- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homegoing services for Mr. Walter Lee Elam, Sr., Friday, February 28, 2003, 3:00 p.m., Parks Grove Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Lincolnton, Georgia, Rev. Tonita Cody, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-28
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Lincolnton--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lincoln County, Lincolnton, 33.79235, -82.47902
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the February 28, 2003 funeral of Walter Lee Elam.
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:elam20030228
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_elam20030228
- 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:
-
Waiter ee am,
Friday, February 28, 2003 3:00 P.M.
Parks Grove Fire Baptized Holiness Church lincolnton, Georgia
Rev. Tonita Cody, Officiating
"Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer;"
Isaiah 58:9
It has pleased the all wise God in his divine providence
to take from our mist, the soul of our beloved Walter Lee
Elam, Sr. He was born May 12, 1931 to the late Bill and Ellie
Ferguson Elam in Lincoln County, Georgia; and departed this
life Sunday, LlU.Cl.Jj iFe\j\bruary 23, 2003 at Wills Memorial Hospital,
W:alter accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his per sonal savior at an early age and united with
Parks Grove F.B.H. Church. He was also a retired employee
of Pollard Lumber Company.
Walter was united in Holy Matrimony to Essie Mae
Starks Elam. To this union, twelve children were born, two of
which preceded him in death, Bobby Lee Elam and Larry
Elam.
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He leaves to cherish his fond memories, a loving and
faithful wife, Essie Mae Elam; six sons, Walter Lee Elam, Jr.
of Athens, GA, Michael Elam and Thomas Milton (Deborah)
Elam both of Washington, GA, Walter Lee (Maggie) Elam III
of Fayetteville, N.C., Mitchell Lee Elam and Willie Elam both
of Lincolnton, GA; four daughters, Delois (Henry) Brown,
Patsy Marie Elam and Jackie (Sylvester) Harris all of Lincoln-
ton, GA, and Betty Lee Elam of Newport News, VA; a :
brother, Frank Elam of Newark, NJ; two sisters, Willie Lee
Williams and Sarah J. Davis both of Lincolnton, GA; five
grandchildren, Gabriel Elam raised in the home, Bryant
Booker, Jessica Elam, Jeffery Brown and Alexis Harris; three
great-grandchildren, Tamia Elam, Jaslynn Booker, and Tyre
Booker and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to
mourn his passing.
Oidex, & S&atice
Presiding. .................................... . ....Rev. Dennis Quinn
Processional
Hymn. ......................... "What a Friend We Have in Jesus"
Scripture. ..........................J.*..\...... .Minister Frankie Jones Prayer. ............. .y$k. ..................... .Rev. Roy D. Andrews
Remarks........... ~.v............../...............Dea. Henry Brown
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Mrs. Delois Brown
.Wright & Jones Staff
Solo................jj. ................. ...........Rev. Dennis Quinn
Eulogy. ................. ,>T v ..........~S\............Rev. Tonita Cody
Interment.....
............................Church Cemetery
Repast.........^...................... .Parks Grove F.B.H. Church
The family wishes toexpress their sincere gratrfcfle and appre ciation for all the actfco-kindness, support, and most of all love shown during their hour of bereavement. Your flowers, cards, phone calls, food, visits, and prayers were warmly ap preciated. We saw all of these as Gods love through you. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you very much and may Gods blessings continue to shine brightly upon each of you.
The Elam Family
Louis Booker Dave Ferguson Richard Ferguson Henry Lee Holloway
Roy Parks Frank Sherman Fred Sherman George Sherman
Nieces
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I'M FREE Dont grieve for me, for now Im free Im following the path God has laid for me. You see, I took his hand when I heard him call.
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found a peace at the close of day.
So if my parting has left a void Then fill it with remembered joys. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss Oh yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burden with times of sorrow, I wish you sunshine of tomorrow; My lifes been full, Ive savored much. Good friends, good times, a love ones touch
Perhaps my time seemed all to brief
Dont lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee.
God wanted me now.
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He has set me FREE!
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Dignity-Reverence-Service
11 IN Washington Street Lincolnton, GA 30817 (706) 359-3669 or (706) 678-7846 Bessie W. Lee, Owner Damonica R. Lee, Manager Divenski R. Lee, Mortician
