- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Service for Brother John D. Lewis, Sunday, January 22, 1984, 3:00 P.M., St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 380 Northstar Drive, Columbus, Georgia 31907, Rev. Jerome B. Price, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1984-01-22
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Columbus--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Columbus--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Columbus---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Columbus--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Columbus--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Columbus--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for John D. Lewis. Birth date: (not recorded). Death date: January 17, 1984. Funeral date: January 22, 1984. Church: St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (Columbus, 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_lewisjohnd19840122
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_lewisjohnd19840122
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We, the family of the late Bro. John D. Lewis, wish to express our sincere and deep gratitude for your kind concern through visits, calls, cards, floral tributes, prayers, telegrams and mere thoughts during the illness and expiring of our loved one. They helped so much in bearing this burden and we are sure he knows you cared. Thank God! he gave us you as friends, and Jesus Christ as Savior.
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May we take this opportunity to express our sincere and deep gratitude for allowing us to serve you during a most difficult period.
It is our constant aim to afford to the people of this community
a service complete in detail and faultlessly executed, done with
sympathy and understanding.
Most respectfully,
George W. Ford, Jr. and Staff
PROGRESSIVE FUNERAL HOME
FOR
BROTHER JOHN D. LEWIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1984
3:00P.M. ST. JAMES CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
380 NORTHSTAR DRIVE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31907 REV. JEROME B. PRICE, OFFICIATING
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Brother John D. Lewis was born in Chattahoochee County, Georgia, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lewis.
He confessed Christ in August, 1936, and joined the St. James Christian Methodist Episcopal Church where he served faithfully as Chairman of the Trustee Board, a member of the Steward Board, Senior Choir and Church Treasurer.
Brother Lewis departed this life, Tuesday, January 17, 1984 at the Doctors Hospital.
He is survived by a very devoted and loving wife, Myrtis Banks Lewis; a daughter, Irene Lewis Still of Columbus; three brothers, Elijah Lewis and Green P. Lewis, Sr. of Columbus and Willie Lewis of Birmingham, Alabama; three sisters, Josephine Hood of Midland, Georgia, Latha Mahone and Odessa Erby of Columbus; a motherin-law, Pearlie Scott Dodson of Columbus; one son-in-law, Thomas J. Still, Sr. of Charleston, S.C.; two grandchildren, Thomas J. Still, Jr. of Daytona Beach, Florida and John Still of Columbus; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was in my life from the time I was small Helped me to stand so I wouldn't fall Stood by me when I started to walk Even understood as I tried to talk Erased the doubts and all the fears Kissed away the falling tears As I go~ older and began to grow He taught me things he thought I should know To face the world with an easy smile And let that carry you for just a while His grace and peace brought me through The difficult times when I felt so blue 0 how I wish the world could see Just what my father means to me.
Your daughter,
Irene
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Prelude Processional and the Last Glance Selection ................................. St. James C.M.E. Church Sr. Choir Scripture ........................................................ Rev. Robert Buckner Selection ................................. St. James C.M.E. Church Sr. Choir Prayer ......................................................... Rev. Thomas L. Brown Solo ............................................................... Mrs. Jerome B. Price Tributes- As A Friend ................................. Rev. Tommy Holston
- As I Knew Him ........................... Bro. David L. McCray Solo ................................................................. Mrs. Katie McBride Obituary ........................................... Moments of Silent Reflections Eulogy ........................................................... Rev. Jerome B. Price Recessional
INTERMENT Green Acres Cemetery ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Steward and Trustee Boards ACTIVE FLOWERBEARERS Missionary and Stewardess Board
Immediately following the Interment, the Repass will be held at the Church.