Friendship
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life.
Beginning with a seed of trust,
Nurtured with laughter and tears,
Growing into peace and love,
Friends to the end.
Rest in Peace.
 

Order of Celebration 
 
Opening
Timothy Peacock—Friend of 43 Years
 
Prayer
Janice Clemmons—Canaan Baptist Church of Christ
 
Words of Welcome
Eleanor (Miss Ellie) Kennedy—Friend of 48 Years
 
Solo
Honorable Justice Tanya R. Kennedy
Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem, New York
“I Trust in God”
 
Friend’s Reflections
Belinda Sawyer
David Brown
Mercedes Nesfield
Minister Larry Coldwell
Gloria Evans
Odessa Jackson
 
Solo
“His Eye is on the Sparrow”
Eleanor (Miss Ellie) Kennedy
 
Words of Comfort
Reverend Rudi Gaitright—Canaan Baptist Church of Christ
 
Closing Expressions and Prayer
Pastor Thomas D. Johnson, Sr.—Canaan Baptist Church of Christ