- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral service for Mrs. Betty Dent Hankerson, Friday, February 8, 1991, 3:30 p.m., Dent's Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. C. S. Hamilton, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1991-02-08
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States
Mourning customs--United States
Funeral service--United States
Genealogy
African American women--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 February 8, 1991 funeral of Betty Dent Hankerson. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-H-0024
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_hankersonbettydent19910208
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_hankersonbettydent19910208
- 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:
-
FU N ERA L S E R X O ES FO R
M R S . B E ^ --I--tT D E N T
M AN K EF?SO N
Friday, February 8, 1991 -- 3:30 PM
Dent's Funeral Home Chapel Dr. C. S. Hamilton, O f f i c i a t i n g
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BETTY DENT HANKERSON BORN FEBRUARY 24, 1926
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
BETTY was one of eleven children born to Charles and Lizzie Dent* She was educated in the Augusta, Georgia school system.
She married Albert Hankerson on April 19,1942; of this union there were two children born, Dennis and Jacqueline, They made their home in Harlem, New York, where they have lived for many years, acquiring many friends.
She was a member of St. Mary's Church, 126 Street, Harlem, N. Y* and Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga.
She worked for a while as an assistant to Dr. Safer stein,until she resigned to be a full time housewife and mother. She enjoyed her life to the fullest extent of the words up to and including our last gather ing,for a Christmas Dinner Party at her son Dennis' house. She was always high-spirited, and kept us all in stitches, with her non-stop chatter and tales of experiences.
Betty leaves to mourn; her husband Albert Hankerson a daughter, Jacqueline Hankerson Williams, ; a son Dennis Hankerson; two grandsons, Kiya and Senai; a granddaughter Taira; two sisters Freddia Davis, and Elizabeth Monroe; a brother Albert Dent; eight nephews five nieces; two brothers-in-law; four sisters-In-law and a host of other friends and relatives.
WE WILL MISS YOU DEEPLY, AND WISH YOU COULD HAVE REMAINED HERE WITH US, BUT WE KNOW, YOU ARE IN A FAR BETTER PLACE THAN THIS WITH GOD'S GRACE, YOU SMILE DOWN UPON U S . MANY- THANKS TO OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN OUR TIME OF GRIEF. --- The Family
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PROCESSIONAL
PRAYER..... ,...................
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....,.Mrs* Emma L. Starks
EULOGY
...Dr. C, S. Hamilton
SOLO........................... ...Mrs. Emma L. Starks
RECESSIONAL
INTREMENT...................... .Cedar Grove Cemetary
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SAFELY HOME
I am at home in Heaven, dear ones;Oh, so happy and so bright, There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief is over,every restless yearning passed; I am now at peace forever,Safely home in Heaven at last. Did you wonder I so calmly trod the valley of the shade? Oh, but Jesus love illumined every dark and fearful glade.
And He came Himself to meet me in that way so hard to tread and with Jesus' arm to lean on, could I have one doubt or dread.
Then you must not grieve sorely for I love you dearly still try to see beyond earth's shadows, pray & trust the Father's will There is work still waiting for you, so you must not idly stand
do it now, while life remains- You shall rest in Jesus' land when that work is all completed, He will gently call you home
oh, the rapture of that meeting, oh, the joy to see you come.
PALLBEARERS
John Ivey Reginald Brathwaite Gus Thurmond
Kiya Hankerson Senai Hankerson Johnathan Ivey
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Family acknowledges with our deepest appreciation the many prayers, kind deeds comforting expressions and loving thoughts during our hours of bereavement. May the Lord bless each of you in a very special way.
The Family
D e n t 's Undertaking Establishment in Charge.