Lisa Anderson Avis Blanton Delores Byrd Hazel Crawford Barbara Dewberry 
 
Maurice McTier Esther IVIiddlebrooks Cassandra Smith Joyce Smith Linda Webster 
 
Adams Family Reunion Committee Dekalb County Librarians 
Georgia Black Librarians Caucus 
 
Alvin Anderson Horace Brown Michael Crawford 
 
Jesse Smith Vance Taylor Michael Terrell 
 
We are very appreciative to our friends who shared in this celebration of the life of 
Cynthia Smith Chandler. 
We are grateful for the prayers, visits, messages and condolences that you have so generously shared 
during our time of bereavement. Thank you for your care and concern. 
 
Sellers Brothers Funeral Home 889 M.L.K., Jr. Drive Atlanta, Georgia 
 
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Tuesday, July 9, 1996 - 1:00 p.m. - 
Ben Hill United Methodist Church 2099 Fairburn Road, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30331 
The Reverend McCallister Hollins, Senior Pastor Officiating 
 
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Cynthia Smith Chandler was the first of three girls born to Ralph and Helen Smith in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 2, 1954. Growing up in a Christian home and family, she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and joined Bethlehem Church of God Holiness at an early age. In 1982, Cynthia joined the Ben Hill United Methodist Church family. 
Cynthia was a student in the Atlanta Public School System. She attended E.R. Carter Elementary School, Washington High School and West Fulton High School. After high school, Cynthia enthusiastically attended Clark College and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1976. After completing her undergraduate studies, she continued her education at Atlanta University and received her Masters degree in Library Science in 1977. 
Cynthia began her career as a librarian in Dekalb County immediately following the completion of her graduate studies. She worked with the Dekalb County Library System for more than eighteen years. At the time of her homegoing, Cynthia was serving as Senior Librarian--Branch Manager for the Chamblee Library and acting president of the Georgia Black Librarians Caucus. She was also a member of several professional organizations, including the American Library Association and the Georgia Library Association. 
On August 17, 1985, Cynthia was united in holy matrimony to her college sweetheart, Mr. Franklin K. Chandler. In addition to her loving husband, Cynthia leaves many family members and friends to mourn and cherish her loving memory, including her parents, Mr. Ralph Smith and Mrs. Helen Smith, of Atlanta, Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Smith Price and Ms. Beverly R. Smith, both of Atlanta, Georgia; a sister-in-law, Ms. Yvonne J. Chandler of Denton, Texas; a brother-in-law, Dr. Albenny Price of Atlanta, Georgia; a nephew, Master Alexander J. Price of Atlanta, Georgia; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. 
 
PRELUDE 
PROCESSIONAL HYMN PRAYER 
 
"Blessed Assurance" 
 
Mr. Jarvis Wilson Organist, Ben Hill UMC 
No. 369 Rev. McCallister Hollins Senior Pastor, Ben Hill UMC 
 
SCRIPTURE Old Testament- Psalm 23 
New Testament- John 14:1-7 
 
Dr. L. McNeill Dowdy Associate Pastor, Ben Hill UMC 
Rev. Carol Helton Associate Pastor, Ben Hill UMC 
 
SELECTION 
 
"How Great Thou Art" 
 
Sanctuary Choir 
 
REFLECTIONS Colleague Friend/Family Sister 
 
Ms. Fannie Simmons Ms. Delores Byrd 
Mrs. Helen Smith Price 
 
SELECTION 
 
Sanctuary Choir 
 
EULOGY 
 
Dr. Cornelius L. Henderson President, Gammon Seminary 
 
MUSICAL TRIBUTE 
 
Mr. Vance Taylor Friend/Family 
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
 
RECESSIONAL 
 
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