- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Homegoing celebration for Mr. Bernard Tanksley, Saturday, February 8, 2003, 12:00 p.m., Oakey Grove Baptist Church, Evans, Georgia, Rev. Rex Wright, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-08
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Evans
Mourning customs--Georgia--Evans
Funeral service--Georgia--Evans
Genealogy
African American men--Georgia--Evans--History--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Evans--History--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Evans--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Columbia County, Evans, 33.53375, -82.13067
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the February 8, 2003 funeral of Bernard Tanksley. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-T-0003
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_tanksleybernard20030208
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_tanksleybernard20030208
- 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:
-
HOMEGOING CELEBRATION
FOR
M r. 'Bernard
Saturday, February 8>, 2 0 0 3 12:00 P. M.
Oakey Grove B aptist Church Evans, Georgia
P.ev. Pex Wright, Pastor
OBITUARY
B e rn ard Tankeley was born on September 29, 1946 to the late pharlie Tanksley and Julia Tanksley. He was called home on February 4, 2003. A t an early age, he accented Christ and joined Oakey Grove b a p tis t Church.
B ernard was a native Augustan and attended Richmond County Public Schools. He was a graduate of the Lucy C. Lariey Class of 1964. Upon graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and later attended Paine College. He married the former Charlotte Walton and to th is union, three children were born: Michael, Delores, and Diadra Tanksley.
He leaves to mourn his memory: his mother, Julia Tanksley, one son; Michael (Velveeta) Tanksley, two daughters, Delores Griffin, Diadra (Roderick) Dunbar; a brother, Robert (Emma) Tanksley; two sisters, Delois (Sobby) Hamm, Sianche (Nathan) Quarterman; seven grandchildren, Diadra Griffin, S ritta n y Smith, Sethurel Griffin, Jr., Michael Tanksley, Jr., Ashley Griffin, A'dante Dunbar, Jonathan Bernard Tanksley; a devoted friend, Gertrude Murray; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional S o lo ............. .. . . . Scripture . . . . . . . Prayer ................. R e f le c t io n s ........... Acknowledgements O bituary............... Solo ...................... Eulogy .................
Recessional
Interm ent.............
......... Veronica Lynch . . . Rev. Ronald Burton .................. Minister Deacon George McCord . . . . Nichelle Sherman .............. Read Silently ......... Veronica Lynch ......... Rev. Rex Wright
Church Cemetery
PALLBEARERS
Larry Tanksley Corey Tanksley Gerald Tanksley
Henry Green Claude Roney, Jr. Jermaine Handy
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Lucy C. Laney High School Class of 1964
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Tanksley family wishes to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone tor their kindness and expressions of sympathy during this period of bereavement. Please keep us in your prayers and may God bless each of you.