- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Obsequies for Mr. Philmore Wright, Friday, November 26, 1976, 2:00 p.m., Mt. Olive Seventh Day Adventist, Henderson Extension, Athens, Georgia, pastor W.D. Sumpter, officiating, Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home, Athens, Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 1976-11-26
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Athens--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Athens--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Athens--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Athens--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Athens--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Athens--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the November 26, 1976 funeral of Philmore Wright.
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:wright19761126
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_wright19761126
- 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:
-
Obsequies For
MR. PHILMOREWRIGHT
Friday
November 26, 1976
MT. OLIVE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Henderson Extension Athens, Georgia
Pastor W. D. Sumpter, Officiating
2:00 P.M.
Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home Athens, Georgia
OBITUARY
Mr. Philmore Wright was born August 23, 1907 in Lincolnton, Georgia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wright. He departed this life November 21, 1976.
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He joined the Mount Olive Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was a faith
ful and active Deacon until his health failed him, but he continued to put all
his faith and trust in God.
He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Mrs. Myrtice Wright; a step
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Huff, Sr., a sister, Mrs. ^pz Wright,
Greenwood, S. C.; two nephews, Mr. Sandy Wright of Athens, Georgia, and Mr.
Willie Wright of Greenwood, S.C., one niece, Mrs. Hattie Mae Anderson of De
troit, Michigan, four grandchildren, Mrs. Peggy Linston, Mrs. Josephine Linston,
Mr. Leroy Huff, Jr., Mr. Willie R. Moss, Jr.; nine great grandchildren, cousins
include the Martin Family of Athens and Lincolnton, Georgia, The Chenault
Family of Cincinnati, Ohio, The Turner Family of Washington, Ga., the Scott
Family of Lexington, Ga. and the Elam Family of Athens, Ga.
Eric Wright Sandy Wright Jr. Ray Wright
PALLBEARERS
Terry Wright Torrey Lewis Larry Fouch
HONORARY PALL BEARERS
Deacon Hamp Blassingame Elder George Hodges
Bro. E. J. Jackson
Marion Reese Martha Clark Bertha Jackson Rosa L. Cofer
FLOWER LADIES
Helen Dalton Minnie Thrasher Katie B. Reid
PROGRAM
Prelude
Processional
Scripture .~. ............................... Pastor R. J. Wright
Prayer................................... Pastor, Calvin Preston
Solo ................................... .Mr. Lewis Howard, Jr.
Remarks .................................. .Mr. B. Alien Hogan Deacon Samuel Jallah Mr. John Simpson
Acknowledgements & Obituary ................. .Mrs. Normal Gellineau
Solo ................................. Pastor Standley Gellineau
Eulogy .................................. Pastor W. D. Sumpter
Recessional
Interment .......................... Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Philmore Wright acknowledge with deep appreciation the many comforting messages, floral tributes and many other expressions of kindness at this time in thought and deed.
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