- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- In Celebration of Otis Thrash (O.T.) Hammonds, M.D., March 5, 1929-June 14, 1985, Tuesday, June 25, 1985 4:00p.m., West Hunter Street Baptist Church 1040 Gordon Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Doctor Ralph David Abernathy, Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1985-06-25
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Hammonds Thrash Otis. Birth date: March 5, 1929. Death date: June 14, 1985. Funeral date: June 25, 1985. Church: West Hunter Street Baptist Church (Atlanta, 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: 2
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_hammondsotisthrash19850625
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_hammondsotisthrash19850625
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
In Celebration of
Otis Thrash (O.T.) Hammonds, M.D.
March 5, 1929
june 14, rg85
Tuesday, June 25, 1985 -4:00P.M.-
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1040 Gordon Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia
THE REVEREND DOCTOR RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY, Pastor -Officiating-
Otis Thrash Hammonds was a devoted son, kind brother and loving friend to so many. In a special kind of way, he was a life,long worker for social justice and human decency wherever he found himself. It just happened that Otis found himself in many places during his life,time.
Dr. Hammonds was born March 5, 1929 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was the oldest of four sons born to the late Mr. Avery Hammonds and Mrs. Elnora T. Hammonds. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where he grew up.
Dr. Hammonds' father passed during his early youth, leav, ing the head of the household upon his dear mother. During this time, young Otis proved to be an excellent pillar of strength in the household, while his dear mother worked hard to make ends meet. Otis proved to be a source of strength to his then aging maternal grandmother, the late Mrs. Missouri Thrash and his three younger brothers, Charles (affectionately known as Jab, who preceded him in death less than six months ago), Harold and Houston.
At an early age, Otis joined East End Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Because of his christian service in the church, he was appointed a delegate to an Alabama Baptist Association. The outgrowth of this experience led to a bright future for him. Dr. William H. Dinkins, a graduate of Brown University of Providence, Rhode Island, who was then the President of Selma University, was so impressed with !(young Otis' "grasp of the Scriptures and his general demeanor as well as his promising future, that he gave him a four,year scholarship to Selma University. Thus opening the door to a bright and beautiful future which he later shared with us. "Little O.T.", as he was affectionately called in the family, received his public education in Birmingham, Alabama and then graduated from Selma University ofSelma, Alabama. He achieved his baccalau,
reate degree from Lincoln University and his medical degree (M.D.), from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1963. During his tenure at Lincoln University as a junior scholar, Mr. Hammonds volunteered for two years and nine months of military service in the armed forces of the United States of America.
Otis moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1966. He was no longer "Little 0. T." but he was now !(Dr. O.T. Hammonds", fully prepared to help heal the sick and administer to the broken hearted through the practice of his chosen profession, medicine. He was chosen as Chief of Staff and later he became the Chief of Anesthesiology at the Southwest Community Hospital. He loved this institution and he loved the practice of medicine. It was his calling, it vas his pulpit and his patients were his congregation.
Dr. Hammonds can be described as a man who shared and cared. This sharing and caring was demonstrated through his devotion to his mother, his family, and the community. He was quiet in words, but loud in action. This was exemplified in the many and various activities in which he was engaged during his lifetime. One example was the interest he displayed in struggling young artists and art groups.
Shakespeare describes life as actors and actresses on stage with scenes and curtain calls. The curtain closed on the beautiful and most meaningful life of Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds on Friday, June 14, 1985.
Survivors who are left to profit from his distinguished career and benefit from his legacy are his faithful and loving mother, Mrs. Elnora Thrash Hammonds of Atlanta, Georgia; two brothers, Harold Hammonds of Birmingham, Alabama and Houston Hammonds of Mobile, Alabama; other survivors are nieces, nephews, uncles; a great aunt, other relatives and many friends.
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ORGAN VOLUNTARY .............................................................................. ]. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in ,Flat Major
HYMN 286 .............................................................. "0 God, Our Help In Ages Past"- St. Anne
SCRIPTURE:
Old Testament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Psalms 27: I, I 4 . .... Rev. Mrs. Jeanette Turner Associate Minister, West Hunter Street Baptist Church
New Testament ........................ I Corinthians I5:5 I'58 ........................ Rev. A. W. Motley Pastor, Lindsay Street Baptist Church
PRAYER ............................................................................ Rev. Clayton E. Taylor, Pastor St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church
SOLO ............................................................................ "Eternal Life"- OlitJe Dungan Mr. Oliver Sueing- Tenor
TRIBUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Doctor Ralph DatJid Abernathy, Pastor
ORGAN MEDITATION ............................................................... "Cantilena"- john Longhurst
THREE-MINUTE TRIBUTES ........................................................... The Honorable Michael Lomax Chairman of Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Dr. Clyde 0. Lord Colleague and Friend
Mr. ]esse Hill President, Atlanta Life Insurance Company
Mr. Donald Sowell Friend and Confident
Dr. Edgar Proctor President, Georgia State Medical Association
SOLO ....................................................................... "The Lord Is My Shepherd"- Liddle Mrs. Laura English,Robinson- Soparano
THREE,MINUTE TRIBUTES .................................................................. Dr. Calvin McLarvin President, Atlanta Medical Association
Mr. Gudmund Vigtel Director, High Museum of Art
Mrs. Jan Meadows Member of the Board of Directors
Neighborhood Arts Center
Mr. William Jackson Administrator, Southwest Community Hospital
HYMN ............................................................... "If I Can Help Somebody" - A. Bazel Androzzo
ORGAN VOLUNTARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Fanfare For A Festive Celebration"- Hermann Schroeder
BENEDICTION ......................................................................... Rev. john D. Sharp, Pastor West Hills Presbyterian Church
Mr. David Crawford Stills, Organist
** RECEPTION -
Herndon Plaza Atlanta Life Insurance Company Building Ioo Auburn Avenue, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia
Please join us for the continuation of this celebration
((Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, what.. soever things are of good report . .. think on these things ." - Philippians: 4-8.
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((Leaves of Gold"
- Clyde Francis Lytle
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Mother Hammonds, as she is affectionately known to all of us, and the family of the late Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation for the many expressions of kindness and love. May God richly bless all of you