- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Bro. George James, May 3, 1964, Time: 3:00 P.M., at St. John A.M.E. Church, Fort Mitchell, Alabama, Rev. W.L. Lewis, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1964-05-03
- Subject:
- African American men--Alabama--Fort Mitchell--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Alabama--Fort Mitchell--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Alabama--Fort Mitchell---History--20th century
Funeral service--Alabama--Fort Mitchell--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Alabama--Fort Mitchell--History--20th century
African Americans--Alabama--Fort Mitchell--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Russell County, Fort Mitchell, 32.34154, -85.0216
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for George James. Birth date: October 1, 1897. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: May 3, 1964. Church: St. John A.M.E. Church (Fort Mitchell, Ala.). 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_jamesgeorge19640503
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_jamesgeorge19640503
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Funeral Services
FOR
B.ro. George James May 3,1964
Time: 3:00 R.M.
AT
St. John A. M. E. Church
FORT MITCHELL, ALABAMA REV. W. L. LEWIS, OFFICIATING
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PROCESSIONAL
PROGRAM
SELECTION ------------------------------.------------------------------------------------=----- Choir SCRIPTURE
iNVOCATION
SELECTION _______________ _____________ _:________ _____ ______________ ________ __________________ _ Choir TRIBUTES:
AS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH ---------------- Dea. John Williams AS A NEIGHBOR --------------------------------------------------- Bro. Tom Pou
SOLO ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sis. Dorothy James
EULOGY -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rev. W. L. Lewis SELECTION
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RECESSIONAL
Interment: St. John A.M.E. Cemetery Sumbry Funeral Directors in Charge
OBITUARY
Bro. George James was born in Russell County, Alabama, October, l t897. He joined Crossroads Baptist Church at an early age. He later moved his membership to the Mount Olive Baptist Church where he served faithfully until his death.
He leaves to m-ourn: a wife, Mrs. Fannie James; six sons, Gus James, Lewis James, M. C. James, Clarence James of California, George James, Jr. of Indianapolis, and Curtis James of Florida. Four daughters:
two Mrs. Fannie L. Smith of California, Gladys Dowdell, Katie Lee Jones,
and Mrs. Adell Jones of Columbus, Ga. Thirty-five grandchildren, sisters: Mrs. Josephine McCoy and Mrs. Nellie Miles, Seale, Alabama and a brother, Pledge James.