- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Clarence T. Bacon
- Date of Original:
- 1966-03-10
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Claxton--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Claxton--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Claxton--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Claxton--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Claxton--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Claxton--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Evans County, Claxton, 32.16158, -81.904
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Clarence T. Bacon. Date of funeral service: March 10, 1966. Location of funeral service: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: March 25, 1913. Death date: March 04, 1966.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-004
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-004
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Original Collection:
- African American Funeral Programg Collection, Evans County African American Archive Museum, Evans County Community Center (Claxton, Ga.)
- Holding Institution:
- Evans County Community Center (Claxton, Ga.)
- Rights:
-
EULOGISTIC SERVICES
FOR
Mr. Clarence T. Bacon
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
Thursday, March 10, 1966
3:00 P. M.
REV. E. M. SOLOMON, OFFICIATING
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME
IN CHARGE
HISTORICAL SKETCH
Mr. Clarence T. Bacon, of Bellville, Ga., was
born March 25, 1913, in Liberty County, Ga. He
departed this life Friday, March 4, 1966 at his resi-
dence. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Miles Bacon.
He joined the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
at an early age under the pastorage of Rev. J. D.
Douse, and served as a faithful member. He served
on the Usher Board, in the Choir and as Sunday
School Superintendent for a number of years, and
also a member of the St. Joseph Lodge No. 16, Clax-
ton, Ga.
He leaves to mourn a loving wife, Mrs. Willie
Bell Bacon; three children, Doris, Joyce Ann and
Bonnie, all of Bellville, Ga.; one grandson. Little
Christopher Troy Bacon, also of Bellville; one sister,
Mrs. Bonnie Bell Rice, Cincinnati, Ohio; two broth-
ers, Mr. Miles Bacon, Jr., Chester, Pa., Mr. Roscoe
Bacon, Pompano Beach, Fla..; one uncle, Mr. Ed
Daniels, Rayway, N. J.; five sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ze-
ola Brewton, Manassas, Ga., Mrs. Nellie Brown, Bell-
ville, Ga., Mrs. Pearl Mikell and Mrs. Bessie Mikell
of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, Rahway,
N. J.; seven brothers-in-law, Mr. Nathaniel Brewton,
Manassas, Ga., Mr. Sylvester Brown, Bellville, Ga.,
Mr. J. C. Mikell, Hagan, Ga., Mr. Johnny Lewis,
Rahway, N. J., Mr. Paul Mikell, Miami, Fla., Mr.
James Richardson, Miami, Fla., and Mr. Andrew
Rice, Cincinnati, Ohio; and a host of nieces and ne-
phews and other relatives and friends.
PROGRAM
Processional
Hymn
Invocation_________________Rev. Calvin Oxendine
Scripture____________________Rev. E. M. Solomon
Solo_______________________Mrs. Loretha Marshall
Remarks____________________Dea. Roosevelt Smith
Condolences and Obituary_______Mrs. L. M. Harris
Eulogy_______________________Rev. E. M. Solomon
Viewing of Remains
Benediction
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Mr. C. L. Bailey, Jr.
Mr. Arbertee Harris
Mr. Toley Hendrix, Jr,
Mr. Ceaser Banks
Mr. Eugene Murphy
Mr. Robert Williams
St. Joseph Lodge No. 76 Mason Will Perform
Ceremony At Grave Side