- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Gregory Bernard Landers, 5/16/1964 - 5/22/2021, "Brother Soulja", Saturday, May 29, 2021, 11:00 A. M. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 809 Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Grovetown, Georgia, Reverend Frank Lewis - Pastor/Officiating -
- Date of Original:
- 2021-05-29
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Augusta
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--21st century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Gregory Bernard Landers. Birth date: May 16, 1964. Death date: May 22, 2021. Date of funeral service: May 29, 2021. Location of funeral service: Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Grovetown, Ga.).
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_landersgregory20210529
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_landersgregory20210529
- Extent:
- 8 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
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- Precious memories, unseenangels,
-- Sentfrom somewhere tomy soul.
-- How they linger, ever near me,
_ And the sacred past unfolds.
Precious memories, how they linger, How they ever flood my soul. Inthe stillness, of the midnight, _
_ Precious sacred scenes unfold.
Preciousfather, loving mother,
Fly across the lonely years,
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Gregory Renird Landers was bol 3in the US. hay Hospital, Fort Gian,
Georgia, on May 16, 1964, to Mary W. Landers and the late Hugh Landers.On_
_ May 22, 2021, Greg passed away eacefully at Augusle University Medical |
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He was baptized at an ae age and shee faithfully atMount Pleasant 2
BaptistChurch as a member of the choir, board of trustees, and as a youth
mentor. Gregwas educatedin the Columbia County School System, where he attended Grovetown Elementary School, Columbia Junior High, andHarlem_ [ i High School (Class of 1983). He continued his education at Paine College iin
" Augusta (Class of 1988), where he studied Boley and later attended Mevey |
Medical School Biomedical Science Program.
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.- Greg' S love fornmusic and photography showcased his creativity and ultimately :
inspired his business venture called"Positive Images".He wasamanof many | talents including woodwork, carpentry, and upholstery.He had eo"215
_ Which wereevident with his prize-winning barbecue sauce.
Greg medically retired from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) affer :
twenty-nine years of service as aRadCon Technician / Industrial Hygienist. _
He was a perffectionist not only iinhisprofession but alsoin his interactions with family, iends, and others.His greatest happiness was eine during :
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_ Thomas, Octavius oil Murray, and Christopher A. Landers; cousin, Tonya |
Mosleanyd ;a host of additional nieces, nephews,otherrelatives, and ,
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His greatest a ribute was his power of forgiveness.
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