- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Robert Thomas Freeman, Sr.
- Date of Original:
- 1986-05-06
- 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. Robert Thomas Freeman, Sr.. Date of funeral service: May 7, 1988. Location of funeral service: St. John Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: February 28, 1939. Death date: May 01, 1988.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-114
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-114
- 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:
-
HOME GOING CELEBRATION
FOR
MR. ROBERT THOMAS FREEMAN SR.
(Deal)
DAWN: Feb. 28,1939 DUST: May 1,1988
Saturday,
May 7,1988
3:00 P.M.
ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Oaxton, Georgia
Rev. Isaac Culbreth, Jr., Officiating
Interment - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
MOODY & MINCEY FUNERAL HOME
OFCLAXTON,GA
IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
PHONE: 739-4932
OBITUARY
/
Mr. Robert T. Freeman, Sr. (Deal), a native of Evans County,
was born to Mr. Milton Freeman, and the late Mrs. Lizzie Mae
Freeman.
He was a member of St. Marys Baptist Church of Macon,
Georgia, where he joined at an early age.
He leaves to mourn a devoted wife, Mrs. Mary Ann Freeman,
Claxton, Georgia; seven sons, Robert, Jr., Charles, James, Chris,
Stanley, Rodney and Rickey Freeman, all of Claxton; four
daughters, Mary Akins, Marilyn Small, Stacy and Martha
Freeman, all of Claxtoii, Georgia; his father and step-mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Freeman of Brunswick, Georgia; a grandmother,
Mrs. Mabel Freeman of Claxton, Georgia; one sister, Mrs. Mattie
Ponder, Claxton; one brother, Mr. John Freeman, Sr., of Claxton;
two sons-in-law, Mr. Derrick Small, Claxton, Mr. Norwood Akins,
Brunswick, Georgia; seven sisters-in-law, Ella Freeman, Alice
Moore and Betty Warren, all of Claxton, Doris Lane and Martha
Taylor, both of Augusta, Linda Benjamin and Maxie Cruz, both of
New York, five brothers-in-law, Mr. Franklin, Lonnie, Bobby,
James Benjamin, all of Chicago, and Mr. Willie Benjamin of
Florida; one mother-in-law,Mrs. Thelma Benjamin; seven grand-
children, and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
For our lifes just a limit
For when God calls it only takes a minute
Rest in peace and wondering are gone
God has given a brand new home.
ORDER OF SERVICE
PROCESSIONAL
HYMN .............................Choir
SCRIPTURE .................Rev. James Benjamin
INVOCATION
SELECTION ...........................Choir
REMARKS.........................As I Knew Him
Mrs. Bessie Collins
SOLO.........................Mr. Tony Brown
OBITUARY AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.........Staff of Moody and
Mincey
EULOGY .........
VIEWING OF REMAINS
RECESSIONAL
Rev. Isaac Culbreth, Jr.
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
Gene Holly
Edward Ponder
Roosevelt Ponder
Timothy Freeman
Lester Freeman
David Tillman
FLORAL BEARERS
Ushers and Friends
A CKNO WLEDGEMENT
The family wishes to express their thanks to their many friends and
relatives for the kind expressions of sympathy extended during their
hours of sorrow. May God bless each of you is their prayer.