- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Mr. Ricky O. Childs, Saturday, june 28, 1997, 1:00 P.M., Chapel of Christian Love Baptist Church, 875 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, Rev. James Milner, Pastor, Bishop Roy Blake, Jr., Officiating Minister
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1997-06-28
- 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 Ricky O. Childs. Birth date: (not recorded). Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: June 28, 1997. Church: Chapel of Christian Love 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: 1
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_childsrickyo19970628
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_childsrickyo19970628
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Ricky, We love you. Your spirit will give llS strength to carry on. We knolv that only physically, you are gone.
No ttzore defeating the odds, or constantly trying to progress. For the Lord alnzighty is giving you rest
Ricky, go ahead and earn your wings. For God has plannedfor you, ntuch greater things.
We love you Ricky and will always have you in our thoughts.
He leaves to cherish his n1en1ories loving parents, Mr & Mrs. Mitchell Childs (Rosette V.); four sisters, Velvet, Gwendolyn, Pamela, and Anisha Childs; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins; and a host ofother relatives andfriends.
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Processional...................................................... Clergy & Fatnily Congregational Hynzn..................................... "What A Friend"
Scri]JIIlre Readi11g...........................................................Afinister
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The Old Testantent The New Testanzent Prayer of Co11ljort. .................................... Bisltop Roy Blake, Jr. Solo......................................................Ms. Ric/tie Dean Holntes
Remarks................................................ (Three Minutes Please)
Obituary (Read Silently).............................................Soft Jl.fusic Eulogy......................................................Bishop Roy Blake, Jr.
Acknowledgements
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