Elder Dorothy Peterson, Officiating Pastor, Elizabeth Avenue – Weequahic Presbyterian Church 761 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112
Processional.............................................................................. Elder Dorothy Peterson & The Family Call to Worship................................................................................................ Elder Dorothy Peterson Prayer of Invocation....................................................................................... Elder Dorothy Peterson The Holy Scripture Reading......................................................................... Reverend Alfred Johnson Old Testament, Psalm 23 – New Testament, John 14:1-6 Musical Selection..........................................................................................................Warleen Allston Prayer of Comfort................................................................................... Pastor Deborah Oosterbaan Tributes & Reflections............................................................................Two minutes limit, thank you Acknowledgements & Reading of the Life Reflections...................................................Sterlin Ross Musical Selection..........................................................................................................Warleen Allston The Eulogy....................................................................................................... Elder Dorothy Peterson Processional.............................................................................. Elder Dorothy Peterson & The Family
Committal & Interment
Fairmount Cemetery 620 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107
Acknowledgements We, the family of Anna P. Terry is extremely grateful for all the prayers and acts of kindness. Words can never express our deep sense of gratitude. Please know that we feel truly blessed to have wonderful caring people like you in our lives. May God bless each and every one of you!
The Life Reflections Anna Patricia Terry was born in Harlem Hospital, New York on Friday, November 22, 1935 to Rosa Brown Pollard and Fred W. Pollard. She was the sixth child of seven children. When the family moved to Virginia, Anna was five years old. Anna was educated in the public school of Nottoway County, Virginia. She graduated from Luther H. Foster High School; Dixie Hospital School of Nursing, Hampton, Virginia, where she received a RN (Register Nurse) certification; and from Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Anna was employed at various periods of her life at Saint Philip’s Hospital, Richmond, Virginia; Martland Hospital (which is now University Hospital, Newark, New Jersey) for 10 years as a staff nurse, head nurse and an instructor of student nurses. Anna was the student nurse for 27 years at Peshine Avenue Elementary School, Newark, New Jersey. Anna was a member of the NEA, The National Education Association and The Newark School of Nurses Association. She was a member of the Montclair Drifters. She was a deacon and elder at Clinton Avenue Presbyterian Church, Newark, New Jersey, where she also served as co-moderator and president of the Helping Hands. Anna married Sammie Major Terry in 1962. Two children were blessed from this union, Troy and Leah. Anna is preceded in death by: her parents, Fred and Rosa Pollard; husband, Sammie Major Terry; sisters, Vera Booker, Sylvia Paterson, Deborah (Jackie) Rosenbaum and Vivian Schultz; brother, Fred W. Pollard; brothers-in law, Alvin Keith Terry and James Smith; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Smith and Eleanor Holland. On Saturday, February 13, 2016, Anna Patricia Terry heard the Voice of The Lord summoning her home. Anna Patricia Terry leaves to cherish her memories and carry her legacy: two children, Troy (Celeste) Terry and Leah (Craig) Ross; five grandchildren, Sterlin and Donavin Ross; Kendall, Samantha and Sydney Terry; brother, Roscoe C. Pollard; a special niece, Brenda Ragsdale, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
To Those I Love And Those Who Love Me When I am gone, release me. Let me go I have so many things to see and do. You mustn’t tie yourself to me with tears, Be happy, we had so many years.
I gave you my love and you can only guess How much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown But now it’s time I traveled alone. So grieve a while for me if grieve you must Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It’s only for a while that we must part So bless those memories in your heart. I won’t be far away for life goes on So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can’t see or touch me, I’ll be near With all my love around you soft and clear. And then, when you must come this way alone, I’ll greet you with a smile and “Welcome You Home”.
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