- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Eulogistic services for Elzater Gowdy, 1902-1988, Saturday, July 30, 1988, 3:00 p.m., Bethany Baptist Church, Clarkshill, South Carolina, Rev. Thomas Scott, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1988-07-30
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Clarks Hill
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Clarks Hill
Funeral service--South Carolina--Clarks Hill
Genealogy
African American women--South Carolina--Clarks Hill--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Clarks Hill--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Clarks Hill--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, McCormick County, Clarks Hill, 33.67097, -82.1729
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the July 30, 1988 funeral of Elzater Mckie Gowdy. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-G-0083
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_gowdyelzatermckie19880730
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_gowdyelzatermckie19880730
- 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:
-
^Eulogistic jicrtriccs
For
ELZATER GOWDY
1902
1988
Saturday, July 30, 1988 - 3:00 P.M. BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Clarkshill, South Carolina
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Rev. Thomas Scott, Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Mrs. Elzater Gowdy, the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. John McKie was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina on April 1,1902. She departed this life on Monday, July 25, 1988 at St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta, Georgia.
She was converted and baptized at an early, at Old Piney Grove Baptist Church in Edgefield County, South Carolina where she served faithfully until her illness.
She was a devoted wife, homemaker and mother. Helping and giving to others were her resources for salvation in life.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Lawrence Gowdy, Sr.; five daughters, Josephine McKie and Adline Middleton both of Augusta, Ga., Carrie Lou Samuels, Forestville, Md., Florence Wilborn, Inglewood, Calif., and Cherry Nell Lindsay, Upper Malboro, Md.;., three sons, Lawrence Gowdy, Jr., Augusta, Ga., John W. Gowdy, Camden, N.J. and Freddie Gowdy, Capital Heights, Md.; sister, Mildred Johnson, Augusta, Ga.; twenty-seven grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, six sons-in-law, a host of other relatives and friends.
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
Rev. Thomas Scott, Presiding
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
SCRIPTURE
PRAYER
REMARKS
HYMN
OBITUARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EULOGY ................................................................. Rev. Eddie Key RECESSIONAL
IN TERM EN T........................... Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery Clarkshill, South Carolina
** PALLBEARERS * *
Grandsons
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Life Is Eternal
"Life is eternal, '' the good Lord said, So do not think o f your loved one as dead,
For death is only a stepping stone To a beautiful life we have never known. A place where God promised man he would be
Eternally happy and safe and free, A wonderful land where we live anew When our journey on earth is over and through. So trust in God and doubt H im never
For all who love H im live forever, A n d while we cannot understand Just let the Savior take your hand, For when death's angel comes to call "God is so great and w e're so small'' A n d there is nothing you need fear For faith in God makes all things clear.
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT **
Your prayers, presence, deep love of concern, visits, calls, cards, florals, use of cars, food and all kind deeds of willingness, certainly have lifted our heads. May God bless all of you!
The Gowdy Family
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WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
In Charge O f Services
