- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Mrs. Dorothy Mae Lee Martin
- Date of Original:
- 2010-02-08
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
Funeral service--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Claxton--21st century
African Americans--Georgia--Claxton--21st 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. Dorothy Mae Lee Martin. Date of funeral service: February 8, 2010. Location of funeral service: Historic Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 11:00 a.m. Birth date: May 7, 1931. Death date: February 03, 2010.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-425
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-425
- 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:
-
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Sunrise
May 7, 1931
Sunset
February 3, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
11:00 AM
Historic Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
Claxton, Georgia
Reverend Carl Wardlaw, Jr., Presiding
Reverend Stanford L. Anderson, Eulogist
Interment: Historic Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Claxton, Georgia
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Lee Martin was born to the late Mr.
Hayward Lee, Sr. and the late Mrs. Clara Lee in Evans County,
Georgia. She attended school in Toombs County, Georgia. At
an early age, she joined Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church
in Claxton, Georgia. Later in life, she moved her membership
to Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Richmond Hill,
Georgia, where she served as one of the church mothers.
She was joined in holy matrimony to Oscar Lewis
Dixon, Sr. To this union, seven children were born. Her
husband, two brothers, Hayward Lee, Jr. and John Henry Lee
and one sister, Carolyn Lee Brown all preceded her in death.
She leaves to cherish her memories, five sons: Herbert
Lee of Claxton, Georgia, Willie Joe Dixon of Miami, Florida,
Oscar Lewis (Carolyn) Dixon, Jr. of Elizabeth, New Jersey,
Stanley Dixon of Pompano Beach, Florida and Tommy (Peggy)
Dixon of Claxton, Georgia; three daughters: Rhonda (Brian)
Slater of Claxton, Georgia, Sheila (John) Johnson of
Montgomery, AL and Cassandra (Earic) Brewton of Claxton,
Georgia; two brothers: Embra Lee of Atlanta, Georgia and
Harold (Beverly) Lee of Miami, Florida; three sisters: lola
Brown and Nilwon Brown both of Claxton, Georgia and Linda
Lee of Washington, DC; thirty-five grandchildren; fifty-eight
great grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Christine Lee of
Pompano Beach, Florida; and a host of nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends; two special nieces: Donita Moody of
Claxton, Georgia and Pam Hendrix of Atlanta, Georgia; one
devoted friend, Michelle Johnson of Claxton, Georgia.
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Presiding.........Reverend Carl Wardlaiv, Jr.
Processional
Selection......................................Choir
Prayer
Scripture................................... Minister
Old Testament
New Testament
Solo.........................Brother David Sharpe
Reflections (Limit to 2 minutes):
As I knew her
As a Member
Selection..................................Choir
Obituary............................ Read Silently
Acknowledgements.....Staff of Moodys Funeral Home
Solo.........................Brother David Sharpe
Eulogy............... Reverend Stanford L, Anderson
A Parting Glance
Recessional
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Mt. Pleasant Fellowship Hall
Shaune Slater
Michael Slater
Willie Slater, Jr.
Earic Brewton
Damian Brewton
Riko Slater
Deacons of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
The family of the late Dorothy Mae Martin
would like to thank our many relatives and
friends for all acts of kindness shown to us during
our time of sorrow in the loss of our loved on.
May God bless each of you is our prayers.
A special thanks to Camellia Health and
Rehabilitation of Claxton, Georgia and Ogeechee
Area Hospice of Statesboro, Georgia.
Friends of the Family
Professional Services Entrusted To;
MOODYS FUNERAL HOME