- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for William Alexander "Doc" Black, Saturday, July 30, 1988, 2:00 P.M., Springfield Baptist Church, Hogansville, Georgia, Rev. R.B. Lankford, Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1988-07-30
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Hogansville--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Hogansville--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Hogansville---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Hogansville--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Hogansville--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Hogansville--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Troup County, Hogansville, 33.17318, -84.91494
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for William Alexander Black. Birth date: April 11, 1932. Death date: July 26, 1988. Funeral date: July 30, 1988. Church: Springfield Baptist Church (Hogansville, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 341
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_blackwilliamalexander19880730
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_blackwilliamalexander19880730
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Processional
Hymn................................................. Choir
Scripture Old Testament ..................... Rev. H.L. Johnson New Testament ......................... Rev. E. Geter
Prayer ............................... Rev. Joseph McAllister
Tributes: Deacon Grady Simpson . . ..................... Church Mr. Wesley C. Duffey .................... City Manager Mrs. Grace Hill Barksdale .............. City Employee Mr. Willie H. Johnson .......................... Friend
Music ......................................... Edwin Smith
Acknowledgement ............................ Bradell Martin
Hymn................................................. Choir
Eulogy ................................... Rev. A.B. Lankford
Recessional
Interment .............................. West View Cemetery
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS During a time like this we realize how much our friends mean to us. Your kind expressions of love and sympathy will always be remembered. We thank God for you all.
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Mr. William Alexander (Doc) Black was born April11, 1932, in Troup County Georgia to the late Willie Lee Black and Lennie Beatrice Black. He departed this life Tuesday July 26, 1988 at his residence.
He joined the Springfield Baptist Church during August Revival in 1974, under the Leadership of the Rev. E.R. Davie, Where he served faithfully until his death. He served as a teacher for Bible Class for many years, and served as a teacher for the Men's Sunday School Class shortly after he joined the Church.
He was presented the first Pastor Award in '1981 for assisting his pastor, Rev. A.B. Lankford on Sunday mornings with the worship service. He was a dedicated leader as a (street) supervisor in his department and the entire city of Hogansville.
He leaves to rejoice in his homegoing, his loving wife, Johnnie Mae Black, two sons, Lamar and Walter, four daughters, Jennifer Reid, Yolanda, Phyllis, and Kolette. A stepmother, Beatrice Black, step-sister, Tommie Frank Brown, half-brother, Mr. William Thomas Black of Rome, Georgia, two sister's-in-law, Mary Darden, Emma Shanks, and one brother-in-law, Robert Darden. Others include two aunts, Iva Beasley, Daisy Meadows, two uncles, Archie Lee Meadows, and Jerry Black, one son-in-law, Derek Reid, one daughter-inlaw, Michelle Black, 10 grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many, many, many friends to cherish his memory.
There's an open gate at the end of the road Through which each must go alone And there in a light we cannot see Our Father claims His own
Beyond the gate your loved onefinds happiness and rest And there is comfort in the thought That a loving God knows best.
Humbly submitted by the Family
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Arrangements Entrusted To: THRASH AND SONS FUNERAL HOME
117 W. Main Street Hogansville, Georgia 30230