- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- The celebration of life for Mr. James J. Speller, Sunday, February 3, 2002, 3:30 p.m., Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1223 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, Ga, Reverend Otis B. Moss, III, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2002-02-03
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta
Genealogy
African American men--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 February 3, 2002 funeral of James J. Speller. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-S-0100
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_spellerjamesj20020203
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_spellerjamesj20020203
- 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:
- 4 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:
-
`The Ce(e6ration o f Life for
fMr. James J. SpeCter
Sunday, February 3 ,2 0 0 2 3 :3 0 2 . (M.
tabernacle (Baptist Church 1223 Laney `W alter (Boulevard
H ugusta, Q(A (Reverend O tis (B. (Moss, II I, O fficiating
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M r. James J. Speller was bom M arch 2 5,1915 in W ilmington, 9{C. Me zuas the son o f M r. James J. Speller, Sr., and M rs. Carrie JLndrews.
James attended schoola t an early age in W ilmington, fA(C. Me lived ivith
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hisgrandparents, Menry and M artha Speller. Me wasjo in ed in Moly matrimony
to Syliva fo ste r in 1935 in Mew fori;. Miey were blessed w ith three children:
Mathaniel, fo sa lin d and Dorothy.
James was a U. 5. Arm y Veteran and over the years he was a man o f severaltrades and talents. Me retired in 1980. Me and his w ife moved to
Augusta, QA, after his retirement. Mejoined fabem acle (Baptist Church and was a member o f the `Emma L . Stew art Choir.
James Speller departed this life, on Wednesday, January 30,2002 at the W oodland Terrace Mursing fa c ility in Deverly Mills, f L .
Me leaves to cherish his memories tw o daughters: fo sa lin d M elton, (fenneth) Eeverly Mills, fL ; Dorothy Mudson, Cincinnati, Ohio; grandchildren, great-grand children, nieces, nephews and very specialfriends.
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'"With Q ratefufAppreciation " W e wish to eg ress our warm an d sincere appreciationfo r the
comforting messages, prayers, visits an d acts o f fondness extended during our time o f bereavement.
M ay Qod continue to bfess each and every one o f you.
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