- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Memorial service of Medgar Wiley Evers at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Sunday, June 23, 1963, Rev. N. T. Young Sr.
- Date of Original:
- 1963-06-23
- 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 23, 1963 funeral of Medgar Wiley Evers. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-E-0036
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_eversmedgarwiley19630623
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_eversmedgarwiley19630623
- 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:
-
MEMORIAL SE R V IC E
of
MEDGAR W ILEY EVERS
at
TABERNACLE B A P T IS T CHURCH
SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1963
RH21EMBEII thy servant, 0 Lord, according to the favour which thou bearest unto thy people, and grant that, increas ing in knowledge and love of thoe, nHedger
Wiley Evers" may go from strength, in the
life of perfect service, in thy heavenly kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
for MEDGAR WILEY EVERS
Mistress of C e r e m o n y ------- Miss Gwendolyn Kenner Organ P r e l u d e ----------------- Miss Xleen Terry Open Song ---- We Will Undersland It Better By And By
P r a y e r ______________ _____ ____ Mr. Elias Burton
S e l e c t i o n ---- *-- ------------ E. L. Stewart Choir
Memorial Prayer
-- -- Rev. N. T. Young Sr.
R e m a r k s ----...----------- ---- Father T. W . M o r n s and Mr. J.* B. Merriweather
Selection ------------- --- E. Golden Spiritual Choir from Mt. Calvary
Storv and Philosophy of Medgar W. Evers -- Miss Joyce Tutt
E u l o g y ______ _____ -- --- Rev. Charles Stokes
Closing P r a y e r --------- - ^ir Paul Thompkins
Benediction ------------- Rev. Charles Stokes