Homegoing Services For Mrs. Ruth Burge Burdette "Big Mama", Sunrise January 15, 1916, Sunset July 27, 2006, Wednesday, August 2, 2006, 11:00 a.m., Rev. William Phillip Deveaux, Presiding Prelate, Sixth Episcopal District, Dr. Pam Deveaux, Episcopal Supervisor, Rev. Dr. Earle H. Hill, Presiding Elder, Officiating, Atlanta, Georgia, East District, Rev. Charlie Frank Stembridge Sr., Pastor Eulogist

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