- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral Service for Ms. Charity Thomas, Tuesday, December 20, 1988 - 12:00 Noon. Elim Baptist Church. Rev. Charlie E. Smith, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2021-06-30
- Subject:
- African American men--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
- Description:
- Program for the December 20, 1988 funeral of Charity Thomas. Funeral Date: December 20, 1988. Church: Elim Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_thomascharity19881220
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_thomascharity19881220
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
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MS. CHARITY THOMAS
Tuesday, December 20, 1988 - 12:00 Noon
ELIM BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Charlie E. Smith, Officiating
** OBITUARY **
Ms. Charity Thomas, daughter of the late Mrs. Ada Beckett
Thomas and Mr. Granderson Thomas, was born in Estill, South
Carolina on September 28, 1910.
She attended elementary school in Estill, South Carolina. She
joined the Elim Baptist Church at an early age and served in the church
faithfully until she succumbed Thursday, December 15,1988. She was a
faithful member of the Usher Board, Sunday School, and Senior
Mission.
Left to cherish fond memories are: a brother, Mr. Sylvester
Thomas, Asbury Park, New Jersey; sister-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Thomas
of Asbury Park, New Jersey; an uncle, Horace Beckett, Estill, S.C.;
niece, Dorothy Murray, Neptune, New Jersey; one great niece, Pauline
Wingo; one great nephew, Allen V. Murray, III; two great-great
nieces, Janice Murray and Dorothy Anderson; two great-great
nephews, Thomas Murray and Tracy Murray; adopted sister, Mrs.
Mary Black; cousins, a devoted cousin, Alberta Johnson; godson and
goddaughter, Archie and Elizabeth Cobb; dear friends, Robert
Galloway, Emma Greene, Willie White, and Dr. and Mrs. Ronald
Galloway; other relatives and a host of sorrowing friends.
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** ORDER OF SERVICE **
Rev. Albert Horton, Presiding
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN ......
SCRIPTURE ...
PRAYER ....
SELECTION ...
REMARKS
Precious Lord
.................................... Choir
It Is Welt With My Soul
Rev. Nathaniel Irvin
Rev. H. B. Bady
Higher Ground
Choir
As A Church Member - Dea. Henry Boyette
An Usher - Mrs. Glady Briscoe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............. Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan
SOLO ..........................Mr. Henri Freeman
WORDS OF
COMFORT...................... Rev. Charlie E. Smith
RECESSIONAL ....................... Going Home
INTERMENT
Good Hope Cemetery
Estill, South Carolina
** PALLBEARERS **
Deacons and Trustees of Elim Baptist Church
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** FLOWER BEARERS **
Ushers and Usherettes
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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 His 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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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS **
We wish to express our sincerest appreciation for the sympathy
and love expressed to each of us in our loss. Your very comforting
expressions of sympathy and the many other kind gestures will always
be remembered with deepest gratitude. May Gods richest blessings be
with you and yours always, in our prayer.
The Family
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WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Bennie A. Williams, Mortician