Created by
Newman, Princetta, American, born 1943
Subject of
Gibbs, Leroy, American, 1910 - 1999
Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
Owned by
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Date
1999
Medium
digital
Dimensions
File size (overall): 654.2 MB
Description
Digital copy of a funeral program for LeRoy Gibbs. The booklet program consists of eight pages bound with staples inside a cover. The cover has a blue and white cloud-like print. The front has text reading [Heaven's Roll Call... /LeRoy Gibbs] with Gibbs' name inside a scroll design. The first interior page has a photographic portrait of Gibbs in military uniform and reads [Service In Remembrance of the Life and Work of LeRoy Gibbs]. The interior pages include a poem, the order of service, and a three page obituary titled [His Notable Life], with photographs. The obituary includes details of Gibbs World War II military service, his membership at Vernon A.M.E. Church, his many stores and businesses and community work in North Tulsa. The obituary is followed by a message of gratitude from the family, a listing of the pall bearers and flower bearers. At bottom center of the back cover is printed [prepared by / Personally Yours / Princetta Rudd-Newman] with a phone number.
Place collected
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
digital images
programs
digital media - born analog
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American South
American West
Communities
Families
Funeral customs and rites
Methodist
Religion
The Black Church
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
Object number
2014.117.67
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b9b51667-8ba9-4819-a229-579429b8279d

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