- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Brother James Williams, Jr.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-07-15
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Groveland--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Groveland--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Groveland--21st century
Funeral service--Georgia--Groveland--21st century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Groveland--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Groveland--21st century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bryan County, Groveland, 32.14436, -81.74567
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Brother James Williams, Jr.. Date of funeral service: July 16, 2005. Location of funeral service: Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, Groveland, Georgia, 1:00 p.m. Birth date: August 25, 1959. Death date: July 10, 2005.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-336
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-336
- 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:
-
Sunrise Sunset
August 25, 1959 July 10, 2005
Saturday, July 16, 2005 -1:00 PM
Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church
Groveland, Ga.
Elder McNeal, Pastor
Pastor Clarence Gadson, Jn, officiating
Brother James (Crush, Grizz) Williams, Jr., was bom August
25, 1959 to the late James Hendrix Williams, Sr. and Vinnie
Thompson Williams, in Statesboro, Georgia.
He was joined in Holy Matrimony to Gloriette Swanson
Williams in 1982.
He attended Claxton High School, where he got the
nickname, Cmsh, while on the football team.
He was a former employee of Georgia Pacific and a security
guard, before being touch with illness and could no longer work.
He was a member of Byrds Temple Church, Pembroke,
Georgia for many years. He later joined Claxton Deliverance
Temple, Claxton, Georgia. He moved to Savannah in 1989 and
joined the Little Rock Moimtain of Holiness Church, Savannah,
Georgia. He leaves to cherish his memories; a loving wife,
Gloriette Williams, Savannah; one daughter, Monica Hall,
Savannah; one son, Anthony (Erica) Hall and Deontra Hampton (as
a son), both of Savannah; one sister, Janice Wells, Hinesville; one
brother, Napoleon Pop Williams (Jody), Camp Penalton,
California; five aunts: Welene Hendrix, Emma D (James Nick)
Wilkerson, both of Claxton; Katherine Johnson, Hinesville; Aloise
Thompson, Glenville; Della Mae Thompson, Delrae Beach,
Florida; one uncle: William Thompson, Hawaii; three sisters-n-law:
Jody Williams, Camp Penalton, Ca.; Stella Hampton, Claxton;
Debra Swanson Gadson, Savannah; two brothers-n-law: Richard
Swanson, Jr. and Clarence Gadson, Jr., both of Savannah; one
daughter-n-law. Erica Hall and a host of nieces, nephews, family
and friends.
Rev. Michael Paul Dickerson Presiding
Invocation
Selection
Scriptures
Old Testament
New Testament
Solo
Remarks
As a neighbor
As a friend
As a church member
As I knew him
Selection
Obituary
Selection
Eulogy
Viewing of Remarks
Committal and Final Prayer
Repass
Elder Lamar Stephens
Athens Holiness Church
Minister Johnny Mikel
Evangelist Mary Jones
Erica Hall
(3 minutes please)
Marvin Lovette
Vivian Byrd
Pro Betty Harley
Elder John Byrd
Athens Holiness Church
Mae Dell Holland
Athens Holiness Church
Pastor Clarence Gadson, Jr.
Jerusalem Cemetery
Jerusalem Baptist Church
Elsea Wilcox
Alphonzo Green
Sam Vincent
Jimmy Lee Love
Allen Watson
Johnny Mikel
a/wea/yeM
Richard Swanson, Jr. Willie Williams
Deontra Hampton
Family & Friends
The family of Brother James Williams, Jr., acknowledge with
grateful appreciation that our God has given us a wealth of caring
family members and friends who have supported us during this
time.