- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Home Going Celebration for Evangelist Olive Johnson, Saturday, January 27, 2007, One O'Clock PM, Zion Temple Holiness Church, Timmonsville, SC, District Elder John Dixon, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2007-01-27
- Subject:
- African American women--South Carolina--Timmonsville--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Timmonsville--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Timmonsville---History--20th century
Funeral service--South Carolina--Timmonsville--History--20th century
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Timmonsville--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Timmonsville--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Florence County, Timmonsville, 34.13488, -79.93979
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Olive Johnson. Birth date: March 17, 1913. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: January 27, 2007. Church: Zion Temple Holiness Church (Timmonsville, S.C.). 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: 877
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_johnsonolive20070127
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_johnsonolive20070127
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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--- Obituar~ ---
EVANGELIST OLIVE KIRVEN JOHNSON, 93, was born march 17, 1913 in Florence
County, the daughter of the late George Kirven and Nettie Groundson Kirven.
She was educated in Florence County and was a devoted homemaker.
She was married to the late Eddie R. Johnson. This union was blessed with sixeen children
of which five preceded her in their infancy.
She accepted Jesus Christ at an early age at St. Luke United Methodist Church, Sardis,
South Carolina. Late one night in her home she received the gift of the Holy Ghost. She always
felt that she needed more, she then joined Zion Temple Holiness Church, Timmonsville, SC
where she was baptized in the Name of Jesus and nurtured under the leadership of Pastor.Lena
May Lowery, Pastor Cleveland Johnson and presently Elder John Dixon.
During that time, she began sidewalk evangelist, missionary and prayer warrior to all man-
kind; known and unknown. Her desires were always to get clos r to God. EVANGELIST OLIVE
always had a testimony.
Her desire was to have a home place of her own. She ask the Lord to bless her with a
home and she would dedicate one room to Him. God did just that. He blessed her with that
home at 1500 Allegheny Ridge where the Prayer Room was founded and organized. The Prayer
Room is a refuge for the community and others in reverence and respect to God. Her favorite
Scriptures was: Psalm 34, Ecclesiastes and the 12th Chapter of lsiah.
She was also predeceased by her brothers: Roosevelt, Lawrence, Adam and Benson
Kirven; sisters, Essie Ham, Grace Jenkins and Gertrude Sommerville.
Due to her brief illness, God decided that "my child you have served your purpose he "n
earth, you have fed the hungry spiritually, physically and mentally. Through me you havt. -~
many, you mentored, you nurtured, you ran the race, you fought a good fight. Now its time for
you come and be with me, your Lord, your God."
Her caring nature allowed her to nurture and care for many children as if they were her own.
Many lives were touched by her guidance.
Those who remain to cherish her legacy and love are: eleven children Isaiah (Eula) Johnson
of Brooklyn, NY, George (Joan) Johnson of Newark, NJ, Nettie Lee (HarrylBurch of Florence,
SC, Joan (Henry) Baitz of Nashville, TN, Ollie (Marcella) Gist of Spartanburg, SC, Dora (Jerome)
Daniels of Buffalo, NY, Betty V. Johnson of Nashville, TN, James (Jeretta) Johnson of Timmons-
ville, SC, Phyllis (DaQQ_Y) Williams of Florence, SC, Gloria (Dallas) Brooks of Rosevale, NY and
Joseph Johnson ofFiorence~SC; a brother, Josh Kirven; two slsters-ln..law, Alice Thompson of
Portsmouth, VA and Ida Mae Wilson of Virginia Beach, VA; forty-seven grandchildren, sixty-
seven great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, a host of other dear relatives and
friends.
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Elder Willie Lee Johnson, Presiding
PROCESSIONAL OPENING HYMN PRAYER OF COMFORT.. .......................... .. .......................Elder Joe Sellers SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Old Testament. ....... ......... ... .............. .. ... ......... ...... Elder John Johnson New Testament. .......... . ...................................................Elder Morris SOLO ................... ...... .. ...... .... ... .. .. ... ... ...... .. .......... ... ...... Mrs. Ellaree Ham REFLECTIONS : (2 Minutes Please) Community............................... .............. ... ... ..... ......... Pastor Gorden Church ...... ................................... .... ... .. .... .. ........Mr. Danny Williams SOLO ....... .. ... .... .. ... ........... ... ....... ....... ....... .. ............. .Mrs. Edell Pettigrew POEM ... ................ ... ................. ......... ... Cassandra Daniels (Granddaughter) REFLECTIONS : (2 M1nutes Please) Family.................................................................Joan and Ollie Mae
Thomas Ham Mayor of Timmonsville ....... ...................................Mr. James Beard, Jr.
Evangelist Dorothy Fleming ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .... ..................................Mrs. Edell Hamlin Pettigrew SELECTION .. . . . . . . . . . Choir I I EULOGY...... ....... .. ....... .... I District Elder John Dixon RECESSIONAL HYMN
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. A_cknow(edsment
Words are inadequate to express the hum..bleness and gratefulness we feel towards all of our family and friends who have consoled us during our bereavement. Your prayers, your love, your presence and service has sustained us. Your cards. telegrams, flowers and gifts of food were vvarmly appreciated . Wesaw all of these as God's love expressed through you. May God bless you.
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