- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Deacon John Henry Wilder, March 8, 1925 - November 6, 2002, Monday, November 11, 2002, 3:00 P.M., St. Luke Baptist Church, 1180 Haywood Rd., Macon, GA, Rev. Marshall Stenson, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2002-11-11
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Macon---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Macon--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for John Henry Wilder. Birth date: March 8, 1925. Death date: November 6, 2002. Funeral date: November 11, 2002. Church: St. Luke Baptist Church (Macon, 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_wilderjohnhenry20021111
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_wilderjohnhenry20021111
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
We acknowledge the ./lovvers yo u sent today, The cards you mailed along the way, The services yo u stopped to render,
The g~fts yo u brought with thoughts so tender, The prayers you said which played a part, In easing the pain that was in our hearts . Each helped us find the strength to bear The loss of one we held so dear. It was to us a great comfort indeed, To see you in time q( our sorrow and need
So from our hearts which you tried to mend, We thank you sincerely again and again For being such truly vvonderful friends. A special thanks goes out to: The ICU of the Coliseum Hospital and Th e Laurel Baye Nursing Home , For their care ofJohn.
The Family
Active Pallbearers
Deacons of St. Luke Baptist Church
Honorary Pallbearers
Trustees of St. Luke Baptist Church
Flower Bearers
Deaconess &
Ushers of St. Luke Baptist Church
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Eastlawn Memorial Chapel
Macon, Georgia 31217 (478) 743-3331
March 8, 1925
November 6, 2002
Homegoing Celebration
For
Deacon John Henry Wilder
Monday, November 11, 2002
3:00P.M.
St. Luke Baptist Church
ll 80 Haywood Rd. Macon, GA
Rev. Marshell Stenson
Officiating
Obituary
"May the Works I've Done Speak For Me"
l\tlr. John Henry Wilder was born March 8, 1925 in
Jones County, GA to the parentage of the late Mr . Hattie Frye Wilder and Mr. Jim Wilder. He was educated by the Bibb County Public School System.
John was united in holy matrimony to Johnnie Ruth Moore on June 4, 1949. To Johnnie, he was not only a husband, but truly her best friend.
A true child of God was John for he joined St. Luke Baptist Church at a very early age. He served as past president of the Senior Choir; a member of the Gospel Choir, Male Chorus, Hymnal Training P,rogram, secretary for the Deacon Board and member of the Trustee Board. He served faithfully for over 67 years until his health failed and untimely death. He was also a former member of the Widow's Friend Yorkright Mason 's Lodge-Allepeo Shrine Temple.
During his tenure as a supervisor at Georgia Wholesale Distributive Company, he touched the lives of many people. He retired on April 30, 1987 after 42 years of servtce.
John Henry was called home on Wednesday, November 6, 2002. Among those left to cherish his memory are his devoted wife, Johnnie Moore Wilder; two sisters, Pinkie Wilder and Bertha Plummer of Warner Robin s, GA; one aunt, Minnie Ola Whisby, Macon , GA; five godchildren, Dorothy Goodrum, LaShonda Hackett, Gloria Jones, Vandette Pickard and Audry Sams of Macon; one god-grandchild, Cortney A. Goodrum, Atlanta, GA; one sister-in-law, Mary Bell Wilder, Macon, GA; two brothers-in-law, Willie Lee (Hattie) Wilder of Rialto, CA; Leo Curtis (Beatrice) Wilder of Jackson, MS; one devoted niece, Leola (Eddie) Lowe, Macon, GA ; a host of nieces, nephews , other relatives and friends.
Making of a Man
That man is a man! Not by birth, but life. Not jhr his stature, but for his heart. Gold doesn i seduce his hands, Honor doesn i turn his heart, Dishonor doesn [turn his feet, Fear doesn t curl his backbone,
Disappointment doesn't cntsh his heart.
He :S' a man day and night, in the light and in The dark, in prosperity and in adversity.
He has quality, and that - not pounds, not inches, Not color --- makes a man.
His grandeur is in his ideals, his beliefS', his practices And there the world should apply the gauges. For the great hope ofour society is In having more people like him.
"Today is Mine" Leroy Brownlow
His life was gentle, And the elements so mix 'din him That Nature might stand up and say to all the world,
"This was a man
Be thou strong therej(Jre, and show thyselfa man. ~ I Kings 2:2
Order Of Service
Prelude
Processional Last Glance Selection .......................... ... ...................... Choir Scriptures: Old Testament ..... Rev. Johnnie Cash
New Testament ... Rev. Michael Cash Prayer .................................. Rev. Allen Cornelius Hymn ............. Deacons of St. Luke Baptist Church Remarks ................................ Dea. Ishmell Felder
Dea. Robert Hunt Silent Reading of Obituary Selection ... ............................................. ... Choir Eulogy ............................... Rev. Marshell Stenson Recessional
Interment
Woodlawn Memorial Park Macon, GA
The family and friends will return to the church for dinner.
