- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Marion Parks, Pierce Grove Baptist Church, Martinez, Georgia, Thursday, August 21, 1975, 4:00 p.m., Rev. Eddie Key, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1975-08-21
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Martinez--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Martinez--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Martinez--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Martinez--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Martinez--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Martinez--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Columbia County, Martinez, 33.51736, -82.07567
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the August 21, 1975 funeral of Marion Parks.
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:parks19750821
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_parks19750821
- 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 SERVICES For
MARION PARKS
PIERCE GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH MARTINEZ, GEORGIA
Thursday, August 21, 1975
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4:00 P. M.
Rev. Eddie Key, Officiating
THE OBITUARY
Deacon Marion Parks was born in Richmond County, Georgia June 6, 1915.
,t an early age he was baptized at Pierce Grove Baptist Church where he served \s a Deacon, Church Treasurer, and President of the Rile H. Nealous Memo rial Club\intil his passing.
He served in the United States Army for three years. He also served in the U. S. Army Reserve, the U. S. Navy Reserve, and was employed at the U. S. Corps
ineers for 27 years.
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His survivors include his beloved wife, Mrs. Beatrice Parks; one foster bro
ther. Mr. Cleo Parks; one foster sister, Mrs. Frances Hunter; two god-daughters.
Mrs. Ann N. Johnson, and Mrs. Gladys N. Sanders, Lawrence, Kansas; six
nieces, Mrs. Frankie Williams, Mrs. Laverne Hudgeon, Mrs. Carolyn Johnson,
Mrs. Ann Collins, Miss Stephanie Dunbar and Miss Dean Dunbar; two nephews,
Mr. Eddie Martin Dunbar and Mr. Dennis Dunbar; very dear friends, SSgt. and
Mrs. W. J. Wilson and family; other relatives and friends.
PSALM 23
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paflns of
righteousness for his names sake.
Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of L., / jf~f?
death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; th/x"/
rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine eneiriies
Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PROCESSIONAL HYMN --------------- "| Need Thee Every Hour" -.--.----.------ Choir
SCRIPTURE --.-...--.-... .--........---.. Reverend Jackson Parks
PRAYER ---.-..---...-----.----.....--...---- Reverend Jackson Parks
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HYMN -------..--------- "The Solid Rock"-------- ---------- Choir
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -.--------.-.-.--.---- Mrs. Carolyn H. Simon
EU LOG Y .---.-----.---...----..--.---.----.---. Reverend Eddie Key
RECESSIONAL
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INTERMENT .--.-.----.---....---------.-------.---- Church Cemetery
** HONORARY PALLBEARERS ** The Deacons of Pierce Grove Baptist Church
** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS **
Mr. Eddie Dunbar
Mr. Willie James Harris
Mr. James Hunter
Mr. Johnny Taylor
Mr. David Wilson
SSgt. W. J. Wilson
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DENT'S UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT In Charge
