- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of the Life of Mr. Jerome Clark Atkins, Sr., Thursday, January 3, 2008, 12:00 noon, Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church, 580 Fair Street, Atlanta, Ga. 30314, Reverend Augusta H. Hall, Jr., Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2008-01-03
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Jerome Clark Atkins, Sr. Birth date: January 14, 1950. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: January 3, 2008. Church: Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church (Atlanta, 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: 297
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_atkinsjeromeclarksr20080103
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_atkinsjeromeclarksr20080103
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Mr. Wayne Bonner Mr. Wayne Shaw Mr. Zeke Edwards
Mr. Terrance Estell Mr. Clifton Ross Mr. Rico Smith
Ms. Lisa Cantrell Mrs. Joyce Collins Ms. Shelby Garrett
Mrs. Varetta Sweeper-Smith Mrs. Elaine Williams Ms. Joanne Wylie
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Stewardess Board ofFlipper Temple A. ME. Church
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Officers ofFlipper Temple A.ME. Church Co-Workers & Friends
We were touched by each lovely card, each comforting word, each meal you brought, each lesson you taught, each visit to our grieved abode, each lovely flower and each gracious prayer and especially your love and concerns during Jerome's illness. To all who now our burdens share, accept our thanks and gratitude for the kindness which meant far more to us that we can ever tell.
Thank you! The Family
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Thursday , 1anuary 3, 2008
12:00 noon
Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church
580 Fair Street Atlanta, Ga. 30314
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Mr. Jerome Clark Atkins, Sr. was the oldest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clark Atkins, Jr. (Dorothy Cantrell). A sister, Diane, preceded him in death. He was born January 14, 1950 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jerome attended Anderson Park Elementary School and was a 1968 graduate of Henry McNeal Turner High School. He continued his education at Dekalb Area Technical School.
Jerome joined Flipper Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church at an early age under the leadership of the late Reverend L. G. Long.
For thirty-seven years Jerome worked as a Banquet Captain and Maitre 'd at the Marriott and Omni Hotels.
In 2004, Jerome assumed his most cherished role as caregiver and ChiefofOperations for his beloved mother until her passing.
Jerome had a passion for cooking and caring for his granddaughters Jalen and Lea.
To cherish his memories are his daughter, Mrs. Karen Coleman (Larry) ofMontgomery, Alabama; a son, Mr. Jerome C. (JC.) Atkins, Jr. ofAtlanta, Georgia; four grandchildren, Brandon and Jay/a Coleman of Montgomery, Alabama and Jalen Atkins and Lea Poindexter of Atlanta, Georgia; one great-grandson, Joshua ofMontgomery, Alabama; a loving and caring sister, Mrs. Gail A. Holland; a nephew, Mr. Gerrald L. Holland; aunt, Mrs. Lucy Lorene Moore ofDetroit, Michigan; uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Cantrell (Grace) of St. Mary's Georgia. He also leaves three great-aunts, Mrs. Lemmie Wilson of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Florence Williams, and Mrs. Lillian Oliver of Atlanta, Georgia, the Gordon family of Montgomery, Alabama and the love of his life, Mrs. Tallulah G. Atkins ofMontgomery, Alabama, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The family and friends will return to Flipper Temple AM.E. Church for a fellowship
meal immediately following interment.
The Prelude....................................... Mr. Vernon Kimbro The Processional . ................................ "Soon and Very Soon" The Hymn .................... "We 'II Understand it Better By and By" #394 The Invocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Thomas L. Bess, Sr.
St. Paul A.ME. Church The Reading ofGod's Word
Old Testament Scripture .................. Rev. Augusta H Hall, Jr. Flipper Temple A.ME. Church
New Testament . ....... .................... .Rev. Silas Armstrong Concord Baptist Church
The Selection .................................................. Choir Tribute to Grandpa .............................. .Little Miss Jalen Atkins
Little Miss Lea Poindexter
Reflections (Three Minutes Please) Co- Worker/President ofHM Turner Class of 1968. ..... Mr. Archie Harris Church ......................................... .Mrs. Mary Bostic Neighbor ................................. Reverend Silas Armstrong Family ....................................Mr. Jerome C. Atkins, Jr.
Obituary (read silently) The Words ofComfort................. ...........Rev. Augusta H Hall, Jr. The Selection .................................................. Choir The Eulogy ................................... Rev. Alexander Minor, Jr.
Pastor Turner Chapel C.ME. Church Mt. Clemens, lJl
The Acknowledgements The Recessional .................................... "Going Up Yonder" The Postlude .......... . ........................... .Mr. Vernon Kimbro
Oliver Family Cemetery at Cobb Bethel A.ME. Church 2090 County Line Road, S. W