The Dunbar Family Acknowledgment
Pallbearers
Floral Bearers
Family and Friends
Family and Friends
God looked upon his garden And found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth and saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain. He knew you would never Get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb So he closed your weary eyelids And whispered "Peace be thine." It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn't go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home.
The Dunbar Family Acknowledgment We wish to warmly thank you for your comforting words, prayers, support and genuine acts of kindness in our time of sadness. It has meant so much to our family. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home 2930 Colonial Drive Columbia, South Carolina 29203
Willie A. Tompkins, Founder 803.254.2000 bosticktompkinsinc.com
Reflections of Her Life I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. II Timothy 4: 7-8 (KJV)
Order of Service Minister Vivian D. Johnson, Presiding Prelude
Processional ...................................................................................... Clergy and Family
Final Farewell to Our Beloved “Tootsie” .................... Bostick-Tompkins Staff Minnie Ruth Dunbar, affectionately known as “Tootsie“, was born on January 5, 1935 to the late Minnie Lee Benjamin and the late Tobby Corley in Aiken County, South Carolina.
She attended Perry Union School until the ninth grade and then graduated from Schofield High School in Aiken, South Carolina where she was the star point guard for several years. Later in life, she was employed as a seamstress at Oxford Manufacturing. While employed there, she participated on the bowling team, earning several trophies. After leaving Oxford, she attended South University and received her Certified Nursing Assistance License. Tootsie had three major hobbies: her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, but her major one was “BINGO”. She easily made and retained friends. Some folk even said “it should have been named Tootsie bingo hall.
She leaves to mourn: two children, Deborah R. Dunbar of Dover Delaware and Marcus D. (Beverly) Thomas, Sr. of Columbia, South Carolina; two grandchildren, Adrian Thomas and Marcus Thomas, Jr., both of Columbia, South Carolina; six great-grandchildren; a brother, John (Christine) Robinson of Albany, New York; two aunts, Lila R. Hightower of Dublin, Georgia (who was raised as a sister) and Mary D. Walker of Detroit, Michigan; one uncle, J. C. Dunbar of Racine, Wisconsin; a brother-in-law, William Gibbs of Columbia, South Carolina; six godchildren: Jan Chambers, Lue Prionus, Jodi Scott, Delvert Anthony Priester, Rodney Peoples and William Swinton and several nieces, nephews and cousins and other relatives and friends.
Hymn of Praise ....................................................................................“What A Friend”
Scripture Readings
Old Testament .............................................................................Minister Bell New Testament ............................................................... Pastor Joe Jackson
Prayer of Comfort .................................................................. Reverend Ethan Rowe
Solo .................................................................................... Missionary Mary D. Walker
Reflections (three minutes please) ...................... Minister D. A. Priester, Neighbor Sister Joanne Anderson, Friend Sister Virginia Daniels, Ladies of Oxford Acknowledgments ............................................................. Sister Rhonda H. Payton
Solo ........................................................................................................ Sister Linda Wise Eulogy ....................................... Chaplin Patricia H. Dickerson, Niece and Cousin
Recessional
Services of Commendation
Committal, Closing Prayer, Benediction & Interment
Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery 1186 Smyrna Churh Road • Springfield, SC
Floral Bearers
Family and Friends
Family and Friends
God looked upon his garden And found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth and saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain. He knew you would never Get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb So he closed your weary eyelids And whispered "Peace be thine." It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn't go alone For part of us went with you The day God called you home.
The Dunbar Family Acknowledgment We wish to warmly thank you for your comforting words, prayers, support and genuine acts of kindness in our time of sadness. It has meant so much to our family. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home 2930 Colonial Drive Columbia, South Carolina 29203
Willie A. Tompkins, Founder 803.254.2000 bosticktompkinsinc.com
Reflections of Her Life I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. II Timothy 4: 7-8 (KJV)
Order of Service Minister Vivian D. Johnson, Presiding Prelude
Processional ...................................................................................... Clergy and Family
Final Farewell to Our Beloved “Tootsie” .................... Bostick-Tompkins Staff Minnie Ruth Dunbar, affectionately known as “Tootsie“, was born on January 5, 1935 to the late Minnie Lee Benjamin and the late Tobby Corley in Aiken County, South Carolina.
She attended Perry Union School until the ninth grade and then graduated from Schofield High School in Aiken, South Carolina where she was the star point guard for several years. Later in life, she was employed as a seamstress at Oxford Manufacturing. While employed there, she participated on the bowling team, earning several trophies. After leaving Oxford, she attended South University and received her Certified Nursing Assistance License. Tootsie had three major hobbies: her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, but her major one was “BINGO”. She easily made and retained friends. Some folk even said “it should have been named Tootsie bingo hall.
She leaves to mourn: two children, Deborah R. Dunbar of Dover Delaware and Marcus D. (Beverly) Thomas, Sr. of Columbia, South Carolina; two grandchildren, Adrian Thomas and Marcus Thomas, Jr., both of Columbia, South Carolina; six great-grandchildren; a brother, John (Christine) Robinson of Albany, New York; two aunts, Lila R. Hightower of Dublin, Georgia (who was raised as a sister) and Mary D. Walker of Detroit, Michigan; one uncle, J. C. Dunbar of Racine, Wisconsin; a brother-in-law, William Gibbs of Columbia, South Carolina; six godchildren: Jan Chambers, Lue Prionus, Jodi Scott, Delvert Anthony Priester, Rodney Peoples and William Swinton and several nieces, nephews and cousins and other relatives and friends.
Hymn of Praise ....................................................................................“What A Friend”
Scripture Readings
Old Testament .............................................................................Minister Bell New Testament ............................................................... Pastor Joe Jackson
Prayer of Comfort .................................................................. Reverend Ethan Rowe
Solo .................................................................................... Missionary Mary D. Walker
Reflections (three minutes please) ...................... Minister D. A. Priester, Neighbor Sister Joanne Anderson, Friend Sister Virginia Daniels, Ladies of Oxford Acknowledgments ............................................................. Sister Rhonda H. Payton
Solo ........................................................................................................ Sister Linda Wise Eulogy ....................................... Chaplin Patricia H. Dickerson, Niece and Cousin
Recessional
Services of Commendation
Committal, Closing Prayer, Benediction & Interment
Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery 1186 Smyrna Churh Road • Springfield, SC
