- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Dea. Walter Nix, Sr., Saturday, January 12, 1980, 3:30 p.m., Hale Street Baptist Church, Rev. E.A. Brown, officiating, Williams Funeral Home, Inc.
- Date of Original:
- 1980-01-12
- 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 January 12, 1980 funeral of Walter Nix.
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:nix19800112
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_nix19800112
- 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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DEA. WALTER NIX. SR.
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Saturday, January 12,1980 3:30 P.M. HALE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. E. A. Brown, Officiating *********
WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
** OBITUARY **
Dea. Walter Nix, Sr., departed this life on Friday, January 4, 1980, at the age of seventy-five. He was born in Edgefield, South Carolina, on March 3, 1904, to Mr. Jim and Mrs. Parris Nix.
He was converted and baptized at an early age, and became a member of the Geter Baptist Church, in Edgefield.
Dea. Nix moved to Augusta about fifty-one years ago. He was a retired employee of University Hospital. After moving to Augusta, he was united with the Hale Street Baptist Church, where he was Chairman of the Deacon Board for many years.
He was united in matrimony to Miss Annie Patton in 1922. To this union, three sons were born: John Henry, Walter Nix, Jr., and the late Willie Nix.
He was united in matrimony, in 1946, to Mrs. Caroline Love Shannon. To this union, one son was born: Arthur Nix.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his devoted wife, Mrs. Caroline Nix; three sons, John Henry Nix, Aiken, South Carolina, Walter Nix, Jr., Saginaw, Michigan, and Arthur Nix, Augusta, Georgia. Two step-sons, Daniel Shannon, Augusta, and Robert Shannon, Houston, Texas; three step-daughters, Henrietta Mack, Doris Helson, and Joan Reeves, all of Augusta; one brother, Willie Nix, Aiken, South Carolina; four sisters, Fannie Holloway, Annie Mae Woodward, Carrie Houston, and Parris Grey, all of Aiken, South Carolina; two daughters-in-law, Sarah Nix and Betty Jean Nix; one sister-in-law, Ida Shannon; one son-in-law, Clarence Reeves; fifteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
** PROGRAM **
PROCESSIONAL SELECTION..........................................................................Choir SCRIPTURE ................................................. Rev. Walter Roberts PRAYER......................................................... Rev. Thomas Sapp SELECTION..........................................................................Choir
REMARKS (Please limit to Three Minutes) Rev. Leslie Henderson Rev. Judge Drummond
In Regard to Family Elder Walter Nix
SOLO............................................................... Rev. Floyd Heard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND OBITUARY............................................ Mrs. Louise Scott EULOGY..........................................................Rev. E. A. Brown
VIEWING OF REMAINS RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT............................................Cedar Grove Cemetery
** HONORARY PALLBEARERS ** Deacons of Hale Street Baptist Church
** PALLBEARERS **
(Deacons of Greater Young Zion Baptist Church)
Leroy Andrews Charles Cody Robert Howard
Earlie Hickson Charlie Tolbert Edward Williams
** FLOWER BEARERS **
Ushers of Hale Street and Greater Young Zion
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT **
The family of the late Dea. Walter Nix, Sr. expresses sincere appreciation to their friends for the many acts of kindness shown them during their hours of bereavement. May God bless each of you.
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Dinner will be served at Greater Young Zion immediately following
the Interment.