- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- In loving memory of Mr. Jerome Holmes, Sr., Saturday, January 22, 1994, 2:00 p.m., Phinazee & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Waynesboro, Ga., Rev. J.W. Bell, presiding & officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1994-01-22
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Waynesboro--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Waynesboro--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Waynesboro--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Waynesboro--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Waynesboro--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Waynesboro--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Burke County, Waynesboro, 33.08987, -82.01567
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the January 22, 1994 funeral of Jerome Holmes.
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:holmes19940122
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_holmes19940122
- 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:
-
In Loving Memory
of
. Jerome Jiohnes, Sr.
Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994 2:00 VM.
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"Respectfully At Your Service" PHINAZEE and SON FUNERAL HOME
OBituary
A Time to be Born: Jerome Holmes, Sr. was born October 7, 1930, in Burke
County, to Bessie H. Warren and Charlie Philpot.
A Time to Serve: Jerome Holmes was baptized at New Springfield Baptist
Church at an early age.
A Time to Love: Jerome married Ella Mae Heath; into this union, eight
children were born Bessie H. Brickhouse of Augusta, Ga., Jerome Holmes, Jr. of Montgomery, Ala., Inus Holmes of Miami, Fla., Linda Ellison of Atlanta, Ga., Terry Holmes of Brunswick, Ga., Debbie Holmes of Waynesboro, Ga., Clinton Davis of Atlanta, Ga., and Christine Davis of Augusta, Ga.
A Time to Die: On Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1994, he departed this life at the
Burke County Hospital, Waynesboro, Ga.
A Time to Mourn: He leaves to cherish his memories: his mother and father;
eight children and two step-children (whom he reared); two brothers, Elroy Philpot of Augusta, Ga., and Willie J. Philpot of Newark, N.J.; three sisters, Geneva Philpot of Augusta, Ga., Gwen Brown of Waynesboro, Ga., and Ella Brown of Augusta, Ga.; three sons-in-law; one aunt; four brothers-inlaw; three sisters-in-law; 18 grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: For the former things are passed away.
Revelation 21.4
Order of Service
Processional
Selection .......... "Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross" Congregation
Scripture and Prayer ..... . . . -\ ...... Rev. Charlie Lambert
Remarks: As a friend ............. Dea. Douglas Nelson, Jr. As a neighbor ............. Dea. James Chandler
Solo ....................... Sister Louise Cooper
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Acknowledgement and Obituary ............ Sister Margaret Cooper
Eulogy .......................... Rev. J.W. Bell
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
Interment ................ New Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
Robert Whitfield Donald Ray Nelson Alvin Nelson Merritt Jones
Tattbearers
,
Fred Mobley Tom Whitfield
K.C. Smith John Scott
9-(onorary fattbearers
Inus Holmes Jerome Hoknes, Jr.
Terry Holmes Clinton Davis
ffoiver Bearers
Friends of the Family
ftciqwwkdgements
The family wishes to express sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness shown during their hours of bereavement.
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home 404 West Eighth Street
Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Phone 706-554-5500