- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- The Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services for Reverend Otis Benjamin Burnett, Jr., Friday, December 21, 2012, 11:00 a.m., Ebenezer Baptist Church, Horizon Sanctuary, 400 Auburn Avenue, Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30312, Reverend Shanan E. Jones, Assistant Pastor, Officiating
- Date of Original:
- 2012-12-21
- Subject:
- African American men--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Atlanta---History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Otis Benjamin Burnett, Jr. Birth date: January 1, 1923. Death date: December 16, 2012. Funeral date: December 21, 2012. Church: Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, 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: 332
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_burnettotisbenjaminjr20121221
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_burnettotisbenjaminjr20121221
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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The Celebration of Life and Homegoing Services for
2?.g,verendOtis 13enjamin 13urnett, Jr.
Friday, December 21, 2012 11:00 a.m.
'Ebenezer 'Baptist C!iurcft
:J-{orizon Sanctuarg
400 Auburn Avenue, Northeast Atlanta, GA 30312
Reverend Shanan E. Jones, Assistant Pastor Officiating
Order ofService
Processional Opening Selection -Solo Scripture Lesson
Prayer Selection - (Obituary read silently) Remarks
Solo Words of Comfort Recessional
"We Shall Behold Him " Apostle Michael Dowdell
Windows of Heaven Apostolic Prophetic Training Center
Old Testament...Psalm 27 Reverend Clevette Ingram
Assistant Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
New Testament... John 14:1-7 Reverend Shanan E. Jones
Assistant Pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Reverend James N. Tokes
Associate Minister, Shady Grove Baptist Church
"Precious Lord" Instrumental
Reverend Dr. Joseph L. Roberts
Pastor Emeritus, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Mr. Fletcher Coombs
Neighbor and Friend
Reverend Dr. Aaron Parker
Senior Pastor, Zion Hill Baptist Church
Deacon Clarence Luckett
Deacons' Minisstry
"Even Me" Apostle Michael Dowdell
Windo ws of Hea ven Apostolic Prophetic Training Center
Reverend Christopher P. Burnett
Senior Pastor, St. Luke A.M.E Church Birmingham, Alabama
Interment
West View Cemetery
1680 Ralph David Abernathy, Southwest Atlanta, GA 30310
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Reverend Otis Benjamin Burnett, Jr. was born January 1, 1923, to Rosa Rutland and Otis B. Burnett, Sr. in Macon, Georgia. He moved to Atlanta when he was 7 years old and attended an Atlanta Public Elementary School and eventually graduated from Booker T. Washington High School.
In the years to come, he would be drafted into the Army and fought in World War II from April1942 to his honorable discharge in December of 1945. Upon returning from the War he would meet his beloved soul mate and wife to be Jennie Butler, they were married in June 1946. To this union three children were born Denise, Otis III and Bernard, which began a new chapter in his life.
During this time Otis began working for the United States Postal Service, he attended Clark College and Turner Theological Interdenominational Theological Center. His Life was filled with many accomplishments; he was a member of the of the Masonic Brotherhood A.D. 1988 A. L. 5988, M. W. P. H. Grand Lodge, F & A.M. Jurisdiction of Georgia, X.L. Neal, G.M.; a Local Representative in the America Postal Workers Union (APWU); on January 21, 1948, Otis became licensed to preach the gospel; and on December 7, 1949, he was ordained to the Christian Ministry by Dr. Martin L. King, Sr. and was rewarded with an extensive ministerial career.
He began ministering as an Associate Minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church, from there he was Assistant Pastor with Philadelphia Baptist Church, he then went on to Pastor Cole Street Baptist Church for 9 years and he ended his church ministry at Shady Grove Baptist Church in January 2009 after 37 years of service. After 44 years of service with the U.S. Post Office, he retired on November 29, 1990.
Reverend Otis Burnett, Jr. departed this life on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Mrs. Jennie R. Burnett and sisters Lucy Fortune, Sarah Bradley, Carrie Cowan Thomas, Emma Virginia Burnett, Alberta Burnett Aaron and Kathryn Burnett Daniels. He leaves to cherish his memory his children, Denise D. Burnett, Otis B. Burnett, III and Bernard A. Burnett; daughter-in-law, Priscilla P. Burnett; grandchildren, Martina Crawford (Antione), Dr. Otis B. Burnett, IV (Kim), Wayne T. Brown, Jr. (Tamesha) and Rev. Christopher P. Burnett (Damarys); great-grandchildren, Xavier Brown, Niobe Crawford, Braxton Burnett, Bryce Burnett, Madison Brown and Baron Burnett; siblings, David Burnett of Riverside, California, Bessie Burnett Walker, Evangelist Margaret Cummings and Odes Burnett (Rebecca) all of Jacksonville, Florida, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.
"God saw the road was getting rough the hills were hard to climb. He gently closed those loving eyes and whispered, "Peace be Thine" The weary hours, the days ofpain, and the sleepless nights are passed,
the ever patient worn out frame has took sweet rest at last. "
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The family ofReverend Otis B. Burnett, Jr. extends our sincere appreciation for your prayers and other acts of kindness during the homegoing of our loved one. His life and legacy have touched each of us in
remarkable ways and have been reflected by your generosity.
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We would like to extend special thanks to : Dr. Kyra Harvey, Piedmont Physicians
Evercare Hospice and Palliative Services Mecklenburg Health Care Center, Charlotte, NC Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC Gary Greer, Precision Graphic Printers, College Pk., GA
Eric Bowens, Caregiver Stella Lawson and Joyce Johnson, Devoted Family Friends
We thank God for you.