- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Rev. Nelson Ruffin, Jr., Thursday, February 7, 1985 2:00 p.m., First Corinth Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Rev. Amos Adams, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1985-02-07
- 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 February 7, 1985 funeral of Nelson Ruffin.
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:ruffin19850207
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_ruffin19850207
- 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:
-
FUNERAL SERVICES
for
REV. NELSON RUFFIN, JR.
Thursday, February 7, 1985 2:00 P.M. FIRST CORINTH BAPTIST CHURCH
Augusta, Georgia ************
Rev. Amos Adams, Officiating
OBITUARY **
Death comes to hushed footsteps. Thus it came to Rev. Nelson Ruffin, Jr. on February 3, 1985.
He was born December 28, 1904 to the late Janie and Nelson Ruffin, Sr. of Richmond County. Rev. Ruffin was converted and baptized at the Corinth Baptist Church in Richmond County.
" . In March 1977, he was ordained at the Corinth Baptist Church.
He was united into Holy Matrimony on September 27,1927 to Ms.
Savannah Wiley. To this union eight children were born, of which two
preceded him in death.
. ; .;...
Those he leaves to glorify in his homegoing include a devoted wife, Mrs. Savannah Ruffin, Augusta, Georgia; three daughters, Ms. Willie Marian, Ms. Jessie Brown, and Ms. Betty Jean Thomas, all of Augusta, Georgia; three sons, Mr. Lindsay Ruffin, Mr. Sylvester Ruffin and Mr. Thomas Ruffin, all of Augusta, Georgia; one brother, Mr. Dunbar Ruffin, Newark, New Jersey; one sister, Ms. Azlean Hollings, Los Angeles, California; a devoted nephew, Dea. Charlie Ruffin, Jr.; four daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, three sisters-in-law, one brother-inlaw, thirty-five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PRESIDING ........................... Rev. E. E. Blueford
PROCESSIONAL
SELECTION ....................................... Choir
SCRIPTURE ............................. Rev. L. T. Cabey
PRAYER ............................. Rev. Bobby Williams
REMARKS
; "
As a Friend - Bro. Walter Weaver
As a Church Worker - Dea. Henry Evans
As a Minister - Rev. W. J. Crockett
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND OBITUARY ......................... Sis. Lillie Nelson
SOLO ............................... Sis. Evelyn Lawrence
RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT .............................. Fielding Spring Baptist Church
WHEN I MUST LEAVE YOU
When I must leave you for a little while Please do not grieve and shed wild tears And hug your sorrow to you through the years, But start out bravely with a gallant smile
And for my sake and in my name Live on and do all things the same Feed not your loneliness on empty days But fill each waking hour in useful ways, Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near; And never, never be afraid to die, For I am waiting for you in the sky!
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** PALLBEARERS ** Grandsons -.?
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APPRECIATION With grateful hearts, we acknowledge the many kindnesses performed throughout this period. Sometimes it s hard to understand, but faith was made for times like these. Each sympathetic gesture has served as a source of comfort. May the peace of the Lord be with you always.
The Family
THE REPASS WILL BE AT CORINTH BAPTIST CHURCH AFTER THE BURIAL >^
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Services Entrusted To
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PEOPLES FUNERAL HOME
723 Walton Way
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Phone 724-1885
