- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- A Celebration of His Life, William Farley, Jr., Saturday, March 22, 2014, 12:00 P.M., Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 17 Fairburn Road, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend Douglas Stowers, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2014-03-22
- 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 William Farley, Jr. Birth date: April 23, 1930. Death date: March 17, 2014. Funeral date: March 22, 2014. Church: Mount Calvary 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_farleywilliamjr20140322
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_farleywilliamjr20140322
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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A CELEBRATION of HIS
Mount Calvary Baptist Church Deaconess
Mount Calvary Baptist Church Deacons
The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude with sincere
appreciation for the many acts ofkindness shown during the
illness and passing oftheir loved one. The .risitations, flowers and
other acts ofkindness, seen and unseen, will help sustain us through
these hours ofbereavement. May Godforever bless each ofyou.
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Was called from his earthly labors Monday morning, March 17, 2014 to enter a Kingdom of Eternal Peace.
Mr. Farley was a native of Putman County and a lifelong resident of Atlanta, GA. He was born April 23, 1930 to Mr. and Mrs. William (Lula Bell) Farley. He attended St. Luke Community School and later worked at Mead Package in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was also a business owner of several gas stations. He was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
He was united in marriage September 21 , 1952 to Sophronia Carter who preceded him in death and to this union six children were born; two who preceded him in death, Leon Farley and Patricia Pitts.
Cherishing his memories, three daughters Josephine (James) Marcus, Valerie Farley and Virginia (Jonathan) Hudson; one son, William Farley, Ill; one sister, Mamie Farley; three brothers, Mr. George Farley of Eatonton, Earnest and Darlene Farley of Arizona, Mr. Roy and Annie Farley of West Palm Beach, Florida; 19 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
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PRELUDE PROCESSIONAL HYMN of PRAISE SCRIPTURE
Old Testament New Testament PRAYER SONG REMARKS (Two Minutes, Please)
OBITUARY SONG EULOGY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECESSIONAL POSTLUDE
Music Department
"Blessed Assurance "
Psalms23
Reverend Douglas Stowers Choir Deacon McKnight Earnest Farley Reverend Norwood
Read Silently Helena Dixon-Hargrove Reverend Douglas Stowers Donald Trimble Mortuary Staff
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Kennedy Memorial Gardens 2500 River Rd.
Ellenwood, GA 30049
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At the Farley Family Home