- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Mother Louise Blue, Sunrist: January 27, 1925- Sunset: November 1, 2013, Saturday, November 9, 2013, 10:00 A.M., First Baptist Church of Progress Village, 8722 Progress Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33619, Dr. Sam Maxwell, Senior Teaching Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2013-11-09
- Subject:
- African American women--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
Funeral service--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Florida--Tampa--History--20th century
African Americans--Florida--Tampa--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, 27.94752, -82.45843
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Louise Blue. Birth date: January 27, 1925. Death date: November 1, 2013. Funeral date: November 9, 2013. Church: First Baptist Church of Progress Village (Tampa, Fla.). 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_bluelouise20131109
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_bluelouise20131109
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Tyron Flowers Raymond Flowers Claudie Wiggins
Clarence Wiggins Nathaniel Blue Willie Blue
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With loving spirits during such a sorrowful and suffering occasion, we the family ofMother iouise Blue would like to say Thanks to all ofour friends and First Baptist Church for being so concerned and kind. May God Bless You All.
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Garden of Memories Cemetery Tampa, Florida
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The family will greet family and friends at a Repast Fellowship in the church dining area
immediately following the Interment.
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Sunrise: January 27, 1925 -- Sunset: November 1, 2013
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10:00 A.M. First Baptist Church of Progress Village
8722 Progress Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33619 Dr. Sam Maxwell - Senior Teaching Pastor
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Mother Louise Blue
"Safe in the arms ofJesus Safe on His gentle breast There by His love over shadowed Sweetly her soul shall rest"
Mother Louise Blue, the knee child of ten siblings was born on January 27, 1925 in Ellaville, Georgia to the union of Aaron and Sally Lou Green.
Mother Blue moved to Tampa about 55 years ago. She joined First Baptist Church of Progress Village where she confessed Christ as her Savior under the leadership of the late Rev. B. T. Williams. Mother Blue was a member of the choir for many years and served faithfully until her health began to fail.
Mother Blue was an employee of University of South Florida where she retired after 20 years of service. She entered into a peaceful rest Friday, November 1, 2013.
She was preceded in death by her brothers; sisters and her parents.
Mother Blue is survived by 2 daughters, Shirley Alford of Pinellas Park, and Mary Ann Blue-Moses and husband, Ulysses of Tampa; 3 sons, Willie Blue and wife, Julie of Seattle, Washington, Nathaniel Blue and wife, Louisa of Orlando, Florida and Johnny Lee Blue of Tampa; 13 grandsons; 6 granddaughters; 11 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends.
Processional/A Parting Glance.................................Choir Selection........................................................................Choir Invocation Scriptures
Old Testament...................Psalm 90:1-12 New Testament......................John 14:1-6 Selection........................................................................Choir Reflections (2 Minutes, Please) As a Member...............Dea. James Reese Resolutions and Acknowledgements Video Tribute Selection........................................................................Choir Words of Comfort...................................Dr. Sam Maxwell Recessional