- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Home Going Celebration for Carolyn Dorsey "Carmelita", October 14, 1942 - September 13, 2014, Friday, September 19, 2014, 11:00 a.m., Tara Garden Chapel, 681 North Avenue, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236, Bishop Michael Canion, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-09-19
- Subject:
- African American women--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
Funeral service--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Georgia--Jonesboro--History--20th century
African Americans--Georgia--Jonesboro--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Jonesboro, 33.5215, -84.35381
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Carolyn Dorsey. Birth date: October 14, 1942. Death date: September 13, 2014. Funeral date: September 19, 2014. Church: Tara Garden Chapel (Jonesboro, 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_dorseycarolyn20140919
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_dorseycarolyn20140919
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
God saw you were getting weary, so He did what He thought was best.
He came and stood beside you and whispered, "Come and Rest",
You gave no one a last Farewell, not even a goodbye,
You were gone before We knew it and only God knows why.
God saw the road was getting rough, The hills were hard to climb;
He gently closed those loving eyes and whispered "Peace Be Thine" The weary hours, the days ofpain
The sleepless night are passed The ever striving worn out frame
Has found Sweet rest at last!
Geraldine Johnson
Jolee Lyons
Viola Patterson
Dale Hill
Ida Allen
C. W. Langston
Larry Dorsey
Nick King
.Chandler Dorsey
Minister Bennie Morton
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Words cannot adequately express the gratitude and appreciation that we feel in our hearts. We thank each of you for your expressions of love and concern. You have shown God's meaning of Love.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Geraldine Johnson Dr. Betty R. Jones Sister Viola Patterson Fran Dardy Ross
Lynette Smith Danita Johnson-Spencer
-The Family-
- Final Arrangements Entrusted To-
Tara Garden Chapel
681 North Avenu e Jonesboro)Georgia 30236
(770 471-7171
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Friday, September 19, 2014 11:00 a.m.
ara Garden Chapel
681 North Avenue Jonesboro, Georgia 30236 Bishop Michael Canion
Officiating
On October 14, 1942, God gave to the late Mr. Samuel A. Pitts, Sr. and Mrs. Nellie Rebecca Pitts, a daughter and they named her Carolyn "Carmelita" Dorsey. She was blessed with a loving and fulfilling life. On September 13, 2014 the Lord called Carmelita home.
Mrs. Dorsey received her early education at Summer Hill High School and matriculated at Fort Valley College where she received her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education. She devoted over 35 years to educating, mentoring and making a difference in young minds of the students within the Atlanta Public School System.
Carmelita was united in marriage to Billy Dorsey and was blessed with three wonderful children, Billy Dorsey, Christal Dorsey and Cekeisha Mathis.
Carmelita was preceded in death by: her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel & Nellie Pitts; and brother, Samuel A. Pitts, Jr.
Carmelita leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Billy Dorsey; a son and daughter-in-law, Billy and Mia Dorsey a daughter, Christal Dorsey; a daughter and son-in-law: Cekeisha and Terrell Mathis; three grandchildren, Chandler Dorsey, Khyla Kizzie and Christopher Belt; a host of loving extended family and many dear friends.
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time; enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.
Prelude ....................... .. ................................ ... Soft Music Processional Selection...... ,..........................................................Choir
"Jesus Keep Me Near The Cross" Prayer............. ... .......... ........... .Minister Walter Williams Scripture Readings.......................Bishop Michael Canion
Old Testament: Isaiah 12:2 New Testament: Ephesians 6:10-18 Selection........ ....... ... .........Clarence W. Langston & Choir
"Well Done" Poem......... ............. ................................... .Khyla Kizzie Remarks ............................. ... ...Danita Johnson-Spencer
Geraldine Johnson Morris Giles
Cekeisha Mathis Obituary Read Silently.................................. .... Soft Music Solo................................................. .Rickeela Matthews Eulogy....................................... .Bishop Michael Canion
Acknowledgement................................Tara Garden Staff
Benediction Recessional .............................. ............................ ... .... .All
"Take Me To The King"
Interment Historical College Park Cemetery
3600 North Adams College Park, Georgia 30337