- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homecoming Services for Jonathan Julian Palmer, Friday, December 13, 1991, 3:00 P.M. Elim Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia. Rev. Charles E. Smith, Officiating; Williams Funeral Home
- Date of Original:
- 1991-12-13
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the December 13, 1991 funeral of Jonathan Julian Palmer. Funeral Date: December 13, 1991. Church: Elim Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_palmerjonathan19911213
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_palmerjonathan19911213
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
HOMECOMING SERVICES
for
JONATHAN JULIAN PALMER
Friday, December 13, 1991
3:00 P.M.
ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH
Augusta, Georgia
*******
Rev. Charles E. Smith, Officiating
Williams Funeral Home
## OBITUARY
Jonathan Julian Palmer, bom September 2,1986,
to Mrs. Beatrice Sweeper Palmer. He was a kindergarten
student at Forest Hill School and worshipped at Elim Baptist
Church where he sang in the Primary Choir. Other surviving
family members, uncles, William H. Sweeper of Riverdale,
Ga., George C. Sweeper, East Orange, N.J., Mrs. Marjorie
Sweeper Hunter of East Orange, N. J., Mrs. J anette Thompkins
Sweeper and Ms. George Lillian Thompkins of Augusta and
Mrs. Dorothy Sweeper of Riverdale, Ga. Cousins, Mrs. Karen
Hunter-Hodge of East Orange, N.J., William H. Sweeper II
and Michael A. Sweeper of Augusta and Kevin Hunter of East
Orange, N.J. Godparents, Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Beard (Marie)
and Godmother, Mrs. Lourdes Neely Coleman, also a host of
relatives and friends.
MY SON
God gave me my son, Jonathan,
a caring, loving, devoted, and generous son
who loved his mother dearly.
He was the joy of my life and a great joy to many.
I thank God for having given him to me and
I pray that I will see him again.
Mother
*# ORDER OF SERVICE **
PROCESSIONAL
Presiding..........
SCRIPTURE.........
PRAYER.............
SELECTION.........
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EULOGY...........
RECESSIONAL
Rev. Charles E. Smith
......Rev. H. B. Bady
. Christopher E. Smith
..........Elim Choir
......Marcia Watkins
Rev. Charles E. Smith
INTERMENT...
Walker Memorial Park
** PALLBEARERS **
William H. Sweeper II Michael A. Sweeper
Anthony Worthen Edwin Thompkins
Paul O. Thompkins
** FLOWERBEARERS **
** USHERS
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Let not your heart be troubled, for it is peace that I
leave with you.
God will give you peace in a midst of a storm.
Nothing is too hard.
Let go, let God...
** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS **
The family wishes to thank their many friends for all acts
of kindness shown during the death of their loved one.