- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Homegoing Celebration for Auverne "Vern" Collier, 1939 - 2013, Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:00 A.M., Gus Thornhill's Chapel, 1315 Gus Thornhill, Jr. Drive, East Point, Georgia 30344, Minister Kenneth B. Haynes, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2013-05-18
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--East Point--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--East Point--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, East Point, 33.67955, -84.43937
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Auverne Collier. Birth date: March 18, 1938. Death date: May 14, 2013. Funeral date: May 18, 2013. Church: Gus Thornhill's Chapel (East Point, 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: 530
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_collierauvern20130518
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_collierauvern20130518
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Auverne "Vern" Collier was born on March 18, 1939 in Atlanta Georgia. She was the only child of Bennie Lee Collier who passed when Vern was only seven-years- old. She grew up in the home of her loving grandparents, Perlena Collier Wilson and Ben Collier. After seventy-four years, Vern departed this life on Tuesday, May 14,2013 at Emory Midtown Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
Vern graduated from Henry McNeal Turner High School in 1957. She was employed by the Georgia Building Authority and later at King and Spalding Attorneys at Law from which she retired. During her retirement years, Vern participated in the Foster Grandparents Program, where she was a mentor for young people. Her favorite pastimes were cooking, shopping and traveling with friends and family.
She accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and joined World Changers Church International and attended faithfully when her health would permit.
Vern leaves to cherish: her loving and devoted daughter, Nena Yvette Clark Geer; her grandson, Jonathan Asher Geer; and a host of cousins (Byrdsongs) and loyal friends.
All is Well!! I am FREE ! !
The weary hours, the days ofpain The sleepless nights are passed This ever-patient worn out frame has found sweet rest at last
Prelude Processional Scripture Readings
Old Testament New Testament Prayer of Comfort
Selection
Reflections & Poem Remarks: (Two Minutesf Please)
Family & Friends
Sister Yolanda Rucker
World Changers Church International
Sister Phyllis Watters
World Changers Church International
WCCI Music Department
World Changers Church International
Sister Lena Sims
Selection
WCCI Music Department
World Changers Church International
Eulogy
Minister Kenneth B. Haynes
World Changers Church International
Acknowledgements
Recessional Postlude
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With deepest gratitude and appreciationf the family acknowledges the many expressions of love through your prayersf flowersf cards, calls and visits during the homegoing celebration of our love one. May God pour out many blessings upon you all. Special thanks to the "Ladies of the "Renaissance" for all the love and kindness you 've shown towards my mother.