- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life, Annie Jean Cook, Sunrise March 14, 1939, Sunset November 28, 2009, Thursday, December 3, 2009, 1:00 PM, Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 441 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30313, Reverend Rodney Turner, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2009-12-03
- Subject:
- African American women--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 Annie Jean Cook. Birth date: March 14, 1939. Death date: November 28, 2009. Funeral date: December 3, 2009. Church: Mount Vernon 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: 390
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_cookanniejean20091203
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_cookanniejean20091203
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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I found tfiat peace at tfie dose of tfie day.
Ifmy parting fias fejt a void,
rrfien ji[[it witfi remem6eredjoys. )I friendship sfiarecf, a faugfi, a ftiss, Ofi yes, tfiese tfiings I too wi[[ miss.
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CJoodfriends, good times, a foved one's toucfi.
Perfiaps my time seemeda[[ too 6rief CDon 't fengtfien it now witfi undue grief
Lift up your fiearts andpeace to tfiee. CJodwantedme now; Jfe set mefree!
Avery Ezell Quentin Ezell Sylvester Lawson Charles Middlebrook
Darryl Middlebrook Kevin Middlebrook Courtney Middlebrook Darryl Thomas
Gwendolyn Brown Sherri Collins
Loren Middlebrook Bonnie Johnson
Paulette Norris Shirley Strong Helen Vincent Darine Vincent
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Sunrise :M.arcli 14, 1939
Sunset :Jf01Jem6er 28, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009 1:00PM
Mount Vernon Baptist Church 441 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30313
Reverend Rodney Turner, Officiating
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~daughter ofthe late Charlie
and Daisy Middlebrook, was born March 14, 1939 in Montgomery,
Alabama. On Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 11:30 p.m., an angel
was commissioned to carry our beloved mother home. He wiped her
tears, eased her pain and whispered "I Am" will give you rest. She
was preceded in death by her husband Curtis R. Cook, Sr.; brothers,
Nathaniel Middlebrook and Charles Middlebrook; and her sister-in-
spirit, Dorothy Vincent.
Annie Jean attended Price High School in Atlanta, Georgia where she was an award winning track runner. After high school, Jean was a dedicated employee at Cagel's for 27 years. After leaving Cagel's, Jean joined the Ritz Carlton team and retired after 20 years of service. Throughout her life she was a friend to many and highly respected.
Known fondly as "Jean", she leaves to cherish her memory four sons, Charles Middlebrook, Darryl Middlebrook (Francine), Ronald Middlebrook, Allen Scott (Teresinia) and one daughter, Felicia Ezell (John); brothers and sisters Walter Middlebrook, Elester Middlebrook, Ann Middlebrook, Elaine Benford, and Gladys Middlebrook; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Prelude Processional Solo........ "His Eye Is On The Sparrow..... ............. "Pearl McCollum
Scripture Reading Old Testament. ...................Psa/m 23..................... Donald Bolston New Testament. .............St. Matthew 5:1-12.. ............ Marisa Tolen
Prayer.......................Lords Prayer. ................. ...... .... Donald Bolston Solo......... ...... "When The Gates Swing Open "... ......... Eddie Sawyer Remarks (3 minutes please) Solo Pearl McCollum Eulogy.................................... .... ...... ..........Reverend Rodney Turner Acknowledgements........ .......Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home Staff Recessional Postlude
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Westview Cemetery 1680 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW
Atlanta, Georgia
Mount Vem~tist Church
Reception hall