- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- [Funeral program for Lawson Withers]
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1982
- Subject:
- African American men--North Carolina--Pelham--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--North Carolina--Pelham--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--North Carolina--Pelham---History--20th century
Funeral service--North Carolina--Pelham--History--20th century
Mourning customs--North Carolina--Pelham--History--20th century
African Americans--North Carolina--Pelham--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Caswell County, Pelham, 36.51014, -79.47169
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Lawson Withers. Birth date: November 14, 1904. Death date: December 3, 1982. Funeral date: (not recorded). Church: Red Hill Baptist Church (Pelham, Nc.). 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_witherslawson
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_witherslawson
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
OBITUARY
Thou hast 11ade us for Thyse1f ~ 0 lord; and our
heart is restless until it rests in Thee. Thus said
our 1OYed one, Mr. Lawson i ther$, who passed away
suddenly Friday, December 3, 1982. He was the son of
the late George and Sadie Bushnell Withers bom in
Caswell County, vember 14, 1904.
A 1i fe 1ong resident of Caswe11 County, Lawson
united with the Red Hill Baptist Church when quite
young and became a fa i thfu1 and usefu1
r.
Giving of his ti . . finance, and interest; his will-
ing to see the dn.i'rch prosper, nis ral convictions
and his straight -forwardness de his fellm. members
choose hi as a deacon
. He was rried to the fa r
illi on
and they re b1essed i th ree sa Lo , kind-
ness, devotion, patience and tolerance are character-
.istics that Lawson possessed that d our hearts to
him and made us love him so d rly. These qualities
he shared with friends as well as with his f amily.
In the
fty he was a friend, a helper and a
counselor. one that is worthy of emulation.
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His sunivors are Withers; 3 sons, J
his
devoted fe, . e
ith rs of Capitol Heights,
Md., Willie lloy Withers of dbri ge, Va. and
Wayne Withers of Indianapolis9 Ind.; Z sisters, Mrs .
Sadie Gwynn a d Mrs. Lottie Russell of Route 1,
Pe1h ; 3 brothers, Ben Wf thers of
rt News, Va. 9
Forrest Withers, and E1
ithers of Route 1, Ruffin;
4 grandchildren; nieces; neph ; other relatives and
friends.
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