- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Albert L. (Bunchy) Blocker
- Date of Original:
- 1989-05-01
- 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. Albert L. (Bunchy) Blocker. Date of funeral service: May 2, 1989. Location of funeral service: Harper's Funeral Chapel, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: November 3, 1925. Death date: April 29, 1989.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-145
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-145
- 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:
-
Funeral Service
FDR
Mr. Albert L. (BunchvJ
Blocker
Tuesday. May 2. 1989
3:DD P. M.
Harpers Funeral Chapel
CLAXTDN, GEORGIA
REV. WILLIAM HAYES DFFICIATING
INTERMENT HAGAN CHAPEL CEMETERY
WITH MILITARY HONORS
ARRANGEMENTS TRUSTED TO
HARPERS EUNERAL HOME
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mr. Albert L. Blocker was born on November 3,1925
in Evans County, Georgia and departed this life on April
29,1989 at the Veterans Hospital in Dublin, Georgia after
a long illness. He was a Honorable Discharged Veteran
of the Army of the United States.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his mother, Mrs.
Edith Blocker, his father, Mr. Ervin Blocker, both of Clax-
ton, Georgia; five sisters, Mrs. Pearlie Lou Davis, Jackson-
ville, Fla., Mrs. Earlene Mincey and Mrs. Mildred Stanley,
both of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Geraldine Bacon, Atlanta,
Georgia, and Mrs. Jackie Palmer, Claxton, Georgia; three
step-sisters, Mrs. Betty Coleman and Mrs. Delores Davis,
both of Claxton, Ga., and Mrs. Lutitia Moody, Philadelphia,
Pa.; one step-brother, Roosevelt (Gadis) Douse,
Philadelphia, Pa.; four brothers-in-law, Mr. W. L. Davis, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Stanley and Mr. Palmer; two uncles, Mr.
Charles Blocker and Mr. Luther Blocker; and two aunts,
Mrs. Vinnie Driver and Mrs. Willie B. Williams and a host
of other relatives and friends.
A precious one from us is gone. A voice we loved
is still. A place is vacant in our home. The world can never
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional
Selection
Scripture
Invocation
Selection
Remarks.............................(3 Minutes Please)
As I Knew Him..............Mrs. Lillie B. Hayes
As A Friend.....................Mr. J. C. Phillips
Selection
Acknowledgements & Obituary. . .Mrs. Lillie B. Hayes
Eulogy..............................Rev. William Hayes
Viewing
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
Military
FLOWER BEARERS
Friends of the Family
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The family graciously thanks each of you for the many
acts of kindness shown during their time of loss. May God
bless you.
The Family
A Note Of Thanks To The Family
The friendship and good will you have accorded us is wor-
thy of our most sincere thanks. We sincerely hope that our ser-
vice has been in every way satisfactory and comforting to you.
Most Respectfully,
Harper's Funeral Home
Directors & Staff
(912) 739-2658