- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Home Going Service for Mrs. Naomi Ethalia Littlejohn Reid, Sunrise, November 23, 1940 - Sunset, November 12, 2014, Tuesday, November 18, 2014, One O'Clock in the Afternoon, Dunton United Methodist Church, 323 East Buford Street, Gaffney, South Carolina, Reverend Lillie Davis, Pastor, Committal, Benediction and Interment, Following Home Going Service, Oakland Cemetery, College Drive, Gaffney, South Carolina
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-11-18
- Subject:
- African American women--South Carolina--Gaffney--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Gaffney--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Gaffney---History--20th century
Funeral service--South Carolina--Gaffney--History--20th century
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Gaffney--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Gaffney--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Cherokee County, Gaffney, 35.07179, -81.64982
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Naomi Ethalia Littlejohn Reid. Birth date: March 31, 1929. Death date: March 7, 1992. Funeral date: March 11, 1992. Church: Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church (East Point, 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_reidnaomiethalialittlejohn20141118
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_reidnaomiethalialittlejohn20141118
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Crossing Over
Oh, please don'tfeel guilty it wasjust my time to go. I seeyou are stillfeeling sad and the tearsjust seem to flow.
We all come to earth for our lifetime andfor some it's not manyyears. I don't wantyou to keep crying, you are shedding so many tears.
I haven't real!J leftyou even though it may seem so. I havejust gone to my heaven!J home and I'm closer toyou thanyou know.
Just believe that whenyou say my name, I'm standing next toyou.
I knowyou long to see me; but I 'II still sendyou messages and hopeyou understand,
that when it'syour time to "Cross Over", I 'II be there to takeyour hand.
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Deacon Kerry Fowler Deacon Harold Littlejohn Mr. Bernard Smith
Deacon Rickey Gibbs Mr. Thomas Earl Littlejohn
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312 North Petty Street Gaffney, South Carolina
Phone: (864) 489-2422 Facsimile: (864) 487-7474
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November 12, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 One O'Clock in the Afternoon
Dunton United Methodist Church 323 East Buford Street Gaffney, South Carolina
Reverend Lillie Davis, Pastor
Committal, Benediction and Interment Following Home Going Service Oakland Cemetery College Drive Gaffney, South Carolina
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The radiant life of our beautiful beloved one, Mrs. Naomi Ethalia Littlejohn Reid of 212 Camellia Circle, Gaffney, South Carolina, entered eternal rest on Wednesday night, November 12, 2014, at 9:47P.M. at Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, South Carolina, as she went home to live with the Lord.
Daughter of the late Allene and Ella Mae Dawkins Littlejohn, she was hom on November 23, 1940, in Gaffney, South Carolina. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Reid; a brother, Allene Littlejohn; and a sister; Doris Littlejohn. She was united in holy matrimony to Thomas R. Reid in 1972.
At an early age she was converted, accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and joined Dunton United Methodist Church and was a dedicated and active member. At Dunton she served faithfully as a member of the Choir, Kitchen, Worship and Nurture Committees and the Administration Board; the Communion Steward; a former Usher, and served in other positions. She attended Bible Study each week. Naomi served as Cluster 5 Leader with the Spartanburg United Methodist Women Organization. Naomi was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She was a graduate of Granard High Schoo~ Class of 1958. She was a retired employee of Hoechest Fibers.
Naomi loved the Lord, her family, church, neighbors, friends and all people. She will always be remembered for the love and support that she gave to her family, church, friends and to all she was around. Naomi would greet you with a loving smile that would always warm your heart. She was a source of love, joy and inspiration to all who knew her. The memories of her will always be cherished in our hearts and in the hearts of many. We loved her. She will be missed gready.
Fond memories are left to cherish by her loving family: her faithful husband of 42 years, Thomas R. Reid of the home; her sons, Kirkland, Corey (Michelle) and Timothy, all of Gaffney, South Carolina; their sister, Quensinia of Charlotte, North Carolina; a granddaughter, Kourtney of Gaffney, South Carolina, who was reared in the home; brothers, Pervis (Betty) of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Freddie (Gale) of Las Vegas Nevada; her brother-in-law, Samuel H. Reid (Ida) of Charlotte, North Carolina; two sisters-in-law, Juanita R. Jordan of Woodbridge, Virginia, and Gwendolyn Fincher of Gaffney, South Carolina; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends.
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- Order of Service -
Processional Selection ................................. Dunton United Methodist Church Choir Scripture Reading: Old Testament ................. Dr. James W Sanders, Jr.
Pastor, Bethel Baptist Church, Gciffnry, South Carolina New Testament ................. Dr. Michael A. Bridges
Pastor, Concord Baptist Church, Gciffnry, South Carolina Prayer ..................................................................... Mrs. Damita 0. Bridges
A l.q Servant, Dunton UnitedMethodist Church Gloria Patti- No. 71 Affirmation of Faith- No. 881 ............................... The Aposdes' Creed Selection ................................. Dunton United Methodist Church Choir Remarks ........................... Church - Mrs. Damita Bridges, A Lay 5ervant
Family - Mr. Samuel H. Reid, Her Brother-In-Law Acknowledgements Selection ................................. Dunton United Methodist Church Choir Words of Comfort ................................................ Mrs. Lillie Davis, Pastor Witness Closing Prayer Recessional
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With heartfelt humility and profound gratitude, we wish to extend our thanks to each of you who was there to comfort us during the loss of our beloved one, Mrs. Naomi L. Reid. Your many expressions of kindness extended to us are deeply appreciated. May. our God bless and richly reward you for your acts of love and compassion.
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