Mary Augustine James
August 27, 1944 ~ October 28, 2015
Marietta Southern Cremations & Funerals
A private memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the chapel of Southern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill in Marietta, Georgia, for Mary Augustine James, 71, who passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at WellStar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia.
Survivors include her daughters, Elizabeth James of Austell, GA, Melinda James Mitchell of New Iberia, LA, Natalie James Stephens of Douglasville, GA, Mathilda James McFarland (Sam) of Los Angeles, CA, and Germain Kabore of Forest Park, GA; grandchildren Sable, Brittany, Isaiah, Alaina, Paris, Jasmine, Kaitlin, and Brianna; great-grandchildren Destiny and Devon; great-aunt Theresa Broussard of St. Martinville, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Augustine, as family and friends lovingly called her, was preceded in death by her mother Mathilda Marie Alexander Bernard, sister Eva Mae Pierre, and two infant sons.
Southern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill of Marietta, Georgia, is in charge of arrangements.
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‘MRS.MARY,I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND A MOM TO ME. MRS.MARY I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU!!’
‘MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS GO OUT TO YOU ALL. MAY IT COMFORT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE LOVE YOU SHARED WITH YOU MOTHER CONTINUES ON AND IT WILL ALWAYS REMAIN AS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH TO SUSTAIN EACH ONE OF YOU. I LEAVE YOU THIS, ” WHAT GREATER PURPOSE DOES LIFE OFFER US THAN TO LOVE AND TO BE LOVED”. HOLD ON TO GOD’S UNCHANGING HAND AND LEAN ON HIM AND EACH OTHER AND THE LORD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH THIS TIME OF BEREAVEMENT.
‘I love you Mama. You are a mentor, friend, mother, sister to all of us. One word that describes you is value. You added value to ever person that you touched. I didnt get to tell you Goodbye . I know that i will see you again in a better place. You taught me the value of love and family. I love you and your family as if they were my own family. I cherish every talk, meal and hug that you shared with me and my children. I love you. May you rest in Heaven.’
‘Ms. Mary, You are the strongest woman I know. No matter what you were going through, you always put others before yourself. I will always cherish our conversations. Rest in peace my friend. God bless you!’
‘you will be missed, we all loved you dearly and you were a soldier . Nanny, even thought we were miles apart I still felt your presence near me and I know you loved me. Rest on and I’ll see you when I get there.’
‘First to the girls…you know my heart, soul and prayers are with you; you all know how much me and “Tee” love all of you…that goes without saying.
‘Mom,
I love you. I am sitting here in the house that doesn’t feel like home without you. I can’t imagine leaving for work in the morning and not being able to say good-bye and have Des do the same; I also can’t imagine driving home in the evening and you’re not here waiting for Destiny and me. Last Thursday and Friday, Destiny said she almost went to your room to tell you bye and place the phone next to you as she always did before we leave for school until she remembered you weren’t here. We miss you, mommy, but we understand that you are no longer suffering the way we watched you do in this life on earth. We are thankful for the rest and healing that God has granted you for eternity in heaven. Rest, sweet, loving mother and best friend. I love you forever.’