- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Rickey Eldred Williams
- Date of Original:
- 1981-06-19
- 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 Rickey Eldred Williams. Date of funeral service: June 20, 1981. Location of funeral service: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: July 27, 1964. Death date: June 15, 1981.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-061
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-061
- 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:
-
FUNERALSERVICES
FOR
RICKEY ELDRED WILLIAMS
Saturday, June 20,1981
3:00 P.M.
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. MARTIN BACON - OFFICIATING
INTERMENT- CHURCH CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
Claxton, Georgia
OBITUARY
Rickey Eldred Williams was born to the parents of Mr.
and Mrs. Eldred Williams July 27, 1964, in Evans County,
Georgia. He departed this life June 15,1981.
At an early age, he joined the Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church where he served actively In the youth choir and
Christian Education Class.
He leaves to mourn a loving father and mother, Mr.
Eldred Williams and Mrs. Betty Ruth Williams; four sisters,
Mrs. Gloria Lovette, Ft. Banning, Georgia: Kay Williams,
Albany, Georgia; PVT-2 Sharon Williams, Ft. Knox
Kentucky: Clarice Williams, Claxton, Georgia: one brother,
Timothy Williams of Claxton, Georgia; grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde McClennon, Sr., of Daisy, Georgia: one
brother-in-law, SP5 Marvin Lovette, Ft. Banning, Georgia;
ten uncles, Mr. Oscar Williams, Jr., Mr. Lucius Williams and
Mr. Walter Holland, Jr., of Claxton, Georgia; Mr. Clyde
McClennon, Jr., of Daisy, Georgia, Mr. Robert Lee Young of
Hagan, Georgia, Mr. Manin Reeves and Mr. Tommie Joe
Brown of Macon, Georgia, Mr. Moses Diggs, Thomasville,
Georgia, Mr. Robert Norwood, Dothan, Ala., and Mr. James
Holloway, Newark, N.J.; eleven aunts, Mrs. Lena Mae
Reeves and Mrs. Mary Lee Brown of Macon, Georgia, Mrs.
Lonell Norwood, Dothan, Ala., Mrs. Clara Diggs,
Thomasville, Georgia, Mrs. Mary Alice Williams, Mrs. Joyce
Holland, and Mrs. Mary Williams of Claxton, Georgia, Mrs.
Joann Holloway, Newark, N.J., Miss Deloris McClennon,
Plainfield, N.J., Mrs. Reedell Young, Hagan, Georgia, and
Mrs. Louise McClennon, Daisy, Georgia; a number of
great-aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.
ORDER OFSERVICES
Processional
Hymn
Scripture....................
Invocation
Selection, As I Wonder.....
Remarks:
As I Knew Him............
As A Member..............
Solo.........................
Acknowledgement and Obituary
Selection....................
Eulogy.......................
Viewing of Remains
. Rev. L. Perry McNeal
..............Choir
.......Mr. V. Albert
Dea. Booker T. Hagan
.....Victor Brewton
....Mrs. Avis Hagan
...............Choir
.. .Rev. Martin Bacon
Recessional
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Terry Brewton
Charles Mikel
Arnold Jones
Tony Welch
Gregory Stafford
Michael Ball
FLOWER ATTENDANTS
Various Churches and Classmates
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family wishes to express their thanks to their many
friends and relatives for their many acts of sympathy shown
them in our hour of bereavement. May God biess each of you
is our prayer.