- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mrs. Marie P. Clay, 1903-1992, Sunday, February 23, 1992, 2:00 p.m., Bethel A.M.E. Church, [Augusta, Georgia], Dr. Charles W. Pitts, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1992-02-23
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta
Genealogy
African American women--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--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
- Description:
- Program for the February 23, 1992 funeral of Marie P. Lewis Clay. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-C-0048
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_claymarieplewis19920223
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_claymarieplewis19920223
- 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:
-
+++ O B / R U A R Y +++
M R S. M A R IE P. C L A Y (M am a), entered into eternal rest and went to be with the Lord February 18, 1992 ct the University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia.
M A R IE W AS B O R N O ctober 20, 1903 in Sante, South Carolina, one of twelve children born to the union of the late; R e v. John E Lew is and Anno Paine LewiSc
A t an early age, M A R IE R E C E IV E D Christ as Saviour, was baptizeo ana became a member of Live O ak AoMoEo Church. She attended grade and boarding school in the Sante, South Carolina area,where she spent her childhood and early adulthood, She later relocated to the Augusta areao O nce settling in the Augusta area, M arie uniteo with the Bethel A. M, ,, Church fam ily and was im m ediately assigned to the Stewardess Board #3, where she served as treasurer as well as in other capacities in the church for more than 60 years.
Marie used her life as a beacon of Christian Light in the Augusta Com m unity as well as a tower of strength for her fam ily.
MRSo C L A Y " M A M A " as she is known to so many, leaves to mourn a loving son, Arthur Lee Perkins; a devoted daughter, Inez D. Anderson; twelve grand children; Jone IV. H udson,(of A u gu sta) Jean W. Carter, (o f A ugusta) R e v. R ich a rd Ho White, (o f A ugusta) N orm an Eo White, (o f A ugusta) Geraldine Greene, (o f Augusta) Ella Mae Holiday, (of Augusta) Ernest D oe, Jro, (of Augusta) Donald Doe, (of Belvedere) Michael J* Doe, (o f Augusta) Vanessa Do Randclp, (o f Augusta) Deborah Doe, (of Augusta) Henrietta Fields; forty-one great-grand children, thirteen great, great-grand children, a son-in-law , M r. Eddie J. Anderson, a daughter-in-law, M rso Bonnie Perkins as well as a host of cousins, nieces and nephews, grand-nieces ano nephews and many long time friends.
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PSALMS 8 4
9. B e h o l d , 0 G o d o u r S h i e l d , a n d l o o k upon the face of thine anointed.
10. F o r a d a y i n t h y c o u r t s is b e t t e r t h a n a thousand. I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11. F o r t h e L o r d G o d is a s u n a n d s h i e l d : the Lord will give grace and glory: No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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** ACKNOW LEDGEM ENT **
The Family expresses their sincere thanks and humble gratitude for every kind ness s h o w n d u r i n g the illness and d e a t h of t h e i r loved one. M a y G od r i c h l y b l ess eac h of you.
Services Entrusted To
DENT'S UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT Augusta, Georgia