- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Edna M. Conyers
- Date of Original:
- 1985-12-26
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Cobbtown--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Cobbtown--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Cobbtown--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Cobbtown--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Cobbtown--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Cobbtown--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Tattnall County, Cobbtown, 32.28046, -82.13873
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Edna M. Conyers. Date of funeral service: December 26, 1985. Location of funeral service: Charlton Grove Baptist Church, Cobbtown, Georgia, 2:00 p.m. Birth date: November 10, 1910. Death date: 1985.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-108
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-108
- 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:
-
MRS. EDNA M. CONYERS
Thursday, December 26, 1985 2:00 p.m.
Charlton Grove Baptist Church
Cobbtown, Georgia
Rev. R. L. Thomas, Officiating
Interment Church Cemetery
Hodges Funeral Home, Metier, Ga. in Charge of Arrangements
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Mrs. Edna Mae Conyers was born in Bulloch County, Georgia
November 10,1910 to Mr. Elijah and Mrs. Mary Cobb.
She joined the St. John Baptist Church of Claxton at an early
age, and later moved her membership to the Charlton Grove
Baptist Church of Cobbtown, where she was past president of the
choir. She was a member of the W.M.B.S. societies of Charlton
Grove and Steep Hill. She was a retired lunchroom employee of the
Tattnall County School System and a resident of the Evergreen
Community for many years.
She leaves to mourn her passing and cherish many loving
memories the following relatives: herhusband, Mr. James Conyers
of Cobbtown; three daughters, Mrs. Edna M. Quaresma of
Newark, N.J., Mrs. Dorothy Campbell of Metter, Mrs. Bernese
Frazier of Jersey City, N.J.; four sons, Mr. Sanford Conyers of
Savannah, Mr. Alex James Conyers of Bronx, N.Y., Mr. Julius
Conyers of Hoboken, N.J. and Mr. Harry Conyers of Patterson,
N.J.; her stepmother, Mrs. Emma Cobb of Statesboro; one sister,
Mrs. Amanda Smith of Claxton; one brother, Mr. Penton Cobb of
Claxton; two sons-in-law, Mr. Joe Campbell of Metter, and Mr.
Willie J. Frazier of Jersey City, N.J.; two daughters-in-law, Mrs.
Maggie Conyers of Hoboken, N.J., and Mrs. Shirley Conyers of
Patterson, N.J.; three sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, 23
grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews,
other relatives and friends.
God said you were getting weary,
So He did what He thought was best.
He came and stood beside you,
And whispered "come and rest".
You bade no one a last farewell.
Not even a "good-bye".
You were gone before we knew it.
And only God knows why.
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PROCESSIONAL
MASTER OF CEREMONY .......
SONG .....................
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE
SONG .....................
REMARKS (two minutes limit please)
AS A FRIEND ..............
AS A CHURCH MEMBER ....
PRESENTATIONS:
W.M.B.S................
W.M.B.S................
OBITUARY..................
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........
SOLO .....................
EULOGY ...................
VIEWING
RECESSIONAL
INTERMENT
Rev. A. W. Rawls
.........Choir
...............Choir
. Mrs. Marie Holloway
Dea. Roosevelt Everett
..... Charlton Grove
........... Steep Hill
........ Silently Read
Mrs. Eula Faye Hodges
.. Mrs. Dorothy Green
.... Rev. R. L. Thomas
Active Pallbearers
Nephews
Honorary Pallbearers
Deacons of the Charlton Grove Baptist Church
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks and
appreciation for all acts of kindness and expression of sympathy
extended to them during their bereavement. May God bless each of
you.