- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Mr. Comer T. Langston, Friday, December 9, 1983, 3:00 P.M., St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 989 Morrow Ave., Macon, Georgia, Officiating, The Reverend Dr. T. Nathaniel Hercules, Pastor, Interment, Fort Hill Cemetery
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1983-12-09
- 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 Comer T. Langston. Birth date: December 13, 1912. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: December 9, 1983. Church: St. Paul A.M.E. 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_langstoncomert19831209
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_langstoncomert19831209
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Stewards of Saint Paul A.M.E. Church
Excerpts from "A Psalm of Life"- Longfellow Tell me not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream. For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal. Dust thou art, to dust returnest Was not spoken of the soul. Let us then be up and doing With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Fa1nily of the late' Cmner Langston urishes to express the-ir most sincere "Thanks" and deepest appreciation to those who showed their loce and kindness in all poss,ible ways during their hours of breal'ement.
"A Randall Memorial Service"
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MR. COMER T. LANGSTON
Friday, December 9,1983 3:00P.M.
St. Paul A.M.E. Church 989 Morrow Ave., Macon, Georgia
Officiating The Reverend Dr. T. Nathaniel Hercules, Pastor
Interment Fort Hill Cemetery
OBITUARY
Comer Langston was born in Washington County to the parentage ofJames Langston and Arilla Hains on December
13, 191 2.
He attended the public :-;chool.~ of that county and nt an ea rly age he joined the Jordan Chapel A.M.E. Church in Washington County. During his teenage years he lit'edfora :-~hurt period of time in Gordon, Georgia, before mol'ing to ll1acon in 1928.
Afew year.~ later, he joined the Saint PaulA.M.E. Church in this city, rema ining afaithful and ded'icated mernber until death. For sel'eral yeaTs he rendered ser11ices an the Board of Stewards, and was always concwrned about the youth of the ch wrch. He was also uertJ acti1 e in community affairs and deooted much tirne to l'a n'ous ci t ~'ic organization.~ including the March of Dimes and the Georgia 4-H Club. For more than fifteen. years, he served as an Athletic Official of the Geo,rgia High School Associat!:on and called many school games. He ll'as united in Holy Matrimony to the form er Leona Morrell, Jun e 19, 1971.
He leaves to mourn his passing, a loving and de,voted wife, Mrs. Leona M. Langston; san, Curtis Terrell Langston, Sr.; daughter, Ms. Janie Davis; Three step sons; Lean Humphrey, Elijah Humphrey and Melvin Humphrey; Two step daughters, Ms. Annie J. Allen of Vera Beach, Florida and Ms. Lillie Lee Alexander of Coney Island, N.Y.; DaughteTin-law, Mrs. Eddye ~Langston of Macon; Three nieces, one nephew, two sisters-in-law, four grandchildren and a host of other sorrowing relatives and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICES
Processional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Choir and Ministers
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The Opening Hymn, "When Penre Like A R il'er" . . . The Choir
Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bro. William Lamar, Sr.
The Scripture Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rev. Reginald Shipley
Solo, "He 'II Unden.;tand" .................... Sis. Alice Lamar
Remarks ..................................... Three minutes As a Steward .................... Bro. Willie Middlebrooks As a Class Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bro. Charlie Powell
As a Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bro. Booker T. Lamar
Selection, "His Eye Is On Th e S parrow" ..... .!~The Choir
As a Former Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend E.S. Mallory
As a Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Alvin Hudson
.". ... /.1. Selection, "Jesu.-.; Lol'er of M!l Soul .. .
The Choir
Eulogy ........................ Pastor T. Nathaniel Hercules
Recessional
The Family will recieve friends for dinner at the home, 579 Hall St.. following committall services.
