- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of the Life, Miss Rubye B. Dooley, 1917-1995, Wednesday, May 17, 1995, 1:00 p.m., Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 659 Larkin Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30314, Pastor Gerald L. Durley, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1995-05-17
- 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 Rubye B. Dooley. Birth date: June 19, 1917. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: May 17, 1995. Church: Providence Missionary 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: 547
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_dooleyrubyeb19950517
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_dooleyrubyeb19950517
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
Attendants and Acknowledgement
ACTIVE p ALLBFARERS
Mr. Kenneth W. Marshall Mr. Kevin L. Ricks Mr. Rodney S. Ricks
Mr. Kenneth M. Dooley Mr. Jeffrey Dooley Mr. Clifton Marshall
FLoWER LADIES
Members of the Providence Deaconess Board
AcKNOWLEDGEMENT
Kindness, concern and thoughtfulness are chrisitan virtues when expressed in many ways by sincere friends. The family of the late Miss Rubye B. Dooley will always be grateful for all expressions offriendship and love shown during the illness and passing ofour loved one. Theywere pillars ofdivine strength. May God Bless each of you.
PRoFESSIONAL SERVICES ENTRUSTED To:
ALFoNso DAWSON & SoN MoRTUARY
sw 3000 MARTIN LUTHER KlNG,jR. DR.,
ATI..ANTA, GEORGIA 30311
(404) 691-3810
THE PRINI1NG AlliANCE ! 223-0742
Celellration of the Life
Miss RuBYE B. DooLEY
1917-1995
Wednesday, May 17, 1995 1:00 p.m.
Providence Missionary Baptist Church 659 Larkin Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314 Past()T Gerald L Durley Offu:iating
Reflections on Rubye B. Dooley 's Life
Rubye B. Dooley was bornjune 19, 1917, in Seneca, SC to the late Mr. Thomas]. Dooley Sr. and Mrs. Nellie Steward Dooley.
Her early education began at the old Ashby Street School now known as E. R. Carter Elementary School and Miss Chadwick School for Girls at Spelman College. She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Spelman College and Atlanta University with doctoral studies at New York University.
At an early age, shejoined the West Hunter Street Baptist Church later moving her membership to Providence Baptist Church where she served in the Senior Choir until her health began to fail.
She began her career as a teacher in West Point, GA, later becoming a Georgia Jeans Supervisor for Burke-Jasper and Butts Counties from 1952-1955; and jeans Supervisor for the West PointLagrange City School System from 1956-1963, when she accepted a position as Associate Professor of Education at Clark College from 1963 until she retired in 1983. She served as Historian for the Georgia Jeans Association. She was affilated with many organizations connected with her profession.
She leaves to cherish her memory a mother; Mrs. Nellie S. Dooley, sisters; Mrs. Margaret D. Marshall and Mrs. Gloria D. Ricks, a brother; Robert S. Dooley; several nieces, nephews, cousins and two aunts;
Mrs. Edna Lawrence and Mrs. Mable Alexander of Seneca, SC.
There's an open gate at the end ofthe road Thru which each must go alone And there is a light we cannot see OurFather claims his own
Beyond the gate our loved onefinds happiness and rest And there is comfort in the thought That a loving God knows best
Order ofService
Organ Prelude ........................................................... Sister Vwan Williamson Minister of Music
Processional
Hymn ............ "God Will Take Care ofYou" #220....................Congregation
Scripture Message .................................................................. Rev. Paul Easley Chaplain, Clark Atlanta University
Old Testament.............Psalm 29 New Testament............St.John 14:1-5 Prayer .......................................................................... Rev. Gregory A Sutton
Pastor, Jackson Memorial Baptist Church
Solo ...................."How Great Thou Art"............... Deaconjamesjackson,Jr
Reflections: ........................................................................................................ Church ..................................................................... .Deacoo C. B. Feagan Clarlt Atlanta University ................................................Dr. Pearlie C. Dove, Retired Chairperson Education Department Helen A. Whiting Society, Inc. ....... Dr. Miley M. HemphiU, Associate Minister, West Hunter Street Baptist Church
B. T. W. Class of1935....................... Mr. J B. Fannin, President ofthe Class
Neighbor ...................................................... .......... Mrs. ~venia Clifloo Personal Care Home, .................................... The Reverend Christi'Til! Brooks
Musical Medley ............................................................... Reading of Obituary
Eulogy .........................................................................Pastor Gerald L. Durley
Acknowledgement
Recessional
Interment
Lincoln Cemetery