- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- In loving memory of Mrs. Ivy Marie Bush, Thursday, March 27, 1997, 4:00 p.m., People's Funeral services, 1604 Talbotton Road, Columbus, Georgia 31906, Reverend Albert McCorvey, Sr., officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1997-03-27
- 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, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the March 27, 1997 funeral of Ivy Marie Bush.
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:bush19970327
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_bush19970327
- 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:
-
IN LOVING MEMORY of
MRS. !W MARIE BUSH
Thursday, March 27, 1997
4:OOPM Peoples Funeral Services
1604 Talbotton Road Columbus, Georgia 31906
Reverend Albert McCorvey, Sr., Officiating
OBITUARY
Lifes Reflections
Mrs Ivy Marie Bush was born February 4, 1923 in Bamwell County, South Carolina to the late Idell Bates Tussey
At an early age she moved to High Point, North Carolina. There she united with the Mount Vemon Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School Teacher, Church Secretary and very active in church activities. She graduated from William Perm High School as Valedictorian in 1941 and her class was the last class to graduate before 12th Grade completion became mandatory.
After moving to Augusta, Georgia she worked as a LPN at the University Hospital and retired from Lenwood Division Veterans Administration Hospital, Augusta, Georgia
She united with Tabernacle Baptist Church under the pastorage of Dr C. S.
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She was a active member of DAVA unit #18 of Augusta, Georgia.
In 1994, due to illness, she moved to Columbus, Georgia and united with New Providence Baptist Church under the pastorage of Reverend Albert McCorvey, Sr.
She was preceded in death by her husband Otis Bush, Sr.
She is survived by two sons Charles Bates of Greensboro, North Carolina and William Carry Conley of Augusta, Georgia; one daughter Mavis Conley/Brooks (Rev. lee E. Brooks, Sr.), nine grandchildren which includes a devoted grandson William Marcell Conley and six great-grand children and a hosts of family and friends
ORDER OF SERVICE
Thursday, March 27, 1997
PROCESSIONAL
VIEWING OF BODY
PRAYER...........................................................................................Minister SCRIPTURE.............................................. ......................................Minister
(Old and New Testament) SOLO.......................................................... ..................Mrs. Maggie Wright ACKNOWLEDGEMENT............................ ..................Mrs. Patricia Gant SOLO............................................................................ Mrs. Maggie Wright WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.......... ....Reverend Albert McCorvey, Sr RECESSIONAL
REPAST.........................................!............New Providence Baptist Church
GRAVESIDE SERVICE Friday, March 28, 1997 1 :OOPM Cedar Grove Cemetery Augusta, Georgia
SCRIPTURE................................................ .................................. Minister PRAYER.........................................................................................Minister WORDS OF COMFORT...................................................Rev. Chad Bryant INTERMENT..............................................................Cedar Grove Cemetery
/ mil Always Be With \ou
'ITie Day has come to say good-bye Hold your head up. try not to cry. f am not gone for goo<:l, you will see me agait:,
I have gone home to myfather Where my life just begins.
Don't ever think the Lord is being unfair. He tried to make everyone well ware
? When I was born in this world I was not yours to own. My life with you was only a loan,
f have graduatedfrom earth with the highest degree. I majored in life and death and now I am free..
Accept my last certificate with honor be proud of me. Always remember this was meant to be. / will always be with you spiritually.
You have been there for me, now I must travel alone. I will be waiting to greet you when it 'syoitr time to come Home.
PALLBEARERS Friends of the Family FLORAL BEARERS Deacons, Ministers and Trustees Wives of New Providence Baptist Church
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The family extends thanks to our many friends who have shared with us through her illness and our period of sorrow. Perhaps, you visited us, sent food, floral sprays, did kind deeds, spoke kind words, called or sent cards, we thank you so much, whatever the part.
May Godforever bless each ofyou. The Family
Final Arrangements Entrusted to: Peoples Funeral Service of Columbus, Inc.
1604 Talbotton, Road / Columbus, Georgia
