- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- A celebration of the life of Mrs. Ola Mae Patterson, Thursday, May 27, 2004, 2:00 p.m., Beulah Grove Baptist Church, [Augusta, Georgia], Rev. Dr. Sam Davis, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 2004-05-27
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta
Genealogy
African American women--Georgia--Augusta--History--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--History--21st 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
- Description:
- Program for the May 27, 2004 funeral of Ola Mae Dunn Patterson. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-P-Q-0020
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_pattersonolamaedunn20040527
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_pattersonolamaedunn20040527
- Language:
- eng
- 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.
- Extent:
- 8 pages
- 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:
-
A Celebration of
Mrs. Ola Mae Patterson
Thursday, May 2004 2:00 P.M.
Beulah Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sam Davis, Pastor
aTmFree"
D on't grieve fo r me, fo r now I 'm free. I 'm following the path God laid fo r me. I took His hand when I heard H im call,
I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone m ust stay that way, I fo u n d that place a t the close o f day.
I f my painting has left a void, Then fil l it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss; A h yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened with times o f sorrow, I wish you the sunshine o f tomorrow. My life's been fu ll, I savored much, Good friends, good times, a loved ones touch. Perhaps my tim e seemed all too brief. Don Vlengthen it now with undue grief. L ift up your heart, and share with me, God wanted me NOW, He set me free.
Linda Jo Jackson
O rder of Service
Processional
Selection
Beulah Grove Combine Choir
Prayer
Elder Gehazel Williams (Pastor; Family Fife Worship Center
Aiken, South Carolina)
Scripture
Old Testament, Elder Belton Williams (Pastor;Greater Faith Outreach Ministries, Barnwell,
South Carolina)
Scripture
New Testament, Sabra Johnson
Selection
Combine Choir
Remarks
(3 minutes please) Open
Obituary
Read Silently
Words of Comfort
Rev. Dr. Victor Thomas
(Pastor;Great Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church,
Augusta, Georgia)
Eulogy
Rev. Dr. Sam Davis
Interment
Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens
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Why?
Tell me, what is it like when the bottom fa lls out o fyour world? When life ceases to have any meaning and yourfu tu re is no more When your heart breaks in two and there seems no reason to go on
How do you fin d motivation fo r tomorrow ?
Perhaps there is no answer
, A n d you ask aWhy does God permit such tragedies?" , You live your life as best you can
Ton help others along the way and yet... Ton are rewarded with such pain.
How do you face another day when h a lf your life is no longer here? Do you give up and walk away with happiness to a distant place?
O r do you leave the door o f your heart ajar So that healing will enter and life be reborn ?
For God comes to those that weep It is H e who willg et you through O u t o f tragedy new life will come
, O u t o f darkness will come light
Be brave be strong and light the candle o f tomorrow.
Obituary
Ola M ae (D u n n ) Patterson entered into rest Saturday, May 22, 2004 University Hospital, A u g u sta , Georgia.
She was born M ay 23, 1930 in C olum bia C ounty, Georgia to the late H ill D u n n Sr. a n d A n n ie M ae (Young) D u n n . She was form ally educated in A ugusta, Georgia.
Ola received Christ a t an early age a t the M o u n t Olive Baptist Church.
She moved to New York in 1953. There she m et a n d m arried the late Reverend W illiam F. Patterson on A u g u st 16, 1955. To this union two children were added; one daughter, V aulta ]. Patterson, a n d one son, L a m o n t F. Patterson, both o f A ug u sta , Georgia.
She worked devotedly in the private nursing field fo r m any years; to which she has m any certificates a nd letters o f appreciation.
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She moved back to A ugusta, Georgia in 1997. Here she was reunited with m any childhood friends.
Ola Mae Patterson leaves to cherish her memories one daughter; Vanita J. Patterson; one son, Lam ont F. Patterson, both o f Augusta, Georgia. Three sisters, Ethel (Lee) Bridges, Jennie (Gary) Collins, Willie A n n Jackson, all o f Augusta, Georgia; one brother James Bobby (Rosa) D unn, Thomson, Georgia; oneg r a n d daughter, Jessica O. Davidson, o f Augusta, Georgia; one sister-inlaw M atilda Blackmon, Lancaster, South Carolina; and a host o f nieces, nephews and other relatives and specialfriends.
Pallbearers
Gregory Wells Griffin Dunn Lee Bridges, Jr. Torrance D unn
A dam s Johnson Serran Turner Shawn Lockhart H ugh Core
Honorary Pallbearers
The Second Thursday Friends
Flower Bearers
Ushers o f Belulah Grove Baptist Church
Dent's Undertaking Establishment
, 930 D 'A ntignac Street
Augusta Georgia 30901 706-722-4809
