- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Memorial Services for Mr. Ben Hill, Jr., Friday, July 6, 1990, 4:00 P.M., New Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 795 Maynard Street, Macon, Georgia, Pastor Richard Gammage, Officiating, "Hutchings Services"
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1990-07-06
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Macon---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Macon--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Ben Hill, Jr. Birth date: May 13, 1931. Death date: July 1, 1990. Funeral date: July 6, 1990. Church: New Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Macon, 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_hillbenjr19900706
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_hillbenjr19900706
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Rudolphus Wimberly Robert Waters Floyd Reid
Deacons
Tim Harden Green Jones L. E. Broadus
HONORARY ESCORT
Deaconess Board, Mother's Board and Missionary Society of
New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
BORN TO GIVE
"He did rwt know how long he'd live But while he lived he did give
Some comfort to someone in need By smile, or nod, kind words or deed. It did not matter how long he'd live As long as he could give and give."
Selected
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family acknowledges with grateful appreciation the manycourtesiesextendedandexpressions ofkindness shown during the period of bereavement.
Memorial Services
~or
Mr. tJ3en 1-fi{{, Jr.
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1990 4:00 P.M.
NEW PLEASANT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
795 MAYNARD STREET MACON, GEORGIA
PASTOR RICHARD GAMMAGE, OFFICIATING
''1-futcfiings Services"
PROFll..E
Ben Hill, Jr., the son of Mr. Ben Hill, Sr. and the late Mrs. Viola Hill, was born in Bibb County, Macon, Georgia, May 13, 1931.
While very young Ben accepted Christ and united with New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church under the pastorage of Rev. H. C. Anthony. His education was received atM. M. Burdell and Hudson High Schools.
Ben entered the United States Marine Corps and served during the Korean Conflict until he received an Honorable Discharge. He was also an avid sports fan - having played baseball with the Bibb Bombers.
Many of his adult years were spent in New York where he was skillfully employedwith the BlueBirdTruckingandMoving Company
- a businesses owned by his uncle, Mr. Walker C. Hill. At the time
of his sudden demise on Sunday, July 1, 1990 at an Alabama hospital he was employed as a carrier for the Macon Telegarph.
Cherishing his memory will be a devoted father: Mr. Ben Hill, Sr., Macon, GA; a loving sister, Mrs. Leola Maynard, Macon, GA; uncle, Mr. Walker C. Hill, Macon, GA; aunts, Mrs. LueveniaPeeples, Mrs. Ida Bell Mortimore, Savannah, GA, Mrs. Pricilla Floyd, Mrs. Lillian Curtis, Macon, GA; brother-in-law, Mr. Silas Maynard, Macon, GA; nieces, Ms. Arzella King, Mrs. JoAnn Crafter; nephews, Mr. Harold Crafter, Mr. Elwood King; devoted cousins, Mrs. Etta Mae Brown, New York, Mrs. Virginia Jones, Macon, GA; a number of sorrowing cousins and a myraid of lamenting friends, including a devoted and loving friend Deacon Robert Brown of Macon, GA.
ORDER OF SERVICE MUSICAL PRELUDE ..............................Deacon Marvin Bryant,
Minister of Music Mr. Napoleon Starke PROCESSIONAL
SELECTION ..........................................................Combined Choir
SCRIP'IURE ........................................................Rev. M. E. Moon
INVOCATION ....................................................Rev. Jacob Parker SELECTION .......................................................... Combined Choir REFLECITONS ...........................................Deacon Robert Brown
SOLO ...................................................................Mr. DeWitt Jones
TilE PRO~ ........................................................... Silently Read Soft Music ("Abide With Me")
TilE EULOGY .......................................Pastor Richard Gammage TilE PARTING VIEW
TilE RECESSIONAL
COMMITIAL RITES AND INTERMENT WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK
Dinner will be served to family and friends at the church following interment.
