- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Ceremony for Billy "Bo" Cotton, July 14, 1931- October 17, 1996, Tuesday, October 22, 1996, 12:00 Noon, Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 200 Ashby Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend Orlando K. Winters, Pastor, The Reverend Preston W. Williams, Eulogist
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1996-10-22
- 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 Billy Cotton. Birth date: July 14, 1931. Death date: October 17, 1996. Funeral date: October 22, 1996. Church: Mt. Moriah 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: 391
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_cottonbilly19961022
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_cottonbilly19961022
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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Tracey Cotton Harris Vendra Johnson Jenifer Lawson
Vanessa Cotton Lesia Johnson Anita Smith
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Juanita Smith Jacquelyn Smith Evelyn Garner Helen Davis Laura Jordan
Gladys Sheppard Juanita Glenn Lois Garner Phoncee Fitzpatrick Irene Adams June Bennett
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William Rogers William Mayes Griffin Law
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Harold Smith Harold Moreland Noble Walker
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After 65 years, the life of Billy Cotton came to a serene
end on Thursday, October 17, 1996. Billy was affectionately known to family members as "Bo" and to co-workers that loved and admired him as Billy "Jo" .
Billy was born and reared in Atlanta, Georgia. His elementary school education was achieved at E.R. Carter often referred to as Ashby Street School. In 1950, he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. Upon graduation, he worked various jobs before dedicating the next 32 years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service.
In 1990, Billy retired from the U.S. Postal Service. This allowed him more t ime to do the things he most enjoyed. This included fervently spending time with his wife, mother, brothers, and sisters. Socially, he delighted himself in the 46 Club. In his leisure, he could be found gardening or preparing his favorite soul food dish and watching the Atlanta Braves.
Billy's Christian education began as a young child at Antioch Baptist Church in Atlanta. As a young adult, he joined Mt. Moriah Baptist Church where he participated in the choir. Before his heavenly homegoing, Billy displayed a hunger to master the word of God.
Billy joins his brother Bernard who preceded him in death. Left to carry on his legacy of unconditional and unselfish love are his wife, Barbara of 25 years; mother, Amanda Cotton; father, Willie Cotton; three sisters, Norman Jean Johnson and her husband, Mordecai Johnson, Christine Johnson, and Annette Cotton; two brothers, Johnny Charles and his wife, Paula Cotton, and Robert James, Sr. and his wife, Ola Cotton; mother-in-law; Lettie Everette; two sisters and three brothers-in-law, Clarence and his wife, Magdeline Everette, Ahmad and his wife, Jayne Mahboubi, and Emory Everette; a host of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Being an Angel
To become an angel is one of God's greatest blessings. It allows you to become God's instrument ofpeace and to leave a miracle everywhere you go. Most importantly angels serve as messengers of God.
Billy often shared this message with his wife and others ... ..People ought to find a way to get along. "
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PROCESSIONAL
HYMN ......................................... The Choir "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"
SCRIPTURE READING Pastor Orlando K. Winters The Old Testament, Psalm 71 The New Testament, I Corinthians 15:51-68
PRAYER OF COMFORT ................. Pastor Winters
SOLO ........................ . ........ Oneavious Lester Clarence Robinson, Accompanist
TRIBUTES: (Two minutes) Neighbor . . ........................ . .. Frank Jackson Co-worker ..... . .................... Evelyn Jackson Nieces ............. . ........... Tracey Cotton Harris Vanessa Cotton Church Member ............. Deacon M. L. Johnson
SOLO ............................ Margaret Guest Poole "I Won't Complain"
OBITUARY (Read Silently)
EULOGY . . . . ... . .. . The Reverend Preston W . Williams
HYMN . .. . .... .. . .. .. . .... .... . ... . . .. . .. .. .... The Choir
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
RECESSIONAL
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Lincoln Memorial Cemetery 2275 Simpson Road, Northwest
Atlanta, Georgia
You are invited to fellowship with the family during this time in Coleman Fellowship Hall within Mt. Moriah Baptist Church immediately following interment.