- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Elder Homer Lee Anderson, Sr., Thursday, February 1, 2007, Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, 1890 Second Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, Reverend A.C. Speakman, Pastor, Bishop Arlander Nolley, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2007-02-01
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Decatur---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Decatur--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Decatur--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Homer Lee Anderson, Sr. Birth date: (not recorded). Death date: January 28, 2007. Funeral date: February 1, 2007. Church: Bethel Freewill Baptist Church (Decatur, 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: 110
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_andersonhomerleesr20070201
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_andersonhomerleesr20070201
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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The family expresses their thanks for your prayers, messages of sympathy and other acts of kindness and each thought that has helped to make or burden lighter. We pray that the Lord will bless each of you. A special thank you to the Randall Brothers staff and Mr. Roberson.
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Reverend A. C. Speakn1an, Pastor Bishop Arlander Nolley, Officiating
ObituaT!J
Elder Homer Lee .Anderson was born in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Mrs. Lorine Ellison and the late Mr. Willie Anderson. He departed this life on January 28, 2007.
Elder Anderson grew up in the Summerhill Community and attended the Atlanta Public School System. He was later drafted into the United States Army where he fought in the Vietnam War. Mter returning from the war he married Mrs. Lillie Anderson. He attended Massey Business College where he received his Associate degree in Business. He retired from the Atlanta Public School System in 1996 and he continued the work of the Lord until his demise.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife , Lillian Anderson; his children, Marcus (Sandra), Linus (Niketa), Sonya, Prentice (Annie), Homer, Jr. (Alicia), Christopher (Regina), Fredrick (Arnetha), Aveus (Kimberly), Arkishya, Lazarus, Bobby, Dorothy and Ashameyon; 53 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Patty Taylor and Brenda ; one uncle, Willie George and a host of relatives, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
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May I go now? Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to pain filled days and endless nights?
I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be.
So can I take that step beyond and set my spirit free? I didn't want to go at first. I fought with all my might.
But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. I want to go. I really do. It's difficult to say, But I will try as best I can to live
just one more day. To give you time to care for me and show your love and fears. I'll not be far. I promise that,
and hope you'll always know that my spirit will be close to you, whenever you may go.
Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you too. That's why it's hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me now, just one more time and let me hear you say,
because you care so much for me, you'lllet me go today.
Prelude
Ortfer ofService
Processional
Selection
"Somebody Bigger"
Sister Jenkins
Scriptures Old Testament New Testament
Odel Williams
Prayer Celebration In Song
Reverend Euland Nolley Nolleys
Reflections (Three minutes please)
Obituary (Read Silently)
Celebration In Song
"Precious Lord"
Odel Williams
Eulogy
Bishop Arlander Nolley
Selection
Anderson
Acknowledgement
Recessional
Postlude
Interment
Resthaven Gardens of Memory 2284 Candler Road Decatur, Georgia