- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mrs. Wilma Bertell Bolton, Friday, January 27, 1978, 2:00 p.m., Linden Institutional C.M.E. Church, Rev. Jerry D. Woodfork, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 1978-01-27
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States
Mourning customs--United States
Funeral service--United States
Genealogy
African American women--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--United States--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the January 27, 1978 funeral of Wilma Bertell Lee Bolton. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-B-0066
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_boltonwilmabertelllee19780127
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_boltonwilmabertelllee19780127
- 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:
-
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
Mrs. Wilma Bertel I Bolton
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1978
2:00 P. M.
Linden Institutional C. M. E. Church
REV. JER R Y D. WOODFORK, PASTOR ALFONSO DAWSON FUN ERA L HOME IN CHARGE
OBITUARY
MRS. WILMA BERTELL BOLTON WAS BORN DECEMBER 13, 1919 IN AUGUSTA, GEORGIA TO THE LATE MR. ROMMIE LEE AND MRS. MATTIE LEE BUSSEY. SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1978 AT 8:00 P.M.
ME ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN AUGUSTA AND A ATLANTA AND AT AN EARLY AGE HER FAMILY MOVED TO ATLANTA.
31E WAS MARRIED TO MR. NATHAN BOLTON IN 1938 AND TO THIS UNION WAS BORN TWO (2) DAUGHTERS: MIRIAM AND JANET.
SHE JOINED THE SECOND MOUNT ZOIN BAPTIST CHURCH AT AN EARLY AGE AND LATER SHE JOINED LINDEN INSTITUTIONAL C.M.E. CHURCH WITH HER HUSBAND WHERE SHE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE USHER BOARD, STEWARDESS BOARD, SECRETARY OF THE LAY DEPARTMENT, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEE BOARD AND DIRECTOR OF THE DAY CARE CENTER. SHE ALSO WAS A SCOUT DEN MOTHER.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, TWO LOVELY DAUGHTERS, TWO SISTERS, ONE BROTHER, ONE GRAND-DAUGHTER AND A HOST OF OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
TRIBULATION
GOD, KELP ME TO REMEMBER THAT LIFE IS FULL OF TRIBULATION. AND THOUGH YOU DO NOT ALWAYS DEEM IT RIGHT OR WISE TO HELP ME, YET YOU ARE HELPING SIMPLY BY BEING THERE.
MY STRENGTH COMES FROM YOU. THANK YOU. MY COURAGE COMES FROM YOU. THANK YOU. DEEP. DEEP WITHIN ME, IMPLANTED BY YOUR VERY HANDS IS MY DETERMINATION, MY TOUGHNESS, MY WILL TO SURVIVE.
MARJORIE HOLMES
ORDER OF SERVICES REV. JERRY D. WOODFORK - PRESIDING
PROCESSIONAL SELECTED HYMN SCRIPTURE PRAYER
"COME, THOU FOUNT"
SELECTED MUSIC OR HYMN
227
"WE ARE MARCHING TO ZION"
OBITUARY - SOFT MUSIC
SOLO OR SELECTED MUSIC EULOGY
MRS. HELEN COLLINS REV. A.T. MCNAIR
SELECTED MUSIC
491
"AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SEEECTED HYMN
"GOD BE WITH YOU"
557
RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT
CREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK
ACTIVE PALLBEARS
MR. BONNER BOLTON
MR. HARVEY CREW
MR. JAMES CREW MR. MORRIS CREW
REV. WILLIE CREW MR. BRUCE BOLTON
JOHN CREW
HONORARY PALLBEARS TRUSTEES, LINDEN INSTITUTIONAL C.M.E. CHURCH STEWARDS, LINDEN INSTITUTIONAL C.M.E. CHURCH
ATLANTA SENIOR GOLFERS
FLOWERBEARE RS
STEWARDESSES, LINDEN INSTITUTIONAL C.M.E. CHURCH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE FAMILY EXPRESS ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THE ACTS OF KINDNESS SHOWN DURING THE ILLINESS AND BEREAVEMENT OF THEIR LOVED ONE, ESPECIALLY REV. A.T. MCNAIR, REV. JERRY D. WOODFORK AND THE ALPHONSO DAWSON FUNERAL HOME FOR THEIR SERVICES
