- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Home going celebration for Miss Ora Mae Williams, service held, 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 7, 1996, Rock Hill Baptist Church, Saluda, S. C., the Reverend Roy C. Holloway, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 1996-08-07
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--South Carolina--Saluda
Mourning customs--South Carolina--Saluda
Funeral service--South Carolina--Saluda
Genealogy
African American women--South Carolina--Saluda--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--South Carolina--Saluda--History--20th century
African Americans--South Carolina--Saluda--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Saluda County, Saluda, 34.00152, -81.77205
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Program for the August 7, 1996 funeral of Ora Mae Williams. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-W-0153
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_williamsoramae19960807
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_williamsoramae19960807
- 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:
-
Home GoiNq CElEbitATioN
foR
Miss O ra M ae WilliAMs
SfRvict Htld
5:00 P.M. WecInescIay, AuqusT 7, 1996
Rock Hill BApiisT ChuRch SaIucIa, S C
ThE R evereincI Roy C. HollowAy, Pastor
Life PuofilE
G o d saw tIhe ROAd was qEir/Nq Rouqh, ThE hills w ere hARd to cliMb, S o He closEd youR ys/
A n d w h isp E R E d "Pea ce B e S t///" Your weary h o u R S, y o u R W EARy Niqhrs,
Your dAys o f pain hAVE pASSEd.
MISS ORA MAE WlLLIAMS, a dAuqbTERof i Ihe Iate James an(I Maine Boukiviiqhi WilliAMS was boRN iN SAludA C ounty, SC, on June 4 , 1 915. SfiE QuiEily (JepariecJ ibis lifE, TbuRsclAy, AuqusT 1, 1996 iN i Ihe SeIF M emorIaI HospiiAl.
SflE RECEiVEd bER EducAiioN iN ibE public schools of SAludA CoUNiy, Souib CaroUna.
A t an EARly AqE shE joiNEd ibE Rock Hill BAphsi CbuRcb wbERE sbE MAiNTAiNEd bER MEMl)ERsbip UNlil bER pASSiNq. SbE WAS Also A MEmI)ER o f ibE Women AidE SociEiy.
ORA MAE will bu dEARly MissEd by bER fAMily, fmENds ANd aII wbo kNEW ANd loVEd bER. PRECioUS MEMORIESwill liNqER ON iN OURbEARISANd MiNds foREVER.
SbE was ibE Iasi survwor of bER iMMEdiATE fAMily. SbE [eaves IO cbERisb bER MEMORIES; ONE SON ANd dAUqblER-'iN-'Uw, JobNNiE J. ANd SaIHe M. WilliAMsof SAludA, SC; fouR qRANdcbildREN, Jeanette BoskET, AIIentown, PA, LessIe A. GEiqER, C oIonIaI, NJ, Lawrence WilliAMS, ColuMbiA, SC ANd Teresa WilliAMS, SAludA, SC; fivE qREAi qRANdcbildREN; ANd A bosi of Nl'ECES, NEpbEWS, OlbER REUliVES ANcI MANy SORROWiNq flNENds.
Your u/EARy, patIent, TiREd Frame Has fouNd sweet rest at Last. YOU IeFt A bEAUTiful MEMORy,
As SORROW TOO CjREAT TO b E T o ld , But to us wbo lovEd ANd Iost you Your MEMORy w ill never qRow old.
HuMbly subMiTTEd, THE FAMILY
O ku Hi of CEltbiiAiioN
M usIcIa n ...........................................................................M rs. SMulty MasacIa
ProcessktnaI ....................................................................................... Sofi Music
HyMN................................................................. Jesus kuup M e Near TIte C ross
ScRipTURE REAdiNqS .. ............................Old Testament................... PsaIms 25 N ew Testament..............JoIhn 14:1 -6
PftAyER o f C om Fort
SulECliON...................
RemarIcsA s Follows:
As a ReIatwe.............................. D eacon C urtIs LoRick As a F R i E N d ...................................... M rs. Lois B erry As A NEiqkboR........................... M r. JoItn F. B erry
AckNOwlEclqEMENis...
S o lo ...........................
WoRcIsof CoMfoRT ...
FiNAl ViEwiNq
RECESSiONAl
I nterment...................
PALLBEARERS....... FLOWER BEARERS
GREAT NIECES
"WHEN I M UST LEAVE YOU"
WIhen I mist Ifave you foR a linIe wkilE, PlEASE do NOT CjRiEVE ANd skEd wild TEARS, ANd kuq youR sorrow to you TkRouqk tUe yEARS
ANd foR My NAME, Uve on ANd do aII TkiNqs tIhe same. FEEd not youR IoneHness on EMpTy dAys, ANd I iN turn will comIort you ANd hold you near ANd NEVER, NEVER l)E AfRAid TO diE, For I am WAiTiNq foR you iN tIhe sky.
SoRRowfully TkE FAMily....
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
For eacIh act of kiNdNESs For EAC.k IhEARtFeIt siNCERE pRAyER For eacIt lovuly Rower's memoraMe messacje For EAck kANdskAkE of UNdERSTANdiNq warm For EAck CARd, caII, qifT ANd TkouqkT TkAI kAS kElpEd MAkE OUR burdEN liqkTER, We TkANk you, we TkANk God foR you. MAy FIe ever Rickly blEss ANd kEEp you.
SiNCEREly, TkE FAMily
Services Entrusted To BUTLER AND SON FUNERAL HOME
Saluda, South Carolina 864-445-2623 or 445-3287