- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- A celebration of life for Carrie B. Cross, sunrise, September 29, 1926, sunset, March 18, 2008, Saturday, March 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 3084 Old Keysville Road, Hephzibah, Georgia, the Reverend Charles E. Lacy, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2008-03-22
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Hephzibah--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Hephzibah--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Hephzibah--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Hephzibah--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Hephzibah--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Hephzibah--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Hephzibah, 33.31403, -82.09679
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the March 22, 2008 funeral of Carrie B. Cross.
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:cross20080322
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_cross20080322
- 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:
-
91 Celebration ofJ&fe
Carrie
SUNRISE SEPTEMBER 29,1926
\ Cross
SUNSET MARCH 18, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008 1:00 P.M.
Pleasant Qrooe ^Baptist Church 3084 Old Keysville Road - Hephzibah, Georgia
The Reverend Charles E. Lacy . . . Officiating . . .
The Obituary
CARRIE B. CROSS was born on September 29,1926, in Blythe, Georgia to the late Rodney and Addie Jones. She was educated in the Spring Hill School System. Carrie accepted the Lord Jesus Christ and was baptized at Spring Hill Baptist Church at an early age.
She later met Robert Cross and they both migrated to New York where they ater married in January 1956. They were blessed with a son, Robert J. Cross on April 21,1963.
Carrie was known throughout the community as a professional hairstylist. She owned and operated her own hair salon busi ness. Carrie was known as a very strong, independent, com passionate, outspoken woman. She loved her family deeply, had a great love for life and Carrie was a great debator.
Some of her favorite past-times were bowling, playing chess, playing cards and bossing her family around. She had a very competitive spirit. Words can not express the great loss to the family and the world, but even though we may not see her physically her spirt lives on.
She leaves behind: husband, Robert Cross; son, Robert J. Cross; grandchildren, Sean D. Cross and Tyriesus D. Cross; sister, Rosalie Coleman, Queens, New York; nephews, Ray mond Jones, Queens, New York; Ulysses Jones, Dallas, Texas and Bobby Lee Jones, Queens, New York; nieces, Seabell Campbell, Queens, New York and Connie Bosse, Freeport, New York; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and dear friends.
Order of Service
Reverend Vongette Oatis - Presiding
Processional................................................. The Family
Song ...................................................................... Choir
Scriptures Old Testament ...................... Proverbs 31:10-28 New Testament............ I Thessalonians 4:13-18
Solo ................................................ Bro. DannyCalcote "/ Wont Complain"
Prayer............................................... Rev. Charles Lacy
Remarks As A Church Member.......... Dea. Leroy Jenkins As A Church Friend ............... Sis. Rebbie Ryons As A Bowling Friend .......... Sis. Jensie Crumble
Obituary & Acknowledgements ........................ Sis. Sarah Kennedy
Song ...................................................................... Choir
Eulogy ............................................... Rev. Charles Lacy
Recessional
Interment............................................ Church Cemetery
.. . Repast. . . Church Fellowship Hall
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Good friends, goB^^nW^Moved ones touti. Perhaps my timteeem^all to brief;
Dont lengthen it noys n)im undue grief. *. Lift up your.k--ee ^t a%nd s|1hti r"e wi.th me,
God wanted menow, Hesei me free.
^Pallbearers
JAMES CALVIN WALKER VERNON BROWN JOHNNIE TRAVIS JEFF THOMAS WILLIE FULLER JOHN SWAGNER
bearers
USHERS OF P.O. B.C.
. . . Acknowledgement. . .
The family of the late Carrie Cross would like to express their most sincere gratitude for each of your kind deeds in our time of loss. Your kindness is deeply appreciated, continue to keep us in your prayers.
Williams Funeral Home, Inc.
2945 Old Tobacco Road - Hephzibah, Georgia
706.792.1003
1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard - Augusta, Georgia 706.722.5551
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