- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services of Mr. Joseph Nelson, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Saturday, March 13, 1976, 3:00 p.m., Rev. Johnnie Bussey, pastor, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1976-03-13
- 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 March 13, 1976 funeral of Joseph Nelson.
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:nelson19760313
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_nelson19760313
- 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:
-
Of MR. JOSEPH NELSON
MT. ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH y Saturday, March 13, 1976 3:00 P. M.
Rev. Johnnie Bussey, Pastor-Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Y, Mr. Joseph "Joe" Nelson departed this life March 5, 1976 at his )< residence in Charlotte, North Carolina.
He was born April 3, 1936 in Nitchell, Georgia to Mrs. Viola B. Nelson and the late Mr. Frank Nelson. He moved to Augusta, Georgia with his family at an early age and was baptized at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of Rev. H. W. Phinizy, Sr.
He attended the Charles T. Walker Elementary School and the Lucy C. Laney High School, where he was Head Drum Major of the school band and participated in other school activities. He graduated in June 1955.
He was married to the former Annie Louise Pittman of Charlotte, v North Carolina and into this union one child was born.
He leaves to cherish his memories a lovely daughter, Karen Lynn Nelson; his mother, Mrs. Viola Nelson; three sisters, Miss Delois Nelson, Mrs. Juanita Addison, Mrs. Ola Marchbanks; one brother, Mr. William D. Nelson; three sisters-in-law, four brothers-in-law; two aunts, two great aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Theres an open gate at the end of the road Through which each must go alone And there in the light we cannot see Our Father claims his own.
Beyond the gate your love one finds happiness and rest And there is comfort in the thought That a loving God knows best.
** ORDER OF SERVICE ** PROCESSIONAL SELECTION ............................................................................. Choir SCRIPTURE ......................................................... Rev. J. L. Stokes PRAYER ........................................................... Rev. W. C. Heard SELECTION ............................................................................ Choir ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................. Mrs. Barbara Seigler
REMARKS (3 Minutes) Rev. Gunby Gibson Mrs. Bertha Williams
SOLO ...................................................... Rev. H. W. Phinizy, Jr. REMARKS ..................................................... Rev. R. Donaldson EULOGY ........................................................ Rev. Johnnie Bussey VIEWING OF REMAINS RECESSIONAL INTERMENT ........................................ Walker Memorial Cemetery y
** PALLBEARERS **
Charles Tennison Joe Williams Curtis Bell Marion Smith
Phillip Hall Ervin Johnson Jimmy Carter Jimmy Poe
Dents Undertaking Establishment >/
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