- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Cora Lee Blitch
- Date of Original:
- 1977-10-21
- 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. Cora Lee Blitch. Date of funeral service: October 22, 1977. Location of funeral service: Healing Temple Church, Claxton, Georgia, 2:30 p.m. Birth date: January 27, 1930. Death date: October 18, 1977.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-034
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-034
- 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
MRS. CORA LEE BLITCH
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1977
2:30 P.M.
HEALING TEMPLE CHURCH
Claxton, Georgia
Bishop P.J. Welch, Pastor
Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetary
Harper's Funeral Home In Charge
OBITUARY
What powers have being to owe and hush the voices
of this earth, how much we stand and gaze and bow our
heads in humble submission to the will of him who doeth
all things well.
Mrs. Cora Lee Blitch was born January 27, 1930
in Daisy, Georgia to the late Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bacon.
She departed this life October 18, 1977 at Medical College
in Augusta, Georgia.
At an early age she joined Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Later years she joined Healing Temple Holiness Church.
She leaves to mourn a loving husband, Andrew Blitch.
To this union was born ten children, five girls and five boys.
Mrs. Carolyn Collins, Ms. Cora Blitch and Ms. Shirley Blitch
of Claxton, Georgia. Mrs. Jennitta Ketchup, Tampa, Florida.
Mrs. Catherine Pollard of Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Larry D. Blitch, U.S. Navy, Mere Island, California.
Lee Arthur, Lee Artis and Derrick Blitch all of Claxton, Georgia.
Lamor Blitch, U.S. Air Force, Deluth, Minnesotta. Nine
grandchildren.
Three sisters, Mrs. Annie Lee McNeal of Daisy, Georgia.
Mrs. Rosetta Brown, Neptune, New Jersey, Mrs. Arminita
Duckinfield, Free Hold, New Jersey. Two brothers, Mr. Paul
Bacon, Neptune, New Jersey, Mr. Henry Boyette, Augusta,
Georgia
Three son-in-laws, Mr. Jessie L. Collins, Claxton, Georgia.
Supt. Curtis Ketchup, Tampa, Florida, Mr. James Pollard, Asbury
Park, New Jersey. Mother-in-laws, Mrs. Mamie Blitch, Claxton,
Georgia.
ffvm^ster-in-laws, Mrs. Thelma Huff, Ranway, New Jersey,
Mrs. Thelma Bacon, Neptune, New Jersey, Mrs. Willie Boyette,
God always knows your every need
And heeds your every call
The Master of the universe
Is faithful to us all.
So speak to God whenever you can
And know that he is there
He listens to your every word
And hears your every prayer.
ORDER OF SERVICES
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Processional
Selection ...............................This Little Light of Mine
Scripture ...............................Minister Eddie J. Mincey
Prayer...................................Minister Eddie J. Mincey
Selection..................................................Choir
Remarks..........................As a friend - Mrs. Leola Stanley-
Solo ..........................................Mrs. Ann Fennell
Obituary.......................................Mrs. Mary Ray
Eulogy.........................................Bishop P.J. Welch
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
Interment ..................................Mt. Pleasant Cemetary
Daisy, Georgia
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Stanley Strickland
Harry Mattox
Charles Stewart
Gieg Hayes
William Stewart
Frank Hagan
Ceasar Banks
Ed Ponder
FLORAL ATTENDANTS
Friends of the Family
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The family wishes to express sincere thanks to
their many friends for the cards, telegrams, flowers and
all other acts of kindness shown during their hour of
bereavement. May God bless each of you is our prayer.