- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Mrs. Nettie Mae (Canty) Davis, Saturday, April 19, 2008, Twelve O'clock noon, New Springfield Baptist Church, 2560 Sylvan Road, East Point, Georgia 30344, Reverend Robert Broughton, Pastor, Reverend Dr. C.M. Alexander, Presiding
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2008-04-19
- 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 Nettie Mae Canty Davis. Birth date: August 7, 1935. Death date: April 12, 2008. Funeral date: April 19, 2008. Church: New Springfield Baptist Church (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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_davisnettiemaecanty20080419
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_davisnettiemaecanty20080419
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 2 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
1fomegoino Cefe6ration for
9drs. !Nettie 9dae (Canty) CDavis
Saturday, Jlpri{19, 2008 rr'we{ve O'cfoc{noon
~erentfCDr. c.:M. jl{e~ander,
06ituary
9rtrs. J.fettie 9rtae (Canty) (])avis was 6om}lugust 0 1935 to tfie fate fmmitt andCarrie Canty in k.g County, qeorgia. Sfie departed tfiis {ije on Saturday, }lpri{12, 2008 at fier residence in (])ecatur, qeorgia. }lt an ear{y age sfie accepted Jesus Cfirist at J.few 9rtt. Ca{vary CJ3aptist in Concord
qeorgia. Later, fier fami{y moved to P{orida wfiere sfie spent most of fier cfiildliootf. Slie
was very active in fier fiigfi scfioo4 and sfie afso enjoyed fier 6aton, wfiicli slie demonstratedit to fier cfiifdren many times.
On January 3, 1954, sfie united in Jfo{y 9rtatrimony witfi tfie {ove of fier Cife, 9rterre{{
(])avis. rrfiey remained a {oving coupfe for 54 years. rrfie Lord 6Cessed tfiis union witfi seven 6eautiju{cfiifdren. Sfie {oved fier fius6andarufcfiifdren.
Later in fier Cife, sfie joined tfie CEpfiesus CJ3aP.tist Cfiurcfi, now ftnown as qreater P.pfiesus
9rtissionary CJ3aptist Cfiurcfi, in }ltfanta, qeorgia. Sfie was afaitfijul,dedicated andliard
workjng mem6er unti{ fier fieaftfi 6egan tofail Sfie served on various committees and
organizations, some ofwliicfi inc{uded: Cliurcli CBirtfi 9rtontli C{u6, Cookjng Committee,
Cfioir # 1 (])ress Coordinator, and -esitfent of Cfioir # 1, a position sfie fieldfor many
years. }l fso, a{ong witfi (])iann Canty, slie under tfie guidance of Pastor !M.. (])avis,
organized tfie chapter of tfie qeorp jfssociation of 9rtinister's Wives aruf Widows
I nterdenominationa4 wfiicfi resu[tet
ivino a Certificate of Life mem6ersliip
from tfie organization.
S fie Ceaves to cfierisfi fier pre (])avis; seven wondeifu[ cfiifdi CJ@ndy) Jennifer rrfiatps, }l
CJ3facftman ( (])e{vrickJ; one fwi
Leroy Canty (a a~otetfst'stet-:..tn-"-t ~~mtl seventeen great grdttdcfi
sorrowing friends.
fius6and ~ "end:M.. " (])avis, (])de6orali Jack. ( ' S fierette (])avis and rrina Stuart, Pforida; one 6rotlier, --1r-n7.n twenty grandcliildren, ousins, otfier refatives, and
Order ofService
Pre[ude
Processiona[
Jfymn.................................................................................... ~verena(]Jr. P.. L. Jones
Pastor, Pirst Corintfi :Jvl. (]3, C.
Scripture
OU- CJ(everenaCJ?gnay Jack., Pastor, :Jvtoming Star :Jvl.(]3, C
:New- CR,verentfW.J. Lawson, Sr., Pastor, Cornerstone Community (]3.C., o/ice Presitlent-at-Large 5tfi
(])istrict
Prayer. ....................................................................................................................... .... CJ(everentfq.L. .)I.very
State :Jvloderators, Coordinator, qenera[:Jvlissionary (]3aptist Convention of qeorgia, Inc.
Sefection. ................................................................... qreater P.pfiesus Sanctuary Cfioir
c.R.fCections
Sons of qreater P.pfiesus- CR,vereruf:Jvlicfiae[(])orsey
(])eacons ofqreater P.pfiesus- (])eacon Wi[Cie We6ster, Cfiainnan
:Jvlotfiers ofqreater P.pfiesus- :Jvlotfier o/era Watson, PresUfent
SoCo................................................... ............. ........................(])e6orafi Jack., (])aunfittrJ
Specia[ qreetings d c.R.fCections. ....................... ...... ...................CJWverena(])r. Cfarence :Jvloore
President, qenera:Jvlissionary (]3aptist Convention ofqeorgia, Inc.
WordS ofComfort
}ltfanta Cfiapter, :Jvlinister's Wives d Widows- Sis. Leviticus Watts, President
c.R.so[ution- Sis. P.ugena (]3ofton, President, _Jtli (])istrict Women's (])epartment
Pami{y c.R.fCections
CJ(everendJI(fred(])avis- (]3rotfier-in-Law,
(]3ro. rr]ree Tfiarps- CfiiUren anaqraruft:flifdren
Sefection.............................. .....
............. qreater P.pliesus Sanctuary 'r
P.uCogy.............................. .
. ....... .............. .... ..CJ(everentf9rf.. (])avis .,.,..,...........iiWflf&.._~u~rJ:.:vFU~sus:M..m.c., PresUfent, stli (])istrict
Jlck.nowfecfgements
c.R.cessiona[
Post[ude
(jreater P.pfiesus :M.JB. C. 50 Cfevefana;4.ve., S. W.
}ltfanta, (}.ft. 30315
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