- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of the Life and Home Going of Mr. George Cleveland Lawson, Friday, May 12, 2000, 1:00pm, St. Paul A.M.E. , 2514 Williams Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37410, Rev. E. Lewis Williams, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2000-05-12
- Subject:
- African American men--Tennessee--Chattanooga--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Tennessee--Chattanooga--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Tennessee--Chattanooga---History--20th century
Funeral service--Tennessee--Chattanooga--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Tennessee--Chattanooga--History--20th century
African Americans--Tennessee--Chattanooga--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Hamilton County, Chattanooga, 35.04563, -85.30968
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for George Cleveland Lawson. Birth date: February 25, 1921. Death date: May 8, 2000. Funeral date: May 12, 2000. Church: St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (Chattanooga, Tenn.). 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: 76
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_lawsongeorgecleveland20000512
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_lawsongeorgecleveland20000512
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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rCoraf 'Bearers
'Womens :Missionary Society and
Stewardess 'Boaraof St. Pauf.Jl.:M.X. Cfiurcfi
:J-fonorary Pa({ 'Bearers
'Dr. Luke Jacksun Mr. Leon .'McCtelTan Mr. 'Benny scruens
((jolf 'Blu.faies)
Pa{{ 'Bearers
Officers ofSt. Pau{.Jl..?rt.2: Cfiwcli
'11ie Jamify of :Mr. (jeorne CfeveCaru Lawson
gratefu/Iy aci:rwwCediJes witli sincere appreciation your comfortine expressions of
sympatfiy sfiown aurina tliese tryine tim.es.
'We tfiank you for your caJls, cart{ teCegra:rns, Jfowers, foot, comfortinn expressions aru especiaiiy your prayers. :May (joa 6Cess eacli
ofyou.
jranilin-Strick.Carujuneraf:Jfome Cliattanoona, Tennessee 37403
(423) 265-4414/267-8361
Cefebration ofthe Life and
3-{ome (ioing
of :M.r. {ieorge C{evefandLawson
:Friday, :May 12 , 2000, 1: oo P.:M. St. Pau{5\.:M./E. Cfiurcli 2514 Wi{{iams Street
Cfiattanooga, 'Tennessee 37410 1{ev. 'E. Lewis Wi{{iams, Officiating
'Rejfections
(jeorge C{eve(am Lawson was 6orn in 1famifton,
(jeorgia on :february 25, 1921, tfie o{l[est son of tfie fate (jeorge 1fu6ert and 1fattie Wri(Jiit Lawson. 1fe was eaucatea in tfie Chattanooga 'Pubfic ScFioofS ana uraauateafrom 1fowara 1fi(Jii ScfwoC Cfass of 1938. 1fe was a fife-time mem6er of St. 'Paw 5\.:M.T. Cliurcfi, wfiere fie serve as a trustee. .Jl cefifJent worker ali of Fiis fife, fie workea at 'U. S. Pipe ana:foundry for 42 years before retirirlfJ in 1983. 1fe alSo triea Fiis hand as an entrepreneur. 1fe ownea a restaurant, Syortsman's (jri{[ aru was yart-owner of Chattanooga's onfy 6fack.-ownea :Five ana 1Jime, L&(j. 1fe was a 32,a rfegree :Mason and Sliriner.
.Jln avUf syortsman, fie yfayea semi-pro 6asebaJIfor tlie Chattanooga CFioo-CFioo's, coacfiea a attte teaaue 6aseba{[ team, cou{c[refax on a fisliino 6ank., aru fearnea to enjoy tFie game ofgoff.
(jeorge yasseaaway after a 6rief iffness, ..1vtay 8, 2ooo. :Jfe wasyrecerfeain cfeatli 6y a son, 1farvey W. Lawson anda 6rotfier, Lou 1JavUfLawson, Sr.
1fe is survive 6y liis fovino and cevotea wife of sixty years, Ofene We6ster; tli:ree tfaU(JFiters, Tva L. 'Bfanton (Tmzell}, .Jtnnatfa{e, Ya; ]acqueane L 'Baker ('Peter), Marietta, (ja ana .1-{arriet L. Ward; Coffege 'Park. (ja; daU(Jfiter-in-faw, :frazefia (j. Lawson, Chattanooga, 'I'n; tliree sisters, Trnestine L. 'Boaz, Chattanooga, 'I'n, :Mary Louise Xi1lfJ, 'I'amya, :J{a ana :Minerva L. Parks, Chattanooga, 'I'n; five uraruicliifdren, Tric L 'BCanton, Ceressa 'I'. Ward; Tvan L. 'Bfanton, Xeefan 1J. Ward: .Jtna Janofiece L. Lawson; one ureat grandCFiiG, Tvan 1J. 'Bfanton; four sisters-in-faw, Tmma W. Scott, (jertnufe 1. :Mc1Jonafd; Wiffie Mae Lawson and :MQ[Jgie 1. Walker; tliree 6rotliers-in-faw, (jeorge Walker, (jeorge Xino and Wafter Parks; severaf nieces, neyFiews, otlier refatives, friendS anda rfevotedfriend; Charfes ':Turner.
Order ofService
'Pre{wfe
Soft :Music
'Processiona{
:Hymn
u(jreat Is Tfiy :faitfiJufness''
Cfioir
'Prayer
'Rev. '11iomas L. 'Bess
St. 'Pauf5\.:M.T. Cliurcfi, .Jltfanta, (jeorgia
Scripture Old Testament
'Rev. Steven Crymes 'Renaissance Presbyterian Cliurcli
:New Testament
'Rev. Cfiarfene 'Boone Warren Cfiapef5\...1vt.T. Cliurcli
:Hymn
"I Surrender .Jt{L'
Cfioir
'Reso{utions/'Remar&
2 minutes, pfease
'Bro. 'Roberts 'Parks 'Rev. Payton Sims 'Bro. ~ndO(pli :Martin, Sr. Comm Wiffiam 1t Cotton, Jr.
'Bro. Nayofeon 'Patton ..1vtr. Lou 1JavUfLawson
:Hymn
Cfioir
Tufogy
'Rev. T. Lewis Wi{{iams
'Recessionaf
Soft :Music
Interment
:forest :Jfi{{Cemetery
71ie fami{y am friendS wi{{ fellirwsjiy in tlie :frank :J{if{ .Jellinvsliip liaf{, St. Pauf 5\.:M.T immediate{y follirwirt{J t~ interment.