- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Eulogistic services for Mrs. Henrietta Bussey James, Saturday, December 14, 1985, First Providence Baptist Church, North Augusta, South Carolina, Rev. Alex Pope, officiating, Rev. Herman Bing, presiding
- Date of Original:
- 1985-12-14
- Subject:
- African American women--South Carolina--North Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--North Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--North Augusta--History--20th century
Funeral service--South Carolina--North Augusta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--South Carolina--North Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--North Augusta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Aiken County, North Augusta, 33.5018, -81.96512
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the December 14, 1985 funeral of Henrietta Bussey James.
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:james19851214
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_james19851214
- 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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EULOGISTIC SERVICES
FOR
MRS. HENRIETTA BUSSEY JAMES
Saturday, December 14, 1985 FIRST PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH
North Augusta, South Carolina
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Rev. Alex Pope, Officiating Rev. Herman Bing, Presiding
** OBITUARY **
"It is said that there are three words in the entire vocabulary that are more solemn than all of the others. They are life, death and eternity. Life is more solemn than death; to live is more serious than to die. The object of Christs death was life. Death is ajoyful messenger ofpeace whose kind hand opens to the weary pilgrim thegate of immortality and lets the oppressed go free."
Mrs. Henrietta Bussey James departed this life Tuesday, December 10, 1985 at the Augusta Health Care Facility, Augusta, Georgia.
She was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Rich Bussey, in Edgefield County, South Carolina. At an early age she became a member of the First Providence Baptist Church, North Augusta, South Carolina. She was married to the late George H. James.
She lived a quiet life in the Carpentersville Community where she had many friends that knew her as "Dook". After her healtn failed, she moved to Augusta, Georgia.
She leaves to cherish her memories a devoted daughter, Mrs. Rosa Lee Clemons, and one sister, Miss Alberta Davenport, Brooklyn, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Alita Gilchrist, Ridge Crest, Ca., Miss Joanne Jones, and Derek Jones, Augusta, Ga; one son-in-law, Joe Clemons, III; one grandson-in-law, Ronald Gilchrist; two greatgranchildren, Brandon Alexander Gilchrist and Derek Jones, Jr., a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and sorrowing friends.
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PRESIDING ............................ Rev. Herman Bing PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL
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HYMN SCRIPTURE ............................ Rev. James Stewart
23rd Psalms PRAYER .............................. Rev. Nathaniel Irvin SOLO .............................. Mr. Douglas E. Forest REMARKS ....................... Dea. William H. Williams
Church and Community ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............ Mrs. Elsie A. Wingfield EULOGY .................................. Rev. Alex Pope VIEWING OF REMAINS RECESSIONAL INTERMENT ................... Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens
** FLOWER BEARERS **
Ushers of First Providence Baptist Church
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TRIBUTE
Mothers never die, they just keep house up in the sky When we are children, we are happy and gay
And our Mother is young and she: laughs as we play, Then as we grow up, she teaches us truth
And lays lifes foundation in the days of our youthAnd then it is time for us to leave home
But her teaohings go with us wherever we roam, For all that she taught us and all that we did When we were so often just a "bad, little kid" That mothers are special and wonderfully wise
And as she grows older, we look back with love Knowing that mothers are "gifts from above," And when she "goes home" to receive her reward She will dwell in Gods kingdom and "Keep House for the Lord"
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
With grateful and sincere appreciation, the bereaved family takes this opportunity to acknowledge the many kind expressions of sympathy and other acts of kindness extended during their grief. May God richly bless all who offered assistance and we solicit your continued prayers.