- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Obsequies for Deacon John Crawford, Gardner Grove Baptist Church, [Augusta, Georgia], Sunday, July 24, 1977, 5:00 p.m., Rev. Willie Parks, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1977-07-24
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta
Genealogy
African American men--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 July 24, 1977 funeral of John Crawford. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-C-0090
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_crawfordjohn19770724
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_crawfordjohn19770724
- 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 I T U A R Y **
Deacon John Crawford was born in McDuffie County, April 24, 1 9 0 7 to the late Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford. He died July 1 8 ,1 9 7 7 at 1 0 :3 0 a.m.
He became a Christian when he was quite young and joined the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was baptized by the late Rev. John D. Wiggins. He lived a Christian life ever afterward.
Dea. John Crawford served as a faithful deacon, Sunday School Teacher and on the Building Committee of his Church, un til he heard his Father's call.
His Christian life was as the fragrance of beautiful roses, and his influence will live forever in whatever places he has resided. We are paying tribute to one of God's gentle men, upon whose head rests a crown, studded with sparkling jewels of his golden deeds. He was quiet in his manner, pleasant toward everyone and enjoyed talking and wspecially about the Lord and His cause. He would often say, " I'll be ready when the Lord calls m e." He chose to tell the Lord of his suffering. He will be missed by the family and all that knew him, but this is God's way; His will must be done.
In 1 9 3 3 he was married to Mrs. Katherine Morgan Crawford, to this union two children were born.
He leaves to mourn, his devoted wife, Mrs. Katherine Craw
ford, one son, John Crawford, Jr., one daughter, Ms. Carrie
Crawford, two brothers, Mr. Sam Crawford, and William Craw
ford, one sister, Mrs. Mary B. C. Taylor all of Augusta, three
sisters-in-law, Bessie Palmer, Mary Crawford, Augusta, Berdie Mae
Crawford, Ind iana, and a host of nieces and nephews and other
relatives and friends.
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Why do we mourn departed friends:
or shake at death's alarm. Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to his arms, This just another soldier gone
To get a great reward, He fought the fight, He kept the faith, And now he's gone home to God.
His soul has gone to God The earth will soon chain its own, But he is shouting around the throne, While we are left here to mourn But someday we will meet again All of our love ones who has gone Someday we will reach that land: Where parting will be no more.
** P R O G R A M **
PROCESSIONAL
MASTER OF CEREMONIES ........................ Rev. J. C. Gardner
SELECTION .................................................... .................. Choir
SCRIPTURE ............................................ Rev. S. T. Thompkins
SELECTION ......................................................................
REMARKS Bro. Marion Toy, Jr.
Dea. Marion Toy Dea. Solomon Parks
HYMN
Choir
CONDOLENCES .......................................... ........ Mrs. Iola Toy
SOLO ............................................................ Ms. Rosa Johnson
EULOGY ........................................................ .... Rev. Willie Parks
RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT
Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
** HONORARY PALLBEARERS **
Dea. L. M. Terry Dea. James Barnwell Dea. Eugene Morgan
Dea. Marion Toy Dea. Solomon Parks Dea. Edward Williams
** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS **
Dea. Clouise Knox Dea. Fred Thompkins Bro. Edward Cleggs
Dea. Raymond Gibson Dea. Jessie Jackson Bro. Marion Toy, Jr.
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