- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Home going services for Mrs. Ida Mae Benefield, July 23, 1912-February 26, 1988, Harts Grove Baptist Church, Stapleton, Georgia, Rev. Willie L. Jones, officiating, Tuesday, March 1, 1988, 3:00 p.m., interment, Church Cemetery
- Date of Original:
- 1988-03-01
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Stapleton
Mourning customs--Georgia--Stapleton
Funeral service--Georgia--Stapleton
Genealogy
African American women--Georgia--Stapleton--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Stapleton--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Stapleton--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jefferson County, Stapleton, 33.2157, -82.46818
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the March 1, 1988 funeral of Ida Mae Adkins Benefield. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-B-0038
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_benefieldidamaeadkins19880301
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_benefieldidamaeadkins19880301
- Language:
- eng
- 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.
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- 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:
-
HOME GOING SERVICES
For
MRS. IDA MAE BENEFIELD
July 23, 1912
February 26, 1988
HARTS GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Stapleton, Georgia
Rev. Willie L . Jones, Officiating
Tuesday, March 1, 3988 3:00 P.M. In Lf rmerit - Church Cpmpt-prv
OBITUARY
Mrs. Ida Mae Benefield was born in Jefferson County, Georgia on July 23, 1912 to the late Mr. Jim and Mrs. Ida Louise Adkins.
On Friday, February 26, 1988 in the quiet of the morn ing the Angel of Death visited her at her residence, 315 Stapleton Highway, Wrens and took her soul back to the God that gave it.
At an early age she joined Harts Grove Baptist Church. She was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Mr. Jose Benefield to their union eleven children were born two have preceded her in death.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Lipscomb of Richmond, Va., Ms. Mary Benefield, Ms. Glennis Benne-- field, and Ms. Wynona Benefield all of WJrens, three sons, Mr. Thomas Mose Benefield, Mr. Johnny Benefield both of Wrens, and Mr. Lendword Benefield of Queens, NY, one si.s ter, Mrs. Freddie Lee Jordan of Wrens, one son-in-law, Arthur Lipscomb, Richomond, Va., two daughtsrs-in-law, Mrs. Ethel Mae Benefield of Wrens and Mrs. Classie Mae Benefield of Queens, NY, sister-in-law, Mrs. Marria Freeman of Louisville, Ga., brother-in-law and sister-inlaw Harry (Lizzie) Benefield both of Wrens, nine (9) grandchildren, three great grand children, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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O R D E R OF S E R V I C E
PROCESSIONAL SELECTION PRAYER SCRIPTURE SELECTION REMARKS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OBITUARY EULOGY VIEWING OF REMAINS RECESSIONAL
"Precious Lord" Dea. Oria Johnson
23 Psalms Choir
Dea. Warren G. Wells Bro . David Batts Read Silently
Rev. Willie L. Jones
+ Interment Church Cemetery +
FLOWER BEARERS Grand Children & Nieces
PALL BEARERS
George Oliphant Brank Jones Richard Boatwright, Jr.
Walter Avery
Lemar Mathis Marvin Huff
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Lith grateful hearts, we wish to acknowledge the many sympathetic gestures shown to us in the lost of our loved one. May the Peace of the Lord
be with you always.
- T h e Family
BURNETT FUNERAL H O M E , Directing
305 Thomson Hwv. Wrens. GA 30833