- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Annie Lee Holmes
- Date of Original:
- 1983-08-09
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Manassas--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Manassas--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Tattnall County, Manassas, 32.16047, -82.01956
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Annie Lee Holmes. Date of funeral service: August 10, 1983. Location of funeral service: Mt. Moriah M.B. Church, Manassas, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: July , 1897. Death date: August 07, 1983.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-084
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-084
- 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. Annie Lee Holmes
Wednesday, August 10,1983
3:00 P.M.
Mt. Moriah M. B. Church
MANASSAS, GEORGIA
REV. SAMUEL CARLYLE, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT CEDAR CREEK CEMETERY
MANASSAS, GEORGIA
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mrs, Annie Lee Holtnes was born in Tattnaii County,
Georgia, Juiy, 1897, to the iate Mr. Wiiiis and Ameiia Lee.
in the year of 1915, she was joined in hoiy matrimony to
the iate Rev. R. L. Hoimes.
Reaiizing that she needed a church home, she joined the
Mt. Moriah M.B.C. eariy in iife. She served many areas of
work in the church; nameiy, secretary, musician, etc.
In the 1920s she moved to Claxton, but remained
faithfui to her church untii her heaith faiied her compieteiy in
1979.
Other affiiiations: Secretary of the Mt. Caivary
Association for years. Member of the W.M.B. Society W.
Home Benefit, Knights of Moses and others. She iived a iong
and heipfui iife in the community and everywhere she went,
she was weii known and wili be missed by ali.
In September of 1979, she entered the convalescent
home where she remained until she departed this life August
7, about 6:15 p.m.
She leaves to mourn her passing, a number of cousins
and friends: life long friends, Mr. and Mrs. Arbertee Harris,
Claxton, Ga.; and agodchild, Mrs. Beretha Mincey, Bellville,
Ga.
Mrs. Holmes, Thou art gone to the grave.
But we will not deplore thee
Since God was thy ransom.
Thy Guardian, thy guide.
He gave thee. He took thee.
He will restore thee.
For Death has no sting
Since the Saviour has died.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Rev. A. L. Rozier Presiding
Processional
Hymn
Scripture.........
Invocation
Selection
Remarks............
Solo...............
Acknowledgements.
Obituary...........
Selection..........
Eulogy.............
Viewing of Remains
Rev. C. F. Oxendine
Rev. James Benjamin
Dea. T. L. Blount
Sis. P. L. Scott
Sis. Beverly Jackson
.....Sis. L. B. Hayes
.........Read Silent
..............Choir
........Rev. Carlyle
Processional
PALLBEARERS
Members of Mt. Moriah, Oak Grove Churches
And Mt. Calvary Association
FLOWER BEARERS
Members of Mt. Calvary Association
And Mt. Moriah
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of Mr. and Mrs. A. Harris wish to thank each
of you for your visits, kind thoughts, prayers, and action
toward Mrs. Holmes while a patient. May God ever bless and
keep you is our prayer.