Celebration of Life June Marie Carden Keen May 29 1945 June 14 2023 July 8 2023 12 00pm 6167 Prestley Mill Road Douglasville GA 30134 www douglasvillefumc org 770 942 3146
Obituary June Marie Carden Keen 78 of Douglasville Georgia passed away on Wednesday June 14 2023 She was born on May 29 1945 in Thomaston Georgia She is the daughter of the late Trumie James Carden and the late Lillian Currington Shurley June was loved by everyone she touched She loved dancing and making people smile June retired from Johnson Wax after 20 years of dedicated service June was very involved in Douglas County civic and community activities She was the mentor of the year and a Douglas County Samuel P Roberts Chamber volunteer of the year award She was very involved at First United Methodist of Douglasville especially during Vacation Bible School June volunteered and was a curator at the Cultural Arts Center for many years She was a member and the president of the Douglas County Historical Society for several years June helped at Loving Hands and Good Samaritan often She was awarded the S C Johnson Wax volunteer of the year award June loved driving her 1968 orange Camaro in Douglas County parade events In addition to her parents Mrs Keen is preceded in death by her son Andrew Currington Bain and her sister Betty Jean Carden Watson She is survived by her beloved husband of 41 years Stephen Steve Keen daughters Keener Bain Hazard of Douglasville Georgia and Stephanie Cory Herring of Texas sisters Faye Bob Caton of Lumberton North Carolina and Ruth Carden Wall of Thomaston Georgia grandchildren Emily Hazard of Athens Georgia Sarah Hazard of Athens Georgia Macy Matt Herring Chapman of Texas Coby Herring of Texas sister in law Nancy Carl Gober of Powder Springs Georgia special cousin Martha Byars Whitley of Mauk Georgia special friends Mary Patterson of Bogart Georgia Jean Fouts of Douglasville Georgia several nieces and nephews
The Lord s Prayer Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever Amen Matthew 6 9 13 Celebration of Life June Marie Carden Keen May 29 1945 June 14 2023 Order of Service Prelude Wayne Gilreath Chiming the Hour As the hour is chimed please find your seats and prepare your hearts and minds for worship Musical Selection When The Saints Go Marching In Jeff Aybar Greeting Rev Roger Vest Affirmation of Faith Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty maker of heaven and earth And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit born of the Virgin Mary suffered under Pontius Pilate was crucified dead and buried the third day he rose from the dead he ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead I believe in the Holy Spirit the holy catholic church the communion of saints the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting Amen Universal Hymn How Great Thou Art Wayne Gilreath Scripture Reading Eulogy Tamlyn Collins
Hymn Church In The Wildwood Wayne Gilreath There s a church in the valley by the wildwood No lovelier spot in the dale No place is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale Refrain Come to the church in the wildwood Oh come to the church in the vale No spot is so dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale Oh come to the church in the wildwood To the trees where the wild flowers bloom Where the parting hymn will be chanted We will weep by the side of the tomb Refrain How sweet on a clear Sunday morning To list to the clear ringing bell Its tones so sweetly are calling Oh come to the church in the vale Refrain From the church in the valley by the wildwood When day fades away into might I would fain from this spot of my childhood Wing my way to the mansions of light Refrain Remembrance of Friends Dr Jason Turner Skip Johnson Jeff Watson Music Selection This Little Light of Mine Jeff Aybar Benediction Rev Roger Vest Postlude Variations on All Creatures of Our God and King Wayne Gilreath Reception to follow Huffine Hall
A Time for Everything 3 There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens 2 a time to be born and a time to die a time to plant and a time to uproot 3 a time to kill and a time to heal a time to tear down and a time to build 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh a time to mourn and a time to dance 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing 6 a time to search and a time to give up a time to keep and a time to throw away 7 a time to tear and a time to mend a time to be silent and a time to speak 8 a time to love and a time to hate a time for war and a time for peace 9 What do workers gain from their toil 10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race 11 He has made everything beautiful in its time He has also set eternity in the human heart yet a no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live 13 That each of them may eat and drink and find satisfaction in all their toil this is the gift of God Ecclesiastes 3 1 13