- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Sunrise June 8, 1914, Sunset January 7, 2011, In Celebration of the Life of Mother Lillie Mae Lewis, Friday, January 14, 2100, 11:00 P.M., Bark Camp Baptist Church of Midville, Georgia, Pastor Junior Harris-Presiding, Reverend Chavous Boyd- Officiating, Interment - Bark Camp Baptist Church, Phinazee & Sons Funeral Home, 404 West Eighth Street, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830, 706-554-5500
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-01-14
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Midville--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Midville--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Midville--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Midville--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Midville--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Midville--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Burke County, Midville, 32.81905, -82.23485
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Lillie Mae Lewis. Birth date: June 8, 1914. Death date: January 7, 2011. Funeral date: January 14, 2011. Church: Bark Camp Baptist Church (Midville, 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.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 440
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_lewislilliemae20110114
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_lewislilliemae20110114
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Pq rticipC1 nts For Celebre1tion .
The Beqrers ofthe (qsket- Grqnqson
WJ!lie Dt1 vis
Ct1tlos Lewis
Alvin Ht1tc/en
John Lewis
Cotnelius T. Jones
Micht1el Lewis
Alext1nc/et Lewis
Rt1nc/o/ph Lewis
Alvin Btuce Lewis, Jt.
Roc/etick Lewis
The Honorqty Beqrers ofthe (qsket
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The Beqrers ofthe Flowers
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To Those I Love qnd To Those Who Love Me
When I '1m gone, rele(1se me, '1nd let me go. I h'1ve so m'1ny things to see '1nd do. You must not tie yourselfto me with te(1rs. Be hC1ppyth'1t we h'1d so m'1ny ye'1rs. I g'1ve you my love- you c'1n only guess, How much you g'1ve me in hC1ppiness. I th'1nk you for the love you e(1ch hC1ve shown, but now it is time I tr(1veled C1lone. So grieve C1while for me, if grieve you must. Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It's only for '1 while th'1t we must pC1rt. So bless the memories within your he(1rt.
I won't be fcJr '1W'1Y for life goes on. So ifyou need me, c'111 '1nd I will come. Though you c(1n't see me or touch me, I'll be ne(1r, '1nd if you listen with your he'1rt, you will he(1r. All of my love (1round you, soft '1nd cle(1r. And then, when you must come
this W'1Y C1lone, I'll greet you with '1 smile '1nd C1"welcome home. "
Our Heqttfelt .Thqnks
We (lre comtorl:eq by the expressions otlove m'lny o(you h'lve extenqeq to us in this time o( sorrow. We c'lnnot 'lckqu(ltely express how qeeply toucheq we (lre by your kinqness. It is with the qeepest sense ot 'lppreci(ltion 'lnq love th'lt we simply
s'ly Th'lnk You.
The Fqmily
Programs by Dorsett's Exclusive Designs
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Pastor Junior Harris -Presiding Reverend Chavous Boyd - Officiating
Interment- Bark Camp Baptist Church
Phinazee & Son Funeral Home 404 West Eighth Street Waynesboro, Georgia 30830
706.554.5500
Prelu~e
Order of Service
Pro.cessionctl ...................................................................................................... Ciergy & Fctmily
Selection ................................................................................. Bctrk Cctmp Bctptist Church Choir
lnvoccttion ... ..... ............... ... ...... ..................... .. ......................... ...... .. Reveren~ Clctrence Moore
Scripture Reqdings
O!~ Testctment.............................................................................. Minister Jectnette H. Hctr~en
New Testctment. ................................................................................... Reveren~ Ernest Rucker
Selection ........................................................ :........................ Bctrk Cctmp Bctptist Church Choir
.. Poem :-:-:-:~:-
-: . ~:- ~ Men~i-Joy 7... :-:-: .-; .. ..
..........--:-: ............................... ...
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Grctn~~ctughter
Resolution ............................................... New Aurorct Chctpter No. 60 Or~er of Ectstern Stctr
Expressions of Love
As A Neighbor............................................................................ Reveren~ Melvin Hctbershctm
As A Church Member.... .... .... ....... .................. ...........................................Sister Henriettct Clcty
Fctmily Member.................................... ........ ... ...... .... ..... ... ....... Brother Willie Dctvis, Grctn~son
Selection ................................................................ .. ...... ......... Bctrk Cctmp Bctptist Church Choir Ack~owle~gements ......................................:...................... ...................Sister LctShon~ct Evctns
Obituctry ................................................................................................................. Rect~ Silently Prctyer of Comfort........................................................................ Reveren~ Willie) . Evctns, Jr. Melo~y of Songs............... ..... .. ........ ... ................... ......................... ... ...........Sister Keshict Boy~
Eulogistic Messctge.. ........... ... .......... ....... .. ...... ........ ....... .. .................... Reveren~ Chctvt)us Boy~
Recessioncti ...... ... .. ............ ........ .... ... ....Song .................................................... Welcome Home
Repctst.......... .. ...... ..... .. .... ... ... ......... ............ .... ........ ..... ... .. ............... Bctrk Cctmp Fellowship Hctll
The Obituqty
"To Everything There Is A Season, and A TimeToEvery Purpose Under The Heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1
A TimeTo Be Born: Mrs. Lillie Mae Scott Lewis was bornJune 8, 1914, to the late Sam and Lillie Scott in Midville, Burke County Georgia.
A Time To Live: She received her education in Burke County. At an early age, shejoined Bark Camp Baptist Church where she served faithfully as a missionary, deaconess, church secretary, and mother ofthe church. She was also a life time member ofthe New Aurora Chapter No. 60 Order ofEastern Star Waynesboro, Georgia. Lillie Mae loved to cook and she especially enjoyed feeding her grandchildren and anyone who entered her home. She also enjoyed gardening and the beauty of the lovely flowers that graced her yard.
A TimeTo Love: Lillie Mae was united in holy matrimony to the late]ames Lovett Lewis, Sr. on September 18, 1932, to this union eleven children were born.
A Time To Die: Mrs. Lillie Mae Scott Lewis departed this life on Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Jefferson County Hospital, Louisville, Georgia.
She was preceded in death by her husband,]ames Lovett Lewis, Sr.; two sons, Charles Lewis I and Reverend]ohn Edward Lewis; and one daughter, Marjorie Lewis.
A Time To Mourn: Mrs. Lillie Mae Scott Lewis, leaves to cherish herprecious memories: Jour sons, McArthur (Mollie) Lewis, Loganville, GA;James Lovett Lewis, Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Leotis (Gloria) Lewis, Atlanta, GA and Alvin (Gloria) Lewis, Midville, GA; three daughters, Bernice Phillips, Colorado Springs, CO; Trnddie Harden, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Zellecin Barrett, Brooklyn, NY; a grandson reared as a son, Randolph (Willie) Lewis, Acworth, GA; one sister, Lizzie Williams, Wadley, GA; a devoted nephew, Edward Scott, Sr. and a daughter---in---law, Ruby Pearl Lewis both of Midville, GA; thirty---one grandchildren, forty---one great---grandchildren, ninegreat---great grandchildren and a host ofdevoted nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.