- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Mrs. Erline E. Byrd, Wednesday, September 23, 1998, 2:00 P.M., Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 725 Pleasant Hill Street, Rosewell, Georgia, The Reverend Sabin Strickland, Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1998-09-23
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Roswell--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Roswell--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Roswell, 34.02316, -84.36159
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Erline Elizabeth Byrd. Birth date: February 20, 1927. Death date: September 20, 1998. Funeral date: September 23, 1998. Church: Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (Roswell, 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: 17
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_byrderlineelizabeth19980923
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_byrderlineelizabeth19980923
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Perhaps you sent a lovely card, Or brought food to share;
Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, If so, we saw it there.
Perhaps you spoke the kindest words As any friend could say.
Perhaps you could not be there at all, But prayed for us each day;
Whatever you did to console our hearts We thank you so much, whatever the part.
The Family
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The Reverend Sabin Strickland, Pastor Officiating
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Erline Elizabeth Byrd was born February 20, 1927 into the union of the late Otis Allen and Annie Garrett in Alpharetta, Georgia. She departed this life on September 20, 1998.
She joined the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. She was joined in holy matrimony to George W. Byrd, Sr. on March -1, 1949.
She leaves to cherish her memory, a devoted husband, George W. Byrd, Sr.; seven children, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hood (Anna), Mr. and Mrs. George W. Byrd, Jr., Ms. Malinda Byrd, Mr. Timothy Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Byrd, Mr. Anthony Byrd, and Ms. Pamela Byrd; one brother, Deacon Alonzo Allen; two sisters, Ms. Mildred Allen and Ms. Mary Jackson; one uncle, Deacon June Garrett; three aunts, Mrs. Ruby Strickland, Mrs. Bleaker Robinson, and Mrs. Mary Gullett; nineteen grandchildren , eighteen greatgrandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
"Miss Me But Let Me Go"
When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me.
I want no rites in a gloom filled room. Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little but not too long And not with your head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared,
Miss me but let me go. For this is a journey we all must take
And each must travel alone. It's all a part of the Master's plan,
A step on the road home. When you are lonely and sick at heart,
Go to friends we know, And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds.
Miss me, but let me go.
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PROCESSIONAL ...................................... "I'll Fly Away" SCRIPTURE:
The Old Testament The New Testament PRAYER SELECTION REMARKS: (Two minutes, please) SOLO ......................................... Sister Theresa Thornton OBITUARY (Read Silently) FAMILY TRIBUTE EULOGY ..................................... Pastor Sabin Strickland RECESSIONAL .......... .. ... ............. "Soon and Very Soon"