- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy Baker
- Date of Original:
- 1993-07-17
- Subject:
- African American women--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 Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy Baker. Date of funeral service: July 18, 1993. Location of funeral service: Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: June 25, 1911. Death date: July 15, 1993.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-190
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-190
- 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:
-
HOmCOlNC SERVICES
FOR
Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy Baker
ARRIVAL JUNE 25, 1911
DEPARTURE - JULY 15, 1993
Sunday. July 18, 1993
3:00 P. M.
Mt Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
REV. ROBERT F. GRIGGS - PASTOR
OFFICIATING
FINAL RESTING PLACE
MT. PLEASANT CHURCH CEMETERY
HARPERS FUNERAL HOME
IN CHARGE OF PROFESSIONAL
AI7RANGEMENTS
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
God saw the road was getting rough
The hills were hard to climb
He gently closed those loving eyes
And whispered, Peace be thine
The weary hours, the days of pain;
The sleepless nights are passed.
The ever-patient worn out frame
Has found sweet rest at last.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy Baker, daughter of the late Frank
Kennedy from Guyton, Ga., and Julie Butler Kennedy from
Savannah, Ga., was born June 25, 1911, in Evans County,
Georgia. She grew up and received her education in the public
schools in Evans County. At an early age she joined St. John
Baptist Church in Claxton, Ga.
On April 21, 1932, she was joined in Holy Matrimony to
Mr. Kelly Baker and to this union two children were born. As
Mrs. Kelly Baker she moved her church membership to Mt. Plea-
sant Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Ga., where she wor-
shiped faithfully until her health failed her. She departed this life
July 15, 1993 at Claxton Nursing Home.
Leaving to cherish her memories, a devoted son, Mr. Jim-
mie E. Baker, Sr., Miami, Fla.; a loving daughter, Bernadette
Baker Kamara, Claxton, Ga.; one daughter-in-law, Pamela
Geiger Baker, Pembroke, Ga.; one son-in-law, Sorie Kamara,
Jackson Heights, N. Y.; eight grandchildren, one great-
grandchild, seven sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, several
nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
The family of the late Mrs. Elizabeth K. Baker would like
to thank their friends and family members for all expressions
of sympathy and acts of kindness shown them during their great
loss.
THE FAMILY
PROGRAM
Processional.............
Presiding................
Selection................
Invocation...............
Scripture................
Solo.....................
Remarks..................
As A Church Member. . . .
As I Knew Her............
Acknowledgements.........
Obituary (Read Silently)
Eulogy...................
Recessional
..............Soft Music
. . . . Rev. Robert F. Griggs
...................Choir
. . . Rev. James Benjamin
. . . Rev. Robert F. Griggs
. . Mrs. Varnedoe Brewton
......(3 Mintues Please)
Deacon Nathaniel Brewton
......Mrs. Retha Tillman
......Mrs. Nita Bell Baker
..............Soft Music
......Rev. Robert Griggs
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Deacons of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
ACTTIVE PALLBEARERS
Adolphus Oglesby
Albert Lee Baker
Lee Artis Martin
Larry Garrison
Johnny Williams
Danny Jones
FLOWER BEARERS
Ushers and Friends