- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Mr. Will Henry Brightwell, Sunrise: July 10, 1916 - Sunset: September 24, 2001, Saturday, September 29, 2001, 11:00 A.M., Ebenezer Baptist Church, 5486 Stillhouse Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia, Reverend Levon Flowers, Pastor
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2001-09-29
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Stone Mountain---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Stone Mountain--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Stone Mountain--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Stone Mountain, 33.80816, -84.1702
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Will Henry Brightwell. Birth date: July 10, 1916. Death date: September 24, 2001. Funeral date: September 29, 2001. Church: Ebenezer Baptist Church (Stone Mountain, 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_brightwellwillhenry20010929
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_brightwellwillhenry20010929
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Acknowledgements
The family of Mr. Will Henry Brightwell, graciously acknowledge with deep appreciation all cards and other acts of kindness. Your expressions of love are a testimony to a life so beautifully lived and will be a source of comfort in the days to come.
Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Inc.
4347 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, GA 30034
- Printing by Michelle Brightwell -
2bright 1! 2001
Homegoing Celebration for
Mr. Will Henry Brightwell
Sunrise July 10, 1916
Sunset September 24, 2001
Saturday, September 29, 2001 11:00 A.M.
Ebenezer Baptist Church 5486 StillHouse Road
Stone Mountain, Georgia Reverend Levon Flowers, Pastor
Obituary
Mr. Will Henry Brightwell was born July 10, 1916 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia to the Late Andrew and Ruby Brightwell. He was quiet mannered but could humor you for hours with stories and anedotes about his work, family and experiences. He loved his family and was a good provider.
Those who knew him called him "Buddy Man". He enjoyed
fishing and had an affection for mechanical engineering (Autos, Fishing Gear, Lawn Mowers etc.). He was a good thinker and could literally answer any question from many perspectives; From Bible Scripture, His Many Experiences or His Political Wit. Amazingly, he could do this at the right moment without hesitation. It has been said that the unique thing about his character was rarely did anyone ever hear him complain. Those who knew him would often hear him say, "I thank the good Lord for letting me stay here this long!"
He married Eddie Lue Gresham on December 31, 1940 and was married for more than sixty years. From this union seven boys and two girls were born. He worked for the Georgia Railroad for 39 years. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Oglethorpe County. After relocating to this area, he and his family joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Stone Mountain, Georgia, under the pastorage of Reverend J. S. Stafford.
He departed this life on September 24, 2001 in Dekalb County, Georgia. He leaves to mourn: His devoted and loving wife, Eddie Lue, Children: Annie Lois (Murray), Guy (Rosa), Will Andrew (Annie), James (Mildred), L. M. (Veronica), Frank (The Late Angulette), Eddie (Christine), Mary (William), and Gary (Michelle); Twenty Seven Grand Children and Fifteen Great Grand Children and a host of relatives and friends.
He Came . .... He Saw. .... He Conquered
Order of Service
Reverend Levon Flowers .. Officiating Processional Occasion ......................... Pastor Ruth Thomas Prayer .......................... Eddie Lewis Brightwell
Scripture Reading Old Testament ... Annie Lois Brightwel~Morrow New Testament ................ Guy Brightwell
Encouragement to the Family ... Deacon Henry L. Shoemake
Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Brightwell..Sewell Frank Brightwell Eddie Brightwell Gary Brightwell
Eulogy...... ~ ............. Elder Will Andrew Brightwell Acknowledgement .............. James Edward Brightwell
L. M. Brightwell Recessional
Interment H illandale Memorial Gardens
6201 Hillandale Drive Lithonia, Georgia
Repass .......... Ebenezer Baptist Church Fellowship Hall