- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services of Robert Kay Anderson, M.D., Tabernacle Baptist Church, Friday, May 21, 1976, 4:00 p.m., Dr. C.S. Hamilton, minister
- Date of Original:
- 1976-05-22
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the May 22, 1976 funeral of Robert Kay Anderson.
Original program scanned by OCLC for the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System and described and presented by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral/id:anderson19760521
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_anderson19760521
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
Of ROBERT KAY ANDERSON, M. D.
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH Friday, May 21,1976 - 4:00 P. M.
Dr. C. S. Hamilton, Minister
** O B ITU AR Y **
Robert Kay Anderson, M. D. was born February 9, 1935 in Atlanta, Ga. He was reared in Augusta, Ga. by his devoted foster parents, Mrs. Lillie Kay Buckner and the late Charlie Buckner. He attended the public schools of Richmond County, and at the age of 15, graduated from the Lucy C. Laney High School. He receiv ed the B. S. Degree from Morehouse College and the M. D. De gree from Meharry Medical College.
Employed at the V. A. Hospital Lenwood Division he was the first black psychiarist in Augusta, and one of only five black psychiarists in the State of Georgia.
He served in the U. S. Army Medical Corps, and was on the first Board of Directors of the Masters City Little League.
He was an active member of the following organizations: Stoney Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Society; Augusta Morehouse Club; Morehouse Torchbearers; Alpha Chi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; National Medical Association; Georgia Medical Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; C. B. Club, International. . i
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Tanya Bryant Anderson; Y son, Geoffrey Todd Anderson; mother, Mrs. Mildred Lovelist; foster mother, Mrs. Lillie Kay Buckner; father-in-law, Howard Norfleet; five brothers-in-law; one sister-in-law; two aunts; other relatives and friends.
** PROGRAMME ** PROCESSIONAL
SCRIPTURE ..............................................Rev. M. E. Braxton Psalms 90:1-12
PRAYER ............................................ Rev. N. T. Young, Sr.
HYMN ........................................................................... Choir No. 477 - "When Peace Like A River"
REMARKS ........................................... Mr. Charlie Moreland
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................... Mr. S. W. Walker, II
SOLO ........................................................... Ms. Maxine Faison "Youll Never Walk Alone"
EULOGY ................................................ Dr. C. S. Hamilton
ALPHA HYMN ...................... Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT .......................................... Cedar Grove Cemeteryy
FATHER
You are nice
as nice as
can be, I love
you and you love
me. You teach me
things I never knew,
thats one of the reasons
I love you. You get mad at
me sometimes and I get
sad too, but I still love
You. And Im so glad that
shes my mom and Youre
my
Dad!
by Geoffrey T. Anderson Christmas 1975
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Psychiatry Services V. A. Hospital Stoney Medical, Dental, & Pharmaceutical Society
Augusta Morehouse Club Alpha Chi Lambda-Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Lucy Craft Laney Class of 1950 C. B. Club, International
********
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Marion E. Barnes Henry Darlington Bert Thomas
Robert C. Calhoun James Hill James L. Walker
******** Funeral Arrangements Entrusted to
W. H. MAYS MORTUARY ,,