- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Deacon Charlie Bailey
- Date of Original:
- 1966-09-12
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Deacon Charlie Bailey. Date of funeral service: September 13, 1966. Location of funeral service: Saint John Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: April 22, 1892. Death date: 1966.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-005
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-005
- 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:
-
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SAINT JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH
Claxton, Georgia
Tuesday, September 13, 1966
3 Oclock P.M.
REV. F. T. TANKSLEY, Officiating
Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Harpers Funeral Home in Charge
OBITUARY
DEACON CHARLEY BAILEY was bom in Tattnall County,
Georgia, April 22, 1892, to the late Mr. Charlie Bailey, Sr. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey.
He joined Hagan Chapel Baptist Church at an early age. Later
the family moved to Qlaxton, Ga. and he transferred his member-
ship to Saint John Missionary Baptist Church.
On April 17, 1912, he was joined in Holy Matrimony with the
former Miss Maggie Foreman. To this union four children were
born.
Deacon Bailey lived a very fruitful life and was a faithful
church worker, serving in the following capacities: Sunday School
Superintendent for 30 years. Church Treasurer, President of the
Baptist Training Union of the T.M.B.A. and Clerk of the T.M.BA..
He was also a Master Mason and Finance Committee Chairman of
the W.M.B.S.
He leaves to mourn a loving wife, Mrs. Maggie F. Bailey; a
devoted daughter, Mrs. Mae F. Bailey; two sons, Mr. Charles L.
Bailey, and Mr. Johnnie L. Bailey; a sister, Mrs. Sallie A. Macon
all of Claxton, Ga.; a brother, Mr. Eddie Bailey, Savannah, Ga.;
a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Earlean Bailey; a brother-in-law, Mr.
Holbrook Foreman, Lake Wales Fla.; three grandchildren, several
nieces and nephews, relatives and friends.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall
there be no more pain; for the former things are passed away.
Revelation 21:4
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Processional
HymnServant of God, Well Done.
-Rev. E. J. Junior
Prayer------------------------------------Rev. H. W. McCrarey
Scripture
Old Testament__________^_________________Rev. T. J. Wright
New Testament______________________________Rev. J. W. Teal
Selection _______________________________________________Choir
Expressions:
As A Church Worker_______________________Dea. R. W. Henley
Chairman, Deacon Board
As A Citizen-------------------------------Dea. K. S. Ricks
Selection -----------------------------------------------Choir
As An Association Worker_________________Rev. T. J. Lynch
Moderator, T.M.B.A.
Acknowledgment of Condolences_____________Miss Hazel Benjamin
Eulogy------------------------------------Rev. F. T. Tanksley
Benediction
Recessional
Masonic Rites at Graveside
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Burial
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ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Deacons J. C. Banks, Caleb Hammock, John Rich,
Willie Bacon, Sylvester Timmons and
Steward Arbertee Harris
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Deacons of Tattnall Missionary
Baptist Association
FLORAL ATTENDANTS
Usherettes of Local Churches
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The family of the deceased wishes to express their thanks to
their many friends and relatives for the kind expressions of sym-
pathy through florals, telegrams, calls, visits and cards. These
expressions will forever be remembered with the deepest of
gratitude.
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