- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mr. Simmie Byrd
- Date of Original:
- 1994-02-06
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Collins--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Collins--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Collins--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Collins--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Collins--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Collins--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Tattnall County, Collins, 32.1813, -82.10901
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mr. Simmie Byrd. Date of funeral service: February 6, 1994. Location of funeral service: Charlton Grove Baptist Church, Collins, Georgia, 3:00 p.m. Birth date: August 21, 1912. Death date: February 03, 1994.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-194
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-194
- 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:
-
HOMECOINC SERVICES
FOR
Mr. Simmie Byrd
AUGUST 21, 7972 - FEBRUARY 3, 1994
Sunday. February 6, 1994
3:00 P. M.
Charlton Grove Missionary
Baptist Church
COLLINS, GEORGIA
REV. WILLIE JONES - PASTOR
REV. WILLIE JONES - OFFICIATING
INTERMENT CHURCH CEMETERY
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY
HARPER'S FUNERAL HOME
CLAXTON, GEORGIA
OBITUARY
Simmie Byrd was born August 21, 1912 in Candler
County to the late Mary and John Byrd. He departed this
life February 3,1994 in St. Josephs Hospital, Savannah,
Ga.
In 1941 he was joined in Holy Matrimony to Rober-
tha Everett. He joined Sam Creek Baptist Church at an ear-
ly age. He was employed for 24 years at New Rochelle
Hospital, New Rochelle, New York. After moving to Clax-
ton, he was employed at Evans Memorial Hospital until
he retired. He was a member of Charlton Baptist Church.
He leaves to mourn, his beloved wife, Robertha Byrd
of Claxton, Ga.; two stepdaughters, Thelma Powell of Lit-
tleton, N. C., and Zelma Woodard of Hagan, Ga.; one
sister, Welthimae Posely of Metter, Ga., and two brothers,
Johnie Byrd of Detroit, Michigan, and F. W. Byrd of Met-
ter, Ga.; five grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and
a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; nine sisters-in-
law and 8 brothers-in-law.
MINUTES OF GOLD
Two or three minutes two or three hours, what do
they mean in this iife of ours?
Not very much if but counted as time, but minutes
of goid and hours of subtime, if oniy well use them once
in a while to make someone happy make someone smile.
ORDER OF SER VICES
Processional...............................Soft Music
Presiding.......................Rev. L. Perry McNeal
Hymn.............What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Invocation......................Rev. Eugene Murphy
Scripture.......................Rev. Robert Edward
Solo
Acknowledgements...................Monita Bell Baker
Obituary (Read Silently)..................Soft Music
Eulogy.............................Rev. Willlie Jones
Viewing
Recessional
PALLBEARERS
The Nephews
FLOWER BEARERS
Friends
A CKNO WLEDGEMENTS
The family of the late Simmie Byrd would like to take
this moment to thank everyone tor all of the kind words,
cards, and prayers, during this time of bereavement. May
God bless each of you, is our prayer.