Celebratory Services 
OF THE LIFE OF 
RdLEICH MRCON 
MRRCH 6, 1912 - DECEMBER 21. 1991 
Tuesday. Dec. 24. 1991 
1:00 P. M. 
St. John Missionary 
Baptist Church 
CLAXTON, GEORGIA 
REV. ISAAC CULBRETH  OFFICIATING 
REV. LEE JONES - PRESIDING 
OBITUARY 
Early Saturday morning, December 21,1991, 
an angel of light and peace entered St. Josephs 
Hospital and bore the bright spirit of Raleigh Macon 
away from a world of sickness, sorrow and pain 
to a serene place of joy and eternal rest in the 
presence of the Lord. 
Raleigh was born in Claxton, Georgia on March 
6, 1912 to Mrs. Sallie A. Macon and Rev. R. Alex 
Macon. He attended public schools in Evans Coun- 
ty. He received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture 
from Georgia State College where he also met his 
future wife, Bernice E. Graves; he received a Master 
of Science in Education and supervisory administra- 
tion from Atlanta University. He was an inductee 
in the Savannah State College All Sports Hall of 
Fame (football, baseball, basketball) and was a 
member of the Savannah State College National 
Alumuni Association. 
He began his distinguished career in educa- 
tion as.a vocational agriculture teacher in Funston, 
Georgia in 1936. After several teaching positions 
in other counties, he returned to Claxton in 1940 
as a teacher and coach at Evans County Training 
School. A 3-year lapse in his career occurred while 
he served in an essential war support position dur- 
ing World War II. Raleigh then became the principal 
of Evans Training School (later Evans County High 
School) in 1946, a position which he held for 27 
years; he was co-principal of Claxton High School 
for two years. He retired in 1974. 
Raleigh was a stalwart member of St. John 
Missionary Baptist Church. He was a long-time 
Adult Sunday School teacher and treasurer of the 
church. He also served on the first Board of 
Trustees. He was a member of St. Joseph Lodge 
No. 76 and Omar Temple No. 21. 
He served on the Hospital Authority of Evans 
County for 15 years. He was a member of the 
Mutual Benevolent Society, the National Educa- 
tional A.ssociation, the Georgia Association of 
Education, the Georgia Retired Teachers Associa- 
tion, as well as many other civic and education 
organizations. Raleigh was the recipient of 
numerous awards and honors from local, state and 
national organiations. 
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mrs. 
Bernice G. Macon; a daughter. Dr. Marcia Moody, 
Columbia, Md.; one granddaughter, Ms. Deryl Y. 
Lee, Alpharetta, Georgia; a sister, Mrs. Lilia Bryant, 
Brunswick, Georgia; nieces, newphews, and 
cousins, great-nieces and nephews, great-great- 
nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and 
friends, all of whom were special to him. 
ORDER OF SERVICES 
Processional........Softly Now The Light of Day 
Hymn No. 429........When We All Get To Heaven 
1 St and 4th Verses 
Prayer.....................Rev. James Benjamin 
The Scripture 
Old Testament  Psalms 121........Rev. Lee Jones 
New Testament..................Rev. Martin Bacon 
Revelations 7:9-17 
Solo..................May The Work Ive Done 
Ms. Anne Batts 
Tributes (2V2 Minutes Please)  
Dr. L. Perry McNeal 
Jerusalem Baptist And 
First African Baptist Churches 
Deacon J. C. Banks 
St. John Missionary Baptist Church 
Mr. Ralph Dixon 
President, The Claxton Bank 
Obituary (Read Silently)...............Soft Music 
Eulogy.......................Rev. Isaac Culbreth, Jr. 
Recessional............. .Now The Day Is Over 
Interment. . . .Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery 
Masonic Rites At Graveside 
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS 
Gregory Stewart 
Robert Henley, III 
Reno Jones 
Ornie M. Hines 
Adolphus Oglesby 
Lorenzo Bacon 
Arnell Jones 
Leroy Jones 
HONORARY PALLBEARERS 
St. Joseph Lodge 76 
Mutual Benevolent Society 
Deacon and Trustee Boards of 
St. John Missionary Baptist Church 
FLOWER ATTENDANTS 
Friends of the Family 
MUSIC 
Rev. Clarence T. Williams 
First African Baptist Church 
Claxton, Georgia 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
We gratefullly acknowledge with sincere and 
deep appreciation all acts of kindness shown to us 
during the illness and death of our beloved one. 
THE FAMILY 
HARPER FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE 
CLAXTON, GEORGIA 
Id like to think when life is done 
That I had filled a needed post 
That here and there Td paid my fare 
With more than idle talk and boast; 
That I had taken gifts divine, 
The breath of life and manhood fine 
And tried to use them now and then 
In service for my fellow men. 
Id hate to think when life is through 
That I had lived my round of years 
A useless kind, that leaves behind 
No record in this vale of tears; 
That I had wasted all my days 
By treading only selfish ways. 
And that this world would be the same 
If it had never known my name. 
Td like to think that here and there. 
When I am gone, there shall remain 
A happier spot that might have not 
Existed had I toiled for gain; 
That someones cheery voice and smile 
Shall prove that I had been worth while; 
That I had paid with something fine 
My debt to God for life divine. 
 Edgar A. Guest