- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Celebration for Mary Esther Holmes Denson, Friday, October 14, 2016, 11:00 a.m., Mt. Zion Second Baptist Church, 137 Boulevard Ave, Atlanta, GA 30312-1313
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2016-10-14
- 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 Mary Esther Holmes Denson. Birth date: September 25, 1952. Death date: October 5, 2016. Funeral date: October 14, 2016. Church: Mt. Zion Second 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.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_densonmaryestherholmes20161014
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_densonmaryestherholmes20161014
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Sliare tlie liappy memories we've nuufe. (])o not Cet tliem wittier orfade.
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I've fweda Cife.ftlfedwitlijoy andfun. we on now, maR. me proudofwliat you'[[6ecome.
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Mt. Zion Second Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
YOU for your sincere offerings of love, prayers, cards, phone calls, conversations and kind gestUres. We pray God will continue to
bless and keep yqu.
Mrs. Mcuy Esther Hohnes Denson, affectionately known as "Esther" was born September 25, 1952 and was the only child from the holy union of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Lee and Tensie
Mae Hohnes, in Thomaston, GA
At an early age, Esther confessed her love to Christ at Pine Chapel
Baptist Church in Thomaston, GA where she was baptized She
was a devoted member at the Mt Zion Second Baptist Omrch in
Atlanta, GA where she setved on the usher board, sang in the choir
and committed herself to countless other comnlittees and programs
within_the church and community.
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Esther was educated in Upson County School System at Lincoln Park Flementary and R.E. Lee High School. She received her tmdergraduate degree in Bachelor of Fme Arts from University of Georgia and was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She went on to obtain her Master's degree in Gifted Education from Mercer University and spent her career as an educator with the
DeKalb County School System. She was an advocate for the
education of others. She worked with the Upward Bounds program and never passed on the opportunity to tutor anyone that sought her
out
Esther was a loving mother and demonstrated thoughtfulness and
kindness to others. She touched the lives of many by sharing her passions for tennis, singing, music and all other fonns of the arts. She loved to travel and always saw the beauty in nature and anyone that she would come into contactwith. Family and friends were her
pride andjoy and she maintained her trademark, infectious sense of humor all the way to the end.
On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, God looked down upon the
earth and knew that she was weary. He knew that she would never be well on this earth again. He whispered ever so sweetly in her ear, "You have fought a good fight; you have kept the faith. No more pain and suffering, no more medicine. Come on up and be free to walk. arotmd Heaven all day!"
Esther was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved daughter, Ms. Yolisiua Denson. Left to treasure her inspiring memory is her loving and adoring son, Mr. Matthew Charles Denson of Stone Mountain, GA and her devoted, dedicated friend,
Mr. Maxie Foster of Stone Motmtain, GA; Special cousins Ms.
Clarie Mosley of Decatur, GA and Ms. Annie Goolsby of Atlanta, GA; loving aunts and uncles, Mrs. Vuginia Calcbrell of Decatur, GA, Mrs. Ruthie Lee Childs of Stockbri~, GA, Mn. Rebecci Searcy of Dayton, OH, Mrs. l.ndie Mae Clianey of Jupiter, FL, Mrs. Mcuy Alice Walker of Atlanta, GA and Mrs. Carolyn Hohnes of Thomaston GA; Mr. Willie Robert Hohnes of Waukegan, IL
and Mr. Nathaniel Searcy of Dayton, OH; god-daughters Ms.
Whitney Searcy of Covington, GA and Mrs. Shakeena B. Reeves of
Albany, GA; a host of cherished cousins, many friends and a
darling pet, Prince.
Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. Mt. Zion Second Baptist Church 137 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA Rev. Dr. Henry W. Jones
Prelude Processional Song of Praise Scripture Reading
Old Testament..................................Rev. J.D. Walker New Testament.........................Rev. Robert Walker II
Remarks and Reflections..............Oimit to 2 min please) Musical Selection........................(silent obituaiy reading) Solo..........................."A Song for Matna", Boyz II Men
Mr. Bakari Culbreath
Acknowledgement......................................Goolsby Staff
Recessional