- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Miss Roxie Jones
- Date of Original:
- 1981-11-20
- 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 Roxie Jones. Date of funeral service: November 20, 1981. Location of funeral service: Thomas Grove A.M.E. Church, Claxton, Georgia, 2:00 p.m. Birth date: May 12, 1914. Death date: November 17, 1981.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-067
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-067
- 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
MISS ROXIE JONES
THOMAS GROVE AME CHURCH
Claxton, Georgia
Friday, November 20, 1981
2:00 p.m.
Rev. C. F. Oxendine, Pastor
INTERMENT
Level Cemetery Hagan, Georgia
Harpers' Funeral Home in Charge
Claxton, Georgia
OBITUARY
Miss Roxie Jones was born May 12,1914 in Evans
County Georgia to the Late Mr. and Mrs. York
Jones
She departed this life Tuesday, November 17,
1981 at Evans Memorial Hospital, Claxton, Ga.
after a brief illness.
She joined the Mt. Zion AME Church on the
level at an early age and was a faithful mem-
ber until her death.
She will be sadly missed by all that knew her.
She leaves to mourn her passing, four sisters:
Mrs. Ruth Fair, Glennville, Georgia; Miss Mary
Jones and Miss Julia Jones, both of Claxton,
Georgia; and Miss Elizabeth Jones, Brooklyn,
New York. She also leaves a host of nieces,
nephews and other relatives and friends.
ORDER OF SERVICES
Processional
Hymn
Scripture
Invocation
Selection
Remarks
Solo
Acknowledgement and Obituary
Eulogy
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Friends of Family
FLOWER BEARERS
Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Miss Roxie Jones 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.