- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services of Mr. Spurgeon Y. Poe, January 25, 1965, 3:00 P.M., Providence Baptist Church, Walter Raleigh McCall, Pastor, 659 Larkin St., S.W., Atlanta, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1965-01-25
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Spurgeon Y. Poe. Birth date: (not recorded). Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: January 25, 1965. Church: Providence Baptist Church (Atlanta, 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_poespurgeony19650125
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_poespurgeony19650125
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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' PALI. BE!i.RERS :
Mro Lewis Rivers .
Mro Oliver Prince
.. Mr. Clarence Smith
Mr. Charles Price
Mr ~ W Quart(.rrnan
Ivlr. Ezra Downer
Mr. George Dodd
}tt. Leroy 0 1Quinn
Honorary Pall. Bear ers
Mro Luther Dennis
Mr. Lucius Dennis
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FUNERAL SERVICES
OF
MR. SPURGEON Y. POE
January 2$, 196.5
3:00 F. M. 4
Providence Baptist Church Walter Haleigh McCall, Pastor
659 Larkin St., s. w.
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Spurgeon York
Reverend w. M. Poe and
e, the oldest scnJof the late s. Janie Poe, wss born in
Eustice, Florida.
He received his ea y education in the public
schools or- Florida, and as admitted to ~orehouse
Pollege from which he re cived his Bachelor of Arts
. aegrce. iatE-r, he rec ei ed his Master of Arts degree
from Atlanta University.
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_ Frcm his parents, h l~arned the great ethical principles of Jesus which served as guide-lines for his life. When he made Atlanta his home, he was drawn to the P~ovidence Baptist -Church by his good
friend, Reverenf Walter R. McCall, a college mate who later became the pastor of that church.
In the spri~g of 1955, Spurgeon ~~s united in
holy rnatrimony to. the then Miss Fletchere Hill. Having no children born t o this union, he set out to be a blessing to ~c~ntlefis numbers of children through t eaching in public scnools. Consequently, he became a teacher in the E. P. Joh~s on and the English Avenue Atlanta s~h::>ols. Later, he-became a principal of a public school in Twin City, Ga., and from there became prin~ipal of the Henry Street School, Savannah, Georgia.
In his brief span of thirty seven years of
existence, he was active in many civic anr social
organizations: TheY. M. c. A., N.A.A..C.I., and the
Alpha Fhi lupha Fraternity.
Spurgeon leaves to mourn his iemise, a loyal and devoted wife, a loving mother, three brothers and two sisters, many r elatives and friends.
Order of Service
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Remarks:
The Reverend Hr ~ Julius Cc ~1-::.J.J:iams, Pastor, Flipper TCtllple Ao I" o E ~ Church
The Reverend Mr. R. Eo Bur l <>", Pastor
Greater Bethany Baptist Ch'1J;.:;:j,
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THE ALPHA HYI1N
Poem s ".'! l... ~J: .3 . Elizabeth Few
Organ Meditation: "The Strife J~ u ter" Palestrna
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Eulogy: "H~ndling The Unanswered Questions"
w. R. McCall, Pastor
ffHow Great Thou Art" ~ Choir Recessional "The Strife Is 0 1ern Falestrina Postlude "The Strife Is O'er" Palestrina -
The family of the deceased gratfully acknowledges your deeds of thoughtfulness in this hour.
Committal: Southview Cemetery.