- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mr. Charlie McKie, Sunday, November 28, 1982, 3:30 p.m., Bethany Baptist Church, Rev. W. H. McCain, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1982-11-28
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States
Mourning customs--United States
Funeral service--United States
Genealogy
African American men--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--United States--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the November 28, 1982 funeral of Charlie McKie. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-M-0079
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_mckiecharlie19821128
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_mckiecharlie19821128
- Language:
- eng
- 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.
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- 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:
-
** OBITUARY **
Mr. Charlie McKie, age 86, departed this life on November 23, 1982 in the University Hospital after a long illness.
He was converted at an early age and became a member of the Bethany Baptist Church, where he served until death. He was united in Holy Wedlock to the late Mrs. Rosea William McKie and to this union ten children was born, one proceeded him in death.
He leaves to mourn his passing, seven daughters, Reathy Sut ton of Newark, N.J., Ella Mae Thomas of Augusta, Ga., Shirley Dent of Clarks Hill, S.C., Sarah McKie, Rosetta Twiggs, Charlotte Thomas, and Floriene McKie, all of Brooklyn, N.J.; three sons, Willie McKie of Rahway, N.J., Charlie McKie, Jr. of Air Force Base, Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Louis McKie of Augusta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Lular Luke of Augusta, Ga.; three daughters-in-law, five sons-in-law, four brothers-in-law, five sisters-in-law, twenty seven grandchildren; twenty-eight great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and sorrowing friends.
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PRESIDING ................ ................................ Rev. John Starks
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN
SCRIPTURE
SELECTION .............................................................. Senior Choir
REMARKS Church Member -- Dea. David Gowdy Choir Member -- Dea. Sam Morgan Neighbor -- Dea. Rich Middleton Christian Unity Society -- Dea. Henry Griffin Good Will Banner Light Society -- Dea. Grover Thurmond
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................... Miss Margret Gardenhire
EULOGY ........................................................ Rev. W. H. McCain
VIEWING OF REMAINS
PROCESSIONAL
INTERMENT
Church Cemetery
BEYOND LIFE'S GATEWAY There is an open gate at the end of the road Through which each must go alone And there in a light we cannot see Our Father claim his own Beyond the gate your love one Find happiness and rest And there is comfort in the thought That a loving God knows best.
The Children
** PALLBEARERS ** Grandsons
** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ** The Family would like to thank their many friends for all acts of kindness shown them during the illness and death of their love one.
WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC. Bennie A. Williams, Mortician
