Funeral program of Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr. with notes by Eddie Faye Gates

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Digital copy of a funeral program for Dr. T. Oscar Chappelle Sr. The funeral program consists of black ink printed on a single sheet of cream-colored paper, folded once to produce four pages. The first page, or cover, has an image of Dr. Chappelle with his birth and death years printed to the left and right of the photo respectively. Text at the top of the program reads [MEMORIAL SERVICES / for / DR. T. OSCAR CHAPPELLE, SR.]. Below the image, text lists the date, time, and location of the service, and where the interment will take place. The service took place at Morning Star Baptist Church and was presided over by Dr. T.J. Jemison, President of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. The left-side interior page contains the "Order of Service" from an organ meditation and processional through recessional. An acknowledgement from the family is printed below the Order of Service.

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