- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. James Boggs
- Date of Original:
- 1988-01-14
- 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. James Boggs. Date of funeral service: January 14, 1988. Location of funeral service: Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Groveland, Georgia, 2:00 p.m. Birth date: March 4, 1948. Death date: January 09, 1989.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-140
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-140
- 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:
-
HOMEGOING SERVICES
FOR
MR. JAMES BOGGS
Saturday, January 14,1989
2:00 P. M.
Jerusalem Missionary
Baptist Church
GROVELAND, GEORGIA
REV. DR. L. PERRY McNEAL PASTOR
REV. E. J. MURPHY, JR. OFFICIATING
INTERMENT CHURCH CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mr. James Boggs was born in Claxton, Georgia
on March 4,1948 to Mr. Leona Boggs and Mrs. Irene
Porter Boggs. He departed this hfe on January 9,1989
at Candler County Hospital after a short illness. He
joined St. John Missionary Baptist Church at an ear-
ly age. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Leona Boggs, Claxton, Georgia; two
daughters, Ms. Lisa Hendrix, Register, Georgia, and
Ms. Hope Denise Boggs, Savannah, Georgia; three
sons, Myron James Boggs, Jeremell C. Boggs and
Kenta Boggs, all of Savannah, Georgia; one grandson,
Antonio Cone, Register, Georgia; two sisters, Mrs.
Gloria Dean Knight, Atlanta, Georgia, and Mrs.
Genora B. CoUins, Claxton, Georgia; one brother, Ben-
nie Lee Boggs, Savannah, Georgia; eight aunts, four
uncles, five brothers-in-law, five sisters-in-law, and a
host of cousins, other relatives and friends.
The call was short
^ The shock was severe
To Part from one
We loved so dear.
Only those who have
Lost can tell
The pain of parting
Without farewell
ORDER OF SERVICE
Presiding
Processional
Hymn
Scripture
Invocation
Selection...............................Choir
Remarks......................Dea J. C. Banks
As I Knew Him
Solo......................Mr. Anthony Collins
Acknowledgements and
Obituary............Missionary Liza Carter
Solo.........................Mrs. Marie Bacon
Eulogy......................Rev. E. J. Murphy
Viewing......................Harpers Directors
Recessional
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ACTIVE PALLBEARERS
George Nunnally
Eugene Bacon
Janies Mack Smith
Charles Ellis
Danny Jones
Richard Small
Donnie Harden
John L. Butler
FLOWERS BEARERS
Ushers and Friends
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family wishes to thank their many friends and
family members for their kind expressions of sym-
pathy and all acts of services rendered during their
hours of bereavement. May God bless each of you.
The Boggs Family
TO THE FAMILY
We desire to express our appreciation of your con-
fidence in us and we sincerely hope that our service
has been in every way satisfactory and comforting to
you.
Most Respectfully,
Harpers Funeral Home
Directors and Staff