- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Martha (Mot) Y. Holiday
- Date of Original:
- 1994-12-03
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Hagan--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Hagan--20th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Evans County, Hagan, 32.15603, -81.93373
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Martha (Mot) Y. Holiday. Date of funeral service: December 3, 1994. Location of funeral service: Thomas Grove A.M.E. Church, Hagan, Georgia, 1:00 p.m. Birth date: April 5, 1958. Death date: November 28, 1994.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-198
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-198
- 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 Service
In Loving Memory of
Mrs. Martha (Mot) Y. Holiday
Saturday, December 3,1994
1:00 p.m.
Thomas Grove A.M.E. Church
Rev. Leroy Williams, Pastor, Officiating
Interment - Smith Chapel Cemetery
Hagan, Georgia
Harper*s Funeral Home
Claxton, Georgia
Phone: (912) 739-2658
Obituary
Mrs. Martha (Mot) L. Young Holiday was born April 5,
1958 in Evans County, Ga. She departed her life on
November 28,1994.
She leaves to mourn a loving husband, Curtis Holiday;
two adopted daughters, Adrienne and Jovomnah Young of
Rokboro, N.C.; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Young of Hagan,
Ga.; six sisters, Henrietta White of Stuart, Fla., Mrs. Irene
Burney, Claxton, Ga., Kathleen Smith of Ailey, Ga., Willie
Jinks and Cynthia Wilkinson of Hagan, Ga. and Doris
Turner of West Palm Beach, Fla.; three brothers, David
Young of Claxton, Ga., Robert Young of Hagan, Ga., and
Timmy Young of Long County; a mother-in-law. Marietta
Heard of Claxton, Ga.; three sisters-in-law, Lucille Holiday,
Reo Dell Young and Retha Young; four brothers-in-law,
Joseph Holiday, George Smith, George Burney and
Christopher Jinks; 13 aunts, three uncles; a host of nephews
and nieces, other relatives and friends and a special uncle,
James Slater.
"Beyond the gate our loved one
finds happiness and rest;
And there is comfort in the thought
that a loving God knows best."
Order of Service
Processional...............................Soft Music
Selection..............."J^sus Keep Me Near The Cross"
^^cripture ............................Rev. Robert Griggs
Invocation.....................Rev. Dr. L. Perry McNeal
Selection.......................................Choir
Remarks...............................Mrs. Janet Waters
Solo.................................Mr. Lamar Stewart
Acknowledgement & Obituary..........Mrs. Paulene Clark
Selection.......................................Choir
Eulogy.............................Rev. Leroy Williams
No Viewing.................................Soft Music
Recessional
Active Pallbearers
The Class of 1977
Honorary Pallbearers
Stewards of Thomas Grove A.M.E.
Flower Bearers
Classmates of 1977
"A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is still.
A spot is vacant in our hearts,
The world can never fill."
Acknowledgment
The family of the late Mrs. Martha Lee Holiday
acknowledges our deep appreciation for all expressions
of sympathy shown us during our bereavement. The
family has been strengthened and touched by the out-
pouring of compassion. May God bless each of you.