Johnny Bethea Memorial Program
Memorial Program celebrating the life and legacy of Johnny Bethea. Arrangements by Prestige Funeral Home. 300 MLK Jr. BLVD • Dillon, SC 29536. Office: 843-627-3571. Design and print by Cherished Keepsakes, 980-231-1476 • www.CherishedKeepsakes.com.
Memorial Program celebrating the life and legacy of Johnny Bethea. Arrangements by Prestige Funeral Home. 300 MLK Jr. BLVD • Dillon, SC 29536. Office: 843-627-3571. Design and print by Cherished Keepsakes, 980-231-1476 • www.CherishedKeepsakes.com.
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homegoing celebration<br />
Saturday, July 23, 2022<br />
Three O’clock PM<br />
Bethel AME Church<br />
201 S 4th Ave, Dillon, SC 29536<br />
Dillon, SC 29536<br />
<strong>Johnny</strong> L.<br />
<strong>Bethea</strong><br />
August 8, 1934 - July 18, 2022
<strong>Johnny</strong> l.<br />
<strong>Bethea</strong><br />
August 8, 1934 - July 18, 2022<br />
Life’s race well run, life’s race well done and now he rest.<br />
ohnny Lee <strong>Bethea</strong> was the son of the late Lula Purdy<br />
<strong>Bethea</strong> and William A. <strong>Bethea</strong>. He was born August<br />
8, 1934 in Dillon, SC. He graduated from Gordon High<br />
School and joined the Navy. After his discharge, he<br />
moved back to Dillon, SC to take care of his mother.<br />
He was the owner of <strong>Bethea</strong>’s Liquor Store. He had a degree in<br />
Accounting.<br />
<strong>Johnny</strong> was a very caring person. He was quiet and laid back.<br />
He met no strangers. <strong>Johnny</strong> accepted Christ in his life and was<br />
a member of Bethel AME Church in Dillon, SC. He served in<br />
many capacities as a lifetime member, including the General<br />
Trustee board.<br />
<strong>Johnny</strong> was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers,<br />
Ulysses <strong>Bethea</strong> of Baltimore Maryland, James <strong>Bethea</strong> of New<br />
York, Eddie <strong>Bethea</strong> of Rowland, NC; sisters, Annie Mae Utley of<br />
Augusta, GA , Eloise Huges of New York, and Jeannie Pernell of<br />
Dillon, SC.<br />
<strong>Johnny</strong> leaves to cherish his memories a very special friend,<br />
Linda Davis, son, Morris Jerod Campbell, 6 grandchildren, two<br />
great-grandchildren, his brother, Rodulphus <strong>Bethea</strong> of New<br />
York, sister-in-law, Millie <strong>Bethea</strong> of New York and a host of<br />
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Gone but not forgotten!
order of service<br />
PRELUDE ..........................................................Musicians<br />
PROCESSIONAL .................................Ministry & Family<br />
SELECTION............................................................ Choir<br />
PRAYER OF COMFORT .................. Bishop Henry McRae<br />
OLD TESTAMENT..................................Prophet Russell Nelson<br />
NEW TESTAMENT.....................................................Minister<br />
SELECTION............................................................ Choir<br />
REMARKS..................................................................... Church<br />
Family<br />
Community/ Doretha Page<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/<br />
OBITUARY ..................................... Prestige Funeral Home<br />
SELECTION........................................ Victoria Carmichael<br />
WORDS OF COMFORT..................... Rev. Leo Chapman<br />
SELECTION............................................................ Choir<br />
BENEDICTION<br />
MORTICIANS BRIEF................... Prestige Funeral Home<br />
RECESSIONAL.......................................... Final Glimpse
Acknowledgement<br />
The family acknowledges with sincere thanks and gratitude for all acts of kindness,<br />
prayers, and love shown during their bereavement. May God continue to bless you.<br />
Professional Services Entrusted To<br />
Prestige Funeral Home<br />
300 Martin Luther King Jr. BLVD<br />
Dillon, SC 29536<br />
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