- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services of Bro. Lovey Hightower, Sr., D'Antignac Street Church of Christ, [Augusta, Georgia], Saturday, April 28, 1973, 3:00 p.m., Bro. Richard Williams, officiating, interment, Walker Memorial Park, Williams & Dotson Funeral Home
- Date of Original:
- 1973-04-28
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta
Genealogy
African American men--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--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
- Description:
- Program for the April 28, 1973 funeral of Lovey Hightower, Sr.. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-H-0092
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_hightowerloveysr19730428
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_hightowerloveysr19730428
- 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:
-
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D'ANTIGNAC STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1973 -- 3 :0 0 P.M. BRO. RICHARD WILLIAMS, Officiating INTERMENT -- WALKER MEMORIAL PARK WILLIAMS & DOTSON FUNERAL HOME
M r. Lovey Hightower, Sr. was bom Ju ly 29, 1908 in Craw fordville, Georgia. He was the son of the late Eddie and M ary Hightower.
He lived in Augusta, Georgia for more than 40 years, and was employed by the M arbut M illin g Company for about 30 years.
A s a member of the D'Antignac Street Church of Christ, he was very active. He was the Sunday School Superintendent, Assistant M inister, and Chairm an of the Trustee Board.
Survivors includes, M rs. Ethel Brown Hightower, wife; two daughters, (Miss) Daisy L. Hightower, M ontclair, N. Jersey, and Mrs. Gloria Evans, Augusta; five sons, M r. Lovey Hightower, Jr., Augusta, PFC Eddie L. Hightower, Frankfurt, Germany, PFC Harold D. Hightower, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, M r. Paul L. Hightower, Augusta, and M r. Rondal A. Hightower, Augusta; five grand children, all of Augusta; one brother, M r. John H igh tower; and one sister-in-law, M rs. Hattie Hightower; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Brenda Hightower, and one son-in-law, M r. James Evans, Augusta, and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.
ORDER OF SERVICES
SONG LEADER ............................... Harold Morris PROCESSIONAL H Y M N .......................................... Congregation SCRIPTURE ..................... ........... Bro. T. L. King PRAYER ......................... ....... Bro. Bennie Mobley H Y M N "W hen We All Get To Heaven" Congregation REM ARKS ............................... Bro. Alfred Brooks
Bro. James Jones Others, 2 minutes ACKNO W LEDG EM ENTS .... ................ Sister Brown SOLO ............................ ... Sis. Mary Lee Williams EULOGY ........................ .... Bro. Richard Williams VIEW ING OF REMAINS RECESSIONAL IN TERM EN T ................... .... Walker Memorial Park
HONORARY PALLBEARERS ALL MINISTERS
