- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- [Funeral program for Barksdale Byrd]
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1971
- Subject:
- African American men--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--United States--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States---History--20th century
Funeral service--United States--History--20th century
Mourning customs--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--United States--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Barksdale Byrd. Birth date: April 10, 1901. Death date: August 31, 1971. Funeral date: (not recorded). Church: (not recorded). 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_byrdbarksdale
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_byrdbarksdale
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
OBITUARY
Nr. Barksdale Byrd wa s born tJ the late
MRar~. kianndCMoursn.tyh; U?2lhorBeynrdc>e
,
April Miss
.
10,
1901
in
At Grove lll.
an B.
early age, he joined the Church, later moving his
Pmnenrc~h!ber
ship to Horning Star M. B. Church where he
ssuedrvdeednly.2ithfully until death struck him
In 1922, te was married to Lillie Bell
rlicks born;
and two
to this p receded
union him
insixc:~cthhi.l
d
ren
were
On Tuesday, August 31, l971 at 4:30
p.m. He departed this life v0ry unuxpectly.
He 1e a TDs ! o mourn , .his wife , i'1r s . Li 11 i e
Byrd, Florence, Miss .; Gladys Dodds, Detr0it,
Mfiivche.~chMilrd. reCnl,iftMorns.
DCBayetrtcdrh,oiinHtg,osu~MsticCohnh.,i,cTa~getloxr.,asCI, lhMla.rr,sli.eMCrB.hyrJri.ds,tiCnO. eaBkylarndd, ,
Calif., two step-daughters, Sarah Kerseys
Houston, Texas and Mrs. Gussie Howard, Los
Angles, Calif.; twelve grandchildren; five
great Irean
grandchildreri :one Taylor, Jackson, M
sister, iss.; one
Mbrrso. the
r~
John H. Walker, Florida and a host of nieces,
nephews and other relatives 2nd friends .
PROGRAH
Process ion al
Hymn Cho.
Scripture and Prayer
Selection Cho:
Remarks
"As a Neighbor:r Bro. Roosevelt Willian
"As a Churc 1 .' ~ ~ ~-t z rrr Three Hinutes Obituary
Bro. Hugh Spells Friend
Patricia William
Acknowledgements
Solo
Eulogy Viewing of Remains
Rev. T. R. Oliphan
Recessional
The family wishes to thank their many friends for the kind expressions o : sympathy shown during these hours of sorrow.