Floral and Pall Bearers

Family and Friends

Acknowledgements

Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent beautiful flowers, if so we saw them there.

Perhaps you sent or spoke kind words, as any friend could say; Perhaps you were not there at all, but thought of us that day.

Whatever you did to console the heart, we thank you so much, whatever the part.

The Family of Minister Susie Bell Thomas

Professional Services Entrusted To

Knotts Funeral Home 719 Wall Street

Sanford, North Carolina 27330 Phone: (919) 776-4345 /Fax: (919) 776-0911

www.knottsfuneralhome.com

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:00 pm

3538 Mt View Church Rd. Moncure, North Carolina

Reverend Juanita Cannon Officiating Pastor

Reverend Laura Headen, Eulogist

Sunrise Sunset August 4, 1927 August 18, 2017

ASCENDED

When a believing loved one dies, or when we

ourselves face the process of dying, there’s great

comfort in the fact that “to be absent from the

body” is to be present with the Lord”

(2 Corinthians 5:8).

Death for us is not a dark journey into the

unknown. It is not a lonely walk into a strange

and friendless place. Rather, it is a glorious

transition from the trials of earth into the joys of

heaven, where we will be reunited with our loved

ones in Christ who have gone before us.

Best of all, we will enjoy the presence of our

Lord forever.

Yes, when a believer dies, the body is buried

but not the soul. It has ascended!

Oh, how blessed is the promise

when our spirit is set free:

to be absent from the body

means to live, O Lord, with Thee!

For the Christian, death is the doorway to Glory.

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Celebration of Life In Loving Memory

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Order of Service

The Musical Prelude

The Processional……………………………....Clergy and Family

The Hymn of Praise……………………………………………Choir “What a Friend we have in Jesus”

The Scripture Reading:

Old Testament Isaiah 40:28-31………………………..Reverend Riddie Headen

New Testament 1st Corinthians 13:1-13…………………..…...Elder Debbie Lee

New Testament 2nd Corinthians 5: 1-8……………Evangelist Saundra Nettles

Prayer of Comfort…………………...……...Reverend Jace Cox

Selection……………………………………...……………………Choir “My Hope is Built on Nothing Less”

Acknowledgements…………………...…..Mrs. Claudia Alston

Obituary (read silently)

Reflections…………………………………......Reverend Jace Cox Selected Family Members Ms. Faith Peoples Evangelist Saundra Nettles Sgt. Robert C. Hooker

Selection……………………………………...Mr. LeeVern Peoples New Home Baptist Church Landover, Maryland

Eulogy…………………………………....Reverend Laura Headen

Closing Selection…………………………………..……….....Choir “Oh When the Saints Go Marching In”

Recessional

Interment

The Seymour Cemetery Moncure, North Carolina

Obituary Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same; But as God calls us one by one the

chain will link again.

--A Mother full of Praise, Faith, Hope and Love for God. --

Susie Bell Thomas took her heavenly flight for Glory on Friday, August 18, 2017 as her time on this earth was done. She transitioned to that place God had already prepared for those who are called by His name (Call it Grace). Susie

was born in Chatham County on August 4, 1927 to the late Herbert and Cora Perry. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, George Wesley Thomas Jr.

On April 22, 2000 she preached her first sermon at Foundation of Power Outreach Ministries in Sanford, NC under the leadership of Apostle Tony K. Thomas. She later became the Local Minister at Mt. View A.M.E. Zion Church under the leadership of Rev. Jace Cox and served as a Deaconess, Sunday School Teacher, Missionary and sang in the senior choir.

In 2008, she moved to Upper Marlboro, Maryland to reside with her daughter Darlene and family. While there she continued her fellowship with other saints by attending the New Home Baptist Church in Landover, Maryland under the leadership of Pastor Bobby Hicks. In May 2017, she came back home to North Carolina to reside with her daughter Althea and family.

During the course of her life, she became a Mother figure to many young men and women, and was a special Mother to Steven Thomas. She was a homemaker and great cook.

Mother Susie had great knowledge of the Word of God and praised his name daily in songs and prayer. Her love for humanity exemplified the Spirit of Christ, “Love one another as I have loved you”.

She leaves with cherished memories: her seven beloved children, Jerome (Sandra) Thomas of Moncure, NC, George Thomas of the home, Moncure, NC, Elder Debbie (Ben) Lee of Pittsboro, NC, Herbert (Barbara) Thomas of Chapel Hill, NC, Althea (Darryl) Thompson of Sanford, NC, Apostle Tony Thomas of Durham, NC, and Rev. Darlene (LeeVern) Peoples of Upper Marlboro, MD; 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, one sister, Novella Nettles of Moncure, NC, cherished nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength