- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Service of worship celebrating the life of Annette Sherard McFadden, January 12, 1994, 1:00 p.m., Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Augusta, Georgia, officiating, the Rev. Larry Hudson, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 1994-01-12
- 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 January 12, 1994 funeral of Annette Senolia Sherard McFadden.
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:mcfadden19940108
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_mcfadden19940108
- 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:
-
May I 1936
January 8, 1994
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Celebration ofLife Obituary
Service ofRemembrance
Acknowledgement and Service Participants
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and notfaint. "
ISAIAH 40:31
Celebrating
Qherar
January 12, 1994 1:00 P.M.
Augusta, Georgia Officiating
The Rev. Larry Hudson, Pastor
Celebration ofLife Obituary
Service ofRemembrance Acknowledgement and Service Participants
Annette Senolia Sherard McFadden was bom on May 1, 1936 to the late Lewis James Sherard and Daisye Emma Sherard of Anderson, South Carolina. Annette was the seventh child born to this union. On March 1, 1958, she was united in Holy Matrimony to Warren McFadden. This union was blessed with a daughter, Terri Denise and a son, Rodney Warren. At an early age, she joined Mountain View C.M.E. Church in Iva, South Carolina. After moving to Bath, South Carolina, she continued her spiritual growth at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, where she remained a loyal member and an active participant in the life ofthe church. She served faithfully in the Sanctuary Choir, in the James Singleton Sunday School Class, and as the church librarian. Education was always of paramount importance in the Sherard household. This was a belief which was passed on to Annette. She completed her elementary and high school education in the Anderson County School System. She began her higher education at Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, but received her B.S. from South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, South Carolina. She later received her Masters Degree in Library Science from Atlanta University. After leaving South Carolina State, Annette began her career at Jefferson High School, where she served as an inspiration and mentor to many of the students of Aiken County. In 1962, she moved to the Richmond County School System, initially Telfair Elementary and later East Augusta Middle School (formerly Sand Bar Ferry Junior High School), where she remained until her retirement in 1990. She always had great pride in her work and often referred to
To her family she was a dedicated daughter, sister, wife and mother. As a friend she was unsurpassed.
~,.ou. vjaiuen; tour orothers, Frederick (Helen) Sherard, Ja.c_k_so,nv.i.l.l.e^, vFuLi,TAivliboeurutca(L, onueirses)onS-hine-rlaarwd,, Baltimore, MD, Arthur Sherard, St. AJbans, NY and Austell (Paralee) Sherard, Indianapolis, IN; four sisters, Myma Pickens, Hollis, NY, Leota (Walter) Littlejohn, Gafmey, SC, Maxine Sherard, San Diego, CA and Clarissa (George) Fleming, Cleveland, OH; her maternal aunt, Eunice Stephens, Aiken, SC; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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