- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral service for Mr. Isaiah Baxter, Saturday, March 24, 1973, 11:00 a.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Cheraw, South Carolina, Rev. H.R. Johnson, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 1973-03-24
- Subject:
- African American men--South Carolina--Cheraw--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Cheraw--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Cheraw--History--20th century
Funeral service--South Carolina--Cheraw--History--20th century
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Cheraw--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Cheraw--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Cheraw, 34.69766, -79.8834
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the March 24, 1973 funeral of Isaiah Baxter.
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:baxter19730324
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_baxter19730324
- 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:
-
Funeral Service for
J-E. ISAB.H BAJCnS
Saturday, March 2lf> 1973 11:00 A.II.
Wesley United Methodist Church Cheraw, South Carolina Rev, H-.R, Johnson, Pastor
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Qbibuaiy
Mr. Isaiah Bazrter was born on May 8, 1912, in Orangeburg, S.G. He died sud denly on March 22, 1973, at Chester field County memorial Hospital.
He was converted at an early age. While he lived in Augusta, Ga. } he was a member of Rock of Ages Methodist Church. After moving to Cheraw, he be came a member of Lesley United Metho dist Church and was a member until his death. He was a charter member of the Methodist Liens Club of the church.
Mr. Baxter worked for McMeekin Con struction Company for forty years.
In 19l4.0j he was married to Miss Essie Mae Flemiuingj who survives him. Also surviving are a son> Samuel Baxter, and many, many friends.
There is a plan far greater than the plan you know:;
There is a landscape broader than the one you see.
There is a plcaceful haven where souls nay go
You call it death tis immortalityI
ORDER of SERVICE
ORGAN PRELUDE. . .Miss II.D. iicFarlan PROCESSION
HYMN 261; "What A Friend lie Have in Jesus 1
INVOCATION
OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE
GLORIA PATRI
AFFIRMATION of FAITH
NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE
REMARKS:
Mr. Henry White Mr, Robert Moffatt
SOLO . . Mrs. Caroline Farmer
SERMON . . . Rev. II.R. Johnson
HYMN 289? "Abide with Ife"
RECESSION
Interment - Cedar Grove Cemetery Augusta3 Georgia
r Bearers
Hrs. Lorraine Bridges Hrs. laldred Brown iirs. Carrie Hclntosh I IPS. Eva McQueen
Pallbearers
Mr. Sparford Turnage rir. licnry Shields 16.-. liarion Patrick Hp. Roy Hodges lir. James Williams I Jr. James Little
o-o~o
The Family aoloaorrledges with sincere appreciation all deeds of thoughtfulness, expressions of sympathy, and floral tributes from friends at -this time of their bereavement.
