- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Service for Mr. George Brooks, July 7, 1907- March 15, 1999, Saturday, March 20, 1999, 1:00 p.m., Bethel Grove Baptist Church, Sewell Road, Mansfield, Georgia, Rev. A.C. O'Neal, Pastor Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1999-03-20
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Mansfield--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Mansfield--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Mansfield---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Mansfield--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Mansfield--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Mansfield--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Newton County, Mansfield, 33.5179, -83.73434
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for George Brooks. Birth date: July 7, 1907. Death date: March 15, 1999. Funeral date: March 20, 1999. Church: Bethel Grove Baptist Church (Mansfield, 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: 421
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_brooksgeorge19990320
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_brooksgeorge19990320
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Surviving are: liis wife of 68 years, Mrs. Jane f{{a (9&CCa) :Brook, tliree aaugliters, Mr. & Mrs. CliarCie (JiCice} Jones of Yl.t{anta, (jeorgia, Mrs. Minnie O{a 'Young of Jit{anta, georgia and Mrs. '])orotliy Jones of Stone Mountain, (jeorgia, one son, Mr. Jolin ~ rBroo~ of Jit{anta, (jeorgia, anc one godc/ii{t Mrs. j{aze( Jeffrey of 2?JJse{{e, 9&w Jersey. One son, Mr. .9Lrtie James rBroo~, prececfec liim in cfeatli. :He wi{{ be greatCy missed by 15 grandcfii{aren. One granac/ii[t Mrs. (jwendo[yn Jones, a{so preceaea liim in cfeatli. !J{e {eaves 14 great-grancfc/ii{dren anc 10 great great-grandcfii[aren, wlio were tlie ''app[e of liis eye ". Yl.{so remaining are tliree brotliers and one siste1i Mr. Isaiali :Broo~, Mr. James r.Broo{g, Mr. 9?JJ6ert r.B. 'Broo((j and Mrs. Irene :Benton. He is a[so survivea by many nieces, nepliews, aaopted c/ii[aren anagranacliiCaren, in-Caws, cousins andfriencfs.
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