- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Rufus James (Pete) Smith
- Date of Original:
- 1984-05-15
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Mr. Rufus James (Pete) Smith. Date of funeral service: May 16, 1984. Location of funeral service: Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 2:00 p.m. Birth date: September 15, 1941. Death date: May 08, 1984.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-093
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-093
- 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:
-
R.F.D.CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. WILLIAM WRIGHT, PASTOR, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT-CHURCH CEMETERY
Funeral Services
FOR
Mr. Rufus James [Pete]Smith
Wednesday, May 16,1984
2:00 P. M.
Mt. Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mr. Rufus (Pete) Smith was born September 15, 1941.
He departed this life May 8,1984 in Bronx, New York.
He was a native of Evans County but had lived in New
York for many years. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant
Missionary Baptist Church.
He leaves to mourn a wife, Mrs. Julia Smith,
Montazuma, Ga., five children, Weldon Smith, Derrick
Smith, Dentre Smith, Nade Smith and Valerie Smith; His
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Smith, Claxton,
Ga. Four sisters, Mrs. Ann Peters, Claxton, Ga., Mrs.
Patricia Kent, Savannah, Ga., Mrs. Carrie Holmes, Berlin,
Germany, and Miss Donnie Smith, Claxton, Ga. Six brothers,
Roosevelt Smith, Jr., Albany, Ga., Freddie L. Smith,
Savannah, Ga., George Felton Smith, Reidsville, Ga.,
Welton Smith, Claxton, Ga., Joel Smith, Los Angeles, Calif.,
and Eddie James Smith, Hivelock, N. C., his grandmothers,
Mrs. Carrie Smith, Claxton, Ga., and Mrs. Emma Cobbs,
Statesboro, Ga., one grandchild, and a host of uncles, aunts,
cousins, and other relatives.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional
Hymn......................................Amazing Grace
Scripture
Prayer
Selection..........................................Choir
As 1 Knew Him.......................Mrs. Willie Mae Faulk
Solo..................................Mrs. James Carroll
Acknowledgements and Obituary... .Mrs. Bernice G. Macon
Eulogy .............................Rev. William Wright
Viewing of Remains
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
George Smith
Fread Smith
Joei Smith
Weiton Smith
Rooseveit Smith, Jr.
Eddie James Smith
FLORAL BEARERS
Ushers of Locai Churches
The famiiy of the late Mr. Rufus (Pete) Smith wishes to
thank their many friends and relatives for every act of
kindness shown them during this time of loss. May God ever
bless you is our prayer.
Should you go first and we remain
To walk the road alone
We will live in Memory Garden dear
With happy days weve known.
The Family