- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Eulogistic services for Mrs. Selena M. Tolbert, Thursday April 8, 1976, 4:00 p.m., Macedonia Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1976-04-08
- 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 April 8, 1976 funeral of Selena M. Tolbert.
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:tolbert19760408
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_tolbert19760408
- 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:
-
OBITUARY
Mrs. Sel:ena M. Tolbert, daughter of the late Mr; and Mrs. bdward Maxwell was born in Augusta, (Richmond County) Georgia oh December 23,-1883. She departed this life on April 4 ? 1976 in The University Hospital after a brief illness.
She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
She was united in holy matrimony to the late Mr. Edrick Tolbert; to this union six children were born.
She leaves to mourn her passing four daugh ters, Mrs. Dorothy Ferguson, Manhattan, N. Y^ Mrs. Selena Brice and Mrs. Isabel Hyman both of Philadelphia, Pa.; and Mrs. Ruby ,WaJLs,on of Augusta, Ga.; two sons, Mr. Charles Tolbert. and Mr. Paul Tolbert both of Philadelphia..; Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Geneva Maxwe11, Augusta, Ga.; and Mrs. Vivian Corbert, Bronx^ N.-Y.; two brothers-in-law, Mr. Alex Grant, Jersey City, N.J.; and Mr. Eugene Corbert, Bronx, N. Y.; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary maxwell. Phila. Pa.; fifteen-grandchildren, twenty one great-grandchildren, neices, nephews, -cousins and other relatives and friends.
"Some day," we say and turn our eyes Toward the fair hills of Paradisej Some day, some time, a sweet new rest Shall blossom, flower-like, in each breastj Some day, some time, our eyes shall see The faces kept in memory; Some day their hands shall clasp our hand, Just over in the Morning-land.
EULOGISTIC SERVICES
For
Mrs. Selena M. Toi-bert
Thursday, April & f 19?6 - ^:00
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Macedonia Baptist Church Augusta, Georgia
P.M.
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ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional
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Hymn ............."God Will Take Care Of You"
Scripture ............ Rev. G. Jackson
Prayer ............... Rev. G. Jackson
Hymn
............."What A -Jesus"
Friend
We
Have
In
Remarks ............... Dea. 0. B. Washington
Dea. J Yardman
Rev. N: T. Young
Acknowledgements And Obituary .0........... Ms. Wanda Robertson
Solo ................. Ms. Sarah Tate
Eulogy ............... Rev. J. S. Wright Viewing Of Remains
Recessional
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Interment ............ Cedar Grove Cemetery
PEOPLES FUNERAL HOME Mortician
No. 430 Spalding Publishers, Inc. Winter Haven, Fla. 33880 - Litho in U.S.A.
