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Homegoing service for Mrs. Octavia Jones Thompkins, "sunrise," January 16, 1937, "sunset," October 14, 2006, Thursday, October 19, 2006, 11:00 a.m., Ross Grove Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Gordon A. Thomas, pastor, officiating

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Type: Church records | Programs (documents)
Title: Homegoing service for Mrs. Octavia Jones Thompkins, "sunrise," January 16, 1937, "sunset," October 14, 2006, Thursday, October 19, 2006, 11:00 a.m., Ross Grove Baptist Church, Augusta, Georgia, Reverend Gordon A. Thomas, pastor, officiating
Date: 2006 Oct. 19
Description: Program for the October 19, 2006 funeral of Octavia Thompkins.

Original program scanned by OCLC for the East Central Georgia Regional Library and described and presented by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO.

Subjects: African American women--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century | African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century | Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century | Funeral service--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century | Mourning customs--Georgia--Augusta--History--20th century | African Americans--Georgia--Augusta--Genealogy | Thompkins, Octavia, 1937-2006--Death and burial | Ross Grove Baptist Church (Augusta, Ga.)--History--20th century | Augusta (Ga.) | Richmond County (Ga.)
Contributors: Digital Library of Georgia | East Central Georgia Regional Library (Augusta, Ga.) | African American Funeral Programs Collection (East Central Georgia Regional Library (Augusta, Ga.))
Online Publisher: [Athens, Ga.] : Digital Library of Georgia, 2009
Original Material: Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, East Central Georgia Regional Library, Augusta, Georgia
Rights and Usage: Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, East Central Georgia Regional Library System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
Related Materials: Forms part of: African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library System.
Persistent Link to Item: http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral/id:thompkins20061019

Related Institutions: Digital Library of Georgia
East Central Georgia Regional Library (Augusta, Ga.)
Collection Information: African American Funeral Programs from the East Central Georgia Regional Library System