- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homegoing celebration for Sara Alethia Hatcher, sunrise-February 9, 1913, sunset-June 30, 2005, Wednesday, July 6, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 1036 Daniel Street, Augusta, Georgia, the Reverend Dr. Bobby L. Truitt, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 2005-07-06
- Subject:
- African American women--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 July 6, 2005 funeral of Sara Alethia Hatcher.
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:hatcher20050706
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_hatcher20050706
- 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:
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Sara Alethia Vaughn was the fourth child and youngest surviving daughter of Alice Caldwell and John P. Vaughn. She entered this life on February 9, 1913.
Her childhood was spent in Columbia, South Carolina with nine siblings, Ella, William, Ruth, Ruben, John, Robert, Charles, Eugene, and Marian Alice. Ella, the eldest is now the only surviving sibling and resides in Milledgeville, Georgia
She attended the secondary schools in Richland County and furthered her training in primary education at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.
On April 21,1935, she married James Franklin Hatcher and to this union was born one son, James, Jr.
Her God-given talent for teaching Kindergarten provided a 35 year occupation as Director of the Alice Caldwell Vaughn (ACV) Kindergarten which afforded her the unique opportunity to assist in the molding of many lives. Elementary School teachers always were happy to have the children from Mrs. Hatchers Kindergarten.
She joined Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia and was an active member until she moved to Milledgeville, Georgia in October 1996 due to advancing illness. During her days in Augusta, she served as Sunday School Teacher, BTU Secretary and Program Coordinator (James, Sr. was BTU Superintendent), Church Reporter, Junior Choir Director for 20 years, Instructor and Secretary of the Vacation Bible School, Secretary of Club No. 3 and later its President, member of the Senior Choir and Pastors Aid Club, member and President of the Deaconess Board.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband of thirty-two years, James Franklin Hatcher, Sr. She leaves to mourn her passing, a devoted and loving son, Dr. James Franklin Hatcher, Jr., Milledgeville, Georgia; a loving sister, Mrs. Ella House, Milledgeville, Georgia; caring nieces, Mmes. Doris (John) Goodwin, Irmo, South Carolina, and Mary Williams, Columbia, South Carolina; cherished nephews, Messrs. Johnny Vaughn, New York, New York, William (W. Frazier) Davis, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, Martin Vaughn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Vincent Vaughn, Warren, Ohio; a Goddaughter, Mrs. Fredericka Tolbert, New York, New York; two granddaughters, Sara Ophelia and Beah June Hatcher; and a host of great-nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; a heart of thanksgiving goes to a dear niece and caregiver, Evelyn Sanders, Augusta, Georgia.
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