- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs, 1960-2022
- Title:
- Funeral program for Spec 4 Earnest Brown
- Date of Original:
- 2011-06-24
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Spec 4 Earnest Brown. Date of funeral service: June 25, 2011. Location of funeral service: Historic Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, Claxton, Georgia, 11:00 a.m. Birth date: December 14, 1949. Death date: June 10, 2011.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-471
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:eccca_aafp-ec_ecaaam-471
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 7 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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Saturday, June 25,2011
11:00 A.M.
Historic Mt Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church
1268 Mt Pleasant Church Rd - PO Box 631
Claxton, 6A 30417
Dr. Lorenzo P. McNeal, Pastor
Officiating
Interment
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Presiding............................. Min. Melvin Brewton
Prelude.....................................Staff Musicians
Processional....................... Clergy, Family, Friends
Scripture............................. Rev. Johnny Levant
Invocation...............................Pastor Jeffery Love
Selection........................................Male Choir
Reflections: 2 mins Piease
Church Member..........................Dec. Calvin Riley
As I Knew him..........................Mrs. Dinah Taylor
As A Father-in-law.................Bro. Rickey Jackson
As A Worker.......................................Skip
Reading...............................Miss. Tweety-Tina Byrd
Solo........................................Mr. Dariel Futch
Obituary Read Siiently
Acknowledgments.......................Evang. Learh Davis
Church Resolutions.......................Sis. Doris Boggs
Selection.....................................Male Choir
Eulogy.......................Dr. Lorenzo P. McNeal, Pastor
Viewing
Recessional
Repast
Historic Mt. Pleasant Fellowship Hall
Brother Earnest Brown was born to the late Rufus
Brown Sr. and Catherine Brown on December 24,1949, in
Evans County. He retired from his earthly home to his eter-
nal home June 20, 2011. His father, one sister and one
brother preceded him in death.
He joined the Historic Mt. Pleasant Missionary
Baptist Church at an eariy age. He received his education at
Evans County High Schooi (Longhorns). Earnest married
Mary Alice Jones Brown in 1969 and to this union three
children were born Sammy, Carlis and Vondell.
Brother Earnest Joined the army from 1970-1975
where he served in Vietnam War and iater joined the
National Guard. After returning home, he reunited his
membership with Historic Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist
Church where he served faithful in the maie choir and he
truly loved to sing. He was empioyed with Evans County
Road Department for 12 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,
gardening, and eating, eating, and eating.
On May 19, 2002 he married the love of his life
Loretta Thomas. He leaves to cherish a devoted wife
Loretta Brown, two sons Sammy (Shirley) Jones and Carlis
Aiien, three daughters Vondeil (Rickey) Jackson, Carcharel
Smith, and Tresia Brown, his Mother Catherine Brown;
three stepsons Stephen Byrd, Jonah (Hiida) Byrd, and
Mikeil (Wilia) Byrd; three stepdaughters Dinah (Shaft)
Tayior, Tina Byrd and Lena Byrd; two brothers Rufus Jr.
(Mildred) Brown, and Stanley (Abby) Brown. Three sisters
Evelyn, (Kenneth) Robinson, Donna (Marvin) Burroughs
and Dahagonay Wesby, a brother- in- law Walter Slater; two
aunts Louise (Richard) Penn, Rosetta Burgess, two uncles
Felton Brewton, Roosevelt (Lillie) Brewton; nine sisters and
brothers in laws Annie(Jimmie) Ford, Ick (Oscar) Grimes,
Wiiiiams Grimes, Joe Lewis Grimes, Rufus Grimes, Leroy
Thomas , Henry Lee Thomas and Ailease Grimes, 14
grandchiidren, host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other rel-
atives and friends.
E - Early Arrival
A - Always Smiling
R - Ready & Willing
N - Never Late
E - Eager
S - Stead Fast
T - Trusted in the Lord
God Saw You Getting Tired
God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be
so he put his arms around you
and whispered, Come to Me
With tearful eyes we watched you
and saw you pass away
and although we love you dearly
we could not make you stay.
A Golden heart stopped beating
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best
Bro Stephen Byrd
Bro Shaft Taylor
Dea Warnell Brewton
Bro Derrick Robinson
Bro Rickey Jackson Jr.
Bro Adam Brown
Historic Mt Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church & Friends
Nieces, Nephews, Friends
The Family of Brother Earnest Brown would like to thank every-
one for all acts of kindness, prayers, food, calls, and words of
wisdom in our time of sorrow. Your presence means so much
in these times that try our conviction and faith.
May God Bless each of you is our prayers.
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