- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Mr. Willie E. Spikes, Sunday, November 19, 1978, 12:00 Noon, Chapel of Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home, Rev. William Franklin Stokes II, Officiating, Interment - Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home in Charge
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1978-11-19
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Savannah--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Savannah--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Savannah--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Savannah--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Savannah--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Willie E. Spikes. Birth date: October 1, 1953. Death date: April 29, 2012. Funeral date: May 7, 2012. Church: Ben Hill United Methodist 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_spikeswilliee19781119
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_spikeswilliee19781119
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Funeral Services
For
Mr. Willie E. Spikes
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The family of the late Willie E. Spikes wishes to thank their many friends for all expressions of kindness and sympathy shown them during their hour of bereavement.
Sunday, November 19, 1978 12:00noon
Chapel of Sidney A. Jones Fune~al Home
Rev. William Franklin Stokes,II, Officiating Interment- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home in Charge
OBITUARY
Mr. Willie E. Spikes was hom April21, 1927 to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spikes of Jones County Georgia.
He joined the St. Luke Baptist Church of Macon, Georgia at an early age. He was educated in the public schools of Bibb County, Georgia.
Mr. Spikes was a great person and was loved by every one.
He was joined in Holy Wedlock to Mrs. Rivannia Gordon in 1960 and to this union five children were hom.
Mr. Spikes is a W.W. n Veteran and is a retired employee at Georgia
Pacific Corp.
He leaves to mourn his passing: a loving wife, Mrs. Rivannia Spikes, three daughters, Evangelist Mattie Youmans, Savannah, Georgia, Carc,lyn Spikes Brown, Macon, Georgia, Miss Karen Louise Spikes, Savannah, Georgia, three sons; Willie, Ernest, and Eddie Spikes of Savannah, Georgia, two sisters; Mrs. Irene Jones, Chicago, Ill., two brothers; Mr. Fred Spikes, and Mr. Eugene Spikes of Macon, Georgia, eight grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICE
frocessional Selection . ....... .. .. . . .. .... . ... . . . . . . . . .Sidney A. Jones Choir Prayer Scripture Selection ........ .. ........... . . . .... . .... Sidney A. Jones Choir Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . .... Sister Jessie B. Anderson Remarks....................As a Neighbor .. . .... .Mrs. Lora Lee McNeal Selection .......................... . ...... Sidney A. Jones Choir Acknowledgements and Obituary .......... Mrs. Annie Mae Jackson Selection ................................. Sidney A. Jones Choir Eulogy .......................... .Rev. William Franklin Stokes,ll Viewing of Remains Recessional
Interment - Evergreen Cemetery