- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Final rites for the late Mr. Tommie Norman, Sunday, April 29, 1984, 1:00 p.m., Tabernacle Baptist Church, Lincolnton, Georgia, Rev. Irvin Norman and Rev. Tommy Lee Blackwell, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1984-04-29
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Lincolnton--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Lincolnton--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Lincoln County, Lincolnton, 33.79235, -82.47902
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the April 29, 1984 funeral of Tommie Norman.
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:norman19840429
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_norman19840429
- 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:
-
3Ptnal ftitts
for the late
llr. Summit Norman
Sunday, April 29, 1984 1:00 p.m. Tabernacle Baptist Church Lincolnton, Georgia Rev. Irvin Norman and
Rev. Tommy Lee Blackwell, Officiating
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain. Revelation 21:4
Mr. Tommie Norman departed this life on Wednesday, April 25, 1984, at a Richmond County Hospital. He was born in Lincoln County, Georgia, to the late Mr. Wilson Bussey and Mrs. Hattie Harmon. He was a native of Lincoln County, but lived most of his life in Detroit, Michigan. He was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Detroit.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, Mrs. Margaret Norman, Detroit, Midi.; three stepchildren, Mrs. Dora McAfee, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Jessie Bill Sibert, Greenville, S.C., and Mr. Tom Wideman, McCormick, S.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Bittle, Lexington, N.C., Mrs. Olivia McClue, Charlotte, N.C., and Mrs. Louise Bailey, Sonic, Canada; three brothers, Mr. Clarence Bussey, Lexington, N.C., Mr. Willie Chenault, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mr. Frank Bussey, Newark, N.J.; one uncle, Mr. Sam Harmon, Charlotte, N.C.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
God saw the road was getting rough; The hills were hard to climb,
He gently closed those loving eyes, And whispered, "Peace be thine."
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The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not want. . .
Processional Selection........... Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross Scripture....................... Rev. I. Norman Prayer Remarks .............. Rev. Tommy L. Blackwell Acknowledgements
and Obituary .............Mrs. Alvyne Wright Eulogy ........................ Rev. I. Norman Recessional Committal Rites ............... Church Cemetery
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Our deepest gratitude to the friends for the cards, food, visits, and every act of kindness shown to them during the sudden death of their loved one and now share our grief and bereavement in kind words, thoughtful deeds, prayers, and other courtesies.
The Family
Friends
Friends
I cannot say and I will not say That he is dead. He is just away.
With a cheery smile, and a wave of the hand, He has wandered into an unknown land
And left us dreaming how very fair, It needs must be, since he lingers there,
And you -- oh, you, who the wildest yearn For an old-time step, and the glad return,
Think of his faring on, as dear In the love of There as the love of Here.
Think of him still as the same, I say, He is not dead -- he is just away.
-- James Whitcomb Riley
Dignity -- Reverence -- Service Telephone: 359-3669 Or 293-4255 - Lincolnton, Go.
