- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- A celebration of thanksgiving for the life of Mrs. Essie Mae Drummonds Anderson, Oct 27, 1919-May 25, 2005, Thursday June 2, 2005, 11:00 a.m., Antioch Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Kenneth B. Martin, pastor, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2005-06-02
- Subject:
- African American women--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 June 2, 2005 funeral of Essie Mae 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:anderson20050602
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_anderson20050602
- 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:
-
Thursday, June 2, 2005 11:00 A.M.
Antioch Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia
Reverend Kenneth B. Martin, Pastor, Officiating
There w a timefir everything and a season fir every activity under heaven. -Eccl. 3:1
A Time to be Born... Miss Essie was born on October 27, 1919 in Hamburg, South Carolina to the late Reverend and Mrs. Edmund Drummonds.
A Time to Live... At an early age she was baptized at Old Hammond Grove Baptist Church. Later in life she became a faithful member of Antioch Baptist Church where she sang in the Senior Choir, served on the Mission Board, among other things.
A Time to Love... In 1946, Essie was united in matrimony to the late Alfonso Anderson. To this union was born two daughters and two sons.
A Time to Work... Miss Essie devoted her life to mentoring children in the classrooms of South Carolina, the Bethlehem Center in Augusta and the Augusta Youth Development Center.
A Time to Die... On Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Miss Essie was called to her heavenly home.
A Time to Mourn... Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Mrs. Alfa Anderson Barfield and Ms. Cynthia Willette Anderson; two sons, Mr. Thomas Edward Anderson and Mr. Lawrence Keith Anderson; one granddaughter, Natanyah Hope Anderson; one sister, Mrs. Lela L. Stewart; one son-in-law, Mr. Eluriel Barfield; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Nancy Anderson and a host of other adopted children, relatives and friends.
Organ Prelude.....................................................Mrs. Brenda Pollard
Processional
Scriptures Old Testament.................Psalm 23............Cohen Eluriel Barfield New Testament....! Corinthians 15:51-58
Prayer of Comfort
Remarks (Two minutes please) .....................Mrs. Althea Bates Nash
Mrs. Brenda Pollard
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Mr. Leroy Rogers
Obituary (Please read silently)
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Solo...................."Precious Lord".....................Reverend Larry Fryer
Words of Comfort.................................Reverend Kenneth B. Martin
Recessional
Interment......................................................... Walker Memorial Park
Repast Antioch Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Johnny Howard Kitchings Douglas Steed
Larry McClellan Ellis Steed
Leroy Rogers Patrick Steed
That you never compared us to each other but encouraged us to develop our own unique gifts and talents. That you showered us with unconditional love - you cried with us when we were sad, you celebrated our victories, you lovingly corrected
our mistakes and always picked us up when we fell. Most importantly, we are thankful to you for giving us your simple
remedy for overcoming the challenges of life - for sore throats, sprained ankles and body aches, vise salt water. For everything else, try GOD.
Your Pepper Heads
;.*-.-
Alfa, Cynthia, Thomas and Lawrence
We express our deepest appreciation and sincere thanks for all the loving acts of kindness shown us during our time of sorrow.
The Drummonds/Anderson Family
Merle, Phillip, Jabari and Omari Williams
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Gentle Touch Personal Care Home
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Trimble Mortuary Atlanta, Georgia
Miss Essies Adopted Sons Who Serve as Her Pallbearers
W. H. Mays Mortuary
"Professional Service A Family Tradition Since 1922"
1221 James Brown Boulevard Augusta, Georgia 30901
(706) 722-6401
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