- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Obsequies for Mr. Toombs McLendon III, funeral director, Washington, Ga., Saturday, February 25, 1984, 2:00 p.m., Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Baltimore Road, Washington, Ga., Rev. Moses Lee, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1984-02-25
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Washington--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Washington--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Washington--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Washington--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Washington--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Washington--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Wilkes County, Washington, 33.73679, -82.73931
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the February 25, 1984 funeral of Toombs McLendon.
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:mclendon19840225
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_mclendon19840225
- 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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FUNERAL DIRECTOR Washington, Ga.
Saturday, February 25, 1984
2:00 P.M.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Baltimore Road
Washington, Ga.
Rev. Moses Lee, Officiating
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Mr. Toombs McLendon III, director of the Toombs McLendon Jr. Funeral Home, passed Mon day, February 20, 1984 at his residence. He was one of the areas most prominent leaders in the black community.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Bessie McLen don; wife, Mrs. Brenda McLendon; first wife, Mrs. Elnora McLendon; two daughters, Lisa McLendon and Henrietta Sturgis; four sons, Toombs McLen don IV, Timothy McLendon, Marcus McLendon and Alphonzia Mayes; a sister, Mrs. Norris McLen don; a brother-in-law, Marvin McLendon, all of Washington; an uncle, James A. McLendon, at torney of Chicago, 111.; an aunt, Mrs. Essie Tucker of Santa Monica, Calif.; the Willis family of Tignall and many cousins and friends.
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Prelude Processional Invocation ..................... Rev. Roy Burns Scripture ................ Rev. Lamar Davenport Solo ...................... Mrs. Carrie Gresham Acknowledgements .......... .Mrs. Barbara Ware Eulogy ......................... Rev. Moses Lee Recessional Interment .................. Resthaven Cemetery
Amvets Post Ladies Auxiliary
Pallbearer* anil Hmwrarg
Members of the Georgia Funeral Directors
Toombs McLendon Jr. Funeral Home
115 Mercer Street .>*
Washington, Ga.
PHONE 678-2650
T.A. McLendon, Mortician, In Charge PHONE 678-2411
