- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mrs. Susie Sharperson, Sunday, September 5, 1976, 1:30 p.m., Thankful Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Rev. N.T. Young, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1976-09-05
- Subject:
- African American women--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 September 5, 1976 funeral of Susie Herring Sharperson.
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:sharperson19760905
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_sharperson19760905
- 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
MRS. SUSIE SHARPERSON
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Sunday, September 5, 1976 1 :30 P. M.
Thankful Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia
Rev. N. T. Young, Officiating
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR
;
MRS. SUSIE HERRING SHARPERSON
THANKFUL BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. N. T. YOUNG, MINISTER
Sunday, September 5, 19?6 1:30 p.m.
PROGRAM
Rev. N. T. Young, Officiating
PROCESSIONAL
SELECTION
Thankful Senior Choir
SCRIPTURE AND PRAYER
Rev. Floyd Heard
Minister Harmony Baptist Church
REMARKS
Deacon Oscar Jones Thankful Baptist Church
Rev. J. L. Stokes Minister 2nd Shiloh Baptist
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND OBITUARY
Rev. Rosa L. Williams
Good Shepherd Baptist Church
SELECTION
Thankful Senior Choir
EULOGY
Rev. N. T. Young
VIEWING OF REMAINS
RECESSIONAL
OBITUARY
Life is a journey., not a home; a road, not a city of habitation; and the enjoyments and blessings we have are but little inns on the roadside of life, where we may be re freshed for a moment, that we may with new strength press on to the end- to rest that remaineth for the people of God.
On Monday, August 30, 1976, Mrs. Susie Herring Sharperson departed this life at the home of her son, Mr. John H. Evens, 1320 Pine Street, Columbia, South Carolina.
Mrs. Sharperson was born March 5, 1$96 in Saluda, South Carolina to the late Joseph and Sophia Steven Herring. After spending her early yuars in Saluda, she moved to Augusta, Georgia,
Mrs. Sharperson was married to James W. Sharperson, who preceeded her in dc.ath. Mrs. Sharperson united with the Thankful Baptist Church of j^ugusta, ; where she remained faith ful to her church, arid active in its work until her health failed. When it appeared that she was no longer able to take care of herself, she was taken to live with her son, and daughter-in-law in Columbia, South Caro lina. They lovingly cared for her until God called her home.
Mrs. Sharperson is survived by her son, John H. Evans, Columbia, S.C.; one daughterin-lnwy, Mrs. Alice Evans, Columbia, S.C.; Three granddaughters, Mrs. Joan E. Lewis, Mrs. Jeanette E. Williams, Mrs. Doris E. Humph of Columbia, S.C.; one grandson, Mr. Benjamin Evans, Columbia, S.C.; Twelve greatgrand children; three great-great grand chil dren; two brother-in-lqiws, Mr. Willie Woods, Augusta, Ga.; Mr. Charlie Devoes, Covington, Ga.; Neices, Mrs. Susie B. Williams, Mrs.
Shopie Lee Bennett, Augusta, Ga.; Mrs. Mary Whitherspoon, Harvey, Illinois; several great neices, nephews, and a host of other rela tives and friends.
I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live again, and whosover liveth and believeth in me shall never die.
John 11:25-26
PALLBEARERS
DEACONS OF
THANKFUL BAPTIST CHURCH
INTERMENT i
CEDAR GROVE CEMETARY . .
