Funeral program of Hugh Hollins

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Digital copy of a funeral program for Hugh Hollins with accompanying greeting card addressed to Eddie Faye Gates. The program consists of black ink printed on a single sheet of grey and white marble printed paper, folded to form four pages. The first page, or cover, has a photograph portrait of Hollins and text at the top reads [IN LOVING MEMORY OF / HUGH HOLLINS / November 2,1913 - August 15, 2000]. Beneath the photograph is information for the Homecoming Services held at St. Andrew Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The first interior page has an obituary titled [Precious Memories of / Hugh Hollins]. It describes Hollins as [obedient, steadfast, meticulous, thorough, successful, content and honorable] and describes his childhood in Gilmer, Texas, his barber skills, his business in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, his marriage and family, and his membership at Saint Andrew Baptist Church.

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