- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- A celebration of life for Joey Xavior Johnson, sunrise - August 5, 1971, sunset - August 19, 2003, Saturday, August 23, 2003, 4:00 p.m., Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 1714 Olive Road, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Clarence Moore, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 2003-08-23
- Subject:
- African American men--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 August 23, 2003 funeral of Joey Xavior Johnson.
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:johnson20030823
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_johnson20030823
- 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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Joey Xavior Johnson was born in Augusta, Georgia on August 5, 1971. He was educated in Richmond County Schools and was a graduate of Academy of Richmond County School. He furthered his education by attending Albany State University, Augusta State University, and Voorhees College where he was on the deans list and would have received his degree in Organizational Management in May, 2004. He was a graduate of Augusta Technical College where he received his Emergency Medical Technician Certificate. He was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
While attending Augusta State University, he served as manager of Augusta State University Jaguar Mens Basketball Team. He also served as Head Coach of the Georgia/Lina Lady 76ers Girls Basketball Team, youth 15 and under.
He was employed by Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department Engine Company No. 15 and Gold Cross Ambulance Service. He was a member of First New Hope Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Leonard Barksdale, Sr; maternal great-grandparents, Kendrick and Rosa Jackson; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Lillie Mae Johnson; paternal great-grandparents, Arthur and Jessie Reynolds; and paternal uncle, Arthur Johnson.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his parents Joe A. (Virginia B.) Johnson; one brother, Jarrett Johnson; maternal grandparents, Sam (Bertha) Singleton; six aunts, Betty (Fred) Harrison, Rosemary (Jason) Beard, Lilliemae Johnson, Joyce Kendrick, Elaine Johnson and Gail Johnson; seven uncles, James (Linda) Seabrooks, Calvin Johnson, Emanuel (Loretta) Johnson, Leonard Barksdale, Jr., Willie (Josie) Barksdale, Isaiah Barksdale, and Kenneth Barksdale; a host of loving cousins, other relatives and friends.
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