- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Home Going Celebration In Loving Memory Clarence Thomas (Sonny) Bentley, Saturday, October 8th, 2022, 2:00 PM, Keys Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 324 Key Grove Rd. Keysville, GA 30816
- Date of Original:
- 2022-10-08
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Keysville
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Keysville--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Keysville--21st century
Funeral service--Georgia--Keysville--21st century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Keysville--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Keysville--21st century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Burke County, Keysville, 33.23376, -82.23234
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Clarence (Sonny) Thomas Bentley. Birth date: August 19, 1944. Death date: October 2, 2022. Date of funeral service: October 8, 2022. Location of funeral service: Keys Grove Baaptist Church (Keysville, Ga.).
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_bentleyclarence20221008
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_bentleyclarence20221008
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
Home Going Celebration In Loving Memory
Clarence Thomas (Sonny) Bentley
Saturday, October 8, 2022
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2:00 PM
Keys Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
324 Key Grove Rd,Keysville, GA 30816
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Obituary
Clarence Thomas (Sonny) Bentley was born in Augusta, Georgia, on August 19, 1944. He attended public schools in Augusta before moving to Hamden, Connecticut, in 1961, where he finished High School. At 18, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox. Later during the Vietnam War, he was drafted by the United States Army, served two years, and was honorably discharged. For more than 20 years, he worked as a Caddie for th Professional Golf Association (PGA), where he traveled extensively throughout the United States. In addition to his exceptional skills in golf and baseball, his favorite sport was basketball. After years of travel across the United States, he was pleased to return to his home in Augusta.
In addition to his parents, Ruby Key Bentley and John Clarence Bentley, he was preceded in death by his brother Milford
(Ronnie)Bentley.
Clarence is survived by two sons, Kevin Bentley (Angela) of
Stockbridge, Georgia, and Patrice Bentley of Snellville, GA; his
grandson Kaleb Bentley, former wife Deloris Bentley of
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Milledgeville, GA; five sisters, Bess Daniels of Augusta, GA; Ruth
Jones (Claude) of Augusta, GA, Gwendolyn Clayborne (David) of
Augusta, GA, Patricia Steele (Lavont) of Waynesboro, GA, Esther
Bentley of Waynesboro, GA, and a host of nieces, nephews, family,
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Service
Opening Prayer David Clayborne
Scripture Reading Betty Matthews
Prayer Kelly Fitzgerald
Reading Kenneth Clayborne
Reflections John Daniels
A Tribute Gwen Clayborne
Closing Prayer
Lesley Riley
Song "By and By When the Morning Comes'
es-- to express their appreciat: ion for your kinse"