- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- The Homegoing of James Lee Smith "Ray", Friday, March 17, 2006, 2:00 P.M., Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church, Brewton, Alabama, Reverend Willie J. Blue, Pastor, Officiatin
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2006-03-17
- Subject:
- African American men--Texas--Brewton--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Texas--Brewton--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Texas--Brewton---History--20th century
Funeral service--Texas--Brewton--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Texas--Brewton--History--20th century
African Americans--Texas--Brewton--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Texas, Jefferson County, Brewton, 30.1027845, -94.162394
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for James Lee Smith. Birth date: December 2, 1963. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: January 3, 2015. Church: Hunter Hill Missionary 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_smithjameslee20060317
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_smithjameslee20060317
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Morris Brown Patrick Hendrieth
Charles Johnson
Bratt Johnson Marcus Smith Brian Smith
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We, the Family of the late James Smith wishes to express to you our heartfelt thanks. Your kind words,
prayers of comfort, cards and other expressions of sympathy will always be remembered.
A special thank you to Dr. Elizabeth Bataglia, the Westgate Nursing Home Staff and its Physical Therapy Staff, his nurses and especially his nurses' aides for the
excellent care you gave to our loved one. The Smith Family
"'Final Arrangements Entrusted to"'
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Friday, March 17, 2006 2:00P.M.
Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church Brewton, Alabama
Reverend WillieJ. Blue, Pastor Officiating
the early hours of Friday morning, March 10,
{jod knew His child was tired, so He called him Ho:---; to
Eternal rest.
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th~ James was born to the Ruth Smith and
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Henry Smith on January 26, 1941 in Brewton, Alk ama.
James attended Booker T. Washington High School. He was a member of Second Saint Siloam Baptist Church and worked for T.R. Miller Mill Company as a fork-lift operator for 30 years.
James was preceded in death by one wife, Ella Smith, a sister, lillie Ruth Johnson and two brothers, Walter Smith and Ted Smith.
He leaves to mourn his departure and cherish his memories nine children, Donald (Tiffany) Smith, Tina (Willie) Smith, Randy (Vickie) Smith, Keith McConnico, Ronald (Patricia) Smith, James McConnico, Stephanie Smith, laVonda Jenkins, all of Brewton, Alabama and Tonja Odom of Pensacola, Florida; a wife, Deborah Smith; three step-children, lawanda (larry) Odom, Aronette Thompson and Misty Thompson, all of Brewton, Alabama; a loving mother, Ruth Smith of Brewton, Alabama; a mother-in-law, lillian Thompson of Brewton, Alabama; one brother, Willie (Rena) of Milton, Florida; two sisters Katherine Smith and lois Smith, both of Brewton, Alabama; twenty-nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one aunt, Mildred Allen of California; four sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Selection...............................................The Choir Scriptures
Old Testament t.,)"t New Testament
Eulogy....................................Pastor WillieJ. Blue Recessional