Last Request
Please don’t say that I gave up, just say that I gave in
Don’t say I lost the battle, for it was God’s war to lose or win
Please don’t say how good I was, but that I did my best
Just say I tried to do what’s right,
To give the most I could, not less
Pallbearers
Ronnie Epps
Wayne Brown
Warren Berry
Donnie Stroman
Archie Washington
James Freeman
Mark Suber
Floral Bearers
Senior Usher Board of Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church
Please don’t give me wings or halos, that’s for God to do.
I want no more than I deserve, no extra, just my due.
Please don’t give flowers or talk in real hushed tones
Don’t be concerned about me now,
I’m well with God, I’ve made it home.
Don’t talk about what could have been, it’s over and it’s done.
Just see to all my family’s needs, especially the little ones
When you draw a picture of me, don’t draw me as a saint
I’ve done some good, I’ve done some wrong
So use all of your paint, not just the bright and light tones
Use some gray and dark; in fact, don’t paint me down on canvas
Paint me in your heart
Don’t just remember good times, but remember all the bad
For life is full of many things, some happy and some sad
But if you must do something, then I have one last request
Forgive me for the wrongs I’ve done
And with the love that’s left
Thank God for my soul’s resting, Thank God for I’ve been blessed,
Acknowledgement
We, the family of Mrs. Isabell Moore Barnes, wish to thank each of you
for the many loving and wonderful acts of love and kindness rendered
during the passing of our loved one. May God bless each of you with His
grace and mercy.
Life Is But A Stepping Place
Life is but a stepping place,
A place in what’s to be
A resting place along the road
To sweet eternity
We all have different journeys
Different paths along the way
We all were meant to learn something
But never meant to stay
Our destination is a place
Far greater than we know
For some the journey’s quicker
For some the journey’s slow
And when the journey finally ends
We’ll claim a great reward
And find an everlasting peace
Together with the Lord.
Mrs. Isabell Moore Barnes
“Clara”
Thank God for all who loved me,
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Praise God who loved me best!
1:00 p.m.
Services Entrusted To:
Submitted by: Isabell Moore Barnes
Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church
1609 Zion Avenue
Columbia, South Carolina
Reverend Willie M. Duggans
-Pastor-
Obituary
of
Mrs. Isabell “Clara” Moore Barnes
Memories
A Service of Remembrance
Prelude
Processional
Hymn of Praise ………………………“What A Friend We Have In Jesus”
Old Testament ………………………………….. Minister Henrietta Smith
New Testament ……………………..………. Reverend Charles Chambers
Mrs. Isabell Moore Barnes, affectionately known as Clara, was
born to the late Leamon J. Moore and the late Lousie Carter
Moore on October 23, 1926 in Columbia, South Carolina. She
was the third child of six children, five of whom preceded her
in death. She went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June
14, 2014, at home with her family around her.
Clara was educated in the public school system of Richland
County, South Carolina. She joined Zion Pilgrim Baptist
Church at an early age. She was a dedicated and faithful
member of the Usher Board as a child and even in adulthood.
She was also a member of the Pastor’s Aid Committee.
Mrs. Isabell Clara Moore Barnes leaves to cherish her precious
memory: her six loving children, Julius Barnes, Jr., Sarah
Smith, Robert (Helen) Barnes, all of Columbia, South Carolina,
Clara (Derrick) Spivey, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Edward
(Patricia) Barnes, and Wardell Barnes, all of Columbia, South
Carolina; one brother, James Robinson, of Cheyenne, WY; one
sister, Letha Mae Brown, of Columbia, South Carolina; twentytwo (22) grandchildren; fifty-two (52) great-grandchildren; two
(2) great-great-grandchildren; a very special friend, Louisiana
Moody; a special niece, Amy McDaniel; a host of other loving
relatives and caring friends, all of whom will miss her dearly.
Prayer …………………………….……………… Reverend Charles Epps
Solo ……………………………………..………….. Sister Quinn Coakley
Reflections ………………………………...…………… Sister Ida Jackson
Sister Viola Etheridge
Acknowledgements…………………………………….Sister Kate Leysath
Poem……………………………………........……. Sister Cynthia Priester
Solo …………………………………...………...……. Sister Celia Nesbitt
Words of Comfort…………………………...Reverend Willie M. Duggans
Selection ……………………………... Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church Choir
Viewing ……………...…………………………………. Funeral Directors
Recessional
Postlude
Committal, Benediction and Interment
A precious one is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our hearts,
Which never can be filled.
Lincoln Cemetery
4900 Farrow Road
Columbia, South Carolina