- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Rosie Lee Rhome
- Date of Original:
- 1980-07-25
- 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. Rosie Lee Rhome. Date of funeral service: July 26, 1980. Location of funeral service: First African M.B. Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: February 15, 1897. Death date: July 19, 1980.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-051
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-051
- 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 THE LATE
Mrs. Rosia Lee Rheme
Saturday, July 26,1980
3:00 P. M.
First African M. B. Church
CLAXTON, GEORGiA
REV. R. A. LAWRENCE PASTOR
iNTERMENT-HAGAN CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME-DiRECTiNG
OBITUARY
Mrs. Rosa Lee Blocker Rhome, the daughter of the late
Mr, and Mrs. Will Blocker, was born February 15, 1897 in
South Carolina. She departed this life Saturday, July 19,1980.
At an early age the family moved to Georgia. She joined
the Salem Baptist Church in Groveland. Later in life, she
united with the First African M. B. Church under the
pastorage of Rev. R. L. Flolmes.
She was joined in holy matrimony to Mr. Horace Rhome,
who proceeded her in death.
She leaves to mourn her passing, two grandchildren,
Woodrow Smith, Jr. and Snooky Smith, Omahq, Nebraska;
three sisters, Mrs. Willie Mae Walker, Savannah, Ga., Mrs.
Alice Martin and Mrs. Vinnie Driver, Claxton, Ga.; five
brothers, Mr. Allen Blocker, West Palm Beach, Fla., Mr.
Luther Blocker, Atlanta, Ga., Mr. Harmon Blocker, Vidalia,
Ga., Mr. Ervin Blocker and Mr. Charlie Blocker, Claxt:n,
Ga.; five sisters-in-law, Mrs. Bertha Blocker, West Palm
Beach, Fla., Mrs. Ruth Blocker, Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Mary
Blocker, Vidalia, Ga., Mrs. Lillia Mae Blocker and Mrs.
Bessie Blocker, Claxton, Ga.; and several nieces, nephews,
cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.
And God shall wipe 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. Revelations 21:4
ORDER OFSERVICES
Processional
Hymn
Scripture
Invocation
Selection ...............
Remarks..................
Acknowledge and Obituary
Solo.....................
Eulogy...................
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
..............Choir
.....Dea. W. L. Hall
Dea. John Rich
Mrs. Ollie Mae Ricks
... Mrs. L. M. Harris
Rev. R. A. Lawrence
Interment
Hagan Cemetery
PALLBEARERS
Dea. Joseph Pierce Dea. W. L. Hall
Dea. Julius C. Banks Mr. Jessie Collins
Mr. J. C. Phillips Dea. Arbertee Harris
FLOWER BEARERS
Ushers From Local Churches
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The family of the late Mrs. Rosia Lee Rhome wishes to
thank their many friends and relatives for their kind ex-
pressions of sympathy and all acts of service rendered during
this time of sorrow.