- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Kate Bentley, Monday, February 25, 1985, 1:00 p.m., Piney Grove Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1985-02-25
- 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 February 25, 1985 funeral of Mattie Kate Bentley.
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:bentley19850225
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_bentley19850225
- 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:
-
for
MRS. MATTIE KATE BENTLEY
Monday, February 25, 1985 1:00 P.M.
Piney Grove Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia
OBITUARY
On February 21,1985, Mrs. Mattie Kate Bentley entered into eternal repose. She was born in Lincoln County on November 1,1902 to John French and Essie McCord French.
At an early age she became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Lincolnton. Georgia. On October 3,1926 she was united in Holy Wedlock to Mr. Fred Bentley. To this union was born one son, John Bentley.
Upon relocating to Augusta, she and her family joined the Piney Grove Baptist Chuech where she was a dedicated and faithful member. She was president of the Womens 1 Mission. She was Treasurer of the Sunday School which she dearly loved. She was also a member of the Senior Choir.
Mrs. Bentleys life has been full, rich and well lived. She has been a devout Christian, an admired mother, sister, grandmother and a lover of people.
She is survived by one son, Mr. John Bentley of Dallas, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Carrie Ramsey, Mrs. Rosa Brown and Idist P. Edmondson; two brothers, Robert and Floyd French; a step-mother, Mrs. Lelar French; six step-sisters and two step brothers; eight grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, two great great-grandchildren and a number of loving relatives and friends.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints."
Psalm 116 : 15
ORDER OF SERVICE
PROCESSIONAL
SCRIPTURE PRAYER CHOIR REMARKS
SOLO TRIBUTE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EULOGY RECESSIONAL INTERMENT
Rev. Willie J. Jackson Presiding Rev. H.B. Bady Rev. R.L. McCoy Selection Dea. Edward Williams Mrs. Helen B . Johnson Mr. Percy Griffin
Mrs. Bessie Daniels Rev. Nathaniel Irvin
Church Cemetery
PALLBEARERS
Officers of the Church FLOWER BEARERS
Ushers of the Church
Prayers are the stairs We climb every day,
If we would reach God There is no other way,
For we learn to know God When we meet him in prayer
And ask Him to lighten Our burden of care-
So Start in the morning And, though the ways steep,
Climb ever upward Til your eyes close in sleep-
For prayers are the stairs That lead to the Lord,
And to meet Him in prayer . Is the climbers reward.
Helen Steiner Rice
DENTS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE