- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Etta Mae Oglesby
- Date of Original:
- 1987-01-14
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Hagan--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Evans County, Hagan, 32.15603, -81.93373
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Etta Mae Oglesby. Date of funeral service: January 14, 1987. Location of funeral service: Hagan Chapel Baptist Church, Hagan, Georgia, 1:30 p.m. Birth date: August 8, 1899. Death date: January 14, 1987.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-121
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-121
- 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:
-
FUNERALSERVICES
FOR
MRS. ETTA MAE OGLESBY
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14,1987
1:30 P.M.
HAGAN CHAPEL BAPTIST
CHURCH
HAGAN, GEORGIA
REV. C. L. ANDERSON, PRESIDING
INTERMENT- HAGAN CHAPEL CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERALHOME
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mrs. Etta Mae Oglesby was born on August 8, 1899 in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late Rev. Charles and Mrs. Anna
McLendon.
She became a member of Tar City Baptist Church in
Tattnall County at an early age and later joined the Hagan
Chapel Baptist Church in Hagan, Georgia under Rev. C. L.
Anderson.
She was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Dowes
Oglesby. To this union 5 daughters and 5 sons were born.
Her husband preceded her in death.
She departed this life on Thursday, January 8, 1987 at
Chatham Nursing Home, Savannah, Georgia after a long
illness. She leaves to mourn three daughters, Mrs. Ola Mae
Richardson of Claxton, Mrs. Bereatha Calloway of Savannah,
and Mrs. Helen Holmes of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; four sons,
Mr. Emitt Oglesby and Mr. James D. Oglesby of Claxton,
Mr. Rogers Oglesby of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Mr. Alonza
Oglesby of Warm Springs, Ga.; two brothers, Mr. Louis
McLendon of Savannah, Ga., Rev. Willard McLendon of
Atlanta, Ga.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Jackson of Savannah,
Ga.; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Emma Johnson, Mrs.
Doreatha McLendon and Mrs. Georgia Mae McLendon; two
daughters-in-law, Mrs. Viola Oglesby and Mrs. Grace
Oglesby; one son-in-law, Mr. Genard Calloway; twenty-one
grandchildren, thirty-three great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends.
She heard His tender voice say,
Come home my child and rest.
You lived for others, and for me
You did your best.
ORDER OFSERVICE
Processional
Hymn........................................Church Choir
Scripture ...........................Rev. Henry Pinckney
Butler Presbyterian Church
Prayer...............................Rev. Thomas Williams
First A. B. East Savannah
Selection...................................Church Choir
Remarks:
As A Member.......................Dea. Sinclair Miller
As A Friend ........................Mrs. Pearl Smith
Solo
Obituary and Acknowledgements ...........Mrs. Rose Bland
Eulogy...............................Rev. C. L. Anderson
A Parting Glance
Benediction
Recessional
Interment
PALLBEARERS GRANDSONS
Edward Oglesby
Adolphus Oglesby
Jerry Harden
Rev. Earl Calloway
Joe Louis Nesby
LaVon Oglesby
FLOWERBEARERS
Ushers and Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family of the late Mrs. Etta Mae Oglesby wishes to
acknowledge with deep appreciation the many acts of
kindness and sympathy shown them during the illness and
death of their loved one. These kindnesses will always be
remembered with deepest gratitude.