- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- A Celebration of Life Bessie "Bess" Pearl Williams Cunningham
- Date of Original:
- 2017-02-04
- 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 February 4, 2017 funeral of Bessie (Bess) Pearl Williams Cunningham. Funeral Date: February 4, 2017. Church: Elim Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_cunninghambessie20170204
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_cunninghambessie20170204
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
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Sunrise Sunset
July 16, 1953 January 14, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
11:00AM
Elim Baptist Church
2359 Mt Auburn St.
Augusta, Georgia 30904
Pastor George C. Miller. III. Officiate
Order of Service
Reverend George C. Miller, III Presiding
Prelude................A Medley of Hymns....................Dr. Thomas L. Irvin
Call to Celebrate, Remember and Worship..........Rev. George C. Miller, III, Pastor
Elim Baptist Church
Invocation.......................................Rev George C. Miller, III, Pastor
Hymn...................It is Well With My Soul....................Congregation
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say
It is well; it is well, with my soul.
(Chorus) It is well (it is well) with my soul.
It is well; it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come.
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
Scriptures...............................................Rev. Jeffery L. Jones
Elim Baptist Church
Solo...How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings (Samuel Liddle)....Mrs. Bernice H. Hall
Accompanied by Dr. Roosevelt Simpkins
Reflections of Life......Dea. Ellis M. Johnson, Music Teacher and Choir Director
Mrs. Bernice H. Hall, Music Associate
Dr. Kevin Freeman, Classmate and Fellow Choir Member
Mrs. Maria Cunningham Hill, Daughter
Solo.........Ride Up In The Chariot (Betty Jackson King)..........Mrs. Hall
Acknowledgements............................................Mrs. Clora Lewis
Benediction...................................Rev. George C. Miller, HI, Pastor
~ Family RepastFellowship Hall ~
Bessie Bess Pearl Williams Cunningham, surrounded by her family,
peacefully departed this life the evening of Saturday, January 14, 2017 at
the age of 63. She was a lifelong resident of Augusta, GA and spent the last
10 years in Atlanta, GA to be closer to family. She was the daughter of the
late Daisy M. and Thomas Williams. As she entered into her eternal rest,
Bess Cunningham joined her late brother, Thomas Williams, Jr.
She was the devoted mother of Maria Elise Cunningham Hill (Sam). Bess
was the loving grandmother of Alexander and Skylar Hill. She is survived
by her siblings, Anita, Myra, Eugene, Earl and Albert Williams. She is also
survived by an aunt (Thelma Fugghette), niece, nephew and many cousins.
Bess was a lover of life.
She enjoyed traveling and singing around the world. If you listen carefully,
you can still hear her angelic voice singing with a choir of angels.
Her sense of humor and feisty personality will forever be remembered.
Bess Cunningham was a lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. and
enjoyed ministering to others by using her voice.