- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Obsequies of Miss Cornelia Wilson, Hale Street Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, May 19, 1974, 3:30 p.m., Rev. E.A. Brown, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1974-05-19
- 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 May 19, 1974 funeral of Cornelia Wilson.
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:wilson19740519
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_wilson19740519
- 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:
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OBSEQUIES Of
MISS CORNELIA WILSON Hale Street Baptist Church
Augusta, Georgia May 19, 197^, 3:30 P.M. Rev. E.A. Brown, Officiating PROCESSIONAL HYMN ................ The Choir SCRIPTURE ........... Rev. Judge Drummond PRAYER .............. ReY. Leslie Henderson SOLO ................ Mrs. Ollie Brown REMARKS ..,., .....,. Dea. Walter Nix RESOLUTION .......... Masonic Order ACKNOWLEDGMENTS and OBITUARY ............ Mrs. Louise Scott SELECTION ........... Choir EULOGY ............... Rev. E.A. Brown RECESSIONAL Interment
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints," (Psalm 116:15)
OBITUARY
The angel of death has visited again at Hale Street Baptist Church and taken from our midts Sister Cornelia Wilson. She joined the Church and was baptized by the late Rev. Jefferson Williarason and has been a faithful member of Hale Street Baptist Church for 68 years. Our hearts are filled with sorrow, but we realize that this home going is the great est experience of Sister Wilson's life, which was filled with wonderful experiences as she was a worker with God.
Mrs. Wilson departed this life May 14, 1974. She was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. George Wilson, born March 27, 189*4-, in Richmond County, Ga.
Survivors are: Mr 0 Harold Gantt, Sr. Nephew, Harold Gantt, II, grand Nephew; Robin Monique Gantt, Grand neice. Host of other re latives and friends.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS Ushers and Usheretts of Hale Street Baptist Church
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS Deacons & Trustees of Hale Street Baptist Church The family wishes to express their
sincere thanks to freinds for the cards, flowers, cars, food and every act of kind* ness shown during the illness and death of their loved one.
W.H. MAYS MORTUARY
No. 425 Spalding Publishers, Inc. Winter Haven, Fla. 33880 Litho in U.S.A.
