- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Evelyn Butts-Coles, Saturday, March 6, 2004, 2:00 P.M., Steward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Mark Pierson, Officiating, Interment, Middle Georgia Memory Gardens, "Hutchings Service"
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2004-03-06
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Macon--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Macon--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Evelyn Lucretia Moore Butts-Coles. Birth date: January 7, 1925. Death date: February 28, 2004. Funeral date: March 6, 2004. Church: Steward Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Macon, 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_butts-colesevelyn20040306
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_butts-colesevelyn20040306
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Douglas Coleman Darryl Dennis Robert Grant
PALLBEARERS
Gerald Butler Paul Lewis
Kenneth Grinell
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
With sincere gratitude and appreciation the family of Evelyn Butts-Coles extends thanks to all for your thoughts, prayers and acts of kindness during our time of bereavement. A special Thank You to Mr. Kevis Wallace, the angel from Eastview Nursing Home, that the Lord sent to Evelyn to comfort and love her as she prepared for her journey back home. May God bless all of you.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2004 2:00P.M.
STEWARD CHAPEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH REV. MARK PIERSON, OFFICIATING
INTERMENT MIDDLE GEORGIA MEMORY GARDENS
EVELYN BUTTS-COLES
Obituary
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born on january 7, 1925 to the late Cleveland Moore and louise Hughes Moore in Macon, Georgia.
c9f @e.me ~ ~et:.. Evelyn received her early education at Green
Street Elementary School and graduated from Hudson High School in 1943.
c9f @e.me <ffo ~e... Evelyn Butts-Coles was married to Eugene Butts
who preceded her in death. Evelyn later married Theodore Coles of Newark, New jersey who affectionately referred to her as 11My Dear.. and his demise came in 1995. Although she had no children of her own, she had a heart of gold for all children. The circle of love for Evelyn includes three sisters, Annie Patrick, Macon, Georgia, Cleoria Lain, Hampton, Georgia, and Rosa Suarez, Macon, Georgia; nieces, Charlene (Isaac) Grant, Macon, Georgia, Paula Ooseph) Snowden, McDonough, Georgia, Evelyn Mathis and Carol Bowens, Hampton, Georgia, Karen (larry) Suarez~King, Los Angeles, California; nephews, Daryl Oean) Dennis, College Park, Georgia, and Anthony Suarez, Atlanta, Georgia. She was like a second mother to her great nephew, Ateron (Patricia) Dennis. She had five great nieces, Marclette Snowden, Coneshia (Kenneth) Bowens jackson, Rhodarra Dennis, Maria Mathis, Dara Dennis; and three great nephews, joseph Bowens, III, joseph Snowden, Ill, and Robert Grant; three great, great nieces, Shawnese Pryor, Rachel Dennis, and jazmyne jackson; and one great, great nephew, john Dennis. She was godmother to Rhonda, Keith and Brittany Reid. She was further blessed with numerous cousins.
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P!Jiant-ed... Evelyn moved to Newark, New jersey after high school where
she was employed by a sewing factory that made coats. She was later employed by the VA Hospital from which she retired. She was a faithful member of St. james A.M.E. Church in Newark. Evelyn relocated to Macon, Georgia in 1992. She then rejoined Steward Chapel A.M.E. Church.
c9f Gtrinu!- Q9'; P2Jee... Evelyn quietly answered the Masters call on
Saturday, February 28, 2004 at Eastview Nursing Home surrounded by her family.
ORDER OF SERVICE
The Rev. Mark Pierson, Presiding
The Prelude ......................................... Mrs. Patricia Miller, Organist The Processional ......................... Ministers, Pallbearers, and Family
"If When You Give The Best", #487 .. The Choir and Congregation
The Prayer of Consolation ............................... Rev. Timothy Booker The Liturgy of the Word
Old Testament - Psalm 23 .................. Rev. Yvonne Stevenson
New Testament - john 14:1-4 ................ Rev. Mildred Denson
Solo ..................................................................................... Rhonda Reid
The Obituary...................Read Silently ............................. Soft Music The Remarks............Three Minutes Please ............... Clarence Hawes
The Villas
Anyone that wants to make remarks can do so at this time.
Acknowledgment ................................................................ Isaac Grant Solo ........................................................................ Mrs. Barbara Boddy The Eulogy .............................................................. Rev. Mark Pierson
..Come, Ye Disconsolate... #227 ........................................... The Choir
The Recessional .......................... Ministers, Pallbearers, and Family
..Sing The Wondrous Love Of jesus.. , #511 ......................... The Choir
The Interment .............................. Middle Georgia Memory Gardens
..Repast at the church following the Interment"
