- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- In Loving Memory of Mrs. Ethel Bennett Zachary, Saturday, November 24, 2001, 2:00 P.M. Elim Baptist Church, 2359 Mt. Auburn Avenue, Augusta, Georgia. Reverend Dr. Charles E. Smith - Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2001-11-24
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th centuryIIAfrican American men--Georgia--Augusta --History--20th centuryIIAfrican American men--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
- Description:
- Program for the November 24, 2001 funeral of Ethel Bennett Zachary. Funeral Date: November 24, 2001. Church: Elim Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_fpro_zacharyethel20011124
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_zacharyethel20011124
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
Saturday, November 24,2001
2:00 P.M.
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Reverend Dr. Charles E. Smith ~ Officiating
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Ethel Bennett Zachary, was horn September 5,1922,
in Richmond County, Georgia to the late Willie and Ethel
Bennett.
She was called from labor to reward on Friday, November 16,
2001, at 2:00 a.m.
Ethel was married to the late Thomas J. Zachary. She later re-
tired from the Veterans Administration Hospital.
Mrs. Zachary was a lifetime devoted member of the Elim Baptist
Church. She was a member of the Sanctuary Choir where she
faithfully served until her brief illnes and death.
She leaves to cherish her memory: two daughters, Mrs. Betty
Oliver and Mrs. Mildred (Charles) Grayson, both of Augusta,
GA; one son, Mr. Robert (Brenda) Wallace, Augusta, GA; two
brothers, Mr. Milledge Bennett, Riverside, CA and Mr. Charles
Bennett, Augusta, GA; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Jeanie Gray, Au-
gusta, GA and Mrs. Louise Bennett, Georgetown, SC; a devoted
sister-in-Christ, Mrs. Elizabeth Cobbs; and a host of devoted grand-
children, great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Order oj gcrvicc
Processional
Selection
Choir
Scripture
Reverend Charles E. Smith, II
Prayer
Reverend Rudolph Mays
Selection
Choir
Remarks
Deacon Ellis M. Johnson
Acknowledgements
Mrs. Evelyn Eldridge
Solo
Mrs. Betty Oliver
Eulogy
Reverend Dr. Charles E. Smith
Recessional
Interment
Walker Memorial Park
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Deacons of Elim Baptist Church
Grower fearers
Ushers
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We all loved you, but God loved you best
God said you were getting weary
So He did what He thought best,
He came and stood beside you
And whispered, Come and rest."
You bade no one a last farewell,
Not even a good bye.
You were gone before we knew it
And only God knows why.
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On behalf of the family, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to
everyone for your prayers, every kind deed, and thoughtfulness that
you have shown in our time of sorrow. May God richly bless all of
you.
Services Entrusted to
Historic Dents Undertaking Establishment
930 DAntignac Street ~ Augusta, Georgia
706.722.4809
