- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homegoing services for Mr. Fred Eccleston Knuckles, Tuesday, August 10, 1999, 3:00 p.m., S.C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance, 715 Augusta Road, Greenville, South Carolina, Rev. James Mims, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1999-08-10
- Subject:
- African American men--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century
Funeral service--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Greenville--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Greenville--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Greenville County, Greenville, 34.85262, -82.39401
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the August 10, 1999 funeral of Fred Eccleston Knuckles.
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:knuckles19990810
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_knuckles19990810
- 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:
-
HOMEGOING SERVICES
FOR
MR. FRED ECCLESTON KNUCKLES
Tuesday, August 10,1999 3:00 P. M.
S. C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance 715 Augusta Road
Greenville, South Carolina Rev. James Mims - Officiating
ORDER OF SERVICE REV. JAMES MIMS - OFFICIATING
Prelude
Processional
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Opening Selection.......................................Mt. Calvary Male Chorus "Something About The Name Jesus"
Old Testament.........................................i-.:;.Evan. Angela Mangrum
Solo..................................................................AngeliaMcClanahan "HisEye Is On The Sparrow"
New Testament/Prayer.........................................Rev. M. Thomason
Remarks......................................................................Charles Beeks JohnMosely
Solo.......................;.................................................... James Tarrant "ImFree"
Eulogy.........................................................Pastor Windell Rodgers
Closing Selection.....................................Mt. Calvary Male Chorus "Lord, Help Me To Hold Out"
Recessional
INTERMENT COMMITTAL/PRAYER/BENEDICTION GREENVILLE MEMORIAL GARDENS
PIEDMONT, SOUTH CAROLINA
Fred Eccleston Knuckles was born October 6, 1946, to the late Fred Leroy and Alice Gertrude (DOyley) Knuckles.
Fred lived in Greenville his entire life, having attended Sullivan Street School and Sterling High School. Upon graduation, he attended Xavier University, Voorhees College, and Alien University.
On October 25,1969, he married Leona Abercrombie, also a a native of Greenville, and they raised their daughter Angela Marie (Knuckles) Green.
Fred spent twenty-one years at Western Textile until it closed in 1998.
Loving memories of Fred will be cherished by his loving and devoted wife, Leona of thirty years; his daughter, Angela Marie Green; one sister, Sandra Knuckles Gibbs (Abe); two grandsons, Jamario and Andre Green; and a host of relatives and friends.
Fred maintained lifetime relationships with a host of friends that were devoted to him until he passed. He loved his friends very dearly and held them closely to his heart.
Fred had a wonderful and unique sense of humor which, were certain he has taken on home with him.
FLOWER ATTENDANTS
Sterling High School class of 1964
PALLBEARERS
Sterling High School class of 1964
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The family wishes to thank all the relatives and friends for your calls, visits, and other acts of kindness before and during the passing of our loved one. Please continue to keep us in your prayers for we know that Christ is the only true burden bearer.
We extend an extra special thanks to Andrew Abercrombie, Cleve Ann Mack, Odell Pugh, and John Mosely for their close support and unyielding attendance to Fred during his most critical times.
Please be advised that the Greenville County Sheriffs Department and the City of Greenville Police Department no longer provide escort services for funeral processions. Therefore oil drivers should obey traffic signals. Persons who are not riding in the funeral home limousines should meet the family at the cemetery.
Services Entrusted to S. C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance
715 Augusta Road Greenville, South Carolina 29605
(864)233-8361