- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral rites for Mr. Joseph Davis, Dent's Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, June 8, 1991, 11:30 a.m., Rev. Carl Wright, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1991-06-08
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States
Mourning customs--United States
Funeral service--United States
Genealogy
African American men--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--United States--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the June 8, 1991 funeral of Joseph Davis. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-D-0024
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_davisjoseph19910608
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_davisjoseph19910608
- 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:
-
FUNERAL RITES FOR
MR. JOSEPH DAVIS
DENT7S FUNERAlJ^ME^HAPEL SATURDAY, JUNE 8 , ^ 9 1 - 1 1 1 3 0 A.M, REV. CARL MIGHT, OFFICIATING
OBITUARY
:JTHE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD , I SHALL NOT WANT, HE MAKETTi ME TO LIE D O M IN GREEN PASTURES, HE LEADfiTH ME BESIDE THE STILL WATERS,:
UR, JOSEPH DAVIS, son of the late Dave and Emma Collier Davis, was born in Richmond Comity, Augusta Georgia on July 7th , 1922 and expired on Friday, toy 3ts 1991 ln New York City at the St. Luke Hospital after a brief illness.
At an early age, he was converted and baptized at the aerusalem Baptist Church, under the leadership of the iate Pastor, The Rev. L, W, Westbrook, where he singed .with the Choir until leaving this area. After leaving the Augusta area he attended the Sharon Baptist Church in Bronx, N. York.
He was married to the Mrs. Emma Davis, to this union no children was born.
He was employed by one of New York Security Agencya for many years, where he retired.
At his passing, he is survived by his devoted wife Mrs. Emma Davis, of New York City; two neices, Mrs, Jimmie Lee Wright, of New York City, Mrs. Betty Henn ings, Augusta, Georgia; a great neice, Mts. Kmmq Henderson, Augusta, Ga; and four nephews, Mr. Jessie Davis, Mr. Alonzo Davis, Mr. Jackie Davis, and Mr. Bobby Lee Davis, all of Augusta, Ga. and a ; .number of cousins and sorrowing friends.
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THE INVOCATION
TO SPEAK AS A FRIEND SOLO#>->#, ,,, <.Mr. Frank Griffin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EULOGY,..............
PASTOR , SECOND BAPTIST OF BELVEDERE, S. C. VIEWING OF REMAINS... RECESSIONAL INTERMENT...... .....
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