- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Homegoing Services for Willie Usher Elder, Thursday, December 4, 1997, 12:30 P.M., Antioch East Baptist Church, 1223 Hardee Street, Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, The Reverend J.E. Howard, Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 1997-12-04
- 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 Willie Usher Elder. Birth date: May 25, 1922. Death date: (not recorded). Funeral date: December 4, 1997. Church: Antioch East 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_elderwillieusher19971204
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_elderwillieusher19971204
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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Faye Angela Kate Lovelace Allene Elder
Jason Elder Carlos Elder Christopher Elder
Darian Elder Victor Elder Jimmy Holmes
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The family of Willie Usher Elder extends thanks for all acts of kindness, cards, floral tributes and visits during the passing of our love one. May God richly bless each of you.
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Mr. Willie Usher Elder was born May 25, 1922 in Morgan County to the late Effie Lee Malcolm and William Tuggle Elder.
He joined First Saint Paul at an early age and remained a faithful member until his death. He later married Mary Ethel Thomas on December 14, 1940, and to this union of fifty-seven years, six sons were born, Willie, Robert, Crosby, Anthony, Artornya and the late Freddie Lee Elder. He retired from Williams Brothers Company.
Mr. Elder leaves to mourn his passing, wife, five sons; two daughters-in-law; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one sister; and a host of other relatives and friends.
I bade no one a last farewell Not even a goodbye
I was gone before they knew it And only God knows why.
PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL
SELECTION SCRIPTURE ................................ The Pastor
The Old Testament The New Testament PRAYER ..................................... The Pastor SOLO ...................................... Mrs. N. Ross SOLO ............................ Mr. Freddie Woolford
REMARKS OBITUARY (Read Silently) EULOGY ................. The Reverend J. E. Howard
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECESSIONAL
POSTLUDE
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