- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Deacon Alton Holmes
- Date of Original:
- 1975-05-08
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Manassas--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Tattnall County, Manassas, 32.16047, -82.01956
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Deacon Alton Holmes. Date of funeral service: May 9, 1975. Location of funeral service: New Bethel Baptist Church, Manassas, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: March 25, 1945. Death date: May 03, 1975.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-033
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-033
- 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:
-
FUNERAL SERVICES
For
DEA, ALTON HOLMES
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1975
3:00 P. M.
NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Manassas, Georgia
REV. N. N. LYDE, OFFICIATING
Interment Greater Zachariah Cemetery
Glennville, Georgia
Harpers Funeral Home In Charge
Claxton, Georgia
OBITUARY
Lifes race is run,
Lifes work is done,
And now he rests.
Deacon Alton L. Holmes was born in Evans
County, Georgia, March 25, 1945. He is the son
of Mrs. Hattie Holmes and the late Mr. Buddy
Holmes. He was an active member of New Bethel
Baptist Church, where he worked with Youth
Department and later was ordained as Deacon of
this Church. He was Secretary of the Board of
Trustees, and a Member of the Sons of Glennville
Lodge No. 258.
He was married to Sis. Gwendolyn Jackson
Holmes and to this union 2 children were born.
Saturday night. May 3, 1975, he entered into
eternal rest.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, Gwendolyn
Holmes; a son, Kevin Holmes, and his mother,
Mrs. Hattie Holmes, all of Manassas, Ga.; a mo-
ther-in-law, Miss Doris Jackson of Collins, Ga.;
a father-in-law, Mr. J. L. Williams of Manassas,
Ga.; 2 aunts, Mrs. Pearlie Hall of Collins, Ga.,
Mrs. Vernita Richardson of Reidsville, Ga.; 2 un-
cles, Mr. Buster Smith of Brunswick, Ga., Mr.
Bill Smith of Collins, Ga.; a host of relatives and
friends.
Help me to watch and pray.
And on thyself rely,
By faith assured, I will obey.
For I shall never die.
PROGRAM
Master of Ceremonies__________Rev. N. L. Kitt
Processional
Hymn
Scripture___________________Rev. H. G. Glasket
Invocation______________Rev. A. J. Richardson
Selection______________________________Choir
Remarks
As A Church Worker________Dea. Fenton Cosby
Sons of Glennville Lodge No. 258
Acknowledgements and
Obituary____________________Sis. Eva Mincey
Eulogy________________________Rev. N. L. Lyde
Recognition of Flowers__Bro. Willie B. Harper
Funeral Director
Recessional
Interment
Greater Zachariah Cemetery
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Sons of Glennville Lodge No. 258
Glennville, Georgia
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Deacons of Local Churches
FLORAL ATTENDANTS
Ushers of Local Churches
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Dea. Alton Holmes ac-
knowledge deep appreciation the many telephone
calls, telegrams, cards, flowers and other expres-
sions of sympathy extended in this time of sor-
row. May God bless each of you is our prayer.