- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Susie J. Gardner
- Date of Original:
- 1981-08-09
- 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. Susie J. Gardner. Date of funeral service: August 10, 1981. Location of funeral service: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: July 4, 1884. Death date: August 05, 1981.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-064
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-064
- 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. SUSIE J. GARDNER
MONDAY, AUG. 10,1981
3:00 P. M.
MT. CALVARY BAPTIST
CHURCH
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. JAMES BENJAMIN, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT- HAGAN, GEORGIA
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mrs. Susie J. Gardner was born July 4, 1884 in Borden
County to the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Jones. She departed this
life August 5, 1981 in Candler Nursing Home after a short
illness. At any early age she joined the Mt. Calvary Baptist
Church. At an early age she was joined in Holy Matrimony to
the late Ben Ford. To this union two children were born, one
of which preceded her in death.
She leaves to mourn a devoted daughter, Mrs. Willie Lue
Knights of Claxton, Georgia; one son-in-law, Sophia Knights
of Claxton, Georgia; two step-daughters, Lila McNeal and
Mattie Bell, all of Savannah, Georgia; one step-son, David
Gardener, Savannah, Georgia; one niece, Lillie Bell Jackson,
Savannah, Georgia; several nephews, cousins and other
relatives and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICES
Processional
Hymn
Scripture
Invocation
Selection ..........................................Choir
Remarks:
As I Knew Her......................Dea., Arbertee Harris
Acknowledgements and Obituary
Solo
Eulogy
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Friends of The Family
FLOWER BEARERS
Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Mrs. Susie J. Gardner wishes to
thank its many friends and relatives for kindness shown them
in the loss of our loved one.
May God bless each of you is our prayer.