Ms. Carol Jean Davis Barefield

God, grant me the SERENITY DECEMBER 29, 2020 | ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M.
To accept the things I can not change,
COURAGE To change the things I can, and CELEBRATING THE LIFE of

WISDOM To know the difference. Carol Jean Davis

Acknowledgements Barefield

The family acknowledges with grateful appreciation the many toJUNE 23, 1941
acts of kindness and compassion shown during the illness and
death of our mother from family friends, professional colleagues, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
and parishioners at Laster Chapel United Methodist Church,
Atlanta.

We are especially grateful to the staff at Providence Village at
Creekside Smyrna and the loving nursing care provided by
Season’s Hospice.

A very special thanks with kisses and hugs to our friend and
sister Ms. Trudy Jackson for the selfless and loyal concern,
companionship, vanilla ice creams, and warm gazes provided to
our mother in our absence.

We are thankful for the spiritual guidance provided by our long-
time family friend and acquaintance, Reverend Arundel Hope.

Officiants

Reverend Arundel Hope
Ariel Bowen Memorial United Methodist Church

Reverend Samuel Townsend
Laster Chapel United Methodist Church

Uland Nolley
Organist/Singer

Private Services and Live-Stream Entrusted To:

Legacy Funeral Home & Life Center, Inc.

8968 Fayetteville Road, Jonesboro, Georgia 30238
Tel (770) 477-2273 | Fax (770) 477-0009

To Mom, We find ourselves here with family and friends celebrating
the end of a life well-lived. During that lifetime you wore
many “hats.”

You were more than a mother to us and a grandmother to
our kids because, you were a surrogate, or honorary mother
or grandmother to many. We haven’t forgotten the Hanks,
the Valeries, the Waga Nagas, the Nicholases the Wesleys
and countless more kids along the way.

You were also a mentor and an instructor to your students,
a friend to some lucky people, and simply that nice woman,
“Ms. Barefield” that cooked, sewed, laughed, and talked on
and on and on to others!

You were the best mother that you could be at the times
that we most needed you to be… Through thick and thin,
triumphs and disappointments…. You extended olive
branches, a helpful hand, a smile, lots of chatter, and often
some unsolicited advice… As you smoothed things over and
placed emotional band-aids absorbing great stress, great
anger, and great sorrow as only a mother could.

The most important lesson you taught and shared over the years and even most recently was one of
acceptance and tolerance. You did so because you continued to grow and evolve as you kissed “it”,
patched “it”, and forever worked to make “it” called “ life “– better for all of us! One such obvious example
of this was the celebration of Kwanzaa. As we recall, the three of us first celebrated Kwanzaa in our
childhood. You gave it back to us in our early adult lives as you observed who we cared about, who we
loved, who our friends were, and relationships that produced children for us and grandchildren for you.

These friendships and relationships, many of which have
continued over the years, encompassed individuals from multiple
races, cultures, religions, and lifestyles, Some folks financially well
set, others much less so. You returned Kwanzaa to us recognizing
that it allowed a joyous, secular, noncommercial celebration of a
holiday season where all were welcome, well-fed, and lessons were
taught about life, and cultural and familial values were stressed.
It was a favorite time of the year for you because you enjoyed
having young people around and sharing your talents with them.

Over the years, adult grandchildren and old friends from our
teens, past students from classrooms, several with their kids,
appeared during that week to share, talk, eat, dance, and laugh
with you. That’s why it is only fitting that we hold your end-of-life
services to celebrate your life this week. We thank you all for
joining us today.

With Peace and Love,

Order of Service

ORGAN PRELUDE

PROCESSIONAL AND MUSICAL SELECTION
“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

WELCOMING REMARKS / CALL TO WORSHIP
Reverend Arundel Hope
Ivan Barefield

MUSICAL SELECTION
“Up Where We Belong”

SCRIPTURE
Psalm 23:1-6

PRAYER
Reverend Samuel Townsend

MUSICAL SELECTION
The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)

VIDEO/MUSIC TRIBUTE

READING OF THE OBITUARY
Ivan Barefield

MUSICAL SELECTION
“I Surrender All”

EULOGY
Reverend Arundel Hope

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ivan Barefield

RECESSIONAL / MUSICAL SELECTION
“I Shall Wear A Crown”

I Am My Tributes TO OUR
GRANDMOTHER
Mother's Daughter
A grandmother’s love can never be replaced… An amazing educator who
I am my Mother’s daughter… and, happy touched so many through your everlasting smile and infectious personality.
to declare… She molded me and taught Grandma, I will never forget all the moments we shared! Thank you for your:
by example how to dare: encouraging words… Your wisdom… Believing in me… And don’t worry I have to
boys “Kaleb and DeMarco” and your legacy will live on… FOR IT IS WELL
To cook a great meal, at the drop of a GRANDMA… IT IS WELL.
hat; To sew and wear, a pretty dress, to
impress and cause chat; Love, Ukemah (Your Oldest Granddaughter)

To love and accept love freely, without I would like to thank Grandma Carol for introducing me to the celebration of
condition or cause; Kwanzaa. I knew how much Grandma loved teaching inside and outside the
classroom. Every moment was always an opportunity to learn something new
To really belong, make a difference, either by a conversation, group discussion or thorough reading a book from
when important without pause. her home library. To this day, I do not know anyone who owned a library like
hers. I will always remember and admire her sense of creativity involving any
Because she always did… Jump in with project that she completed. Her cooking, baking, sewing, arts & crafts, and
both feet, eyes open, arms wide, keeping up with family photos through the many decades are all moments
Smiling, talking, chipper and spirited… that will forever be special to me. From my heart, thank you! From my heart,
thanks,
Placing a special spin…. and, a bright
twist on everything, …all with a grin. T’Erica (T-Bear)

As a mother I am just like her, Authentic Thank you for your delicious, home-made cooking, where I discovered my
& True! … am so nosey, so interfering favorite foods; chili and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. Thank you for
with an unsolicited opinion or two. encouraging me and inspiring me to embrace myself: a goof and clown, a
“Nunu,” a Nubian Prince, a Kwanzaa baby. Thank you for engaging my
…An unapologetic fixer, with “perfect interest & fueling my passions. Thank you for creating an environment for our
imperfections,” I do ensue. I can’t help it, family to foster and mature. Thank you for establishing a culture and always
and it’s OK …Because, I am my Mother’s being one of the reasons we were brought together. Thank you for the
Daughter…. and, happy to declare…. introduction, consistent elebration, and the lifestyle of Kwanzaa. Thank you for
pushing us to embrace black pride. Thank you for helping us to become
So fortunate was I to have the time and intelligent human beings.
life to share.
Isaac
Thanks Mom,
In my first memories, I was a toddler, and you and I shared “grandma’s candy”
Kim often. It was delicious, I felt special to get it and share it with you… It was
years later when I realized grandma’s candy was actually called TWIX.

Love, Tarik

Grandma Carol has had an indelible impact on my life. Through her, Tarik
and I gained the invaluable experience of Kwanzaa which has shaped my life
growing up in many ways. As she imparted it to me, I shared it with others; I’ve
acquainted every academic institution I’ve attended thus far with Kwanzaa,
and I am sincerely thankful for that.

Love, Adrian