- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Johnny E. Lewis
- Date of Original:
- 1991-09-20
- 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. Johnny E. Lewis. Date of funeral service: September 21, 1991. Location of funeral service: Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 1:00 p.m. Birth date: February 5, 1929. Death date: September 14, 1991.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-173
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-173
- 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:
-
FUNERdL SERVICES
FOR THE LATE
Mr. Johnny E. Lewis
Saturday. Sent. 21. 1991
i:aa P. M.
Mt. Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church
INTERMENT - CHURCH CEMETERY
REV. WILLIAM WRIGHT - PASTOR - OFFICIATING
THE PROFESSIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY
HARPER'S FUNERAL HOME
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Mr. Johnny Lewis was born to the late Garfield and
Mattie Lewis February 5,1929 in Daisy, Georgia. He was
a former member of the St. Luke Baptist Church. He was
a native of Evans County, but lived in Rahway, N. J. for
45 years. He was a U. S. Army veteran and retired from
American Smelting after 30 years.
He was married to the late Elizabeth Richardson
Lewis, who proceeded him in death 6 months ago. He
departed this life Saturday, September 14,1991 at Rahway
State Hospital, after a short illness.
He leaves to mourn his passing, two sons, Haywood
and Ronnie Hunt, Scotch Plains, N. J.; one daughter,
Carolyn Dobson, Germany: 2 grandchildren; two brothers,
Lester Lewis, Elizabeth, N. J.; Garfield Lewis, Jr., Brema-
haven, Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Idlett,
Carteret, N. J.; Mrs. Mary Ann Smith, Claxton, Ga., Mrs.
Margo Parson, Atlanta, Ga.; a stepmother, Mrs. Roberta
Lewis, Goldsboro, N. C.; one son-in-law; one uncle; five
aunts; five brothers-in-law; five sisters-in-law;, and a host
of nieces, nephews and friends.
"Id like the memory of me to be a happy one.
Id like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
Id like to leave an echo whispering softiy down the way,
Of happy times and laughing times, and bright and sunny days.
Id like the tears of those who grieve today before the sun, oh
happy memories that it leaves when my life is done.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Processional.............................Soft Music
Hymn.........................Choir and Congregation
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Scripture
Invocation
Selection.....................................Choir
Remarks:
As A Friend.............Deacon Kaiser McNeal
Solo.............................Mrs. Mary Nell Love
Acknowledgements and Obituary. . . Mrs. Doris Baggs
Eulogy...........................Rev. William Wright
PALLBEARERS
Members Of The U. S. Army
FLORAL ATTENDANTS
Ushers and Friends
A CKNO WLEDGEMENT
Whatever youve done to make our burden lighter,
whatever youve said to make this day a little brighter,
whatever youve done to bind up our broken hearts, we
thank you so much whatever the part.
THE FAMILY