- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Homegoing Celebration For the Life of Sylvia J. Allen, Tuesday, June 26, 2007, 11:00 a.m., Christians for Change Baptist Church, 2110 Bethsaida Road, Riverdale, GA 30296, Rev. Pauline Brooks, Presiding, Pastor Michael W. Baldwin, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2007-06-26
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Riverdale---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Riverdale--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Riverdale--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Riverdale, 33.57261, -84.41326
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Sylvia Jeneice Allen. Birth date: June 24, 1959. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: June 26, 2007. Church: Christians for Change Baptist Church (Riverdale, Ga.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- Local Identifier:
- Folder number: 193
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_allensylviajeneice20070626
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_allensylviajeneice20070626
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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5tcknow[ecfgment ofYlppreciation
'I!ie famify ofSy[via J..9l[fen ac!(nowfetfge witligreat appreciation tfie many
kjmf words, deeds amezyressions of!ove e{temfed to us 6yfriends am famify during our time ofbereavement. ry'ou fiave given us comfortfrom wliicli we receive strength. We tfian!( (jodfor eacfi one ofyou. It is our prayer tfiat (jod wi[[continue to sfiower upon eacfi ofyou His bountiju[ 6fessings.
'I!ie :Jamify
..9L :Jfomegoing Cefebration
!For the Life Of
Syfvia J..9L[fen
My daugfiter, my bestfrie~ I want you to /(rww fiow mucfi it lias meant to me fiaving youfor myfriend. You've been so mucfi apart ofmy fije for sucfi a fong time, and wfietfier we've been side by side or many mifes a part, I've afways feft cfose to you. We k;rww eacfi otfier so we[[ tfiat wfienever we're togetfier, I a[ways fee[ nice and easy. We can do sometfiing specia[or notfiing mucfi, it doesn't reaffJ matter. I
/(rww tfiat if I need a mood figlitenec a secret ~pt, a story share~ advice given,
fiefp offere~ a memory reuve~ a success cefebrated. .. anytfiing, I can afways count on you and you on me. Wfien I tfiinl( of our good times, it ma~ me smife remembering tfiem a[[ and it mal(es megfad /(rwwing tliere wiff be moregood times afiead of us. I'm a[ways happy wfien newfriends come into my fije, but o[dfriends
are afways bestfriends. I !(now tfiat's true because ofyou. -Mom-
rr'uescfay, June 26, 2007 "' 11:00 a.m. "'
Christiansfor Change 'Baptist Church
2110 r:Betfzsaida 2?pad
!Rjvenfafe, qJt 30296
!Rgv. Paufine ~roo~, Presiding Pastor Michael W. r:Ba{dwin, Officiating
Obituary
Ms. Sy[via Jeneice Jt[fen, affectionatefg l(nown as ''i){g.e-l}{g.e & Jluntie", was 6orn June 24, 1959 to Mrs. Sa[fie :f. Jt[[en aruf the fate rniomas Lee Jt[{en aruf was the oftfest of 8 chi[dren. She was educated in the Jttfanta Pu6fic Schoo[ system aruf atterufed Morris ?3rown Co[[ege. Vuring her years ofempfoyment she work!d at Sears 2?.pe6uc~ Citizens fJ"rust r.Ban~ aruf r.Banl( ofJlmerica. Sy[via was a Vef!j deperufa6[e person aruf was foved 6y a[[ who !(new her. Slie fuuf a specia[ fove for chi[dren aruf wou[d 6a6ysitfor anyone. Sy[via !(new this was her ca[fing. Slie faithju[fg served as the Co-Chair in tlie Christians for Change r.Baptist Church f}{urse"!f Ministf!j aruf she earned tlie titfe 6y a[[ the youth as ''.9Luntie l}{g.cie ".
Slie feaves to clierish her memo"!J aruf cefe6rate her fiving, a foving daughter aruf son-in-faw, Sal(ari {Charfes) Odenj son, Sean :Jon{, grandson, f}{aes :ford, Mother, Sa[fie :f. Jt[{eni Sisters, 'Evange[ist Jtngefa Jt[[en, Phy[[is (fJ"errance) Steed, 2?.f-v. Prisci[fa (:FranK) ifi[g.wsom, fJ"eresa Jt[{en aruf P:JC Starteria Jt[{eni r.Brothers, rrfiaddius 'W. Jt[fen, Jontavious W. Jt[{en aruf Vemarcus Jt[fen. 9{jeces, Caruface aruf o/ictoriai l}{g.phews, Car[, Vonte', Wi[fiam, o/ictor, Mafc.o[m, Jayquan aruf Tyfer,- 11ncfes, Mr. rniomas r.Brown, Sarufers r.Brown, 2?.f-v. John rniomas Jt[{en Sr. {Carrie), 2?.f-tired Master Sargent John ?3. Jt[{en {Chun ry'e), Sims Jt[fen, aruf the fate Johnny arufJufius r.Brown.,- Jlunts, Lefia r.Brown, Jlnnie 2(uth (jifes, Shirfey r.Brown, Mrs. 'Ettie[ Mae Smith, Mrs. Maime V. Jtrno[cf, Mrs. Martha !R.pse Moore, Mrs. Catherine Jt[fen, aruf the fate 5lfice Lou ?3roWni Specia[jriends-Phy[[is Cafes, 'Warufa Vaughtf!j, r.Berre[[ Lofton, Joe 2?jdfey, !R.pnnie Smith, Laverne Marsha[[, o/aferie Vougfas, 2(aymoruf Washington, '''l(f.ith" aruf Stanfey :Ford. 5l Specia[ Mentor, 2?.f-v. Paufine ?3rook. Specia[ cousins, Sy[via Phi[fips aruf 2?jc/(y 2?.p6inson. (jodchi[dren-Tiffany aruf Ve[Monte '. 5l host of cousins, friends aruf foved ones. Sy[via wi[[ 6e greatfg missed 6y a[[ who !(new aruf foved her.
Services 'EntrustetfTo: (jus rniorn/ii[[ :Funera[J-{ome 1315 (jus rniorn/ii[[Jr. Vrive, 'East Point, (j5l30344
Order ofCefe6ration Service
Pre[ude Processiona[ Sefection....................................... 11nited o/oicesfor Christ Choir Scripture 2?.f-ading............ ......... ...O[d fJ"estament - 2?.f-v. george r.Brown
l}{g.w fJ"estament- 2?.gv. (jregof}f McVanie[
Prayer................................................ .!Rg.v. Joe rr. McCraf!j, Jr.
Sefection................................. ...... 11nited o/oicesfor Christ Choir Poem......................................................... Va-'l(f.yia J-{en"!f 2?.f-ffections......... Pfease fimit to 2 minutes...............:famifg & :frierufs Sow......................................................... Veacon Joe 2?jdfey 06ituaf}f ..............................................................................2?.f-ad in Sifence Prayer............................................... .2?.gv. 2(ujfin Washington 'Eufogy............................................Pastor Michae['W. r.Ba[dwin 5tcl(nowfecfgement of5lppreciation............................. .Jtpri[McCra"!f 2?.f-cessiona[ Post[ude
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