- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Funeral Services for Mr. Roy Lee Ector, Thursday, June 13, 1996, Twelve o'clock noon, Murray Brothers Chapel, 502 Pryor Street, Southwest, Atlanta, Georgia, Evangelist T. Thornton, Officiating Minister
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1996-06-13
- Subject:
- African American men--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 Roy Lee Ector. Birth date: April 15, 1931. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: June 13, 1996. Church: Murray Brothers Chapel (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: 327
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_ectorroylee19960613
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_ectorroylee19960613
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
-
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MR ROY LEE ECTOR was born April 15, 1931 to the late Mr. Joddie Ector and Ms. Sally Elizabeth Blackmon in Troup County, LaGrange, Georgia. He received his education in Troup County Schools.
He moved to Atlanta, Georgia at an early age. He was employed with Dixon and Tom-A-Toe, Inc. for 38 years. He retired in 1993.
He leaves to cherish his memory five daughters, Dorothy Dixon, Carolyn Ector, Mr. & Mrs. James (Rosalyn) Hodgens, Tiffany Ector, Mrs. Cynthia Gory; two sons, Mr. Roderick Lee Ector and Mr. Michael Smith; six grandsons, two granddaughters, three greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Nathan Jackson and Willie E. Jackson; two sisters, Veda L. Charlston and Margaret Jackson; one brotherin-law, Mr. Green Tucker and a host of uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and other relatives and friends .
God called you home at the twinkling ofan eye. We had prayedfor a little more time to say goodby.
A million times we needed and criedfor you.
If loving you could have saved you, you would never have died.
Death is a heart ache that no one can heal. Memories are something that no one can steal.
PRELUDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Croom, Musician PROCESSIONAL SOLO . . . . .... .. . . ... ...... .... . . . Rev. Elise Thornton SCRIPTURE
The Old Testament The New Testament PRAYER OF COMFORT ..... . ... . .... .. . . Rev. T. Smith MUSICAL SELECTION . ... . . ... Workhouse ofFaith Choir REMARKS (Three Minutes Please) OBITUARY (Read Silently) EULOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evangelist T. Thornton ACKNOWLEDGMENTS RECESSIONAL POSTLUDE
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Crest Lawn Memorial Park 2000 Marietta Blvd., N. W.
Atlanta, Georgia