- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Eulogistic services for Mrs. Margaret Cook Lewis, Olivet Baptist Church, Tuesday, October 28, 1980, 4:00 p.m., Rev. R.L. McRoy
- Date of Original:
- 1980-10-28
- Subject:
- African American women--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 October 28, 1980 funeral of Margaret Cook Lewis.
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:lewis19801028
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_lewis19801028
- 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. MARGARET COOK LEWIS
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OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH Tuesday, October 28, 1980 - 4:00 P. M.
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Rev. R. L. McCoy
"Life A t Best Is Very Brief"
** OBITUARY **
Mrs. Margaret Cook Lewis, who was born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook, September 7, 1915 departed this life October 24, 1980 at 5 oclock a. m. in the St. Joseph Hospital.
She was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church which she served as a Deaconess and a faithful member until death.
She was an employee of the Richmond County Board of Education for fourteen (14) years. She was married to the late Mr. Chance Lewis and was blessed with ten children.
She leaves to mourn, five daughters, Mrs. Juanita McFatten, Mrs. Bessie Burton, Mrs. Carol Hall and Mrs. Mattie Wilson of Augusta, Mrs. Marie Pritchett, Dayton, Ohio; five sons, Mr. Chance Lewis Jr., Mr. William Lewis of Augusta, Mr. Thomas Lewis, Mr. James Lewis of New York and Mr. Hardy Lewis of Texas; one sister, Mrs. Marie Hunter; one brother, Rev. T. C. Cook; five daughters-in-law, Mrs. Gwendolyn Lewis, Mrs. Betty Lewis, Mrs. Betty Jean Lewis, Mrs. Carol Lewis, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis; five sons-in-law, Mr. Marvin Hall, Mr. Fred Burton, Mr. Richard McFatten, Mr. Albert Pritchett, Mr. Johnnie Wilson; thirty-one grandchildren and four great grands.
** PROGRAM ** PRESIDING ................................................ Rev. H. G. Brady
PROCESSIONAL SELECTION ................................................................... Choir
"When Peace Like A River" SCRIPTURE ................................................. Rev. R. V. Sims INVOCATION ............................................... Rev. Clyde Hill SELECTION ................................................................... Choir
REMARKS As A Friend and Neighbor Mrs. Carrie Eason As A Member and Deaconess Sis. Eula Walker SOLO ......................................................... Rev. Floyd Heard ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................. Mrs. Mary Beard
PULPIT HYMN
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EULOGY ................................................... Rev. R. L. McCoy
RECESSIONAL INTERMENT ............... Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Dents Undertaking Establishment in Charge Thomasine Ketch, Directress
No more sorrow will be mine, No more burdens will I bear, No more heartaches will I endure, . . ,s ' Weighted down with endless care,
Rest, now.
While here on earth I did my best; A friend to all I tried to be. This day, no regrets I have, While you here look at me.
Rest, now.
No more will I fret and worry,
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About what a day might bring,
I go now to a city,
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Where God's Holy Angels sing.
Rest,now.
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** HONORARY PALLBEARERS ** Deacons of the Olivet Baptist Church
Dea. E. Walker Dea. P. Shurow
Dea. J. Tutt Dea. F. Tutt, Jr.
Dea. S. Jones Dea. C. Hunter
** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS **
Dea. Williams
Dea. Alien
Dea. B. Bennings, Jr.
Dea. L. Williams
Mr. M. Cummings
Bro. J. Harrison
