- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- The homegoing service for Barbara Birt Wright, Sunday, January 31, 1988, 2:30 p.m., Friendly Church of God in Christ, [Augusta, Georgia], Elder Leroy James, officiating
- Date of Original:
- 1988-01-31
- Subject:
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta
Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta
Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta
Genealogy
African American women--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--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 January 31, 1988 funeral of Barbara Birt Birt Wright. Funding for this project provided by Georgia HomePLACE, a unit of the Georgia Public Library Service.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder-W-0190
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_fpro_wrightbarbarabirt19880131
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_wrightbarbarabirt19880131
- 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:
-
** REFLECTIONS **
Barbara Birt Wright, the third child of Allen Birt, Sr. and the former Rosa Self made her advent into the world on September 9,1946 in Richmond County, Georgia and was reared in Jefferson County, Georgia.
Barbara gave her life to Christ via Woods Chapel Church Of God In Christ and later transferred her membership to the Friendly Church Of God In Christ.
She was a 1964 graduate of Jefferson County High School and completed the LPN Program with the Augusta Area Technical School in 1965.
At the time of her demise, she was a practicing LPN with The Department of Human Resources (Georgia Regional Hospital) for the past eighteen years. In addition to caring for her family and friends, Barbara found time to be involved with many worthwhile organizations, including the Drug Prevention Program thru SMAGADP. A lover of crafts, she was an expert seamstress and a gifted artist.
She leaves to cherish fond memories, a loving husband, Thomas; a daughter, Tomica; a son, Marty; a step-daughter, Melissa; mother and step-father, Rosa and William; two sisters, Doris and Mirian; five brothers, Allen, Moses, Royce, Millard and Carl; mother-in-law, Rosa; God child, Barry Williams; aunts, uncles, nine sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.
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The Lord is m y light and m y salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength o f m y life: o f whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
January 27, 1988
** P R O G R A M ** Reverend Robert L . Jackson, III, Presiding
Pastor, Trinity C.M .E. Church
P R O C E SSIO N A L ..............................................Mrs. Phyllis Anderson Musician
HYM N OF P R A I S E ....................................... Friendly Gospel Choir Mr. Charlie Smith, Organist
S C R IP T U R E .............
Pastor, Unity Missionary Baptist Church
PR A Y ER ...................
S E L E C T IO N .............
REMARKS
Ms. Mae Ida Birt Ms. Judi Gardenhire Mr. Clarence Grier
SOLO ........................
EU LO GY .................
Pastor, Friendly Church O f God In Christ
VIEW ING OF REMAINS
RECESSIO N AL .............................................................Mrs. Anderson
IN TERM EN T
Mt. Olive Memorial Garden
Rufus Sanders Alexis Carr Ernest Harden
** PALLBEARERS **
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Leon Carr Fred Johnson Claude Jones
** HONORARY PALLBEARERS **
Employees O f Georgia Regional Hospital Members O f The Georgia Statewide Minority Advocacy Group For Alcohol And Drug Prevention
Mr. Melvin Grant
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Death Is Only A Part O f Life
We enter the world from " The Great Unknown", And God gives each Spirit a form o f its own, And endows this form with a heart and a soul, To spur man on to his ultimate goal . . . For all men are born to return as they came, And birth and death are in essence the same, And man is but born to die and arise, Far beyond this world in beauty there lies, The purpose o f death which is but to gain, Life everlasting in G od's Great Domain . . . And no one needs make this journey alone, For God has promised to take care o f His own. -- Helen Steiner Rice
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** ACKNOWLEDGEMENT **
W e, the members o f the family, are deeply grateful to our many friends for all kindnesses extended to us during this very difficult time. May God richly bless each of you.
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Services Entrusted To
WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Bennie A. Williams, Mortician
