- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Gray Zealy, Friday, December 4, 1987, 3:30 p.m., Union Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Rev. Otis Smith, pastor
- Date of Original:
- 1987-12-04
- 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 December 4, 1987 funeral of Rebecca Gray Zealy.
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:zealy19871204
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_zealy19871204
- 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:
-
FUNERAL SERVICES
for
MRS. REBECCA CRAY ZEALY
Friday, December 4, 1987 - 3:30 P.M. UNION BAPTIST CHURCH Augusta, Georgia Rev. Otis Smith, Pastor
** OBITUARY **
Mrs. Rebecca Gray Zealy passed away at University Hospital, November 30, 1987. Mrs. Zealy was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gray and a native of Abbeville, South Carolina where she received her elementary education. She later attended Haines Institute from which she graduated in 1921. She earned her Bachelors Degree from Paine College and her Masters Degree from New York University.
Her career included working with the Richmond County Recreation Department and teaching assignments at Haines Institute, A.R. Johnson High School, Lucy C. Laney High School and Richmond Academy from which she retired in 1973.
She was married to the late Reverend Marion Zealy. For a number of years, she was active in Christ Presbyterian Church, but after her marriage to Reverend Zealy, she transferred her membership to Union Baptist Church of which he was pastor. She also found the time to give service to the Sunday School at Elim Baptist Church.
Mrs. Zealy was president of the Haines Alumni Association for a number of years, and led the group successfully through negotiations with the Richmond County Board of Education which led to the formation of Lucy Laney High School. In more recent years, she has supervised several successful reunions of Haines Alumni to which many came from all over the nation.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Eddie Gray Daniels, Miami, Florida; two sons, Dr. Marion Edward Zealy, Deroit, Michigan; Mr. Roland Zealy, Buffalo, New York; several cousins and an innumerable number of friends.
** ORDER OF SERVICE ** PROCESSIONAL SELECTION SCRIPTURE ......................... Rev. Nathaniel Irvin
Old Testament - Psalms 121 New Testament - First Chronicles 15:42 -45 SELECTION REMARKS ............................ James E. Carter, III OBITUARY (Silent) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............ Ms. Thomasina Ketch EULOGY ................................. Rev. Otis Smith RECESSIONAL INTERMENT ..................... Cedar Grove Cemetery
DEATH IS A DOORWAY
On the
"Wings of Death"
The "Soul takes flight"
Into the land where
"There is no night"-
For those who believe
What the Saviour said
Will rise in glory
Though they be dead...
So death comes to us
..l\
just to
"Open the door"
To the
..
Kingdom of God
And life evermore.
************
** ACTIVE PALLBEARERS **
Turner McCulough, III Bert Thomas William Brown
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James Carter, III David DuPree
Tracey Williams
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Haines Alumni Association Ole Laney Family
DENTS UNDERTAKING ESTABLISHMENT In Charge