- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mr. Lewis Mack Jones, Springhill Baptist Church, Saturday, January 8, 1977, 1:00 p.m., Rev. H.L. Harrison, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1977-01-08
- 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 January 8, 1977 funeral of Lewis Mack Jones.
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:jones19770108
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_jones19770108
- 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:
-
MEDITATION AT EVENTIDE
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5
OBITUARY
Mr. Lewis Mack Jones departed this life on January 4,
1977. He was born and reared in Burke County* He was
baptized at Springhill Baptist Church and served faith
fully as a deacon.
He was a retired employee of Babcock - Wilcox.
He leaves to mourn his passing a devoted wife, Mrs. Rosa Jones; four sisters, Mrs. Rosa Coleman, Mrs. Sallie Green, Mrs. Carrie Cross and Mrs. Novella Jones all of Jamaica, New York; five brothers, Mr. Willie Jones, Mr. Rodney Jones, Mr. Robert Jones all of Jamaica, New York, Mr. Roosevelt Jones of Augusta, Georgia and Mr. Jettie Jones of Miami, Florida. A host of other relatives and friends.
ACKNOWLE DGEMENT
The family is grateful to all of the friends for
their innumerable acts of kindness during the illness
and since the passing of their loved one.
.
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. FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR
: -; ; : .
MR. LEV/IS MACK JONES
Saturday
Springhill Baptist Church January 8, 1977
Rev. H. L. Harrison, Officiating
..: 1:00 P.M.
ORDER OF SERVICE
PROCESSIONAL
SELECTION
OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE ................. Rev. T. H. Fisher NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE ................ Rev. Anthony Lark PRAYER .................................. Rev. Earl James SELECTION
REMARKS ..............(3 Minutes) .....Dea. Gartrell Tarver Dea. Willie Jones
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS....................... Mrs. Gloria Twiggs
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SOLO ..................................... Mrs. Sandra Brown
EULOGY ..................................Rev. H. L. Harrison
VIEWING OF REMAINS
RECESSIONAL
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* INTERMENT ................................. Church Cemetery
PALLBEARERS Deacons of Springhill Baptist Church
and Stewards of St. Mark United Methodist Church
FLOWER LADIES Springhill Ushers
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ARRANGEMENTS ENTRUSTED TO
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