(Braoeside for 2lbrams

(Braoeside
for
2lbrams
Photo by Grady Abrams
Saturday, July 8, 1995
11:00 A.M.
Southview Cemetery
Reverend Hardy Bennings, Officiating
Barry Eugene Abrams was born February 11, 1937, the first of two
children born to the union of Thomas Abrams and Tommie Lewis Abrams.
He departed his life on July 1, 1995, at Atlantic City Hospital, Mainland
Division.
At an early age, Barry accepted Christ and was baptised at Mt. Zion
Missionary Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia, where the Reverend H. W.
Phinizy, Sr., was pastor.
Early in his childhood, Barry learned something about work ethics. His
father, known to his customers as "Mr. Tom," owned a woodyard, and saw to
it that he and his brother Grady did their share delivering wood in a home
made wagon. He also made extra money delivering ice from Houston
Icehouse to some of his neighbors.
When Barry was no more than 12 years old, he was at the Augusta
Country Club caddying for the likes of former Augusta attorney Jim Hull,
businessman Jim Bible, and other prominent families in Augusta, Georgia,
alongside caddies such as pro golfer Jim Dent, Mike Tankersley, the Nipper
brothers, now-deceased Shortie Mack, and others too numerous to mention.
While in high school, and later in college, Barry waited tables at the
Bon Air Hotel for headwaiter "Mr. Charlie." In the mid-fifties, he took his first
trip north to Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he made his second home and
later married his devoted wife, then-Mae Ola Curtis.
There in Atlantic City Barry worked at several Italian restaurants,
where he developed his culinary skills. His family and friends will attest that
he made the best lasagna they ever sank their teeth into. Later on, he
opened up several restaurants in Atlantic City, where Joe Beard, a very dear
friend, and the late Clarence Harris worked as cooks. Before his illness,
Barry was in the catering business.
Barry was an avid golfer. Before he became ill, he would make several
trips to Augusta every year to play with the "boys." Charles Wimberly, John
Kenner, Jariah Beard, Richard Marshall and others couldn©t wait for him to
get on the golf course. They called him their "good thing." And his other
buddies couldn©t wait for him to get up to C.Y.©s house, where he would pre
pare some of their favorite dishes.
Barry was a giving person, and there are many whose lives he touched.
That is his legacy. That is his life. And that is his last Will and Testament.
Barry Eugene Abrams leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Mrs.
Mae Ola Abrams, Atlantic, NJ; four sons, Mr. Bruce E. Abrams, Atlantic City,
NJ; Mr. Dennis E. Abrams and Mr. Barry R. Abrams, Washington, D.C.; Mr.
Curtis E. Abrams, Augusta, GA; one daughter, Ms. Tammi R. Abrams,
Washington, D.C.; one brother, Mr. Grady Abrams, Martinez, GA; mother-inlaw, Mrs. Ola Mae Abrams, Augusta, GA; three brothers-in-law, Dr. Willie C.
Curtis, Jr. and Dr. Marshall Curtis, Augusta, GA; and Dr. Baron L. Curtis,
Washington, D.C.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Evonie Abrams, Martinez, GA;
and Dr. Verma L. Curtis, Augusta, GA; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins,
and other relatives; and a special group of friends who are like family.
of Ji>erbtce
PROCESSIONAL
SCRIPTURE
Old Testament ............................ .Rev. Ike Gomillion
Psalms 90
New Testament ............................. .Rev. J. C. Phinizy
I Cor. 15:12-38; 51-58
PRAYER ................................. .Dr. Timothy D. Fellows
SOLO .................................... .Rev. H. W. Phinizy, Jr.
We Are Our Heavenly Father©s Children
WORDS OF COMFORT ..................... .Rev. Hardy Bennings
INTERMENT .............................. .Southview Cemetery
Repast
Fellowship meal immediately following Interment
Special Occasion, 3129 Damascus Rd., Augusta, GA.
A Love Supreme
(c) 1994 Bruce Abrams
To those I love and to those who say they love me may we make every moment
of our lives a memorable brick in the pyramid of life,
Forgive and forget the petty acts of agony and pain that we bestow upon each
other.
I©d rather see your face smile with the joy of life and I©d rather you see the sun
that seems hidden behind my veneer of austerity and pensiveness.
We must wash away our misunderstandings with prayers and action.
Yes, we will share a tear or two, our hearts ache for a moment or so, bewilder
ment may sometimes cloud our focus, pain may seem so unbearable, but
have no fear-for is not birth, both an act of pain and joy for mother and
child?
Life is, simply put, an extended continuum of that moment!
I©d rather not fight with you, I©d rather not hate you, I©d rather not declare what
is not mine to declare ...
Instead, I only want you and I to be!
Though you sing the melody this way and I sing it that way, though you tap the
rhythm this way and I tap it that way, we are still the complement of each
other.
One will leave, perhaps, before the other on that eternal journey "home."
And for the one that remains may the heart be touched by pleasant memories
of shared experiences and deep emotion.
Our spirit, father, mother, my brother, my sister, is like the sun - an eternal
flame that will never stop burning!
Dedicated to my father, Barry Abrams
The Active Pallbearers
Johnny Carthern
Alonzo Alexander
C. Y. Young
Joe Beard
John Canfield
James Gilbert
The Honorary Pallbearers
Henry Ashley
Glen Johnson
Richard Johnson
Lonnel "King Ro" Conley
Sammie Tankersley
John Willie Merritt
Vernon Neely
C. T. Burnett
Jariah Beard
John Kenner
John Henry Burnett
George Mays
Gerald Hill
James Alien
Charlie Choice
Charles Harris
Arthur Stewart
Charles Wimberly
Walker Merritt
Jack Scott
Leaman Grier
Freddie "Forty-four" Johnson
John Elam
The Lucy C. Laney Class of 1954
Acknowledgement
Words alone cannot begin to express our sincerest thanks and our
deepest appreciation to our many friends and well-wishers who demon
strated love through their many deeds and acts of kindness during the
passing of our loved one. It is our daily prayer that you will be blessed
by God continually for all of the good you shared with us.
THE FAMILY
W. H. MAYS MORTUARY
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1221 James Brown Boulevard - Augusta, Georgia