- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mr. Bernard Vincent Neely, 1919-1985, Thursday, April 11, 1985, 4:00 p.m., Thankful Baptist Church, 302 Walker Street, Augusta, Georgia, Rev. N.T. Young, Sr., officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1985-04-11
- Subject:
- African American men--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 April 11, 1985 funeral of Bernard Vincent Neely.
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:neely19850411
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_neely19850411
- 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:
-
11
FUNERAL SERVICES
for
MR. BERNARD VINCENT NEELY 1919 - 1985
Thursday, April 11, 1985 - 4:00 P.M. THANKFUL BAPTIST CHURCH
302 Walker Street Augusta, Georgia ************ Rev. N.T. Young, Sr.,Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Mr. Bernard Vincent Neely departed from this life on Monday, April 8,1985 at the Veterans Medical Center, Downtown Division. He was born on November 20, 1919 to the late Mr. and Mrs. John W. Neely, Sr.
He received his educational training in the schools of Augusta, Georgia. At an early age, he was converted and baptized into the membership of the Thankful Baptist Church.
On January 7, 1940, he was united in Holy Matrimony to Miss Martha Phillips. This union was blessed with two children, a daughter, Brenda Delores Neely and a son, Harvey Vincent Neely.
He was a World War II veteran and at the time of his death, he was a retired Civil Service employee of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Prior to his employment at Fort Gordon, Georgia, he was employed as a pullman porter at the Railroad Company in Augusta, Georgia.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Phillips Neely; one daughter, Miss Brenda Delores Neely; one son, Mr. Harvey Vincent Neely; one sister, Miss Natalie Neely; one brother, Mr. Clement Neely; cousins, Mr. Walter Wilson and Mr. Richard Wilson of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Mabel Jones of Bayonne, N.J., nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
"He is talking with Jesus In a land of pure delight Where no tears are ever-flowing And where Jesus is the light"
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PROCESSIONAL ............. "When We All Get to Heaven"
HYMN ........................................... Choir "Oh God Our Help in Ages Past"
SCRIPTURE
PRAYER .......................... Rev. James A. Holman
HYMN ........................................... Choir "I Surrender All"
REMARKS .................. Mr. Grant Carroll, a Co-Worker Fort Gordon, Georgia
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............. Mrs. Audrey Thomas, A Dear Neighbor of the Family
EULOGY ............................ Rev. N.T. Young, Sr.
RECESSIONAL .............. "When We All Get to Heaven"
INTERMENT ....................... Cedar Grove Cemetery
OUR THANKS
To friends that spoke words of comfort, brought food, cards, flowers, and cheers...whatever you did to ease our loss, we thank you. Please continue to pray that God will strengthen us today and in the days to come. May God richly bless each of you for your kindness.
** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS **
Deacons and Trustees Thankful Baptist Church
** HONORARY PALLBEARERS **
Mr. Clinton Abraham Mr. Grant Carroll
Mr. Louis Seabrooks
** FLORAL BEARERS **
Ushers and Usherettes of Thankful Baptist Church _ and Other Churches
DENTS UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT
In Charge