- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Sister Viola Murray Clark, Saturday, February 16, 1985, 12:30 p.m., Macedonia Baptist Church, Rev. J.S. Wright, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1985-02-16
- 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 16, 1985 funeral of Viola Murray Clark.
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:clark19850216
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_clark19850216
- 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:
-
FUNERAL SERVICES
for
SISTER VIOLA MURRAY CLARK
Saturday, February 16, 1985 12:30 P.M. MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH ************ Rev. J.S. Wright, Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Sister Viola Murray Clark was born to the late Tom and Marriah Avery Murray on February 18, 1912 in McDuffie County.
She received Christ as her personal savior at an early age and joined the United House of Prayer. She was united in Holy Matrimony with Mr. Elijah Clark on February 23, 1950. Later her desire was to fellowship with her family at the Macedonia Baptist Church where she worked with the Usher Board.
She was a member of the Sunbeam Court Future Eastern Light Grand Lodge.
On the evening of February 12 at University Hospital at 5:00 p.m., the Master called her home.
She leaves with cherished memories a husband, Mr. Elijah Clark; one daughter, Ms. Jewel E. Clark of Augusta; one brother, Mr. Johnnie Murray of Augusta; two granddaughters, Miss Carol L. Clark and Miss Carin L. Smalls of Augusta; two brothers-in-law, Beotis Clark, Augusta, and Wilkie Clark, Roanoke, Ala.; six sisters-in-law, Rosie L. Adams, Lelia Newson, Belle Clark, Augusta, Katherine Murray, Harlem, Ga., Elizabeth Davis, Memphis, Tenn., and Hattie Lee Clark, Roanoke, Ala.; two aunts, Minnie Appling, Augusta, Ruth Jones, Anderson, S.C.; dear close cousins, Lloyd Paschal, Everlene Murray, Albert and Louise Scott, a loving niece, Ruby Felder; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
** ORDER OF SERVICE ** PROCESSIONAL SELECTION ....... Macedonia Baptist Church Joint Choir SCRIPTURE ............................ The Minister PRAYER ............................... The Minister SOLO ........................... Sis. Lois Ann McCall REFLECTIONS
As a Friend and a Co-worker - Loretta Sanders As a Neighbor - Rosetta Almeida
RESOLUTIONS .......... Sunbeam Court Future Eastern Light Grand Lodge
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............. Valeric Wiggins SELECTION ....... Macedonia Baptist Church Joint Choir OBITUARY ............... (Read Silently to Soft Music) EULOGY ............................ Rev. J.S. Wright RECESSIONAL
God hath not promised skies always blue Flowers strewn pathways, all our lives through Sun without rain, joy without sorrow, peace without pain
But God hath promised strength for the day Rest for the labor, light for the way
Grace for the trails, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love.
************
WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME Bennie A. Williams, Mortician