- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life, Margaret Echols, Sunrise October 20, 1944, Sunset May 23, 2010, Saturday, May 29, 2010, Twelve Noon, Saint Paul A.M.E. Church, 1540 Pryor Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30315, Dr. C.H. Braddy, Presiding
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2010-05-29
- 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 Margaret Echols. Birth date: October 20, 1944. Death date: May 23, 2010. Funeral date: May 29, 2010. Church: Saint Paul A.M.E. 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_echolsmargaret20100529
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_echolsmargaret20100529
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
:Jvlargaret P.cfio[s
Sunset :Jvtay 23, 2010
Saturd"ay, ~ay 29, 2010 rrwe[ve :Noon
Saint Paul A.M.E. Church t _,- . 1540 Pryor Road '. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 : ~::
CR.flection ofLife
:Jvlarg_aret CEcfio[s was born October 20, 1944 to Mrs.
and Mr. Henry Walton. Under the loving care of her parents, "Baldy" flourished into a beautiful woman. Margaret was a great spirit as well as a loving mother, friend and helper. On Sunday, May 23, 2010, God called her home to rest. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Barbara Ann Walton and her son, Antonio Echols.
She leaves to cherish the memory of the love she poured into everyone she met is her daughters, Shirley Fredericks, Roberta Tilly and Cynthia Jones; sons, Anthony Walton, Tony Walton Robert Walton, James Echols and Moses Dantzler; brothers, Johnny Walton and Melvin Walton; 27 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who will miss her dearly.
Ifwe fiad k_nown tfiat you were [eaving,
We wou[d fiave saidgood-6ye, CBut so quic/ify you s[ipped away from us,
}ls in tfie twin/ifing ofan eye/
:Now we sit andwonder wfiy you fiad to depart, 6ut you wi[[forever dwe[[in our tfiougfits, }lnda[ways in our fiearts, We see your smi[e and fiear your [aug!iter
afar offin tfie distance,
We k_now tfiat now andforever more you are no [anger witfi US/
We do not question tfie wi[[oftfie 1Vlaster for Jfe ma~s no mista~s.
We on[y pray tfiat in Jfis infinite wisdom we wi[[ 6e togetfier again someday.
rr'"our Loving Pami[y
Order ofCe[e6ration
Praise and Worship
Solo
Scripture Readings Old Testament New Testament
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Prayer
Solo Remarks (two minute~J<pleas~)
Poem
Eulogy
Acknowledgeme~ts
Recessional
Kendra Morst Pastor Freddie Whatley ,Pastor Kelvin Treadwell
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Derrick George Miltoii~-Hawkins
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South VieW Cetpetery 1990 Jonesboro Road, Southeast _-
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St. Paul A.M.E. Church Fellowship Hall