Funeral program of Fannie Ezelle Hill with eulogy notes by Eddie Faye Gates
date: label: Date
content: February 13, 2006
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Fannie Ezelle Hill, American, 1904 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
label: Written by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
label: Owned by
content: Eddie Faye Gates, American, 1934 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: Digital copy of a funeral program for Fannie Ezelle Hill. The funeral program consists of color ink printed text and images on the front and back cover and black ink printed on the interior of a single sheet of white paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has a full-page, watermarked image of Hill with text along the right side of the page titled "HOMEGOING CELEBRATION" with Hill's life dates, a Bible verse from Proverbs 30:10;31, and information about the service. The service took place at Vernon A.M.E. Church and was officiated the Reverend Michelle K.T. Moulden.
label: Description
content: The left-side interior page has an obituary in three columns of text. Below the obituary are six black and white photos that depict Hill at various times in her life, including a photo with Zeta Phi Beta and a photo with Jimmy Carter. The right-side interior page lists the "Order of Service."
label: Description
content: The last page, or back cover, lists the pallbearers and flower bearers, an "Acknowledgements & Words of Appreciation with Thanks" from the family, information about the internment and arrangements, and four color photos.
label: Description
content: A second, black and white copy of the funeral program is also included.
label: Description
content: There are also two pages of handwritten notes, front and back, for the "Words of Tribute" that Eddie Faye Gates gave during the ceremony. These notes detail Hill's activism and involvement in the Tulsa community.
place: label: Place collected
content: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.117.72
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: programs
label: Type
content: digital media - born analog
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: File size (overall): 1052.79 MB