- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Eulogistic services for Jackson Stokes, Tuesday, July 29, 1986, 1:00 p.m., Williams Funeral Home Chapel, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Nathaniel T. Young, Sr., officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1986-07-29
- 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 July 29, 1986 funeral of Jackson Stokes.
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:stokes19860729
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_stokes19860729
- 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:
-
EULOGISTIC SERVICES for
JACKSON STOKES
Tuesday, July 29, 1986 - 1:00 P.M. WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL
Augusta, Georgia ************
Reverend Nathaniel T. Young, Sr., Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Jackson Stokes, the son of the late Clark and Rebecca Stokes, was born in Hamburg, S.C. on July 5,1910 and departed this life Saturday, July 26, 1986 at the University Hospital.
On November 1, 1936, Jackson married Elizabeth Berry who observed their vows until his demise.
At an early age, Jackson was converted and baptized at Providence Baptist Church. When locating in Inwood, New York he realized the significance of spiritual guidance and thereby joined First Baptist Church of Far Rockway, N.Y. where he served as a member of the Trustee Board.
After retiring as a tailor for forty-two years in New York, he returned to his place of upbringing in 1982.
Survivors include a devoted wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Berry Stokes; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth S. Shumake and Mrs. Fannie S. Davis, Augusta, Georgia; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances 3. CaSdwell and Mrs. Carrie L. Dicks, Augusta; one brother-in-law, Mr. Charlie Shumake, Augusta, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea.
For though from out our bourne of time and place The flood may bear me far
I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar. ... Alfred Tennyson
** ORDER OF SERVICE **
PROCESSIONAL ........................ "Abide With Me" HYMN OF PRAISE ................. Mrs. Barbara A. Phinizy SCRIPTURE ......................... Rev. Henry P. Phinizy PRAYER ............................ Rev. Henry P. Phinizy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................ Mrs. Janie H. Lowe WORDS OF COMFORT ............... Rev. N.T. Young, Sr. RECESSIONAL ............................ "Going Home" INTERMENT ....................... Cedar Grove Cemetery
** PALLBEARERS **
Mr. Carl Beard
Mr. James H. Hill
Mr. Danny P. Jones
Mr. Parnell W. Jones
Mr. Quincy L. Robertson
Mr. Claude Taylor
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The family of Jackson Stokes wishes to express its sincere appreciation for your kind expressions of sympathy during the period of bereavement. Your cards, flowers, phone calls, visits and other acts of kindness helped to lessen our grief. It is our genuine prayer that our Supreme Being will continue to bless and keep you.
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WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC. In Charge
