- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- [Funeral program for Bessie Withers Yancey]
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1980
- Subject:
- African American women--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 Bessie Withers Yancey. Birth date: March 4, 1898. Death date: April 30, 1980. 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_yanceybessiewithers
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_yanceybessiewithers
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
OBITUARY
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For his anger endureth but a moment; 1n his favour is 11fe: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning . Psalm 30:5. On Wednesday morning, Apr:o1) 30, 1980 the Angel of mercy came into Memorial Hospital, Danville, Va. and took Mrs. Bessie Withers Yancey to her eternal joy. She was the daughter of the. late George and Sabe Bushnell Withers of Caswell county, born March 4, 1898. She had been in declining health for about seven months, of which she was critically ill for six days~ All of which she bore patiently and courageously; she chose to tell God rather than her family about her suffering, aches and pains.
When quite a young girl, she confessed, was baptized and became a faithful and useful member of the Red Hill Baptist Church. She loved her church and always enjoyed all phases of the services.
Bessie was married to Albert Yancey and they were blessed w1th five children, one having pre. i ceded her in death. She loved her home and family, doing what she could to make them happy and comfortable. In the community she was a real neighbor and friend, always willing and ready to help whenever she could. We will miss her greatly but we realize that God knows best and has taken her home to rest.
Her survivors are her beloved husband, Mr. Albert Yancey; 2 daughters, . Mrs. Addie Y. Hall of Hampton, Va. and Mrs . Elizabeth Y. Brown of Hi.11trest Heights, Md.; 2 sons, James Yancey of Danville~ Va. and Herman Yancey of Yanceyv.ille; 2 sisters, Mrs. lottie Russell and Mrs. Sadie Gwynn of Rte. 1, Pelham; 4 brothers, Benton Withers of Newport News, ~~
va., L~wson Withers, Forest Withers and Elmo Withers.
of Rte. 1, Ruffin; 6 .grandchildren; 2 great grand- children; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
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