- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Sister Lucile Clemons
- Date of Original:
- 1966-03-06
- Subject:
- African American women--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
- Description:
- Program for the March 6, 1966 funeral of Lucile Clemons. Funeral Date: March 6, 1966. Church: Sharon Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_clemonslucile19660306
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_clemonslucile19660306
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
FUNE1AL SEE VICES
FOB
SISTER LUCILE CLEMONS
1128 Hopkins St. Augusta, Ga.
SHARON BAPTIST CHURCH
Richmond County
Sunday, March 6, 19663 P. M.
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord that they
may rest from their labor and their work do follow
them. Rev 14:13
REV. R. L. McCOY, Officiating
PROGRAM
Processional
Selection ........................................... Choir
Prayer .................................... Rev. W. M. Brown
Scripture
Selection ........................................... Choir
Remarks ................................... Dea. Earl White
Instrumental Solo ...................... Mrs. Rosa M. Johnson
Remarks ................................... Dea. Joe Samuels
Acknowledgements...........................Mrs. Loren Samuels
Solo.......................................Mrs. R. L. McCoy
Obituary .................................. Mrs. Teresa White
Pulpit Hymn .................... Servant of God Well Done
Eulogy ......................... her pastor Rev. R. L. McCoy
Reviewing the Remains
Recessional
OBITUARY
Mrs. Lucile Clemons, well known citizen of Richmond County,
passed away Feb. 28, 1966 at the University Hospital after a brief
illness.
She was homed January 3, 1905, at an early age, she was converted
and baptized at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church by the late I. M. Taylor.
In later years she joined the Sharon Baptist Church where she
sang in the Senior Choir, reporter in the church and other parts of
the church until her health failed.
She was married to the late Dea. Joe Clemons, Sr. to this union
three children were borned: Mr. Joe Clemons, Jr., Mrs. Jaceliar
Gamble, Dea. Robert Clemons deceased. One sister, Mrs. Hattie
Avery; one son-in-law, Mr. James Gamble; two daughter-in-laws,
Mrs Mattie Lee Clemons, Mrs. Ogellar Clemons; two sister-in-laws,
Mrs. Carrie Bell White, Phildelphia, Pa., Mrs. Rosa Lee Kershew of
Philadelphia, Pa. Seven Grand Children, three great grand children,
neices, nephews and a host of sorrowing friends to morn her passing.
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Deacon Joe Samuels
Deacon Cleuse Knox
Deacon Alex Bell
Deacon John Hall
Deacon Earl White
Deacon Eugene Morgan
HONORARY BALLBEARERS
The Deaconesses of Sharon Baptist Church