- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homegoing services for Mr. George Emory McClendon, Monday, August 3, 1992, 3:00 p.m., Steward Chapel A.M.E. Church, 887 Forsyth Street, Macon, Georgia 31201, Rev. David H. Jackson, Sr., pastor, interment, Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Date of Original:
- 1992-08-03
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Macon--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the August 3, 1992 funeral of George Emory McClendon.
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:mcclendon19920803
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_mcclendon19920803
- 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
: "<v-.- For
MR. GEORGE EMORY McCLENDON
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1992 3:00 P.M.
STEWARD CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH 887 Forsyth Street
Macon, Georgia 31201 REV. DAVID H. JACKSON, SR.-
PASTOR INTERMENT Woodlawn Memorial Park
"y{utcfiings Services"
THE OBITUARY
MR. GEORGE EMORY McCLENDON was born February 28, 1910 to the parentage of Mrs. Viola L. Sapp and the late Mr. Clifford McClendon in Ellaville, Georgia.
He departed this life, July 30, 1992.
Mr. Mack as he was fondly called was an active member of Steward Chapel, serving as a soloist in the Senior Choir, the Steward Board, the Hattie Mitchell Missionary Society, the Sunday School department and the Pastors Aid Board .
He attended and graduated from the Georgia Academy for the Blind. He earned a degree from the Fort Valley State College and West Virginia State College, thereby qualifying him as an Instructor for the Academy for the Blind. He retired after teaching for thirty/two years. He was a member of the Blind and Physically Handicapped Club of Georgia, of which he was treasurer.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Mrs. Florine B. McClendon; his mother, Mrs. Viola Sapp; one adopted daughter, Mrs. Jeannette Austin of Newark, N.J.; three step-children, Rev. John Brown, Americus, G-a. , Michael Brown, Macon, Miss Susie Brown of Dalton, G a.; Devoted cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hosley of Ellaville, Ga. and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Mack, Jacksonville, FL. and a host of other r-elatiyes and friends.
THE PROGRAM
THE PRELUDE................................
THE PROCESSIONAL.............. VIEWING OF REMAINS
THE HYMN..... ....... "COME, YE DISCONSOLATE"-227
THE PRAYER.................. REV. C.R. JOHNSON
THE SELECTION... . "WHEN PEACE, LIKE A RIVER"-#448
THE OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE...... REV. E. D. BROWN THE NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE... REV. TOMMIE J. BROWN
THE REMARKS................ REV. E. S. MALLORY
THE RESOLUTION........ MRS. CLIFFORD WALKER THE OBITUARY........... SILENT READING-SOFT MUSIC THE SOLO. . .............. MRS. BERNICE B. RIDLEY THE EULOGY............. REV. D. H. JACKSON, SR. RECESSIONAL................................ THE INTERMENT...... WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK, INC.
PALLBEARERS
STEWARDS AND TRUSTEES STEWARD CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH
* * *
FLOWER LADIES
STEWARDESSES AND MISSIONARIES STEWARD CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH
* * *
THERES AN OPEN GATE
THERES AN OPEN GATE AT THE END OF THE ROAD THROUGH WHICH WE MUST GO ALONE,
AND THERE IS LIGHT, WE CANNOT SEE OUR FATHER CLAIMS HIS OWN.
BEYOND THE GATE YOUR LOVED ONE FINDS HAPPINESS AND REST
AND THERE IS COMFORT IN THE THOUGHT THAT A LOVING GOD KNOWS BEST.
* * *
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MR. GEORGE EMORY McCLENDON WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE KIND WAYS YOU SO TENDERLY EXPRESSED YOUR SYMPATHY IN THE PASSING OF OUR LOVED ONE. WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION YOUR EVERY KINDNESS.
