- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Levander Levant
- Date of Original:
- 1983-09-23
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Groveland--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Groveland--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Groveland--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Groveland--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Groveland--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Groveland--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, Groveland, 32.14436, -81.74567
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mr. Levander Levant. Date of funeral service: September 24, 1983. Location of funeral service: Jerusalem Baptist Church, Groveland, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: September 29, 1909. Death date: September 16, 1983.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-085
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-085
- 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
Mr. Levander Levant
Saturday, September 24,1983
3:00 P.M.
Jerusalem Baptist Church
GROVELAND, GEORGIA
DR. L. PERRY McNEAL, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT-CHURCH CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Oh to be ready when death shall come
Oh to be ready to hasten home
And sweetly, gently to pass away
From earths dim twilight and into day.
Mr. Levander Levant was born in Liberty County,
Georgia, September 29, 1909, to the late Mr. Emmitt and
Anna Levant. He departed this life September 16, 1983, at
Evans Memorial Hospital, Claxton, Georgia, after a short
illness.
He joined the Jerusalem Baptist Church at an early age.
In the year of 1941, he was joined in Holy Matrimony to
the late Miss Mary Barnhill. To this union three children
were born.
He leaves to mourn his passing; his children, Mrs.
Lavern Palmer of Claxton, Ga., Mrs. Bea Cooper of Hagan,
Georgia, and Mrs. Wilhemena Murray of Savannah, Georgia:
four brothers, Alexander Levant, Thomas Levant, Clinton
Levant, Fletcher Levant, all of Claxton, Georgia; three
sisters, Bessie Baker, Alberta Young, both of Claxton,
Georgia, and Rose Love of Cincinnati, Ohio; three
sons-in-law, Mr. Rosevelt Palmer, Mr. Elzie Cooper, James
Murray, all of Hagan, Georgia; five sisters-in-law, Mrs.
Earnstine Lavant, Julia Lavant, Miley Mae Levant, Thelma
Levant, all of Claxton, Georgia, Lucille Mikel of Cleveland,
Ohio; three brothers-ln-law, Mr. Zeak Baker of Claxton,
Georgia, Jeff Love, Cinniette, Ohio, Hubert Mikel of
Cleveland, Ohio; nine grandchildren and one great
grandchild and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.
ORDER OFSERVICES
Processional
Hymn
Scripture
Prayer
Selection....................
Remarks: (3 Minutes Please)
As A Church Member _____
As I Knew Him...........
Solo.........................
Acknowledgement and Obituary
Selection....................
Eulogy.......................
Viewing of Remains...........
...............Choir
Dea. Robert Bacon
Mr. Bobbie Robertson
Mrs. Emma Lue Littles
.....Mrs. Pearl Brown
................Choir
.. Dr. L. Perry McNeal
......F. D. In Charge
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Nephews
FLOWER BEARERS
Ushers and Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We, the family of the late Mr. Levander Levant, wish to
extend our appreciation and thanks to our many friends and
relatives for the kindness shown in our hour of bereavement.
May God bless each of you is our prayer.