- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Miss Barbara Joe Newton
- Date of Original:
- 1980-02-07
- 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 Miss Barbara Joe Newton. Date of funeral service: February 7, 1980. Location of funeral service: Green Cypress Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 2:00 p.m. Birth date: February 1, 1947. Death date: 1980.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-044
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-044
- 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:
-
MISS BARBARA JOE
NEWTON
Thursday, February 7,1980
2:00 P.M.
Green Cypress Baptist Church
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. LUCIOUS MERRION, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT-CHURCH CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Miss Barbara Joe Newton was the third child born of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Bacon of Claxton, Ga., on February 1,1947 in
Evans County, Ga., where she resided throughout her life
span. She joined Green Cypress Baptist Church at an early
age. She was later married to James Newton.
She is survived by one daughter, Coretha Newton; three
sons, James Newton, Jr., Carl Von Newton and Derrick V.
Newton, all of Claxton; her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bacon of Claxton; a dear companion, Hilbert Stanley of
Claxton; nine sisters, Dorothy S. Williams, Mary N. Love,
Gwendolyn M. Love, Jo Ann Bacon, Bernedy D. Moore of
Claxton, Ga., Mrs. Thelma Littles of Redgewood, N. J., Sadie
Ruth Graves of San, Ga., Judy A. Bacon of Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla.; two brothers, Johnny L. Bacon of Register and James E.
Bacon of Claxton; five brothers-in-law, James Love, Jr.,
Raymond Williams, Ulysess Graves, Wadie Moore, Jr.,
David Walker; one sister-in-law, Viola L. Bacon; maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Mary J. Denmark; maternal grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Badger; and a host of aunts,
uncles, neices, and nephews and many sympathizing friends.
Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me.
May there be no mourning at the bar
When I put out to sea.
PROGRAM
Processional
Hymn
Invocation
Scripture
Selection...................
Remarks:
As I Knew Her..........
Solo........................
Acknowledgements & Obituary
Selection...................
Eulogy......................
..............Choir
.....Dorothy Miller
.......Connie Baker
.....Ms. Mary Ray
..............Choir
Rev. Lucious Merrion
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Earl Stanley
Frankco Miles
Ray Hayward
Alrich Fennell
Bobby Littles
John L. Littles
FLOWER BEARERS
Ushers and Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Mrs. Barbara Joe Newton wishes
to thank its many friends and relatives for the kindness
shown them in the loss of their loved one.
May God bless each of you Is their prayer.