- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life, Mrs. Carrie Mytries Dennard, Sunrise: November 6, 1926, Sunset: April 5, 2009, Saturday, April 11, 2009, 2:00 p.m., Fairfield Baptist Church, 1021 Oakland Drive, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, Bishop Willie Little, Officiatin
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2009-04-11
- 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 Carrie Mytries Dennard. Birth date: November 6, 1926. Death date: April 5, 2009. Funeral date: April 11, 2009. Church: Fairfield 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: 119
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_dennardcarriemytries20090411
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_dennardcarriemytries20090411
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
My body and soul is n~ gone home, but my spirit is here to stay. My father called my name. He had an empty space. It was m~ time but no one wanted to see ~go. Don't weep,
don't cry because my God has my soul. r am now
happy and free.
Carrie Mytries Dennard was born on November 6, 1926 in Merriwether County, Georgia to the late Mr. Alexander Little and the late Mrs. Lillie Bell Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Mr. John C. Dennard; sister, Ms. Effie Germany; and brothers, Mr. Oscar Lee Germany and Mr. Willie George Germany. She returned home to be with our heavenly
r on April 5, 2009.
Carrie joined Ladd Street Baptist Church in her early years. She continued her worship at Christian Ministry in Forest Park, Georgia under the leadership of Bishop Willie Little. She was active in the mother and usher Boards. If you knew her you knew that she had a heart of gold and would help anyone around her who was in need.
After moving to Atlanta, Georgia, Carrie married Mr. John Dennard and to this union one daughter, Stephanie Dennard Houston was born.
Carrie worked for the Hilton an'll Ramada Inn hotels in Atlanta. She was a big fan of the Atlanta Braves an_(l after her retirement, she spent a lot o[time watching their baseball games.
Carrie leaves to cherish her memory, one daughter, Mrs. Stephanie (Henry) Houston ofAtlanta, Georgia; stepchildren, Mr. Richard (Lillie) Dennard and Ms. Patricia Young, both
Georgia; grandchildren, Mr. Mario Houston, Mrs. enrika (Demetris) Houston, and Ms. Keynikka Houston, all tlanta, Georgia; eleven st :p grandchildren; twenty-seven step great-grandchildren, all of Atlanta, Georgia; sisters-in-law, rs. Ruth Dennard of Atlanta, Georgia and Mrs. Mary Williams of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; brother-in-law, Mr. James M. Dennard of Portsmouth, Virginia; niece, Ms. Evelyn Hill McCloud of Texas; great niece, Ms. Dalphine Prather Binns Atlanta, Georgia; great nephews, Mr. Rudon Prather, Mr. Steve Jones, Mr. Jeffrey Jones, and Mr. Anthony Jones, all of Atlanta, Georgia; a host ofnieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Interment Westview Cemetery 1680 Westview Drive, Southwest Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Repast The Home ofMrs. Carrie Mytries Dennard
1225 Ladd Street Atlanta, Georgia 30310