- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Pearlie Mae Mills
- Date of Original:
- 1981-10-10
- 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. Pearlie Mae Mills. Date of funeral service: October 11, 1981. Location of funeral service: St. John Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 2:00 p.m. Birth date: September 3, 1947. Death date: October 06, 1981.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-066
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-066
- 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
MRS. PEARLIE MAE MILLS
Sunday, October 11,1981
2:00 P.M.
St. John Baptist Church
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. CALVIN OXIOINE
INTERMENT-HAGAN, GEORGIA
HARPER FUNERALHOME IN CHARGE
I will not say and I cannot say,
That she is dead, shes just away.
And with a cheerful smile and a wave of her hand.
She has wandered into an unknown land.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Pearlie Mae Mills was born September 3, 1947, in
Hendersonville, N.C. She was the daughter of Mr. Tearges
Riley and the late Mrs. Candassy Riley. At an early age, she
was married to Mr. Olan Mills who preceded her in death. To
this union, nine children were born; one who preceded her in
death.
She was a member of St. John Baptist Church where she
served until she moved away.
She departed this life Tuesday, October 6, 1981, in Ft.
Pierce, Fla. She leaves to mourn her passing; three sons,
James, Thernell and Olan Mills of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; five
daughters, Farrie Bell, Elaine, Tammy and Soliate Mills of
Ft. Pierce, Fla., and Miss Sharon Mills of Goulds, Fla.; her
father, Mr. Tearges Riley of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; four brothers,
Eugene, L. M., Jackie and Therman Riley, all of Goulds,
Fla.; three sisters, Beatrice Lovette and Joan Riley of Goulds,
Fla., and Odessa Avant of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; five grandchildren
and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews,
relatives and friends.
Lifes race is run;
Lifes work is done;
And now she rests.
ORDER OFSERVICE
Processional
Selection by the Choir
Scripture
Invocation
Selection by the Choir
Remarks:
As Her Deacon ...............Dea. Sylvester Timmons
Solo........................................Connie Baker
Acknowledgement and Obituary................Martha Seay
Eulogy................................Rev. Calvin Oxidine
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
Therman Riley
Norris Mincey
Daniel Johnson
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Larry Tompkins
Fred Moody
Bernice Mikell
FLORAL BEARERS
Friends of the Family
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Pearlie Mae Mills wishes to thank
their many friends and relatives for the many acts of kindness
shown in their hour of bereavement. May God bless each of
you is our prayer.