- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of Life for Helen Elizabeth Barton, 1923-2011, Saturday, December 17, 2011, 12 noon, Cedar Spring Baptist Church, 126 Marthin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Cedartown, Georgia 30125, Rev. Lewis Clark, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-12-17
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Cedartown--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Cedartown--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Cedartown--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Cedartown--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Cedartown--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Cedartown--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Polk County, Cedartown, 34.01123, -85.25593
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Helen Elizabeth Fite Barton. Birth date: September 17, 1923. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: December 17, 2011. Church: Cedar Spring Baptist Church (Cedartown, 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: 415
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_bartonhelenelizabeth20111217
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_bartonhelenelizabeth20111217
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Services P.ntrustedrr'o:
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420 1{96ert L. CJ>ar~ (Boufevard Cedartown, qeorgia 30125 CJ>Iione: 770 748-3131 :N. P.[Ciott J{arcfen, Owner
.Jl Ce[e6ration ofLife
Por
Jfefen P,{iza6etli (Barton
1923 - 2011
}lck,nowfecfgement
Par your prayers, jfowers, lieartje[t words of comfort and many
otlier acts of fove and kjndness e:K_tended to us during tliis 6e-
reavement period, we say, tlian~you. <May (]od continue to
6fess andkgep eacli ofyou.
rrlie (Barton Pami[y
Saturday, (])ecem6er 17, 2011 - 12: :Noon
Cedar Spring (Baptist Cliurcli
126 :Martin utlier 1(jng, Jr. (])rive
Cedartown, qeorgia 30125 CJ?gv. Lewis Cfar~ Officiating
rrlie Order ofService
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~past ............................. Ceaar Spring (]3aptist Cliurcli
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rrfie weary fiours tfie days ofpain, tfie sCeepCess nigfits are past.
rrfie ever striving worn outframe, liasfound ((Sweet ~st }lt Last. " - autfior unk...,nown -
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JfeCen P.Ciza6etli Pite (]3arton was 6orn Septem6er 17, 1923 to tlie {ate Jfarry Pite, Sr. anaOra (])e{{}lmmons Pite. Jfer sisters, P,va, ~aggie, P,ve{yn ana}lnnie r:pear{preceded'lier in deatli.
Slie was married'to r:p(eas (]3arton, Jr. for 42 years unti{liis deatli in 1989.
Slie joined' P.ast o/iew (]3aptist Cliurcli at an ear{y age ana rater moved' lier mem6ersliip to Ceaar Spring (]3aptist Cliurcli. }lt Ceaar Spring slie was an active mem6er, teacliing Sunaay Sclioo~ aCso serving witli tlie }lnna Jewe{{ ~ission ana~otliers (]3oanf.
Jfer work_ Cife at Ceaar Jfi{{ Jfigli Sclioo{ ana Ceaar Spring I naustries (former{y r:po{k_ rr'raining Center) a{Cowea lier many
meaningful ana Coving contacts witli young peopCe, many of
wliom remained' in contact tlirougliout tlieir fives.
Slie fovea lierfami{y passionate{y. Slie enjoyed'cookjng, sewing ana gardening a{ways soft spoR.n ana kjnd', regard'Cess of tlie situation.
Slie Ceaves to clierisli lier memory: 6eCovea cliiUren, qeraU ana
Jucfy (]3arton, 6otli of jlt{anta, qeorgia; granacliiUren,
~arceCite (]3arton ((]3o66y) J{ammoc~ 1(rista (]3arton (qregory) r:po{[ard', Jemon (]3arton (~iwa) ~cPaaaen, (]3rian (P.unice) Smitli, }larian Smitli ana 7great granacliiUren.
}lCso Ceft to clierisli lier memories: two sisters in-raw, Laura :Nes6itt ana (}ertrude }laams; two 6rotliers, Jfarry Pite, Jr. ana }l{6ert Pite; nieces ananepliews anaa liost ofdevoted'friend's.