- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for State Representative Richard A. "Papa" Dent, Wednesday, October 6, 1982, 3:00 p.m., Tabernacle Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Dr. C.S. Hamilton, minister
- Date of Original:
- 1982-10-06
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--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
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the October 6, 1982 funeral of Richard Algernon Dent.
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:dent19821006
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_dent19821006
- 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:
-
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
STATE REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD A. "PAPA" DENT /
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1982
3:00 P.M. TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
DR. C. S. HAMILTON, MINISTER
--OBITUARY--
Richard Algernon Dent, affectionately called "Papa Dent," the son of the late Benjamin J. and Annie Gertrude Dent, was born April 25, 1905, in Keysville, Burke County, Georgia. At an early age, he moved with his parents to Augusta, Georgia, and received his elementary education in the Public Schools of Richmond County. He graduated from Walker Baptist Institute in 1924 and did further study at Paine College. He confessed religion at an early age and was baptized by Dr. C. T. Walker in Tabernacle Baptist Church. In later years he was ordained as a Deacon and became a member of the choir, which is now called the Senior Choir. He served faithfully in both of these organizations until his death.
Deacon Dent was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1966. Here he served faithfully for sixteen years before resigning in March 1982 because of ill health. During his tenure in the House, he was a member of the Ways and Means Committee, the Highways Committee and he served as Chairman of the Human Relations and Aging Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Augusta Richmond County Legislative Delegation. For more than fifty years he owned and operated a successful floor covering business. He was affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce, the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority and the Sportsmans Boat Club.
--ORDER OF SERVICE-- 0
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN ............................................................................................... P. 60
"Abide With Me"
SCRIPTURE ................................................................ Revelation 21:1-7 Rev. Jerry Poole
PRAYER ................................................................ Rev. N. T. Young, St.
HYMN .............................................................................................. P. 132 "Amazing Grace"
REMARKS - 2 Minutes The Honorable George Busbee, Governor of the State of Georgia The Honorable Tom Murphy, Speaker of the House The Honorable Jack Connell, Local Legislative Delegation The Honorable Edward M. Mclntyre, Mayor, City of Augusta, Georgia Rev. L. R. Neal Commissioner Bill Hiers
SELECTION ............................................................. Paine College Choir Phyllis Anderson, Directress
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................ Mrs. Queenie Lawton
SOLO ................................................................. Mrs. Maxine Newberry "If I Can Help Somebody"
EULOGY .................................................................. Dr. C. S. Hamilton
RECESSIONAL
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--INTERMENT -
CEDAR GROVE CEMETERY
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Dea. Herbert Ross Dea. David Butler Dea. Payne Jackson
Dea. William Prince Dea. Jerry Wilhite Dea. Abram Dunn
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HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Dr. I. E. Washington Alfred Bryant
Deacons Tabernacle Baptist Church State Officials
Ji All Local Elected Officials , Augusta Coliseum Authority Sportsman Boat Club
Bannaker Lodge #3 F &. AM Prince Hall Masons
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Gods, finger touched him and he slept. Teach me to feel anothers woe, To hide the fault I see, That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Alexander Pope
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"He was a friend to man and lived by the side of the road." Homer
DENTS UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT IN CHARGE