- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of Transition for Mrs. Rosa Mae Banks Cotton, Monday, November 21, 2011 11:00 o'clock a.m., Rev. Dr. Ed Rhodes, presiding, Rev. Delores McNight, Eulogist
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2011-11-21
- Subject:
- African American women--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--United States--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States---History--20th century
Funeral service--United States--History--20th century
Mourning customs--United States--History--20th century
African Americans--United States--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Rosa Mae Banks Cotton. Birth date: October 18, 1929. Death date: November 16, 2011. Funeral date: November 21, 2011. Church: Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church . 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_cottonrosamaebanks20111121
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_cottonrosamaebanks20111121
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
I'll Fly Away
Some glad morning when this life is over ru fly a\V--ay To a home on God,s celestial shore, ru fly away
When the shadows of this life have grown, ru fly a\\<'1\Y
Like a bird from prison bars has flown, rn fly away
Just a few more weary days and then, rn fly away
To a land where joys shall never end, rn fly away
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comfortin touch or reassuring gaze, we truly appreciate you.
Collectively, the Cotton fiunily decrees a blessing upon you. May
our Father God grant unto you manifold all that you have done for
us. We re grateful for you; we prai God
for his sovereignty and love.
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Prelude Processional
Prayer...: ...................................Rev. Dr. Ed Rhodes
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Cartersville, GA
Holy Scriptures Old Te tament...........................Rev. Dr. James Hogan
New Zion Hill Baptist Church, Augusta, GA
e Te tament...........................Rev. Willie Perkinson
Second Baptist Church, Summerville, GA
olo.........................................Mrs. Pamela Vinson
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Remarks (please limityour remarks to 2 minutes)
Reading of the Obituary
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Liberry Baptist Church, August, GA
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ulogy............ ...... ... ... ..........Rev. Delores Mcl<night
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Macon, GA
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Life Profile
Alpha October 18, 1929
Omega November 16, 2011
On the morning of Wednesday, N ovemher sixteenth, Rosa Mae Banks Cotton was surrounded by her family. As they worshipped God and sang "Nobody Greater", the Holy Spirit filled her r~~m. He extended His hand and gendy ushered Rosa Mae into the waiting arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Rosa Mae Banks Cotton was born on October 18, 1929 to the parents ofJoseph Banks and Hattie Banks in Emerson (Bartow County), Georgia. She was preceded in death by four (4) sisters and nine (9) brothers.
She was educated in the public school system of Cartersville, Georgia, and she also attended Fort Valley State University.
She was united in marriage to the late Professor Robert Louis Cotton, and to this union were born 4 children. She was a lifelong member of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church where she worked on the Deaconess board. During her life, she served as a librarian, substitute teacher and was retired from First Brands (Union Carbide) where she was the first African-American woman to be hired there. She was an encourager and disciplinarian ho achieved both through self sacrifice, exhortation, edification and comfort tooted in a pure and sincere love for others.
She leaves an enduring legacy in her 5 children, Angela (John) Price of Macon, Georgia, Gwendolyn (the late Danny) Hudson of Columbus, Georgia, Reginald (Donna) Cotton, Christopher (Patricia) Cotton both of August2, Georgia, and Grady Haney of Cartersville, Georgia; 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren a host of nieces, nephews, cou~ friends, neighbors and ad voted care giver Miss Trudy Rutledge.